Ben Stiller and Christine Taylor have announced they are to separate after 18 years of marriage.
The Hollywood couple, who have shared the big screen throughout their marriage, announced the split on Friday.
In a joint statement to Entertainment Tonight, they said, "With tremendous love and respect for each other, and the 18 years we spent together as a couple, we have made the decision to separate.
"Our priority will continue to be raising our children as devoted parents and the closest of friends.
"We kindly ask that the media respect our privacy at this time."
The couple, who met while filming a never-broadcast TV pilot called Heat Vision and Jack, tied the knot in May 2000 in Hawaii in 2000 and have two children.
The two have appeared together in movies such as Tropic Thunder, Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story and the two Zoolander films.
