Ben Stiller
- Acting
- November 30, 1965 · New York City, New York, USA
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
Filmography
- Focker-in-Law · Greg Focker, Producer
- The Dink · Dr. Stone, Producer
- Born to Bowl · Executive producer
- Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man! · Self
- The Hanging of Stuart Cornfeld
- Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost · Self, Director
- Downey Wrote That · Self
- Extremist · Executive producer
- Happy Gilmore 2 · Hal L
- Everybody's Live with John Mulaney · Self
- Bianca by Night · Self
- Dear Santa · Lucifer (uncredited)
- Nutcrackers · Mike Maxwell, Executive producer
- Albert Brooks: Defending My Life · Self
- Krapopolis · Prometheus (Voice)
- Bleecker · Dr. Pots, Executive producer
- High Desert · Executive producer
- The Playboy Murders · Self
- Bros · Ben Stiller (uncredited)
- Dinner in America · Producer
- Severance · Kier Eagan (voice) (uncredited), Director
- Queenpins · Producer
- Locked Down · Guy
- Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine · 8008s
- Friendsgiving · Producer
- The Flame · Associate Producer
- Hubie Halloween · Orderly Hal
- Celebrity Escape Room · Self, Executive producer
- Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics · Self, Producer
- Beastie Boys Story · Self
- Gone Mental with Lior · Self
- Greed · Self
- Plus One · Executive producer
- In the Dark · Executive producer
- Desus & Mero · Self
- Escape at Dannemora · Executive producer, Director
- The Package · Producer
- Alex Strangelove · Producer
- Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs · Self
- The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) · Matthew Meyerowitz
- Brad's Status · Brad Sloan
- Everybody Has an Andy Dick Story · Self
- The Truth Is in the Stars · Self
- Why Him? · Producer
- Haters Back Off · Self
- Quotidien · Self
- Zoolander: Super Model · Derek Zoolander (Voice)
- Don't Think Twice · Self
- Drake Sather: The Man Who Created Zoolander
- Zoolander 2 · Derek Zoolander, Characters
- Being Canadian · Self
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert · Self
- Crash Test: With Rob Huebel and Paul Scheer · Producer
- Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter · Self
- Bridget Everett: Gynecological Wonder · Self, Executive producer
- Another Period · Charles Ponzi, Executive producer
- StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson · Self
- While We're Young · Josh Schrebnick
- Big Time in Hollywood, Fl · Jimmy Staats
- Hot Ones · Self
- Sweet Micky for President · Self
- Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb · Larry Daley / Laaa
- Chicken Shop Date · Self
- Running Wild with Bear Grylls · Self
- Harmontown · Self
- Late Night with Seth Meyers · Self
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon · Self
- The Secret Life of Walter Mitty · Walter Mitty, Producer
- Nantucket Film Festival's 2nd Comedy Roundtable · Self
- The Birthday Boys · Creator
- Here Comes the Night Time · Fake Arcade Fire Bandmember
- He's Way More Famous Than You · Ben Stiller
- Circus Halligalli · Self
- Madly Madagascar · Alex (Voice)
- Le Débarquement · Self
- Le Débarquement
- 12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief · Self
- Dreamworks: Holiday Classics · Alex (Voice)
- Nantucket Film Festival's Comedy Roundtable · Self
- Vamps · Executive producer