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 Benjamin Edward Meara Stiller was born on November 30, 1965, in New York City, New York, to legendary comedians Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara. His father was of Austrian Jewish and Polish Jewish descent, and his mother was of Irish Catholic descent (she converted to Judaism).His parents made no real effort to keep their son away from the Hollywood lifestyle and he grew up among the stars, wondering just why his parents were so popular. At a young age, he and his sister Amy Stiller would perform plays at home, wearing Amy's tights to perform Shakespeare. Ben also picked up an interest in being on the other side of the camera and, at age 10, began shooting films on his Super 8 camera. The plots were always simple: someone would pick on the shy, awkward Stiller ... and then he would always get his revenge. This desire for revenge on the popular, good-looking people may have motivated his teen-angst opus Reality Bites (1994) later in his career. He both directed and performed in the film, which co-starred Winona Ryder and Ethan Hawke.Before he got to Hollywood, he put in several consistently solid years in the theater. After dropping out of UCLA, he performed in the Tony Award winner, "The House of Blue Leaves". While working on the play, Stiller shot a short spoof of The Color of Money (1986) starring him (in the Tom Cruise role) and his The House of Blue Leaves (1987) costar John Mahoney (in the Paul Newman role). The short film was so funny that Lorne Michaels purchased it and aired it on Saturday Night Live (1975). This led to his spending a year on the show in 1989.Stiller made his big screen debut in Steven Spielberg's Empire of the Sun (1987) in 1987. Demonstrating early on the multifaceted tone his career would take, he soon stepped behind the camera to direct Back to Brooklyn for MTV. The network was impressed and gave Stiller his own show, The Ben Stiller Show (1992). He recruited fellow offbeat comedians Janeane Garofalo and Andy Dick and created a bitingly satirical show. MTV ended up passing on it, but it was picked up by Fox. Unfortunately, the show was a ratings miss. Stiller was soon out of work, although he did have the satisfaction of picking up an Emmy for the show after its cancellation.For a while, Stiller had to settle for guest appearance work. While doing this, he saved up his cash and in the end was able to scrape enough together to make Reality Bites (1994), now a cult classic which is looked upon favorably by the generation it depicted. Ben continued to work steadily for a time, particularly in independent productions where he was more at ease. However, he never quite managed to catch a big break. His first big budget directing job was Jim Carrey's The Cable Guy (1996). Although many critics were impressed, Jim Carrey's fans were not. In 1998, There's Something About Mary (1998) had propelled Stiller into the mainstream spotlight. He also starred in such hit movies as Keeping the Faith (2000) and Meet the Parents (2000).
Bio:
Benjamin Edward Meara Stiller was born on November 30, 1965, in New York City, New York, to legendary comedians Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara. His father was of Austrian Jewish and Polish Jewish descent, and his mother was of Irish Catholic descent (she converted to Judaism).His parents made no real effort to keep their son away from the Hollywood lifestyle and he grew up among the stars, wondering just why his parents were so popular. At a young age, he and his sister Amy Stiller would perform plays at home, wearing Amy's tights to perform Shakespeare. Ben also picked up an interest in being on the other side of the camera and, at age 10, began shooting films on his Super 8 camera. The plots were always simple: someone would pick on the shy, awkward Stiller ... and then he would always get his revenge. This desire for revenge on the popular, good-looking people may have motivated his teen-angst opus Reality Bites (1994) later in his career. He both directed and performed in the film, which co-starred Winona Ryder and Ethan Hawke.Before he got to Hollywood, he put in several consistently solid years in the theater. After dropping out of UCLA, he performed in the Tony Award winner, "The House of Blue Leaves". While working on the play, Stiller shot a short spoof of The Color of Money (1986) starring him (in the Tom Cruise