Actor and comedian Jerry Stiller died last week at the age of 92. Stiller was most famous for playing the quintessentially Jewish, but technically non-Jewish Italian Frank Costanza, father of George Costanza on the Seinfeld sitcom. Born to Polish immigrant parents, Stiller grew up in Brooklyn and the Lower East Side, and studied drama after serving in the army during World War II. He married comedian and actor Anne Meara, and the two created a hugely successful comedy duo, focusing on their lives as an intermarried couple. Among their bits was an “I hate you” routine, in which Meara called Stiller a “matza head” and he called her a “shillelagh shiksa.” What was one of Jerry Stiller’s first acting roles?
A. He played the part of the sailor, Ralph Rackstraw, in a high school production of H.M.S. Pinafore.
B. He had a small ensemble part in a Second Avenue Theatre production of the Yiddish play Yankele, which starred Molly Picon.
C. He played Franklin Roosevelt in a high school production of Roosevelt Goes to Heaven.
D. He played Adolf Hitler in a high school production of Hitler Goes to Heaven.
E. He played Charlie B. Barkin in a high school production of All Dogs Go to Heaven.