Ben Stiller Talks Life at Home After Reconciling With Wife Christine Taylor (Exclusive)

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Ben Stiller is keeping it all in perspective. The director reconciled with his wife, Christine Taylor, over the course of the pandemic, and couldn’t be happier about the direction his life has taken.“I’m so happy where I’m at in my life and the fact that we're even able to be here together doing this right now, all those things are now not taken for granted,” Stiller told ET’s Denny Directo. “The whole last few years have been a time for everybody to kind of get in touch with a lot of that.” Stiller, 56, and Taylor, 50, announced their split in 2017, after 17 years of marriage, but neither officially filed for divorce.

Stiller moved back into the family home during the COVID-19 pandemic to be with their two teenage children. While the pandemic offered some happiness for Stiller, it brought the loss of his father, Jerry Stiller, in 2020.

Earlier this month, Jerry’s on-screen wife, Estelle Harris, on died at the age of 93. Stiller spoke with ET about his father's connection to his co-star.  “I was just a fan and the chemistry she had with my dad was incredible,” he said. “I know he loved her very much and the way that they played off each other was — you know.

My dad had two wives in life. He had Estelle and he had my mom [Anne Meara], and he worked with both of them very well. So, it's really a loss and she was just a very special funny.