Ben Stiller
Biography
Benjamin Edward Meara Stiller (born November 30, 1965) is an American actor, comedian, and filmmaker. Known for his blend of slapstick humour and sharp wit, Stiller rose to fame through comedies such as There's Something About Mary (1998), Zoolander (2001), and Tropic Thunder (2008). Stiller is also known for his work in franchises such as the Meet the Parents films (2000–2010), the Madagascar franchise (2005–2012), and the Night at the Museum films (2006–2014). His films have grossed over $2.6 billion in Canada and the United States, with an average of $79 million per film. His awards and honours include an Emmy Award, a Directors Guild of America Award, a Britannia Award and a Teen Choice Award.
Stiller is the son of the comedians and actors Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara. He began his career writing mockumentaries and was offered a variety sketch series, The Ben Stiller Show, which he produced and hosted for its 13-episode run. The series ran on MTV in 1990 and Fox in 1992 and 1993, earning him a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Program. Stiller was a member of a group of comedic actors colloquially known as the Frat Pack.
Transitioning to acting in films, Stiller made his directorial debut with Reality Bites (1994) and went on to direct and star in films such as The Cable Guy (1996) and The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013). He also starred in a string of successful studio comedies, including Along Came Polly (2004), Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004), Starsky & Hutch (2004), and Tower Heist (2011). His performances in independent films include Flirting with Disaster (1996), The Royal Tenenbaums (2001), and the Noah Baumbach films Greenberg (2010), While We're Young (2014), and The Meyerowitz Stories (2017).
Since the mid-2010s, Stiller has primarily worked as a television director and showrunner. In 2018, he directed the Showtime limited series Escape at Dannemora, earning 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 was 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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Personal info
Gender
Male
Birthday
1965-11-30
Place of birth
New York City, New York, USA
Images
Cast
Madagascar
2005
6.90
There's Something About Mary
1998
6.61
Flirting with Disaster
1996
6.22
Night at the Museum
2006
6.59
Meet the Parents
2000
6.68
Meet the Fockers
2004
6.25
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
2008
6.51
Empire of the Sun
1987
7.50
Don't Think Twice
2016
6.42
Envy
2004
4.87
Reality Bites
1994
6.57
Keeping the Faith
2000
6.11
Along Came Polly
2004
6.02
Duplex
2003
6.09
I'm Still Here
2010
6.00
Permanent Midnight
1998
5.99
Tropic Thunder
2008
6.69
Mission: Improbable
2001
7.50
The Marc Pease Experience
2009
4.60
Merry Madagascar
2009
6.47
The Royal Tenenbaums
2001
7.47
The Heartbreak Kid
2007
5.74
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
2004
6.35
Starsky & Hutch
2004
5.81
Mystery Men
1999
5.82
Zoolander
2001
6.20
Greenberg
2010
5.86
School for Scoundrels
2006
5.40
The Cable Guy
1996
5.99
The Champions
0.00
Megamind
2010
7.00
Heavyweights
1995
6.20
Zero Effect
1998
6.20
Submarine
2011
7.37
Little Fockers
2010
5.65
The Watch
2012
5.59
Le Débarquement
2013
5.10
Bleecker
2023
0.00
Sweet Micky for President
2015
6.80
Your Friends & Neighbors
1998
5.80
Tower Heist
2011
6.11
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
2013
7.20
Madly Madagascar
2013
6.49
While We're Young
2015
5.99
All Aboard the Crazy Train
2005
0.00
Albert Brooks: Defending My Life
2023
7.30
Greed
2019
5.70
Nutcrackers
2024
5.90
Bros
2022
6.72
Earth to America
2005
8.00
Zoolander 2
2016
4.92
Funny People
2009
5.88
Nobody Knows Anything!
2004
3.10
Awesome; I Fuckin' Shot That!
2006
7.20
Everybody Has an Andy Dick Story
2017
0.00
The Trip
2011
6.68
Brad's Status
2017
6.24
Orange County
2002
6.03
Happy Gilmore
1996
6.65
Heat Vision and Jack
1999
5.90
Derek Zoolander: Male Model
1996
5.92
Derek Zoolander University
1997
6.60
Harmontown
2014
6.56
Next of Kin
1989
5.90
Highway to Hell
1991
5.91
Run Ronnie Run
2002
5.95
Hot Pursuit
1987
5.70
Black and White
1999
4.67
Pauly Shore Is Dead
2003
4.20
Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness
2008
6.82
Being Canadian
2015
5.67
Fresh Horses
1988
5.30
If Lucy Fell
1996
5.10
Stella
1990
5.80
The Independent
2000
5.70
The Suburbans
1999
3.90
He's Way More Famous Than You
2013
4.00
The Truth Is in the Stars
2017
7.10
The Secret Policeman's Ball
2012
7.60
That's Adequate
1989
3.60
Confessions of an Action Star
2005
4.30
Working Tra$h
1990
3.60
Shoeshine
1987
4.00
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
1996
5.80
Romanekian
2005
10.00
Elvis Stories
1989
4.00
The Hustler of Money
1987
7.50
Zoolander: Super Model
2016
4.60
America | A Tribute to Heroes
2001
6.20
Beastie Boys Story
2020
7.53
Celebrity Escape Room
2020
5.90
Rat
0.00
The House of Blue Leaves
1987
0.00
Locked Down
2021
5.20
Hubie Halloween
2020
5.92
Here Comes the Night Time
2013
8.00
Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine
2020
5.40
The Dink
0.00
The Nutt House
1992
3.00
Happy Gilmore 2
2025
0.00
Dear Santa
2024
6.26
Ben Stiller vs. Crystal the monkey
2025
10.00