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Ben Stiller Is Making a Documentary About His Famous Jewish Parents

JL;DR SUMMARY Ben Stiller is working on a personal documentary focusing on his legendary parents, comedians Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara, and their life in show business. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish IdentityConversion To JudaismFamily DynamicsDocumentaryComedyJerry StillerBen StillerCultural LegacyAnne MearaShow Business

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Chicago, Illinois, United States
"Anne Meara and Jerry Stiller met in Chicago when they were part of the Compass Players, the first improvisational theater group in the U.S., founded by David Shepherd and Paul Sills (Alan Alda, Linda Lavin, Elaine May and Ed Asner are some other famous former members)."

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