role) and his The House of Blue Leaves (1987) costar John Mahoney (in the Paul Newman role). The short film was so funny that Lorne Michaels purchased it and aired it on Saturday Night Live (1975). This led to his spending a year on the show in 1989.Stiller made his big screen debut in Steven Spielberg's Empire of the Sun (1987) in 1987. Demonstrating early on the multifaceted tone his career would take, he soon stepped behind the camera to direct Back to Brooklyn for MTV. The network was impressed and gave Stiller his own show, The Ben Stiller Show (1992). He recruited fellow offbeat comedians Janeane Garofalo and Andy Dick and created a bitingly satirical show. MTV ended up passing on it, but it was picked up by Fox. Unfortunately, the show was a ratings miss. Stiller was soon out of work, although he did have the satisfaction of picking up an Emmy for the show after its cancellation.For a while, Stiller had to settle for guest appearance work. While doing this, he saved up his cash and in the end was able to scrape enough together to make Reality Bites (1994), now a cult classic which is looked upon favorably by the generation it depicted. Ben continued to work steadily for a time, particularly in independent productions where he was more at ease. However, he never quite managed to catch a big break. His first big budget directing job was Jim Carrey's The Cable Guy (1996). Although many critics were impressed, Jim Carrey's fans were not. In 1998, There's Something About Mary (1998) had propelled Stiller into the mainstream spotlight. He also starred in such hit movies as Keeping the Faith (2000) and Meet the Parents (2000).
Tivia:
Revealed in 2005 that he has bipolar disorder and that it runs in his family.Was considered for the role of "Willy Wonka" in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005).Directed one Oscar nominated performance: Robert Downey Jr. in Tropic Thunder (2008).Is a member of, what the media refers to as, "The Frat Pack," along with Will Ferrell, Jack Black, Vince Vaughn, Steve Carell, Owen Wilson, and Luke Wilson. The "Frat Pack" name is a reference to the film, Old School (2003), featuring Vaughn, Ferrell and Luke Wilson, due to the wide number of films featuring the seven actors. Stiller's "Frat Pack" films include Zoolander (2001), Envy (2004), The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) and Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)..Credits his real-life father Jerry Stiller as his favorite acting mentor/best friend.His favorite actress of all time is Diane Keaton. He even wrote an article about her for Premiere magazine in 1997.Revealed in "Medium" magazine in 2016, that he was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2014. After treatment, he was declared cancer-free.Holds a distinct Razzie Award record - nominated for most titles in one year. He was nominated in 2004 for Worst Actor in five of the six films in which he appeared: Along Came Polly (2004), Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004), Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004), Envy (2004), and Starsky & Hutch (2004). The only film he was not nominated in for that year was Meet the Fockers (2004).Stiller's famous parents, Anne Meara and Jerry Stiller, and his sister Amy Stiller often made cameo appearances in his movies.Frequent co-star of Vince Vaughn, appearing with him in three movies in 2004 alone.His father is from an Ashkenazi Jewish family (from Austria and Poland). His mother, who was of Irish descent, was a convert to Judaism.Is a major fan of Tom Cruise and has impersonated Tom for many years. He even portrayed Tom Cruise's fictitious crazed stunt double, Tom Crooze, on 2000 MTV Movie Awards (2000) on a segment called Mission: Improbable. (This segment is included on the Mission: Impossible II (2000) DVD.) Tom and Ben have been friends ever since 1996.Admitted in a Playboy Magazine interview that he auditioned for three or four years before he got a part.According to "Jews Who Rock," a book by Guy Oseary, Stiller was once a drummer in a band called Capital Punishment that released an album titled "Roadkill".Appeared in Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (1998) on May 9, 2001 and walked away with $32,000 for Project ALS. He phoned his mother, actress Anne Meara, for help but lost on the question worth $250,000.2007 - Ranked #20 on EW's The 50 Smartest People in Hollywood.Ben and his