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Born · November 30, 1965 (59 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
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.
Self
7.5
2023
0.0
2023
Self
6.4
2016
0.0
2016
Josh Schrebnick
6.0
2015
Self
6.8
2015
Larry Daley / Laaa
6.2
2014
Walter Mitty
7.2
2013
Alex (voice)
6.5
2013
Self - host
5.1
2013
Evan
5.6
2012
Alex (voice)
6.6
2012
Josh Kovacs
6.1
2011
Soap Opera Star (uncredited)
7.4
2011
Greg Focker
5.6
2010
Bernard (voice)
7.0
2010
Ben Stiller
6.0
2010
Roger Greenberg
5.9
2010
Alex (voice)
6.5
2009
Jon Gribble
4.6
2009
Larry Daley
6.1
2009
Alex (voice)
6.5
2008
Tugg Speedman
6.7
2008
Eddie Cantrow
5.7
2007
Larry Daley
6.6
2006
Guitar Center Guy
6.8
2006
Lonnie Ratcliff
5.4
2006
Self - Special Appearance
0.0
2005
Alex (voice)
6.9
2005
Greg Focker
6.2
2004
Arturo Mendes
6.7
2004
White Goodman
6.4
2004
Tim Dingman
4.9
2004
David Starsky
5.8
2004
Reuben Feffer
6.0
2004
Alex Rose
6.1
2003
Chas Tenenbaum
7.5
2001
Derek Zoolander
6.2
2001
Tom Crooze
7.6
2001
Greg Focker
6.7
2000
Rabbi Jake Schram
6.1
2000
Furious
5.8
1999
Jerry Stahl
6.0
1998
Jerry
5.8
1998
Ted Stroehmann
6.6
1998
Steve Arlo
6.2
1998
Sam Sweet / Stan Sweet
6.0
1996
Mel Coplin
6.2
1996
Tony Perkis / Tony Perkis Sr.
6.2
1995
Michael Grates
6.6
1994
Dainty
7.5
1987
0.0
0.0
Mike Maxwell
5.6
2024
Ben Stiller (uncredited)
6.7
2022
Self
5.7
2019
Norman Mailer
0.0
Self
6.2
2017
Brad Sloan
6.2
2017
Matthew Meyerowitz
6.5
2017
Self
7.1
2017
Derek Zoolander
4.9
2016
Self
5.7
2015
Self
6.6
2014
Self
0.0
2013
Ben Stiller
4.0
2013
Self
6.7
2012
Self - Panelist
7.0
2012
Self
7.6
2012
Ben Stiller
6.7
2011
Friend in video (archive footage) (uncredited)
5.9
2009
Tugg Speedman
6.8
2008
Stiller the Elf (voice)
6.9
2007
Self
6.4
2007
Self
5.0
2007
Self - Filmed Roaster
6.5
2006
Self
7.1
2006
Self
8.0
2005
Himself
10.0
2005
Commander
4.3
2005
Peach Expert (uncredited)
3.1
2004
0.0
Lucifer (uncredited)
6.5
2024
(archive footage)
7.9
2021
Guy
5.2
2021
8008s
5.6
2020
Orderly Hal
5.9
2020
Self
5.9
2020
Self
6.7
2020
Self
7.5
2020
Derek Zoolander (voice)
4.6
2016
Self
1.0
2015
Fake Arcade Fire Bandmember
0.0
2013
Self · (1 episode)
6.0
2012
Self
0.0
2011
Self
7.2
2009
Self
0.0
2007
Khaka Peü Peü (voice) · (1 episode)
7.9
2007
Ben Stiller · (1 episode)
7.8
2005
Self · (2 episodes)
5.8
2003
(1 episode)
5.5
2003
Self
6.1
2001
Drew Larson
0.0
(1 episode)
5.5
2006
Self
6.8
2003
Self · (2 episodes)
5.1
2002
Rex · (1 episode)
7.4
2001
(21 episodes)
7.7
2001
Self · (2 episodes)
5.7
1999
Agent Meara · (1 episode)
8.2
1999
Ben Stiller (voice) (uncredited) · (1 episode)
7.4
1999
Jerry - Arthur Spooner’s Father · (1 episode)
7.1
1998
Self · (1 episode)
4.4
1997
(1 episode)
8.0
1996
Self · (5 episodes)
6.4
1996
(1 episode)
7.8
1995
Tommy · (1 episode)
8.4
1994
Self · (1 episode)
7.4
1994
(1 episode)
7.2
1994
Barry (voice) · (1 episode)
7.7
1993
Self - Guest · (4 episodes)
7.1
1993
Various Characters · (13 episodes)
4.8
1992
Pie Thrower (uncredited)
2.9
1992
(2 episodes)
5.4
1992
(3 episodes)
5.2
1988
Ronnie Shaughnessy
0.0
1987
0.0
Hal L.
