Although New York Magazine popularized the term ‘ nepo baby ‘ in 2022, Ben Stiller has long been familiar with criticism over having famous parents.

The Emmy winner, who pays tribute to his parents in the documentary Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost , explained that he understands arguments “about access,” but considers it “a selling point” to have grown up around the industry.

“I think it’s kinda like that Brat Pack thing, right? New York Magazine , they coined a phrase , and then it just became a thing,” he said on SiriusXM’s The Howard Stern Show .

“But it’s always been what it is, in humanity and life. It’s like, you buy a violin, a Stradivarius or whatever, it’s been in the family for hundreds of years. That’s a selling point.”

Stiller continued, “But I also unde

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