The comedian was told that her 3-month-old brother’s death was due to a crib malfunction. Well into adulthood, her dad made a heartbreaking confession.

Sarah Silverman is going public for the first time with the shocking story her father told her about her only brother's death. In a new interview with Rolling Stone, the comedian and actor, 54, said she and her siblings grew up believing Jeffrey died as an infant because of a crib accident.

“My dad had a heartbreaking childhood,” Silverman told the publication. “His dad beat the s**t out of him every day, just mercilessly. He had a younger brother who wasn’t touched. His father made the kids call him Mr. Silverman.”