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The <b>Severance<\/b> director revealed he felt like a complete failure during his <b>2017 separation<\/b> from wife <b>Christine Taylor<\/b>. <b>Stiller &amp; Meara: Nothing Is Lost<\/b> premiered <b>Oct. 17, 2025<\/b> in theaters and streams on <b>Apple TV+<\/b> starting <b>Oct. 24<\/b>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f8f9fa; border-left: 4px solid #e74c3c; padding: 15px; margin: 20px 0;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0; font-weight: 600;\">\ud83d\udd25 Quick Facts:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0; padding-left: 20px;\">\n<li><b>Ben and Christine<\/b> separated in <b>May 2017<\/b> after <b>17 years<\/b> of marriage<\/li>\n<li><b>&#8220;I&#8217;m failing at this&#8221;<\/b> &#8211; Ben&#8217;s reaction comparing himself to his parents&#8217; <b>60+ year marriage<\/b><\/li>\n<li>The couple reconciled in <b>2022<\/b> after quarantining together during <b>COVID-19 pandemic<\/b><\/li>\n<li>Documentary explores <b>Jerry Stiller<\/b> and <b>Anne Meara&#8217;s<\/b> decades-long comedy partnership<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Ben Stiller&#8217;s Painful Confession About Marriage Failure<\/h2>\n<p><b>Ben Stiller<\/b> didn&#8217;t hold back in his documentary about his famous parents. The <b>59-year-old actor<\/b> admits he felt like he was failing when his marriage hit the rocks. He compared his situation to his parents&#8217; incredible <b>60-plus year marriage<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When we separated, my feeling was like &#8216;Oh, I&#8217;m failing at this,'&#8221; <b>Stiller<\/b> tells <b>Taylor<\/b> in the film. &#8220;Look at my parents. They have this incredible <b>50-plus year marriage<\/b> and I can&#8217;t live up to that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote style=\"border-left: 4px solid #3498db; padding-left: 20px; margin: 20px 0; font-style: italic; color: #555;\"><p>&#8220;My career had been going along for a long time but things actually weren&#8217;t great in my personal life. I just felt out of balance and unhappy and kind of disconnected from my family, from my kids and just kind of a little bit lost.&#8221;<\/p>\n<footer style=\"margin-top: 10px; font-style: normal; font-size: 0.9em;\">\u2014 <b>Ben Stiller<\/b>, in Stiller &amp; Meara: Nothing Is Lost<\/footer>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The documentary forced <b>Stiller<\/b> to confront uncomfortable truths about his own relationships. He started examining his parents&#8217; marriage more closely. <b>Jerry Stiller<\/b> and <b>Anne Meara<\/b> worked together as the comedy duo <b>Stiller &amp; Meara<\/b>. They appeared on <b>The Ed Sullivan Show<\/b> more than <b>30 times<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p><b>Christine Taylor<\/b> weighs in on their separation in the documentary too. She explains how working together added strain to their marriage. The couple starred in <b>Zoolander<\/b>, <b>Dodgeball<\/b>, and <b>Tropic Thunder<\/b> together.<\/p>\n<h2>Why Ben and Christine Split After 17 Years<\/h2>\n<p>The couple announced their separation in <b>May 2017<\/b>. They&#8217;d been married since <b>May 2000<\/b>. They share two children: <b>Ella, 23<\/b>, and <b>Quinlin, 20<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;With tremendous love and respect for each other, we have made the decision to separate,&#8221; they said in <b>2017<\/b>. &#8220;Our priority will continue to be raising our children as devoted parents.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><b>Taylor<\/b> revealed on <b>The Drew Barrymore Show<\/b> in <b>2023<\/b> that they married quickly. They got engaged after knowing each other for <b>six months<\/b>. &#8220;Family was always a priority, but I think <b>Ben<\/b> and I both started to grow in different directions,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ben Stiller&#039;s Kids Detail Their Difficult Relationship With Him | E! News\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/ABfK5Z7nsnI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The separation lasted <b>&#8220;three or four years&#8221;<\/b> according to <b>Stiller<\/b>. But he insists they stayed connected. &#8220;In my mind, I never didn&#8217;t want us to be together,&#8221; he told <b>The New York Times<\/b> in <b>January 2025<\/b>.