Ben Stiller Reveals Whether He'd Star in a Movie with His Kids in the Future
The actor is dad to daughter Ella, 22, and son Quinlin, 19, whom he shares with wife Christine Taylor
The actor is dad to daughter Ella, 22, and son Quinlin, 19, whom he shares with wife Christine Taylor
Ben Stiller might be interested in having his kids join him on set one day.
The Zoolander alum, 58, spoke with E! News about whether he'd work with his kids, Quinlin, 19, and Ella, 22, whom he shares with his longtime wife Christine Taylor. "Both my kids are actors and not really kids anymore," he said.
"And they're both really good, so it'd be fun to work with them. I have done a couple of little things with them, but I'd really love to. It'd be really fun."
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Stiller can already see how the film would be set up, joking that he'd "probably" be asking his kids to cast him.
"I think eventually they'll probably be directing and producing stuff that I'll be asking them to cast me in," he shared. "That's how it goes."
The actor is often joined by his daughter Ella at red carpet events, including one this past October. Stiller was photographed with Ella as the two attended the 2024 Make Equality Reality Gala at Sony Hall in New York City. Stiller wore a black blazer buttoned up over a black shirt, pairing it with black slacks.
Ella matched her dad in a black shirt, black sleeveless top and black pants, smiling as the two posed together on the red carpet. She added a pop of color to her look with a pair of green sandal heels.
The older of Stiller's two kids might be closer to casting him a new movie, as she just graduated from Julliard this past June. In a Taylor Swift-infused Instagram caption, Ella quoted the 14-time Grammy winner’s “Who’s Afraid of Little Old Me?” — but she put a twist on it by jokingly naming Juilliard as the “asylum” in the lyrics.
“YOU WOULDN’T LAST AN HOUR IN THE ASYLUM (@juilliardschool) WHERE THEY RAISED ME,” Ella wrote, referencing track 10 on Swift’s 2024 album The Tortured Poets Department (TTPD).
Aside from quoting Swift, Ella said she’s proud to have “survived” Juilliard.
“(No, like, really) Yesterday I got my BFA in Acting from Juilliard,” Ella continued. “I couldn’t be happier to be done or prouder to have survived or more grateful to my family for the unwavering support that got me there and through. I have a degree in playing pretend!!! Yay!!!”