wife Christine Taylor, have both guest starred on the TV-show Friends (1994), though not in the same episode.One of his first showbiz jobs was working as an intern on the Alan Thicke show Thicke of the Night (1983).In Shrink Wrap (2002) he played his own real-life father's father.Every so often he and his father enjoy getting together and going to Alaska to fish in the summer.Helped Jenifer Estess raised millions of dollars to combat A.L.S. (Lou Gehrig's disease).Auditioned for a part in Platoon (1986), even meeting with Oliver Stone.Is a big fan of Star Trek: The Original Series (1966). He named his production company "Red Hour Films" after an alien riot featured in the episode The Return of the Archons (1967). Has a humorous, You Tube website "gag" episode of "Star Trek" where he is imitating Shatner's Captain Kirk.Produced a short film parody of The Color of Money (1986) entitled "The Hustler of Money" which got him noticed by Saturday Night Live (1975) who eventually offered him employment there.Has played two very similar characters in the movies Heavyweights (1995) and Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004). In both films he plays an obnoxious, slightly insane and formerly overweight fitness instructor who's hell-bent on getting others into shape, and perhaps also on making other peoples' lives miserable.Along with Gerard Butler, Demi Moore, Susan Sarandon, and director Paul Haggis, he visited a camp for internally displaced persons managed by Sean Penn and his Jenkins-Penn Humanitarian Relief Organization in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. (April 2010)His future wife, Christine Taylor, appeared in one episode of Seinfeld (1989) as Jerry Seinfeld's girlfriend. His father, Jerry Stiller, had a recurring role on that series as George Costanza's father.In 2007, Forbes Magazine estimated his earnings for the year to be $38 million.Became a father for the 1st time at age 36 when his wife Christine Taylor gave birth to their daughter Ella Olivia Stiller on April 10, 2002. Became a father for the 2nd time at age 39 when his wife Christine Taylor gave birth to their son Quinlin Dempsey Stiller on July 10, 2005.He and wife Christine Taylor have both guest-starred on the TV series Arrested Development (2003). She played "Sally Sitwell", the love interest of "Michael Bluth" (two episodes) and he played the incompetent magician "Tony Wonder" in the episode "The Sword of Destiny".Has a Hollywood "clique" of close friends that have often appeared in his movies: Owen Wilson, Jack Black, Kyle Gass and Janeane Garofalo.(May 10, 2010) Merited a position in Time magazine's - The 100 Most Influential People in the World ("Heroes" category) - with an homage contributed by friend Robert De Niro.Hosted the MTV Movie Awards in 1996 along with Janeane GarofaloOften casts/co-stars with Janeane Garofalo.Attended UCLA School of Theater, Film, and Television.Briefly appears in the film clip for the song "Tribute" by Tenacious D, a band that includes fellow actors Jack Black and Kyle Gass. He's one of the people walking past the studio booth in the shopping center.Played the part of an arrogant director in Get Shorty (1995), but the scene was cut.Along with Kirk R. Thatcher, one of the few actors to give William Shatner the middle finger (jokingly) on screen.Longtime friend of actor Anthony Barrile. They met at 12 years old as members of First All Children's Theatre Company in New York City, where they were among the 'Meri-Mini Players'.Ranked #78 in Premiere's 2003 annual Power 100 List. Had ranked #68 in 2002 and #80 in 2001.Fractured his hand in a snowboarding accident on Sunday, December 21, 2008 and was taken to New York's Mount Sinai Hospital.As of 2018, has never appeared in a film nominated for the the Best Picture Oscar.Born at 5:35 PM (EST). |
| Name: |
Ben Stiller |
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Producer,Actor,Director (IMDB) |
| Area: |
All World |
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Business scope: |
Producer,Actor,Director |
| Products for sale: |
Producer,Actor,Director |
| Model rank: |
7 |
| Last update: |
2024-07-01 03:02:24 |
| Height: |
5' 7' (1.70 m) |
| Biography: |
Benjamin Edward Meara Stiller was born on November 30, 1965, in New York City, New York, to legendary comedians Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara. His father was of Austrian Jewish and Polish Jewish descent, and his mother was of Irish Catholic descent (s |