<\/p>\n<h2>How COVID Brought Them Back Together<\/h2>\n<p>The <b>COVID-19 pandemic<\/b> changed everything for the separated couple. <b>Stiller<\/b> moved back into the family home in <b>March 2020<\/b>. The goal was spending time with their kids.<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; margin: 20px 0;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #f8f9fa;\">\n<th style=\"padding: 12px; text-align: left; border-bottom: 2px solid #dee2e6;\"><b>Timeline<\/b><\/th>\n<th style=\"padding: 12px; text-align: left; border-bottom: 2px solid #dee2e6;\"><b>Event<\/b><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #ffffff;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid #dee2e6;\"><b>May 2000<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid #dee2e6;\"><b>Ben<\/b> and <b>Christine<\/b> marry in <b>Kauai, Hawaii<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #f8f9fa;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid #dee2e6;\"><b>May 2017<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid #dee2e6;\">Couple announces separation after <b>17 years<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #ffffff;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid #dee2e6;\"><b>March 2020<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid #dee2e6;\"><b>Ben<\/b> moves back home for pandemic quarantine<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #f8f9fa;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid #dee2e6;\"><b>February 2022<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid #dee2e6;\">Couple confirms they&#8217;ve reconciled<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #ffffff;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid #dee2e6;\"><b>Oct. 17, 2025<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid #dee2e6;\"><b>Stiller &amp; Meara: Nothing Is Lost<\/b> opens in theaters<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t know where <b>Christine<\/b> was, you&#8217;d have to ask her, but <b>COVID<\/b> put us all together,&#8221; <b>Stiller<\/b> explained. They lived in the same house for almost a year. But they weren&#8217;t officially back together during that time.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was almost a year of living in the same house before we were actually together,&#8221; he shared. The couple announced their reconciliation in <b>February 2022<\/b>. <b>Stiller<\/b> told <b>Esquire<\/b> at the time: &#8220;We were separated and got back together and we&#8217;re happy about that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>What Ben Learned From His Parents&#8217; Marriage<\/h2>\n<p>Making the documentary gave <b>Stiller<\/b> new perspective on relationships. His parents worked together for decades. <b>Jerry Stiller<\/b> and <b>Anne Meara<\/b> were married for <b>62 years<\/b> until <b>Meara&#8217;s death<\/b> in <b>2015<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I started to think about my parents and all the stress,&#8221; <b>Stiller<\/b> admits. &#8220;The tension I remember seeing as a kid. The pressure when they were working together and how they stayed together through it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The documentary reveals uncomfortable truths about his parents&#8217; marriage too. <b>Anne Meara<\/b> struggled with drinking. <b>Jerry Stiller&#8217;s<\/b> relentless ambition created tension. The film includes audio recordings where <b>Jerry<\/b> confronts <b>Anne<\/b> about her alcohol use.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think I wanted to somehow understand how they did it,&#8221; <b>Stiller<\/b> says. His sister <b>Amy Stiller<\/b> appears in the documentary. She shares her own memories of their parents&#8217; complicated relationship.<\/p>\n<p><b>Christine Taylor<\/b> adds important context in the film. &#8220;I do feel like there was history,&#8221; she tells <b>Ben<\/b>. &#8220;A lot of it was your experience of what that meant for a relationship. It can put extra strain when you&#8217;re eating, sleeping, breathing each other.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>Will Ben and Christine&#8217;s Marriage Last This Time?