
Ben Stiller
52 FOLLOWERS • 125 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

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Saturday Night Live

Raw

Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!

The Oscars

Curb Your Enthusiasm

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

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

Entertainment Tonight

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

Severance

The Simpsons

Late Night with David Letterman

Inside Comedy

Everybody's Live with John Mulaney

The Early Show

Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist

Kids' Choice Awards

Phineas and Ferb

Primetime Glick

Krapopolis

MTV Movie & TV Awards

Extras

Freaks and Geeks

Haters Back Off

Kate & Allie

Running Wild with Bear Grylls

Desus & Mero

Another Period

Big Time in Hollywood, Fl

Kate McShane

Run Ronnie Run

Happy Gilmore

Bros

The Independent

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy

Orange County

Friends: The Reunion

Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner

Happy Gilmore 2

MTV Video Music Awards

Heavyweights

Hubie Halloween

Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond

Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny

Dear Santa

Mr. Show with Bob and David

Hot Pursuit

#LoveArmy : Où es-tu Jérôme ?

Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics

The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story

Megamind

Locked Down

Reality Bites

The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Jerry Stiller

Beastie Boys Story

The Dink

There's Something About Mary

The Royal Tenenbaums

The Marc Pease Experience

Little Fockers

The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)

Along Came Polly

Meet the Fockers

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian

Brad's Status

The Heartbreak Kid

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

Tower Heist

Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb

Tropic Thunder

Zoolander

Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted

Starsky & Hutch

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa

Zoolander 2

The Watch

Madagascar

Night at the Museum

Madly Madagascar

Meet the Parents
Production Credits

Severance

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

Megamind

The Ruins

Reality Bites

Tropic Thunder

Alex Strangelove

Dinner in America

Blades of Glory

The Package

Starsky & Hutch

Queenpins

Another Period

Burning Love

Zoolander

Dodgeball 2

Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny

30 Minutes or Less

Escape at Dannemora

Why Him?

In the Dark

The Dink

High Desert

Zoolander 2
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