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Revealed in 2005 that he has bipolar disorder and that it runs in his family.Was considered for the role of "Willy Wonka" in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005).Directed one Oscar nominated performance: Robert Downey Jr. in Tropic Thunder (2008).Is a member of, what the media refers to as, "The Frat Pack," along with Will Ferrell, Jack Black, Vince Vaughn, Steve Carell, Owen Wilson, and Luke Wilson. The "Frat Pack" name is a reference to the film, Old School (2003), featuring Vaughn, Ferrell and Luke Wilson, due to the wide number of films featuring the seven actors. Stiller's "Frat Pack" films include Zoolander (2001), Envy (2004), The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) and Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)..Credits his real-life father Jerry Stiller as his favorite acting mentor/best friend.His favorite actress of all time is Diane Keaton. He even wrote an article about her for Premiere magazine in 1997.Revealed in "Medium" magazine in 2016, that he was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2014. After treatment, he was declared cancer-free.Holds a distinct Razzie Award record - nominated for most titles in one year. He was nominated in 2004 for Worst Actor in five of the six films in which he appeared: Along Came Polly (2004), Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004), Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004), Envy (2004), and Starsky & Hutch (2004). The only film he was not nominated in for that year was Meet the Fockers (2004).Stiller's famous parents, Anne Meara and Jerry Stiller, and his sister Amy Stiller often made cameo appearances in his movies.Frequent co-star of Vince Vaughn, appearing with him in three movies in 2004 alone.His father is from an Ashkenazi Jewish family (from Austria and Poland). His mother, who was of Irish descent, was a convert to Judaism.Is a major fan of Tom Cruise and has impersonated Tom for many years. He even portrayed Tom Cruise's fictitious crazed stunt double, Tom Crooze, on 2000 MTV Movie Awards (2000) on a segment called Mission: Improbable. (This segment is included on the Mission: Impossible II (2000) DVD.) Tom and Ben have been friends ever since 1996.Admitted in a Playboy Magazine interview that he auditioned for three or four years before he got a part.According to "Jews Who Rock," a book by Guy Oseary, Stiller was once a drummer in a band called Capital Punishment that released an album titled "Roadkill".Appeared in Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (1998) on May 9, 2001 and walked away with $32,000 for Project ALS. He phoned his mother, actress Anne Meara, for help but lost on the question worth $250,000.2007 - Ranked #20 on EW's The 50 Smartest People in Hollywood.Ben and his wife Christine Taylor, have both guest starred on the TV-show Friends (1994), though not in the same episode.One of his first showbiz jobs was working as an intern on the Alan Thicke show Thicke of the Night (1983).In Shrink Wrap (2002) he played his own real-life father's father.Every so often he and his father enjoy getting together and going to Alaska to fish in the summer.Helped Jenifer Estess raised millions of dollars to combat A.L.S. (Lou Gehrig's disease).Auditioned for a part in Platoon (1986), even meeting with Oliver Stone.Is a big fan of Star Trek: The Original Series (1966). He named his production company "Red Hour Films" after an alien riot featured in the episode The Return of the Archons (1967). Has a humorous, You Tube website "gag" episode of "Star Trek" where he is imitating Shatner's Captain Kirk.Produced a short film parody of The Color of Money (1986) entitled "The Hustler of Money" which got him noticed by Saturday Night Live (1975) who eventually offered him employment there.Has played two very similar characters in the movies Heavyweights (1995) and Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004). In both films he plays an obnoxious, slightly insane and formerly overweight fitness instructor who's hell-bent on getting others into shape, and perhaps also on making other peoples' lives miserable.Along with Gerard Butler, Demi Moore, Susan Sarandon, and director Paul Haggis, he visited a camp for internally displaced persons managed by Sean Penn and his Jenkins-Penn Humanitarian Relief Organization