Hollywood star for Stiller couple

Stiller (left) and Meara (right) were joined by children Amy and Ben

Comedic actors Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara, who have been married for more than 50 years, have been given a joint star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

The pair, whose son is actor Ben Stiller, are only the fourth married couple to receive such an accolade.

Stiller, best known as George's father in Seinfeld, currently stars in the hit sitcom King of Queens as cantankerous grandfather Arthur Spooner.

Meara was nominated for an Emmy for her role in 1970s legal drama Kate McShane.

The couple met while they were struggling actors in New York, and married in 1954.

Later, they were members of the improvisational company The Compass Players, where they honed their double-act.

As Stiller and Meara, they won dozens of appearances on television's The Ed Sullivan Show, as well as countless nightclub and theatre bookings.

Both their children, Ben and Amy, have followed them into acting and the entire family has appeared in King of Queens.

The other married couples to receive joint stars on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame are Sonny and Cher, television personalities Ozzie and Harriet Nelson, and radio stars Fibber McGee and Molly.