<\/h2>\n<p><b>Ben Stiller<\/b> says the secret to marriage is simple. &#8220;You just have to want to be together and want to make it work,&#8221; he told <b>E! News<\/b> at the documentary&#8217;s <b>Oct. 5<\/b> premiere.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s just about a commitment to the relationship and valuing the relationship,&#8221; he added. The couple has appeared together at multiple events since reconciling. They walked the red carpet at the <b>2025 Emmy Awards<\/b> on <b>Sept. 14, 2025<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>The reconciliation brought new appreciation. &#8220;There&#8217;s nothing like that, when you come back,&#8221; <b>Stiller<\/b> reflected. &#8220;You have so much more appreciation for what you have. Because we know we could not have it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Their kids <b>Ella<\/b> and <b>Quinlin<\/b> also appear in the documentary. They share their perspectives on having a father consumed by work. <b>Ella, 23<\/b>, studies drama at <b>Juilliard<\/b>. <b>Quinlin, 20<\/b>, has done voice work in animated films.<\/p>\n<p>Can a Hollywood couple truly overcome years of separation? <b>Ben Stiller<\/b> and <b>Christine Taylor<\/b> are proving it&#8217;s possible. Their story shows that sometimes taking time apart helps you realize what you have. Will their renewed commitment last after the cameras stop rolling?<\/p>\n<h3>Sources<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><b>People Magazine<\/b> &#8211; Ben Stiller documentary quotes and family details<\/li>\n<li><b>The New York Times<\/b> &#8211; January 2025 interview about separation and reconciliation<\/li>\n<li><b>Fox News<\/b> &#8211; Documentary release and relationship timeline<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":11997,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"schema_org_data":"{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"name\":\"Ben Stiller\",\"image\":\"https:\/\/image.tmdb.org\/t\/p\/w500\/scgpxhI05JpdNXXfmpK6z0rPOWN.jpg\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.themoviedb.org\/person\/7399\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"name\":\"Christine Taylor\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.themoviedb.org\/person\/1682745\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"name\":\"Jerry Stiller\",\"image\":\"https:\/\/image.tmdb.org\/t\/p\/w500\/eGymLHTpIyxKyBjACsNTpEof6y4.jpg\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.themoviedb.org\/person\/26042\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"name\":\"Anne Meara\",\"image\":\"https:\/\/image.tmdb.org\/t\/p\/w500\/zQVdY5AdOlGuq2AtwOMjOD3AmfH.jpg\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.themoviedb.org\/person\/32394\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"name\":\"Amy Stiller\",\"image\":\"https:\/\/image.tmdb.org\/t\/p\/w500\/hBOWh6dNPr1Mc5UdKJD2fq0eQx4.jpg\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.themoviedb.org\/person\/26046\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"name\":\"Thomas Quinlin\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.themoviedb.org\/person\/3943436\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"name\":\"Drew Barrymore\",\"image\":\"https:\/\/image.tmdb.org\/t\/p\/w500\/9xMu2GLC5otUcC11sEWC5aEAERQ.jpg\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.themoviedb.org\/person\/69597\"]},{\"@type\":\"Movie\",\"name\":\"Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost\",\"image\":\"https:\/\/image.tmdb.org\/t\/p\/w500\/zJuzuanxfc7D7Kqz4qYQqsDhRY3.jpg\",\"dateCreated\":\"2025-10-17\",\"description\":\"Ben Stiller tells the story of his parents\u2014comedy icons Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara\u2014exploring their impact on popular culture and at home, where the lines between creativity, family, life, and art often blurred.\"},{\"@type\":\"TVSeries\",\"name\":\"Severance\",\"image\":\"https:\/\/image.tmdb.org\/t\/p\/w500\/pPHpeI2X1qEd1CS1SeyrdhZ4qnT.jpg\",\"dateCreated\":\"2022-02-17\",\"aggregateRating\":{\"@type\":\"AggregateRating\",\"ratingValue\":8.4,\"bestRating\":\"10\",\"ratingCount\":2220},\"description\":\"Mark leads a team of office workers whose memories have been surgically divided between their work and personal lives. 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