Ben Stiller has shared a rare admission about his separation from wife Christine Taylor, whom he married in 2000.
They took a break from the marriage
Although they have been married since 2000, Stiller and Taylor decided to take a break from their marriage a few years ago.
The actor opened up about the period of separation in a new documentary about his parents, Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara.
The documentary came out on Sunday
Stiller directed and produced Stiller & Meara: Nothing is Lost, which sheds light on the journey of his comedy duo parents.
The documentary, which explores their best moments and some of their darker ones, had its world premiere at the New York Film Festival on Sunday, October 5.
It also shows Stiller’s relationship with his own family
As well as show his parents’ lives, the documentary also shows Stiller’s relationship with his own wife and kids.
In the documentary, Stiller admitted he felt ‘disconnected’ from his own family.
He felt ‘out of balance’ with his family
The Severance director said, “My career had been going along for a long time but things actually weren’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.”
He separated from his wife in 2017
Announcing he and Taylor were separating in 2017, the actor said at the time, “With tremendous love and respect for each other, and the 18 years we spent together as a couple, we have made the decision to separate.”
They share two children together
“Our priority will continue to be raising our children as devoted parents and the closest of friends,” Stiller added at the time.
Stiller and Taylor share two children together, Ella and Quinlin. During the Covid lockdown, the four of them ended up under one roof.
This gave them an opportunity to reconnect
In a previous interview with The New York Times, Stiller shared that the lockdown was a turning point in his relationship with Taylor as it gave them an opportunity to reconnect.
“It was almost a year of living in the same house before we were actually together,” he said.
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They managed to get back together
“But I’m so grateful for it, and I think not that many people do come back together when they separate,” Stiller added.
He said in the documentary that while they were separated for ‘three or four years’, they ‘always were connected. “In my mind, I never didn’t want us to be together,” he said.
