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Ben Stiller

Birth name: Benjamin Edward Stiller

Birth date: 30.11.1965

Ben Stiller was born on November 30, 1965, in New York, New York to legendary comedians Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara. It's not surprising that Ben Stiller has followed in his family's footsteps. Ben's parents made no real effort to keep their son away from the Hollywood lifestyle and he grew up among the stars, wondering just why his parents were so popular. At a young age, he and his sister Amy Stiller would perform plays at home, wearing Amy's tights to perform Shakespeare. Ben also picked up an interest in being on the other side of the camera and, at age 10, began shooting films on his Super 8 camera. The plots were always simple: someone would pick on the shy, awkward Stiller...and then he would always get his revenge. This desire for revenge on the popular, good-looking people may have motivated his teen-angst opus Reality Bites (1994) later in his career. He both directed and performed in the film, which costarred Winona Ryder and Ethan Hawke. Before he even got his start in Hollywood, Ben put in several consistently solid years in the theater. After dropping out of UCLA, he performed in the Tony Award winner, "The House of Blue Leaves". While working on the play, Stiller shot a short spoof of The Color of Money (1986) starring him (in the Tom Cruise role) and his The House of Blue Leaves (1987) (TV) costar John Mahoney (in the Paul Newman role). The short film was so funny that Lorne Michaels purchased it and aired it on "Saturday Night Live" (1975). This led to Ben spending a year on the show in 1989. Ben made his big screen debut in Steven Spielberg's Empire of the Sun (1987) in 1987. Demonstrating early on the multifaceted tone his career would take, he soon stepped behind the camera to direct Back to Brooklyn for MTV. The network was impressed and gave Stiller his own show, "The Ben Stiller Show" (1992). He recruited fellow offbeat comedians Janeane Garofalo and Andy Dick and created a bitingly satirical show. MTV ended up passing on it, but it was picked up by Fox. Unfortunately, the show was a ratings miss. Stiller was soon out of work, although he did have the satisfaction of picking up an Emmy for the show after its cancellation. For a while, Ben had to settle for guest appearance work. While he was doing this, he saved up his cash and in the end was able to scrape enough together to make Reality Bites (1994), now a cult classic which is looked upon favorably by the generation it depicted. Ben continued to work steadily for a time, particularly in independent productions where he was more at ease. However, he never quite managed to catch a big break. His first big budget directing job was Jim Carrey's The Cable Guy (1996). Although many critics were impressed, Jim Carrey's fans were not. In 1998, There's Something About Mary (1998) had propelled Ben into the mainstream spotlight. With his wince-inducing turn in the Farrelly brothers' gross-out film, Ben really "struck a nerve" with mainstream America. In recent years, Ben has starred in such hit movies as Keeping the Faith (2000) and Meet the Parents (2000). Ben excels at cerebral comedy, but he knows how to get down and lowbrow when he needs to, making him one of America's currently most popular performers.

