Jerry Stiller, 'Seinfeld' and 'Hairspray' Actor and Comedian, Dies at 92

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24. I met him and Anne one night in a little Broadway restaurant/cafe.

A friend was a part-time theater critic for a magazine, and he and I would go to the shows and then to a little place frequented by theater people afterwards and he would basically write his review. It was a 'you have to know where it is' place - a nondescript door with a small brass plaque with the name of the place that probably 99% of people walked by without noticing. There was a big, round table at the back that was permanently reserved for George Hearn's party (La Cage aux Folles was a big hit at the time) and tiny cafe tables along the wall across from the bar, with some larger tables on the floor between.

We were sitting at one of the tiny tables along the wall, when the woman at the next table tapped my elbow and asked me to please pass the salt. Anne Meara and Jerry Stiller were at the next table, and we exchanged pleasantries for a bit. Very nice, gracious couple. Pretty quiet and reserved - not at all the way they acted on stage.

They are both missed.