[Palestine]

Ben Stiller’s adult children are calling him out for being an absent dad in his new documentary.

In “Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost,” out Friday, the actor spoke to son Quinlin, 20, about a frank conversation he had with daughter Ella, 23, regarding his parenting mistakes, per Us Weekly.

Ella told the “Zoolander” star, “I literally can’t ever remember you being around when I was growing up.”

The comedian asked Quinlin whether Ella’s statement “resonate[d]” with him, to which his son explained that parenting had appeared to come “last” on Stiller’s list of priorities in the past.

“After a tough day, or if something was going wrong, you can kind of get into your own head and when you get into that place, it’s hard to get you out of it,” Quinlin explained. “So that would kind of put a damper on the fun part of being on vacation.

“You have all these hats that you’re trying to balance, you know?” he continued. “Being a director, an actor, a producer, a writer. But also just, like, a father.”

Quinlin concluded, “Sometimes, I felt that [role] would come last to these other things.“

Elsewhere in the documentary, which primarily cover Stiller’s parents’ 61-year marriage, the “Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb” star looked back on the time he told Quinlin he wouldn’t be home for months while filming the movie.

At the time, the little one’s face dropped and he replied, “I wish you could stay home.”

https://pagesix.com/2025/10/17/parents/b...childhood/

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EDIT: He's still an awesome actor tbh

[JoshAllen]

Did you not read the article?

surely it made him feel humiliated finding out the whole world found out how much of a shitty dad he was

It's his own documentary. He knows what's in it. He was the one that claimed he wasn't a good father and should have been there for his kids more.

The article seems like clickbait and seem more spiteful than it is.

[Palestine]

Did you not read the article?


It's his own documentary. He knows what's in it. He was the one that claimed he wasn't a good father and should have been there for his kids more.

The article seems like clickbait and seem more spiteful than it is.

I didn't realize it was his own documentary no lol but that makes more sense now, changed my thoughts on it now lol thanks

[The Pact]

Traditionally it's long been a Catch 22 for men. And these days often for both parents or one on their own.

Work fucking hard and make money for your kids or you're bad. 😡 Spend time with your kids you asshole! 😡

[Respect]

The same can be said for any super successful person, I'm sure they enjoy the money and lifestyle they've had their whole life though.

[KennyKey]

Ben Stiller’s adult children are calling him out for being an absent dad in his new documentary.

In “Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost,” out Friday, the actor spoke to son Quinlin, 20, about a frank conversation he had with daughter Ella, 23, regarding his parenting mistakes, per Us Weekly.

Ella told the “Zoolander” star, “I literally can’t ever remember you being around when I was growing up.”

The comedian asked Quinlin whether Ella’s statement “resonate[d]” with him, to which his son explained that parenting had appeared to come “last” on Stiller’s list of priorities in the past.

“After a tough day, or if something was going wrong, you can kind of get into your own head and when you get into that place, it’s hard to get you out of it,” Quinlin explained. “So that would kind of put a damper on the fun part of being on vacation.

“You have all these hats that you’re trying to balance, you know?” he continued. “Being a director, an actor, a producer, a writer. But also just, like, a father.”

Quinlin concluded, “Sometimes, I felt that [role] would come last to these other things.“

Elsewhere in the documentary, which primarily cover Stiller’s parents’ 61-year marriage, the “Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb” star looked back on the time he told Quinlin he wouldn’t be home for months while filming the movie.

At the time, the little one’s face dropped and he replied, “I wish you could stay home.”

https://pagesix.com/2025/10/17/parents/b...childhood/

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EDIT: He's still an awesome actor tbh

Damn, but he was there for me, growing up ... hahaha, atleast he owned up to it since it's his own documentary

[The Pact]

The same can be said for any super successful person, I'm sure they enjoy the money and lifestyle they've had their whole life though.

Right? What a Catch 22. I'm sure the other people in their lives didn't give them much time to spend with their kids. Sad.
Mind you Eminem strikes the balance. After he got clean and sober apparently he would be extremely rigid about being in the booth exact 9-5, and breaking for lunch at noon right in the middle of a bar, and not working late at night or on the weekends. So that unless he was on tour and doing shows, he was home with the kids.

But he had the power to do that. An actor doesn't.

[Chorozon]

My dad wasn't around so we just had to enjoy 10s of millions of dollars and a insane lifetsyle :((((

Poor kid