Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost

1/13/2026

The challenges of balancing home life and work life can be tremendous for those in committed relationships. Those conditions can be made even more difficult for partners who work together, essentially forcing them together 24/7 and never giving them a chance to get away from their circumstances (or one another). And, if they become parents, add to that already-full plate the responsibilities of child rearing, a scenario that can be just as hard on the kids as it is on those attempting to raise them. It’s certainly a gamble whether those spouses and their families can cope and survive, let alone thrive, but, for some, they manage to make it work successfully. So it was for the legendary comedy/acting duo of Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara, partners in life and work, as well as the proud parent