 
    Ben Stiller
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            Biography
                
            Benjamin Edward Meara Stiller 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
             
                        Saturday Night Live
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Jimmy Kimmel Live!
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Tony Awards
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Late Night with Seth Meyers
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Raw
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The One Show
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Oscars
                    
                
                    
                         
                        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
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Friends
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Frasier
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Jonathan Ross Show
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Teen Choice Awards
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Workaholics
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Emmy Awards
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Miami Vice
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Entertainment Tonight
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Space Ghost Coast to Coast
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Arrested Development
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The King of Queens
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Today
                    
                
                    
                         
                        American Idol
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Daily Show
                    
                
                    
                         
                        NewsRadio
                    
                
                    
                         
                        New Heights
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Comedy Central Roasts
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Severance
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Simpsons
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Late Night with David Letterman
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Inside Comedy
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Everybody's Live with John Mulaney
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Early Show
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Kids' Choice Awards
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Primetime Glick
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Phineas and Ferb
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Krapopolis
                    
                
                    
                         
                        MTV Movie & TV Awards
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Extras
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Eagleheart
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Freaks and Geeks
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Haters Back Off
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Kate & Allie
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Running Wild with Bear Grylls
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Another Period
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Desus & Mero
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Big Time in Hollywood, Fl
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Mr. Show with Bob and David
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Kate McShane
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Ellen DeGeneres Show
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Run Ronnie Run
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Bros
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Happy Gilmore
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Independent
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Orange County
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Friends: The Reunion
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Heavyweights
                    
                
                    
                         
                        MTV Video Music Awards
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Hubie Halloween
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Dear Santa
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Hot Pursuit
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Trip
                    
                
                    
                         
                        #LoveArmy : Où es-tu Jérôme ?
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Curb Your Enthusiasm
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Locked Down
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Megamind
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Happy Gilmore 2
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Reality Bites
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Dink
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Jerry Stiller
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Beastie Boys Story
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Royal Tenenbaums
                    
                
                    
                         
                        There's Something About Mary
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Marc Pease Experience
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Little Fockers
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Focker-In-Law
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Watch
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Brad's Status
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Madagascar
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Along Came Polly
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Madly Madagascar
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Heartbreak Kid
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Meet the Fockers
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Meet the Parents
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Tower Heist
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Night at the Museum
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Starsky & Hutch
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Zoolander
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Zoolander 2
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Tropic Thunder
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Off Weeks
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
                    
                
            Production Credits
             
                        Escape at Dannemora
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Zoolander 2
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Another Period
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Package
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
                    
                
                    
                         
                        High Desert
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Focker-In-Law
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Burning Love
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Queenpins
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Dodgeball 2
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Dinner in America
                    
                
                    
                         
                        In the Dark
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Zoolander
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Off Weeks
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Dink
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Ruins
                    
                
                    
                         
                        30 Minutes or Less
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Severance
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Blades of Glory
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Alex Strangelove
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Reality Bites
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Why Him?
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Tropic Thunder
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Starsky & Hutch
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Megamind
                    
                
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