
Ben Stiller
48 FOLLOWERS • 121 CREDITS • NOV 30, 1965 • 59
Biography
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.
Known For

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Saturday Night Live

Raw

Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!

MTV Video Music Awards

Curb Your Enthusiasm

Family Guy

King of the Hill

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

E! True Hollywood Story

The Graham Norton Show

Friends

Frasier

Teen Choice Awards

Miami Vice

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Space Ghost Coast to Coast

Arrested Development

SNL Digital Shorts

The King of Queens

Today

American Idol

The Daily Show

NewsRadio

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Comedy Central Roasts

The Simpsons

Late Night with David Letterman

Inside Comedy

The Early Show

Kids' Choice Awards

Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist

Primetime Glick

Phineas and Ferb

Krapopolis

MTV Movie & TV Awards

Extras

Freaks and Geeks

Kate & Allie

Haters Back Off

Running Wild with Bear Grylls

Another Period

Desus & Mero

Big Time in Hollywood, Fl

Kate McShane

Run Ronnie Run

Happy Gilmore

Bros

The Independent

The Oscars

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy

Orange County

Friends: The Reunion

Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner

Hubie Halloween

Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond

Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny

Mr. Show with Bob and David

Hot Pursuit

#LoveArmy : Où es-tu Jérôme ?

Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics

Megamind

The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story

Locked Down

Reality Bites

The Dink

The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Jerry Stiller

Happy Gilmore 2

Beastie Boys Story

The Marc Pease Experience

There's Something About Mary

The Royal Tenenbaums

Little Fockers

The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)

Night at the Museum

Brad's Status

The Watch

Zoolander 2

Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb

Meet the Parents

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian

Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted

Meet the Fockers

Zoolander

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

Heavyweights

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa

Madagascar

Starsky & Hutch

The Heartbreak Kid

Madly Madagascar

Tropic Thunder

Along Came Polly

Tower Heist
Production Credits

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

Another Period

30 Minutes or Less

High Desert

The Dink

Blades of Glory

The Package

Queenpins

Severance

Zoolander 2

In the Dark

Dinner in America

Dodgeball 2

Burning Love

Why Him?

Zoolander

The Ruins

Alex Strangelove

Reality Bites

Escape at Dannemora

Tropic Thunder

Megamind

Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny

Starsky & Hutch
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