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Ben Stiller Shares Sweet Memories of His Late Father, Jerry, and We're Weeping

Ben Stiller [1] paid a virtual visit to Jimmy Fallon [2]'s The Tonight Show: At Home on Tuesday to share both hilarious and heartwarming memories of his late father, Jerry. The actor and comedian died [3] at age 92 on May 11, and the Zoolander star [4] remembered how his dad "came to everything" and was "very, very supportive."

One of Ben's favorite memories of his father was when they attended Ben's daughter Ella [5]'s fourth-grade play. When he asked Jerry his thoughts about the performance of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, his dad said, "I didn't care for it." "'Ella was amazing . . . Ella had the commitment and she was shining up there, but I didn't feel the rest of the kids were up to it,'" Ben shared with a laugh. "It's so funny because it really bothered him!" Check out the interview above to hear more of the actor's sweet memories of his father.

NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 11: Ben Stiller and Jerry Stiller arrive at the HELP HAITI benefiting The Ben Stiller Foundation and The J/P Haitian Relief Organization at the Urban Zen Center At Stephan Weiss Studio on February 11, 2011 in New York City.  (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)

Image Source: Getty / Michael Loccisano [6]


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