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Filmography

# The Hardy Men (2009) # Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009) .... Larry Daley # Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008) .... Alex # The Marc Pease Experience (2008) .... Jon Gribble # Tropic Thunder (2008) .... Tugg Speedman # Elmo's Christmas Countdown (2007) (TV) (voice) .... Stiller the Elf # The Heartbreak Kid (2007) .... Eddie # Untitled Christine Taylor Project (2007) (TV) # Night at the Museum (2006) .... Larry Daley # Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny (2006) .... Guitar Center Guy ... aka Kings of Rock - Tenacious D (Germany) # Night of Too Many Stars: An Overbooked Event for Autism Education (2006) (TV) .... David Blaine # School for Scoundrels (2006) .... Lonnie # Danny Roane: First Time Director (2006) .... Ben Stiller # "Arrested Development" .... Tony Wonder (3 episodes, 2005-2006) - S.O.B.s (2006) TV episode .... Tony Wonder - The Sword of Destiny (2005) TV episode .... Tony Wonder - The Immaculate Election (2005) TV episode (uncredited) .... Tony Wonder # Madagascar (2005) (voice) .... Alex # Sledge: The Untold Story (2005) (uncredited) .... Commander # Meet the Fockers (2004) .... Greg Focker # Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004) .... Arturo Mendes ... aka Anchorman (USA: short title) # Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004) .... White Goodman ... aka Dodgeball (USA: short title) ... aka Voll auf die Nüsse (Germany) # Envy (2004) .... Tim Dingman # Starsky & Hutch (2004) .... David Starsky # "King of the Hill" .... Rich (1 episode, 2004) - That's What She Said (2004) TV episode (voice) .... Rich # Along Came Polly (2004) .... Reuben Feffer # Nobody Knows Anything! (2003) (uncredited) .... Peach Expert # Duplex (2003) .... Alex Rose ... aka Appartement-Schreck, Der (Germany) ... aka Our House (UK) # Legend of the Lost Tribe (2002) (TV) (voice: English version) .... Robbie the Reindeer ... aka Robbie the Reindeer in Legend of the Lost Tribe (USA) # "Prehistoric Planet" (2002) TV series (voice) .... Narrator # "Liberty's Kids: Est. 1776" .... Thomas Jefferson (1 episode) - Conflict in the South (????) TV episode .... Thomas Jefferson # "The King of Queens" .... Jerry - Arthur Spooner's Father (1 episode, 2002) - Shrink Wrap (2002) TV episode .... Jerry - Arthur Spooner's Father # "Undeclared" .... Rex (1 episode, 2002) - Eric's POV (2002) TV episode .... Rex # "The Simpsons" .... Garth Motherloving (1 episode, 2002) - Sweets and Sour Marge (2002) TV episode (voice) .... Garth Motherloving # Orange County (2002) (uncredited) .... The Firefighter # The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) .... Chas Tenenbaum # Zoolander (2001) .... Derek Zoolander ... aka Zoolander (Germany) # Meet the Parents (2000) .... Gaylord 'Greg' Focker # "Freaks and Geeks" .... Agent Meara (1 episode, 2000) - The Little Things (2000) TV episode .... Agent Meara # Keeping the Faith (2000) .... Rabbi Jake Schram # The Independent (2000) .... Cop # "Saturday Night Live" .... Various / ... (6 episodes, 1987-2000) ... aka NBC's Saturday Night (USA: first season title) ... aka SNL (USA: informal title) ... aka SNL 25 (USA: alternative title) ... aka Saturday Night (USA: second season title) ... aka Saturday Night Live '80 (USA: sixth season title) ... aka The Best of Saturday Night Live (USA: rerun title) - Alan Cumming/Jennifer Lopez (2000) TV episode (uncredited) .... Wes - Geena Davis/John Mellencamp (1989) TV episode .... Various - Dolly Parton (1989) TV episode .... Various - Mel Gibson/Living Colour (1989) TV episode .... Various - Mary Tyler Moore/Elvis Costello (1989) TV episode .... Various (1 more) # Mission: Improbable (2000) (TV) .... Tom Crooze ... aka Being Tom Cruise # Black and White (1999/I) .... Mark Clear # Mystery Men (1999) .... Mr. Furious # The Suburbans (1999) .... Jay Rose # Heat Vision and Jack (1999) (TV) (uncredited) .... Strip Club DJ/Himself # Permanent Midnight (1998) .... Jerry Stahl # Your Friends & Neighbors (1998) .... Jerry # There's Something About Mary (1998) .... Ted Stroehmann ... aka There's Something More About Mary (USA: DVD title) # Zero Effect (1998) .... Steve Arlo # Backstreet Boyz (1998) (TV) # Behind the Zipper with Magda (1998) (V) .... Ted Stroehmann # Derek Zoolander University (1997) (TV) .... Derek Zoolander # "Friends" .... Tommy (1 episode, 1997) - The One with the Screamer (1997) TV episode .... Tommy # "Viva Variety" .... Guest (1 episode, 1997) - Episode #1.2 (1997) TV episode .... Guest # "NewsRadio" .... Vic (1 episode, 1996) ... aka The Station - The Trainer (1996) TV episode .... Vic # "Mr. Show with Bob and David" .... Jimmy (1 episode, 1996) ... aka Mr. Show (USA: short title) - If You're Going to Write a Comedy Scene, You're Going to Have Some Rat Feces in There (1996) TV episode .... Jimmy # Derek Zoolander: Male Model (1996) (TV) .... Derek Zoolander # The Cable Guy (1996) .... Sam Sweet / Stan Sweet # Flirting with Disaster (1996) .... Mel Coplin # If Lucy Fell (1996) .... Bwick Elias # Happy Gilmore (1996) (uncredited) .... Orderly in Nursing Home # "Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man" .... Harry Medfly (1 episode, 1995) - Clip Job (1995) TV episode (voice) .... Harry Medfly # Heavy Weights (1995) .... Tony Perkis / Tony Perkis Sr. # Reality Bites (1994) .... Michael Grates # "Frasier" .... Barry (1 episode, 1993) - Miracle on Third or Fourth Street (1993) TV episode (voice) .... Barry # "2 Stupid Dogs" (1993) TV series .... Additional Voices (unknown episodes) # "The Ben Stiller Show" .... Host / ... (13 episodes, 1992-1993) - ZooTV at Night (1993) TV episode .... Host/Various Characters - A Few Good Scouts (1993) TV episode .... Host/Various Characters - At the Beach (1993) TV episode .... Host/Various Characters - With Dennis Miller (1992) TV episode .... Host/Various Characters - With Garry Shandling (1992) TV episode .... Host/Various Characters (8 more) # The Nutt House (1992) (uncredited) .... Pie thrower ... aka The Nutty Nut (Australia: video title) (USA: working title) # Highway to Hell (1992) .... Pluto's Cook / Attila the Hun # Working Tra$h (1990) (TV) .... Freddy Novak # "The Ben Stiller Show" .... Various (6 episodes, 1990) - Episode #1.6 (1990) TV episode .... Various - Episode #1.5 (1990) TV episode .... Various - Episode #1.4 (1990) TV episode .... Various - Episode #1.3 (1990) TV episode .... Various - Episode #1.2 (1990) TV episode .... Various (1 more) # Stella (1990) .... Jim Uptegrove # Next of Kin (1989) .... Lawrence Isabella # That's Adequate (1989) .... Chip Lane # Elvis Stories (1989) .... Bruce # Fresh Horses (1988) .... Tipton ... aka Fresh Horses (UK) # The Hustler of Money (1988) (TV) .... Vince # Empire of the Sun (1987) .... Dainty # "Miami Vice" .... Fast Eddie Felcher (1 episode, 1987) - Amen... Send Money (1987) TV episode .... Fast Eddie Felcher # The House of Blue Leaves (1987) (TV) .... Ronnie Shaughnessy # Hot Pursuit (1987) .... Chris Honeywell ... aka Persecución intensa (Mexico) # Shoeshine (1987) # "Kate & Allie" .... Peter (1 episode, 1986) - Too Late the Rebel (1986) TV episode .... Peter # "Kate McShane" .... Nickie (1 episode, 1975) - Conspiracy of Silence (1975) TV episode (as Benjamin Stiller) .... Nickie