Ben Stiller
Ben Stiller
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.
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as Norman Mailer
as Drew Larson
as Hal L.
as George Sampson
as Greg Focker
as Lucifer (uncredited)
as Mike Maxwell
as Lui-même (Archive)
as Self
as Prometheus (voice)
as Self (archive footage)
as Ben Stiller (uncredited)
as (archive footage)
as Guy
as 8008s
as Orderly Hal
as Self
as Self
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as Self - Illustrious Guest
as Brad Sloan
as Matthew Meyerowitz
as Self
as Derek Zoolander (voice)
as Self
as Derek Zoolander
as Himself
as Self
as Josh Schrebnick
as Self
as Charles Ponzi
as Jimmy Staats
as Self
as Larry Daley / Laaa
as Self
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as Derek Zoolander
as Self
as Walter Mitty
as Fake Arcade Fire Bandmember
as Ben Stiller
as Alex (voice)
as Self - host
as Self - Panelist
as Evan
as Alex (voice)
as Self
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as Josh Kovacs
as Ben Stiller
as Soap Opera Star (uncredited)
as Greg Focker
as Bernard (voice)
as Ben Stiller
as Roger Greenberg
as Ben Stiller
as Alex (voice)
as Jon Gribble
as Friend in video (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Larry Daley
as Self - Guest
as Alex (voice)
as Tugg Speedman
as Tugg Speedman
as Stiller the Elf (voice)
as Eddie Cantrow
as Khaka Peü Peü (voice)
as Self
as Larry Daley
as Guitar Center Guy
as Lonnie Ratcliff
as Self - Filmed Roaster
as Self
as Self
as Himself
as Self - Special Appearance
as Alex (voice)
as Commander
as Ben Stiller
as Greg Focker
as Peach Expert (uncredited)
as Arturo Mendes
as White Goodman
as Tim Dingman
as David Starsky
as Reuben Feffer
as Self
as Alex Rose
as Ben Stiller (uncredited)
as Tony Wonder
as Self
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as Firefighter (uncredited)
as Narrator (voice)
as Self
as Chas Tenenbaum
as Derek Zoolander
as Self
as Tom Crooze
as Rex
as Cop
as Greg Focker
as Rabbi Jake Schram
as Ben Stiller
as Jay Rose
as Mark Clear
as Furious
as Self / Strip Club DJ (uncredited)
as Self
as Agent Meara
as Self
as Self - Nominee
as Self
as Ben Stiller (voice) (uncredited)
as Jerry Stahl
as Jerry
as Ted Stroehmann
as Steve Arlo
as Jerry - Arthur Spooner’s Father
as Self
as Derek Zoolander
as Self
as Rich (voice)
as Derek Zoolander
as Self
as Sam Sweet / Stan Sweet
as Mel Coplin
as Bwick Elias
as Hal L. - Orderly in Nursing Home (uncredited)
as Self
as Tony Perkis / Tony Perkis Sr.
as Vic
as Michael Grates
as Tommy
as Self
as Barry (voice)
as Self - Guest
as Himself
as Pie Thrower (uncredited)
as Various Characters
as Pluto's Cook / Attila the Hun
as Freddy Novak
as Jim Uptegrove
as Lawrence Isabella
as Chip Lane
as Bruce
as Garth Motherloving (voice)
as Tipton
as Dainty
as Ronnie Shaughnessy
as Chris Honeywell
as Wince
as Son
as Host
as Self - Host
as Self
as Self
as Self - Various Characters
as Self - Host
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
as Store Owner
as Nickie
as Self
as Self
as Self
Producer
as Executive Producer
as Producer
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as Executive Producer
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as Producer
Director
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as Director
Writer
as Characters
as Writer
as Screenplay
as Story
as Characters
as Screenplay
as Writer
as Writer
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as Writer
Crew
as Thanks
as Presenter
Creator
as Creator
as Creator