"Meet The Fockers" star Ben Stiller has revealed he will be taking a year off to spend more time with family after the birth of his second child.

The funny man, who is expecting his second child with actress wife Christine Taylor this summer, will quit acting for at least a year to spend time with his wife, his two-year-old daughter Ella, and the new baby.

"Ben loves being a father and he feels he's missing out on a lot by working so much. He's saying that he's going to take at least a year off to be with his daughter and the baby once it arrives," a friend was quoted as saying.