Jerry Stiller spent many years as part of the comedy duo Stiller and Meara with his wife, Anne Meara, to whom he was married for over 60 years until her death in 2015. He met Anne Meara in 1953, and they married in 1954. Until he suggested it, Anne had never thought of doing comedy. “Jerry started us being a comedy team,” she said. “He always thought I would be a great comedy partner.”They joined the Chicago improvisational company The Compass Players (which later became The Second City) and, af

Jerry Stiller & Anne Meara's love story

Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara - married for 61 years