Ben Stiller knows his marriage to Christine Taylor is special, and credits their separation as the part of their relationship that taught him to be grateful.

After their reunion, Stiller told Esquire in Feb. 2022: “We were separated and got back together and we’re happy about that. It’s been really wonderful for all of us. Unexpected, and one of the things that came out of the pandemic.”

In an interview with The New York Times, Ben Stiller touches on his past separation from wife Christine Taylor and how they resumed their relationship during the COVID pandemic.

Ben Stiller reflected on his years-long separation from wife Christine Taylor and why he is 'grateful' they reconciled during the pandemic and got back together: 'There’s nothing like that, when you come back.

Ben Stiller and his wife Christine Taylor made the decision to separate after 17 years, only to end up getting back together a few years later. In a New York Times interview published on January 11, 2025,

Ben Stiller, who shares kids Ella and Quinlin with wife Christine Taylor, detailed their yearslong separation and what ultimately brought the couple back together.

After separating for roughly four years, Ben Stiller is opening up about his and Christine Taylor's decision to reconcile their marriage

Isaiah Trickey/FilmMagic Ben Stiller and his wife, Christine Taylor, are grateful that they found their way back to one another. The Zoolander actor, 59, and Taylor, 53, briefly separated in 2017 before reuniting during the COVID-19 pandemic.