Ben Stiller
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
224
Gender
Male
Birthday
1965-11-30 (59 years old)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Ben Stiller
Biography
Benjamin Edward Meara Stiller (born November 30, 1965) is an American actor, comedian, and filmmaker. Known for his blend of slapstick humor 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 honors 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.
Known For
Family Guy
The Simpsons
The Daily Show
The Mike Douglas Show
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Raw
Friends
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Graham Norton Show
Frasier
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
King of the Hill
Phineas and Ferb
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Severance
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The One Show
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
American Idol
The King of Queens
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Miami Vice
The View
Quotidien
Hot Ones
Late Night with David Letterman
Arrested Development
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
MTV Video Music Awards
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Duckman
Happy Gilmore 2
Madagascar
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
Krapopolis
Megamind
Ted's Notebook
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
NewsRadio
The Jonathan Ross Show
Workaholics
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
Night at the Museum
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
Desus & Mero
The Oscars
The Oscars
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Freaks and Geeks
Happy Gilmore
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
Extras
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
Kate & Allie
Today
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
Tropic Thunder
Entertainment Tonight
Meet the Parents
Kids' Choice Awards
Mr. Show with Bob and David
Meet the Fockers
Chicken Shop Date
Dear Santa
Tower Heist
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
Another Period
Running Wild with Bear Grylls
There's Something About Mary
Along Came Polly
Sesame Street: Elmo's Christmas Countdown
Rove
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
The Heartbreak Kid
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
Everybody's Live with John Mulaney
Empire of the Sun
Nutcrackers
Undeclared
The Trip
Comedy Central Roasts
Next of Kin
Inside Comedy
Zoolander
Starsky & Hutch
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
Focker-In-Law
Primetime Glick
Madly Madagascar
The Watch
Albert Brooks: Defending My Life
Flirting with Disaster
Little Fockers
America | A Tribute to Heroes
Haters Back Off
Duplex
Envy
School for Scoundrels
Orange County
Hubie Halloween
The Cable Guy
Downey Wrote That
The Royal Tenenbaums
Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis
Highway to Hell
The Trip
The Marc Pease Experience
The Making of 'The Pick of Destiny'
Earth to America
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
Le Débarquement
Mission: Improbable
Permanent Midnight
Beastie Boys Story
Elvis Stories
The Playboy Murders
The Henry Rollins Show
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
The Early Show
Greenberg
Merry Madagascar
Stella
New Heights
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
The Emmy Awards
Zoolander 2
The Farrelly Bros.: In the French Tradition
Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics
Brad's Status
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
Heavyweights
Eagleheart
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
I'm Still Here
Locked Down
Sweet Micky for President
Mystery Men
The Ben Stiller Show
Black and White
Run Ronnie Run
Keeping the Faith
Confessions of an Action Star
The Birthday Boys
Wish Kids
Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine
Submarine
The Andy Dick Show
He's Way More Famous Than You
The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story
Kate McShane
If Lucy Fell
Fresh Horses
The Dink
Being Canadian
Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner
Reality Bites
Funny People
TV total
Greed
The Truth Is in the Stars
Le Débarquement
Heat Vision and Jack
Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost
Shoeshine
Big Time in Hollywood, Fl
Bros
Saturday Night Special
Gone Mental with Lior
Don't Think Twice
Clinton Foundation: Celebrity Division
Bianca by Night
Monkey Mischief
E! True Hollywood Story
That's Adequate
The Independent
Zero Effect
While We're Young
Your Friends & Neighbors
The Secret Policeman's Ball
Bleecker
Harmontown
Prehistoric Planet
Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness
The Nutt House
AFI: 100 Years... 100 Movies... 10th Anniversary Edition
Everybody Has an Andy Dick Story
Inside the Actors Studio
Pauly Shore Is Dead
Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored
Hot Pursuit
Zoolander: Super Model
Working Tra$h
Nobody Knows Anything!
Celebrity Escape Room
The Semplica Girl Diaries
The Suburbans
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special
Teen Choice Awards
The Hanging of Stuart Cornfeld
Bridget Everett: Gynecological Wonder
The Champions
Derek Zoolander University
Nantucket Film Festival's Comedy Roundtable
Drake Sather: The Man Who Created Zoolander
Awesome; I Fuckin' Shot That!
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Jerry Stiller
Nantucket Film Festival's 2nd Comedy Roundtable
The House of Blue Leaves
The Hustler of Money
The Off Weeks
Here Comes the Night Time
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
Romanekian
Belly of the Beast
Derek Zoolander: Male Model
Danny Roane: First Time Director
All Aboard the Crazy Train
