The King of Queenscast is remembering their late costarJerry Stiller.
Said Romano, “The first time I met Jerry Stiller was onTheKing of Queens.
The most exciting part was getting to meet Jerry Stiller, my favorite character.
‘The King of Queens’ stars Jerry Stiller, Kevin James, and Leah Remini.CBS via Getty Images
Kevin James very funny!
But without a doubt, Jerry Stiller was my favorite character on the show.”
Throughout the clip, several cast members could be seen wiping away tears.
“He was the soul of the show in a very real way,” he said.
“He grounded us.
It’s sort of surreal that they don’t exist anymore.
It never would’ve happened without him.”
Stiller starred as Carrie’s father, Arthur, who often antagonized his son-in-law Doug (James).
“Jerry knew that most people who came to the show wanted to meet Jerry.
They’d get our picture and sign the script and they’d be like, ‘Is Jerry here?
Is Jerry here?’
Because he talked to everybody.”
It was just that he was that guy that was willing to tell you many stories."
He wanted to be there for [me].
I miss him so much.
He’s just the greatest.
Like Ben said… ‘A lot of people see him how he acts.’
He’s always the cranky old man yelling and screaming, but it was never the way he was.
He was an angel.
He was a great man."
“He was just such a pleasant person.”
The way he said it, complete abandon.
He could get laughs with just ‘hello!’
I don’t know how he did it.
It was amazing."
“Jerry would open his eyes and be like, ‘What’s so funny?'”
“And we’d be like, ‘You, Jerry, you!'”
Watch the full reunion in the video above.
