In an interview with Rolling Stone magazine, the Saturday Night Live star revealed that she always believed her brother had died as a baby in an accident. Sarah Silverman revealed that it was actually her grandfather who was responsible for his death.
She explained that she always believed her brother Jeffrey had died of suffocation after slipping between the mattress and the crib rails. The accident happened five years before Sarah Silverman was born.
“In hindsight, there was never a lawsuit against the crib manufacturer or anything like that,” she said.
Later, in 2023, Sarah’s father Donald admitted to her that it was her grandfather who had caused baby Jeffrey’s death.
Sarah Silverman said that her grandfather was known to be violent and that he had allegedly shaken the baby in a fit of rage. Her father’s confession happened backstage at her theater show *Bedwetter*, written by the comedian herself.
The play includes a scene where the young version of Sarah makes a joke about her brother’s death.
“I always had the feeling that he was crying or something and my dad shook him,” Sarah recalled. “As soon as he said it, I thought, ‘Of course that’s what happened.’”
The revelation coincides with the release of Sarah Silverman’s new special “PostMortem,” which is available to stream on Netflix starting Tuesday the 20th.
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