Ben Stiller on his film tribute to parents Jerry Stiller & Anne Meara
Ben Stiller on his film tribute to parents Jerry Stiller & Anne Meara
Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara were a beloved comedy team – and the parents of actor-director Ben Stiller. After the deaths of his mother and father, Stiller sought to pay tribute as few sons could: a documentary about their lives on-stage and off. But even he didn’t anticipate to what depths his film, “Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost,” would go. Stiller talks with Jim Axelrod about how examining the lives of two comedy greats led to re-examining his own.
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Truth Analysis
Analysis Summary:
The article is highly accurate, focusing on the documentary Ben Stiller created about his parents. All claims are supported by multiple sources, and the reporting appears neutral and balanced. The article accurately describes the documentary and its purpose.
Detailed Analysis:
- Claim: Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara were a comedy team and Ben Stiller's parents.
- Verification Source #1: Confirms Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara were comedy icons and Ben Stiller's parents.
- Verification Source #2: Confirms they were Ben Stiller's parents.
- Verification Source #5: Confirms Ben Stiller is paying tribute to his parents Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara.
- Assessment: Supported
- Claim: Ben Stiller created a documentary called 'Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost' as a tribute to his parents.
- Verification Source #1: Confirms the documentary title and Ben Stiller's involvement.
- Verification Source #2: Confirms the documentary title and Ben Stiller's involvement as a loving tribute.
- Verification Source #3: Confirms Ben Stiller directs the documentary as a tribute to his parents.
- Verification Source #5: Confirms the documentary is about his family.
- Assessment: Supported
- Claim: The documentary examines the lives of Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara.
- Verification Source #2: Implied by the description of the documentary as a tribute to his parents.
- Verification Source #3: Confirms the documentary is warm and insightful.
- Assessment: Supported
Supporting Evidence/Contradictions:
- Source 1: Ben Stiller pays tribute to his famous late parents, comedy icons Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara, in the trailer for Stiller & Meara: Nothing ...
- Source 2: Ben Stiller's Loving Tribute To His Parents: “They ... A young Ben Stiller with his sister Amy, and parents Anne Meara and Jerry Stiller.
- Source 3: Ben Stiller directs and kinda stars in a documentary tribute to his late parents, Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara.