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Ben Stiller
Benjamin Edward Meara Stiller (born November 30, 1965) is an accomplished American actor, comedian, and filmmaker. He emerged into fame as a member of the comedic actors group known as the Frat Pack. Throughout his career, his films have grossed over $2.6 billion in Canada and the United States. He has received various awards and honors, most notably an Emmy Award, a Directors Guild of America Award, a Britannia Award, and a Teen Choice Award. Stiller's early acting career began with several mockumentaries that led him to host a variety sketch comedy series titled The Ben Stiller Show. He eventually transitioned to acting in films and made his directorial debut with Reality Bites, continuing on to direct The Cable Guy (1996), Zoolander (2001), Tropic Thunder (2008), and The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013). He has also notably starred in franchise films like Meet the Parents, the Madagascar series, and the first three Night at the Museum films. His performances in independent films include Flirting with Disaster, The Royal Tenenbaums, and The Meyerowitz Stories. From the mid-2010s, Stiller has primarily worked as a television showrunner, directing Showtime limited series Escape at Dannemora and Apple TV+ series Severance. An interesting attribute about Stiller is that he was raised in a show-business family, with his parents being comedians and actors Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara. His childhood was unusual due to constant traveling, late nights, and atypical experiences such as attending film sets, eventually molding his interest in filmmaking.
Biography, Career & Filmography
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Given Name: Benjamin Edward Meara Stiller
Born: New York City, U.S.
Citizenship: United States
Birthday: November 30, 1965
Occupations: Actor, Comedian, Writer, Producer, Director
Years Active: 1975-present
Children: 2
Spouses: Christine Taylor
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Awards and Nominations Received by Ben Stiller
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Movies Featuring Ben Stiller
Greenberg
Licorice Pizza
Little Fockers
Tower Heist
Meet the Fockers
Zoolander 2
Along Came Polly
Mystery Men
Meet the Parents
Reality Bites
Brad's Status
While We're Young
Tropic Thunder
Your Friends & Neighbors
Locked Down
Zoolander
Duplex
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
Madagascar
Flirting with Disaster
Keeping the Faith
The Heartbreak Kid
Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
Starsky & Hutch
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Permanent Midnight
Night at the Museum
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
Envy
The Cable Guy
There's Something About Mary
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
The Watch
Stella
Next of Kin
If Lucy Fell
Hot Pursuit
Albert Brooks: Defending My Life
Nutcrackers
Happy Gilmore 2
Nantucket Film Festival’s Comedy Roundtable
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
Nantucket Film Festival’s 2nd Comedy Roundtable
Le Débarquement
Madly Madagascar
The Secret Policeman’s Ball
Being Canadian
Bridget Everett: Gynecological Wonder
Zoolander: Super Model
Escape at Dannemora
The Truth Is in the Stars
Mission: Improbable
Drake Sather: The Man Who Created Zoolander
Pauly Shore Is Dead
Romanekian
Earth to America
Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner
AFI: 100 Years… 100 Movies… 10th Anniversary Edition
Sesame Street: Elmo’s Christmas Countdown
Run Ronnie Run
Confessions of an Action Star
Greed
Nobody Knows Anything!
Danny Roane: First Time Director
Late Night with Conan O’Brien: 10th Anniversary Special
Highway to Hell
The Hustler of Money
That’s Adequate
Sarah Cooper: Everything’s Fine
Shoeshine
The House of Blue Leaves
Fresh Horses
Elvis Stories
Working Tra$h
Celebrity Escape Room
Adam Sandler: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor
Bleecker
Shoeshine
The House of Blue Leaves
Fresh Horses
Elvis Stories
Working Tra$h
Celebrity Escape Room
The Nutt House
Heat Vision and Jack
Zero Effect
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Jerry Stiller
Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness
Derek Zoolander: Male Model
The Heartbreak Kid: Ben & Jerry
Merry Madagascar
Career Timeline
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2023
Albert Brooks: Defending My Life
Adam Sandler: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor
Self
Bleecker
Dr. Pots
2016
Zoolander 2
Zoolander: Super Model
Derek Zoolander (voice)
Drake Sather: The Man Who Created Zoolander
2013
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Nantucket Film Festival’s 2nd Comedy Roundtable
Self
Le Débarquement
Self - host
Madly Madagascar
Alex (voice)
2012
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
The Watch
Nantucket Film Festival’s Comedy Roundtable
Self - Panelist
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
Self
The Secret Policeman’s Ball
Self
2007
The Heartbreak Kid
AFI: 100 Years… 100 Movies… 10th Anniversary Edition
Self
Sesame Street: Elmo’s Christmas Countdown
Stiller the Elf (voice)
2006
Night at the Museum
Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner
Self - Filmed Roaster
Danny Roane: First Time Director
Self
2004
Meet the Fockers
Along Came Polly
Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
Starsky & Hutch
Envy
Nobody Knows Anything!
Peach Expert (uncredited)
2003
Duplex
Pauly Shore Is Dead
Ben Stiller (uncredited)
Late Night with Conan O’Brien: 10th Anniversary Special
Self
1999
Mystery Men
Heat Vision and Jack
Self / Strip Club DJ (uncredited)
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Jerry Stiller
Self
1998
Your Friends & Neighbors
Permanent Midnight
There's Something About Mary
Zero Effect
Steve Arlo
1996
Flirting with Disaster
The Cable Guy
If Lucy Fell
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
Self
Derek Zoolander: Male Model
Derek Zoolander
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