A-List actor and director Ben Stiller knows a good story when he sees one, so he knew profiling his late parents, Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara, would be compelling. But even he had no idea how deep it would take him. "No, I didn't!" he laughed. "I mean, I didn't know where it was gonna go."
Stiller & Meara had been the husband-and-wife comedy team of the 1960s and '70s, appearing on "The Ed Sullivan Show" 36 times. But for Ben and sister Amy, Stiller & Meara were also Mom & Dad – and that could get confusing.
Stiller's new Apple TV documentary, "Stiller & Meara" Nothing Is Lost," examines how his parents navigated both roles.
Ben Stiller with his parents, the comedy team of Jerry Stiller & Anne Meara, CBS News
Married 62 years, their family life was shaped by Jerry's relentless ambit