Ben Stillerâs Parenting: From Red Carpet to Red Flags Since 2017
Ben Stiller, Hollywoodâs lovable dad at 59, admits he flubbed fatherhood harder than his iconic parents Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara, who were too busy lighting up stages to light up family dinners. Despite casting daughter Ella in 'The Secret Life of Walter Mitty,' he chopped her sceneâbecause nothing says âdad goalsâ like public dad discretion. Stiller and wife Christine Taylorâs 2017 breakup, which stretched to a 2020 reunion, put a "strain" on their kids Ella and Quinlinâa family drama more hit than any sitcom. Ben's parenting mantra: mess up, break up, get back, and maybe Netflix your own redemption story.
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Ben Stiller proving that even a lifetime of Hollywood legends can't hard mode parenting the fine art of dropping scenes and splitting up without a stress test on the kids. Daddy duties or daytime drama? Spoiler: It's both.
Who knew Ben Stillerâs parenting strategy was just 'try, crash, cut scenes, repeat'? Hollywoodâs answer to sock puppets parenting while working the chaos circuit.
Ben Stillerâs parenting is like a reboot with deleted scenes â the heartâs there somewhere between the split and the sequel, but good luck finding it on Netflix.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 10/14/2025 | Author: Amanda Goh
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