0.0
George Sampson
0.0
Greg Focker
0.0
Lui-même (Archive) · (5 episodes)
0.0
2024
Prometheus (voice) · (1 episode)
7.3
2023
Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)
6.4
2023
Self · (1 episode)
4.0
2020
Self - Illustrious Guest · (1 episode)
5.1
2019
Himself · (1 episode)
6.1
2016
(1 episode)
6.6
2015
Self · (1 episode)
5.7
2015
Charles Ponzi · (1 episode)
6.8
2015
Self · (1 episode)
6.9
2015
Jimmy Staats · (1 episode)
7.2
2015
Self · (1 episode)
7.4
2015
Self · (1 episode)
6.9
2014
Derek Zoolander · (2 episodes)
8.7
2014
Self · (1 episode)
5.5
2014
Self · (2 episodes)
5.8
2014
(1 episode)
6.8
2013
Ben Stiller · (1 episode)
7.3
2010
Self - Guest · (2 episodes)
5.0
2009
Self · (1 episode)
7.5
2008
Self · (3 episodes)
7.2
2007
Self · (1 episode)
7.5
2007
Self · (1 episode)
9.5
2004
Tony Wonder · (7 episodes)
8.0
2003
Self · (1 episode)
0.0
2003
Ben Stiller (uncredited)
4.3
2003
Self · (1 episode)
5.5
2003
Narrator (voice) · (6 episodes)
8.0
2002
(47 episodes)
0.0
2002
Self
6.0
2002
Firefighter (uncredited)
6.0
2002
(1 episode)
6.9
2001
Self
6.9
2001
Cop
5.6
2000
Ben Stiller · (4 episodes)
8.0
2000
Jay Rose
3.9
1999
Self
5.3
1999
Self · (1 episode)
8.0
1999
Mark Clear
4.7
1999
Self - Nominee · (1 episode)
10.0
1999
Self · (1 episode)
6.1
1999
Self / Strip Club DJ (uncredited)
6.0
1999
Self · (1 episode)
8.2
1998
Derek Zoolander
6.0
1997
Rich (voice) · (1 episode)
7.3
1997
Derek Zoolander
5.7
1996
Self
5.8
1996
(1 episode)
5.0
1996
Bwick Elias
5.1
1996
Hal L. - Orderly in Nursing Home (uncredited)
6.6
1996
(1 episode)
7.7
1995
Vic · (1 episode)
7.3
1995
(1 episode)
7.8
1994
Himself · (1 episode)
6.7
1993
(1 episode)
7.7
1992
Pluto's Cook / Attila the Hun
5.9
1991
Freddy Novak
3.6
1990
Jim Uptegrove
5.7
1990
Garth Motherloving (voice) · (1 episode)
8.0
1989
Lawrence Isabella
5.9
1989
Chip Lane
4.2
1989
Bruce
4.0
1989
Tipton
5.3
1988
Chris Honeywell
5.8
1987
Wince
7.5
1987
Host · (1 episode)
8.8
1987
Son
4.0
1987
(1 episode)
7.5
1984
Self - Host · (1 episode)
7.5
1984
(1 episode)
5.8
1984
Self · (1 episode)
5.9
1982
Self · (2 episodes)
3.7
1981
Self - Various Characters · (5 episodes)
6.9
1975
Self - Host · (2 episodes)
6.9
1975
Self - Cameo (uncredited) · (9 episodes)
6.9
1975
Store Owner · (1 episode)
6.9
1975
Nickie · (1 episode)
5.0
1975
Self · (1 episode)
5.1
1961
Self · (3 episodes)
7.0
1953
Self · (1 episode)
5.5
1952