Andrew Buss told Vanity Fair the interesting story of how
the character of Derek Zoolander was created. His article includes an
extensive interview with Ben Stiller and other people working on the
film:
https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2021/09/zoolander-20th-anniversary-oral-history
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| Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson. Photo: ©Paramount/Everett Collection |
Ben Stiller tweeted on September 24, 2021:
"NY skyline right now looking beautiful and sort of unrecognizable".
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| Tweet of Ben Stiller |
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| Ben Stiller - US Open 2021, September 12, Day 14. Fot. GettyImages |
Ben Stiller with Diego Schwartzman and Eugenia De Martino at L'Avenue at Saks.
How your "celeb sighting" sausage gets made ... A random email / press release from a restaurant's PR firm: pic.twitter.com/d79dC1sSo4
— Brooks Barnes (@brooksbarnesNYT) September 8, 2021
Stiller then called his doctor (slowly) after complaining of stomach issues indicative of food poisoning.
— Ben Stiller (@RedHourBen) September 8, 2021
Diego Schwartzman wins storm-hit US Open match and meets Ben Stiller.
Despite numerous rain delays and change of stadium mid-match, actor Ben Stiller stays until tennis star, Diego Schwartzman, prevails over opponent at tournament in NYC.
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| (Left to right) Ben Stiller, Christine Taylor, Diego Schwartzman and Eugenia De Martino at the US Open in New York. (@eugedemartino Instagram stories via JTA) |
JTA — On a night that brought weather of biblical proportions to the United States Open in New York City, tennis star Diego Schwartzman prevailed over his opponent Kevin Anderson. But that wasn’t the only highlight of his night.
Schwartzman’s Round 2 match began at Louis Armstrong Stadium at 7 p.m. — against Anderson, who is about a foot taller than Schwartzman, at 6-foot-8 — but it did not finish until 1:02 am, at the larger Arthur Ashe Stadium.
The roof on Armstrong was no match for the storm, an offshoot of Hurricane Ida, that passed through the city on Wednesday night and brought dangerous floods. The match was suspended three times at Armstrong before the decision was made to move it to Ashe.
Tennis reporter Jos茅 Morgado tweeted that during the rain break, Schwartzman told Ben Stiller he wanted to meet with him. Actor was in the stands at Armstrong to watch Schwartzman play, and had tweeted a video of the torrential rain pour on the grounds.
Stiller, and his wife, actress Christine Taylor, stayed until the very end of the late-night match, moving from Armstrong to Ashe to cheer Schwartzman on.
Schwartzman’s girlfriend, Argentine model Eugenia De Martino, posted to her Instagram story after the match a photo of all of them meeting: “Ben and Christine came especially to watch Diego.”
It’s great to be back watching tennis again. #USOpen pic.twitter.com/9a3JcoV8AQ
— Ben Stiller (@RedHourBen) September 2, 2021
“First of all thank you everyone for staying tonight, it’s been crazy weather. It was very difficult before the match,” Schwartzman said after his victory. “I am very happy and I was able to play my best tennis in the last two sets.”
Source: Emily Burack, 4 September 2021, 4:11 pm
The Times Of Israel
https://www.timesofisrael.com/diego-schwartzman-wins-storm-hit-us-open-match-meets-ben-stiller/
More:
Emily Burack September 9, 2021 3:32 pm
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
https://www.jta.org/2021/09/09/culture/ben-stiller-and-diego-schwartzmans-unlikely-friendship-continues