in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. (April 2010)His future wife, Christine Taylor, appeared in one episode of Seinfeld (1989) as Jerry Seinfeld's girlfriend. His father, Jerry Stiller, had a recurring role on that series as George Costanza's father.In 2007, Forbes Magazine estimated his earnings for the year to be $38 million.Became a father for the 1st time at age 36 when his wife Christine Taylor gave birth to their daughter Ella Olivia Stiller on April 10, 2002. Became a father for the 2nd time at age 39 when his wife Christine Taylor gave birth to their son Quinlin Dempsey Stiller on July 10, 2005.He and wife Christine Taylor have both guest-starred on the TV series Arrested Development (2003). She played "Sally Sitwell", the love interest of "Michael Bluth" (two episodes) and he played the incompetent magician "Tony Wonder" in the episode "The Sword of Destiny".Has a Hollywood "clique" of close friends that have often appeared in his movies: Owen Wilson, Jack Black, Kyle Gass and Janeane Garofalo.(May 10, 2010) Merited a position in Time magazine's - The 100 Most Influential People in the World ("Heroes" category) - with an homage contributed by friend Robert De Niro.Hosted the MTV Movie Awards in 1996 along with Janeane GarofaloOften casts/co-stars with Janeane Garofalo.Attended UCLA School of Theater, Film, and Television.Briefly appears in the film clip for the song "Tribute" by Tenacious D, a band that includes fellow actors Jack Black and Kyle Gass. He's one of the people walking past the studio booth in the shopping center.Played the part of an arrogant director in Get Shorty (1995), but the scene was cut.Along with Kirk R. Thatcher, one of the few actors to give William Shatner the middle finger (jokingly) on screen.Longtime friend of actor Anthony Barrile. They met at 12 years old as members of First All Children's Theatre Company in New York City, where they were among the 'Meri-Mini Players'.Ranked #78 in Premiere's 2003 annual Power 100 List. Had ranked #68 in 2002 and #80 in 2001.Fractured his hand in a snowboarding accident on Sunday, December 21, 2008 and was taken to New York's Mount Sinai Hospital.As of 2018, has never appeared in a film nominated for the the Best Picture Oscar.Born at 5:35 PM (EST). |
| Trademarks: |
His characters are often arrogant and short tempered
Sarcastic deadpan disposition
Often plays characters who frequently find themselves in very embarrassing, awkward situations
Short but muscular frame
Judaism is an often theme in his movies. |
| Quotes: |
[on advice he receives from his father, Jerry Stiller] My father is always telling me to take care of myself and get a lot of rest. He's always saying, "Sleep will fix anything. Go take a nap". I think he's right. I find when I get frazzled, if I get a good night's sleep, I feel much better about things.
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If my parents were, like, plumbers, who knows what I would be doing?
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There's an old saying in Hollywood: It's not the length of your film, it's how you use it.
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I have no problem with straight actors playing gay, but I always feel like I can tell. Does that sound horrible?
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I have not been an easygoing guy. I think it's called bipolar manic depression. I've got a rich history of that in my family. Our family has publicly gone into therapy, so that's out in the open. |
| Salaries: |
Tower Heist (2011) - $15,000,000
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The Big Year (2011) - $1,000,000 (producer)
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Little Fockers (2010) - $20,000,000
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Greenberg (2010) - $6,000,000
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Meet the Fockers |
| Job title: |
Producer,Actor,Director |
| Others works: |
(1999) Music video: Appeared in the Smash Mouth video "All Star".
(2000) Music video: Appeared in Limp Bizkit's "Rollin" music video.
(2001) Music video: Appeared in Sean 'Diddy' Combs & The Bad Boy Family's " |
| Spouse: |
Christine Taylor (May 13, 2000 - present) (2 children) |
| Children: |
Ella StillerQuinn Dempsey Stiller |
| Parents: |
Anne Meara
Jerry Stiller |
| Relatives: |
Amy Stiller (Sibling) |
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