Ben Stiller’s Family Stars in ‘Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost’ Trailer



NEED TO KNOW

  • Apple TV+ released the trailer for Ben Stiller’s new documentary about his parents Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost on Thursday, Sept. 25
  • The movie explores the late Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara’s “impact both on popular culture and at home, where the lines between creativity, family, life and art often blurred,” per a synopsis
  • The documentary opens in select theaters Oct. 17 and will begin streaming on Apple TV+ Oct. 24

Ben Stiller is examining the lives of his famous parents Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara in a new documentary.

On Thursday, Sept. 25, Apple TV+ debuted the trailer for Stiller’s new movie Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost, which covers his parents’ lives together and the history of his family.

“Ben Stiller tells the story of his parents, comedy icons Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara, exploring their impact both on popular culture and at home, where the lines between creativity, family, life and art often blurred,” reads an official synopsis for the movie. “In the process, Stiller turns the camera on himself and his family to examine Jerry and Anne’s enormous influence on their lives, and the generational lessons we all can learn from those we love.”

Ben, 59, and his sister Amy Stiller appear in the movie, as does Ben’s wife Christine Taylor, actor Christopher Walken and comedian and Late Show host Stephen Colbert.

Stiller & Meara: Nothing is Lost.

Apple TV+


Ben’s parents Jerry and Meara worked as a comedy act before pursuing solo careers in the 1970s. Jerry went on to star in hit projects such as The King of Queens and Seinfeld. As for Meara, she appeared in Awakenings in 1990, and several TV shows, including Archie Bunker’s Place, Oz and Sex and the City.

Jerry and Meara originally met in 1953 and tied the knot in 1954. They welcomed their daughter Amy Stiller in 1961 and added Ben to the family in 1965. Anne died at 85 in May 2015. Jerry died almost exactly five years later in May 2020 at 92.

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Stiller & Meara: Nothing is Lost.

Apple TV+


“I feel very fortunate to be partnering once again with the incredible team at Apple TV+, this time on a project that is very personal to me and my family,” Ben said in a statement regarding the documentary when it was announced in July.

“It’s exciting to finally get to share it with audiences; and a great honor to celebrate my parents, both as I knew them growing up, and as I’ve come to know them in new ways through the making of this film,” he added.

Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost makes its world premiere at the upcoming New York Film Festival and then opens in select theaters Oct. 17. The documentary will begin streaming on Apple TV+ Oct. 24. 

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