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Today at 9:30 p.m., Ben Stiller (56) will attend

(48)

.

The American will sit next to Pablo Motos to talk about his latest series, titled

and available on

.

In it,

has served as director of the production, while

has played his main character, the director of a company who decides to subject his employees to a scientific experiment.

The actor

now converted into a film director and producer, lives a full moment in his personal life.

Well, after divorcing her wife,

(50), in 2017, he has just returned with her after having to spend confinement with the mother of her two children

and one of the positive things that has come out of the pandemic," he said last February.

sentimental rupture were only a brief space that thanks to Covid, with all its negative aspects, brought the artistic family back together.

Actor Ben Stiller at a photocall

Apparently, spending more time with Christine, her daughter Olivia (19 years old) and her son Quinn (16) has contributed to improving the well-being of a couple that was broken by small fissures of the passage of time.

“I think we

but also the differences or discrepancies that exist between us. That way it is easier to appreciate someone, because

anything about their way of being for you”, expressed the movie actor such as

,

or

.

Ben Stiller showing off his upside down technique as Rafa Nadal's doubles partner

Like Joaquín from Betis, Stiller has a great

.

Of course, from the sofa and admiring the virtues of his greatest sports idol: Rafael Nadal.

This fanaticism was shown several times in public by the comedian, such as in an interview for EuroSport Spain in which he stated the following: "

I think what he does is incredible, everything he has done these years.

However, the relationship of admiration between the American and the Spanish is not platonic,

"

. It's always exciting to see him. Even training, he's an incredible guy with a great family, he's a great person and I like to stay with him," said the comedian in that same conversation.

Years later, as a guest on the

told an anecdote involving tennis, humor, and a lot of embarrassment.

It was during an exhibition for

when the actor first learned what stage fright was when he was chosen from the public to play with

But it would not be his turn to play against him.

There is no shame in losing to the best.

The embarrassment that the actor had to endure between laughs and blushes was playing a terrible role as

's doubles partner .

On the other side of the court were the Argentine tennis player Del Potro, number 7 in the world at the time, and a girl of about eight years old who was caught in the stands.

It was not a serious match,

had just recovered from an injury.

But both pairs played.

The Spanish and the American lost.

Ben Stiller with his wife Christine Taylor

Wearing street clothes, leather boots and no knowledge of tennis techniques,

understood that winning was not that easy.

"Nadal served, the girl returned perfectly over the net, the public celebrated, the ball came at me and boom, I sent it to the net. The whole Madison exclaimed: 'Ooohhhh'. We played four more points, and every time the little girl played, they encouraged her, and I shot the net four times. Finally, Del Potro lifted the girl on his shoulders, and they applauded her.

, revealed.

After this hilarious anecdote, the actor has taken tennis classes, "in case they take me out of the public again", and continues to have a good friendship with

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