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Ben Stiller Reflects on Fame's Dark Side in Interview

10/26/2025

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Ben Stiller, the actor, discusses growing up in a Hollywood family and fame's 'dark underside' in a Howard Stern interview.
He recalls stress and relationship strains as the son of Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara.
His upcoming documentary, Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost, examines his parents' partnership and its influence.
He acknowledges being labeled a 'nepo baby' and regrets cutting his daughter Ella from his 2013 film.

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Story summary

Ben Stiller, the actor, discusses growing up in a Hollywood family and fame's 'dark underside' in a Howard Stern interview.
He recalls stress and relationship strains as the son of Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara.
His upcoming documentary, Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost, examines his parents' partnership and its influence.
He acknowledges being labeled a 'nepo baby' and regrets cutting his daughter Ella from his 2013 film.