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person_profile-Ben Stiller

Ben Stiller Age: 59

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Ben Stiller

Date of Birth:

Nov 30, 1965

Country of birth:

USA

Biography of

Ben Stiller

    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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Ben Stiller

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Filmography of

Ben Stiller

Found 27 Movies in total

Nutcrackers

Mike ( Actor )

Producer

... 2024

... 2023

Queenpins

Producer

... 2021

... 2020

... 2020

Celebrity Escape Room

Self ( Actor )

Executive Producer

... 2020

... 2020

Plus One

Executive Producer

... 2019

The Package

Producer

... 2018

... 2018

Why Him?

Producer

... 2016

Zoolander 2

Derek Zoolander ( Actor )

Writer

... 2016

... 2015

Bridget Everett: Gynecological Wonder

Self ( Actor )

Executive Producer

... 2015

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

Walter Mitty ( Actor )

Director

... 2013

The Big Year

Executive Producer

... 2011

... 2011

Submarine

Soap Opera Star (uncredited) ( Actor )

Executive Producer

... 2011

Megamind

Bernard (voice) ( Actor )

Executive Producer

... 2010

Tropic Thunder

Tugg Speedman ( Actor )

Screenplay

... 2008

The Ruins

Executive Producer

... 2008

... 2007

Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny

Guitar Center Guy ( Actor )

Executive Producer

... 2006

DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story

White Goodman ( Actor )

Producer

... 2004

Starsky & Hutch

David Starsky ( Actor )

Executive Producer

... 2004

Duplex

Alex Rose ( Actor )

Producer

... 2003

Zoolander

Derek Zoolander ( Actor )

Characters

... 2001