Ben Stiller
Known For: Acting
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: November 30, 1965 (59 years old)
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
Benjamin Edward Meara Stiller (born November 30, 1965) is an American actor, comedian, and filmmaker. He is the son of the comedians and actors Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara. Stiller was a member of a group of comedic actors colloquially known as the Frat Pack. His films have grossed more than $2.6 billion in Canada and the United States, with an average of $79 million per film. Throughout his career, he has received various awards and honors, including an Emmy Award, multiple MTV Movie Awards, a Britannia Award and a Teen Choice Award. While beginning his acting career, Stiller wrote several mockumentaries and was offered a variety sketch comedy series titled The Ben Stiller Show, which he produced and hosted for its 13-episode run. The series ran on MTV from 1990 to 1992, earning him a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Program. He then appeared on shows such as Friends, Curb Your Enthusiasm, and Arrested Development. Having previously acted in television, he began acting in films. He made his directorial debut with Reality Bites and continued directing films and often starring in them, such as with The Cable Guy (1996), Zoolander (2001), Tropic Thunder (2008), and The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013). During this time he also starred in a string of successful studio comedies including There’s Something About Mary (1998), Along Came Polly (2004), Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004), Starsky & Hutch (2004), and Tower Heist (2011). Stiller is also widely known for multiple franchise films such as the Meet the Parents films (2000–2010), the Madagascar franchise (2005–2012), and the Night at the Museum trilogy (2006–2014). He is known for his performances in independent films such as David O. Russell’s Flirting with Disaster (1996), Wes Anderson’s The Royal Tenenbaums (2001), Noah Baumbach’s’ Greenberg (2010), While We're Young (2014), and The Meyerowitz Stories (2017). In 2018 he directed the Showtime limited series Escape at Dannemora earning himself a Directors Guild of America Award and two Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Limited Series and Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series. In 2022 he served as a director and executive producer on the Apple TV+ series Severance earning two Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Drama Series and Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series.
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Actor Self - host
Le Débarquement
Actor Walter Mitty
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Actor Alex (voice)
Madly Madagascar
Actor Ben Stiller
He's Way More Famous Than You
Actor Self
Nantucket Film Festival's 2nd Comedy Roundtable
Actor Fake Arcade Fire Bandmember
Here Comes the Night Time
Director
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Producer
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
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Actor Eddie Cantrow
The Heartbreak Kid
Actor Stiller the Elf (voice)
Sesame Street: Elmo's Christmas Countdown
Actor Self
AFI: 100 Years... 100 Movies... 10th Anniversary Edition
Actor Self
The Making of 'The Pick of Destiny'
Actor Self
The Farrelly Bros.: In the French Tradition
Producer
Blades of Glory
Producer
The Making of 'The Pick of Destiny'
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Actor Greg Focker
Meet the Fockers
Actor Tim Dingman
Envy
Actor Reuben Feffer
Along Came Polly
Actor Arturo Mendes
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Actor White Goodman
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
Actor David Starsky
Starsky & Hutch
Actor Peach Expert (uncredited)
Nobody Knows Anything!
Executive Producer
Starsky & Hutch
Producer
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
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Actor Mel Coplin
Flirting with Disaster
Actor Sam Sweet / Stan Sweet
The Cable Guy
Actor Hal L. - Orderly in Nursing Home (uncredited)
Happy Gilmore
Actor Derek Zoolander
Derek Zoolander: Male Model
Actor Bwick Elias
If Lucy Fell
Actor Self
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
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The Cable Guy
Writer
Derek Zoolander: Male Model
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The Semplica Girl Diaries
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The Champions
Actor Norman Mailer
Belly of the Beast
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Everybody Has an Andy Dick Story
Actor Drew Larson
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The Dink
Actor Hal L.
Happy Gilmore 2
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Dodgeball 2
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The Champions
Producer
The Champions
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This, But Again
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This, But Again
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The Hardy Men
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London
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London
Director
Rat
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Untitled Andy Samberg/Andy Siara Sci-Fi Project
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Bag Man
Producer
The Dink