Claim: Ben Stiller is an actor.

Gerald Isaac `` Jerry '' Stiller -LRB- born June 8 , 1927 -RRB- is an American comedian and actor . He spent many years in the comedy team Stiller and Meara with his wife , Anne Meara . He later played Frank Costanza on the NBC sitcom Seinfeld and Arthur Spooner on the CBS comedy series The King of Queens . Stiller and Meara are the parents of actor Ben Stiller , with whom Stiller co-starred in the films Zoolander , Heavyweights , Hot Pursuit , The Heartbreak Kid and Zoolander 2 . Stiller is known for his angry , yelling acting style .