Ben Stiller
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
227
Gender
Male
Birthday
1965-11-30 (60 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
The Simpsons
Family Guy
Friends
The Daily Show
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Raw
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
Phineas and Ferb
The Graham Norton Show
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Frasier
Curb Your Enthusiasm
King of the Hill
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Mike Douglas Show
Severance
Miami Vice
The One Show
The King of Queens
Hot Ones
Tony Awards
The View
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Arrested Development
American Idol
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Late Night with David Letterman
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Workaholics
Quotidien
Madagascar
MTV Video Music Awards
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Dear Santa
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
Megamind
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Krapopolis
Working Tra$h
Happy Gilmore 2
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
NewsRadio
Duckman
Freaks and Geeks
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
The Watch
Night at the Museum
The Oscars
The Oscars
The Jonathan Ross Show
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
Mystery Men
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Tropic Thunder
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Extras
Happy Gilmore
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
Kate & Allie
Kids' Choice Awards
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
Focker-In-Law
Meet the Fockers
There's Something About Mary
Desus & Mero
Madly Madagascar
Mr. Show with Bob and David
Tower Heist
Merry Madagascar
Entertainment Tonight
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
Zoolander
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
The Royal Tenenbaums
Running Wild with Bear Grylls
Another Period
Heavyweights
Starsky & Hutch
Everybody's Live with John Mulaney
Chicken Shop Date
Comedy Central Roasts
Undeclared
Rove
The Cable Guy
Monkey Mischief
The Heartbreak Kid
Eagleheart
Being Canadian
Inside Comedy
Along Came Polly
Duplex
New Heights
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
Greed
The Ben Stiller Show
Orange County
Stella
Submarine
Bleecker
Meet the Parents
Elmo's Christmas Countdown
Primetime Glick
Greenberg
Little Fockers
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis
The Henry Rollins Show
Permanent Midnight
Envy
Today
Funny People
Mission: Improbable
Empire of the Sun
Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics
Haters Back Off
Zoolander 2
The Marc Pease Experience
The Trip
Elvis Stories
Nutcrackers
Hubie Halloween
Nantucket Film Festival's 2nd Comedy Roundtable
Fresh Horses
Hot Pursuit
The Playboy Murders
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
Shoeshine
Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner
Prehistoric Planet
Beastie Boys Story
I'm Still Here
Next of Kin
Harmontown
School for Scoundrels
Highway to Hell
The Emmy Awards
Your Friends & Neighbors
Bros
Flirting with Disaster
Brad's Status
He's Way More Famous Than You
The Andy Dick Show
Black and White
Big Time in Hollywood, Fl
Confessions of an Action Star
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
Albert Brooks: Defending My Life
Don't Think Twice
Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine
Earth to America
The Early Show
If Lucy Fell
Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost
Reality Bites
Keeping the Faith
America | A Tribute to Heroes
Ted's Notebook
The Truth Is in the Stars
Downey Wrote That
The Birthday Boys
AFI: 100 Years... 100 Movies... 10th Anniversary Edition
The Nutt House
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
Kate McShane
Run Ronnie Run
Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness
Le Débarquement
Wish Kids
While We're Young
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
Zoolander: Super Model
Locked Down
The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story
The Making of 'The Pick of Destiny'
That's Adequate
The Champions
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special
Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored
Nobody Knows Anything!
Bridget Everett: Gynecological Wonder
The Farrelly Bros.: In the French Tradition
Celebrity Escape Room
Gone Mental with Lior
The Secret Policeman's Ball
Pauly Shore Is Dead
Zero Effect
TV total
Awesome; I Fuckin' Shot That!
E! True Hollywood Story
Saturday Night Special
Heat Vision and Jack
Bianca by Night
The Independent
The Semplica Girl Diaries
The House of Blue Leaves
Everybody Has an Andy Dick Story
Le Débarquement
All Aboard the Crazy Train
The Suburbans
Inside the Actors Studio
The Off Weeks
Clinton Foundation: Celebrity Division
Sweet Micky for President
Belly of the Beast
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
Nantucket Film Festival's Comedy Roundtable
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Jerry Stiller
The Hanging of Stuart Cornfeld
The Trip
Teen Choice Awards
Danny Roane: First Time Director
The Dink
Here Comes the Night Time
Derek Zoolander University
Derek Zoolander: Male Model
Drake Sather: The Man Who Created Zoolander
The Hustler of Money
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