Ben Stiller
Actor

Ben Stiller

22 Movies
22 Credits
Personal Info
Known For Acting
Known Credits 22
Birthday November 30, 1965 (60 years old)
Place of Birth New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As Benjamin Edward Meara Stiller
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Biography

Benjamin Edward Meara StillerΒ (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 asΒ There's Something About MaryΒ (1998),Β ZoolanderΒ (2001), andΒ Tropic ThunderΒ (2008).Β Stiller is also known for his work in franchises such as theΒ Meet the ParentsΒ filmsΒ (2000–2010), theΒ MadagascarΒ franchiseΒ (2005–2012), and theΒ Night at the MuseumΒ filmsΒ (2006–2014).Β His filmsΒ have grossed over $2.6 billion in Canada and the United States, with an average of $79 million per film.Β Β His awards and honors include anΒ Emmy Award, aΒ Directors Guild of America Award, aΒ Britannia AwardΒ and aΒ Teen Choice Award.

Stiller is the son of the comedians and actorsΒ Jerry StillerΒ andΒ Anne Meara.Β He began his career writingΒ mockumentariesΒ and was offered a variety sketch series,Β The Ben Stiller Show, which he produced and hosted for its 13-episode run.Β The series ran onΒ MTVΒ in 1990 and Β FoxΒ in 1992 and 1993, earning him aΒ Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Program. Stiller was a member of a group of comedic actors colloquially known as theΒ Frat Pack.

Transitioning to acting in films, Stiller made his directorial debut withΒ Reality BitesΒ (1994) and went on to direct and star in films such asΒ The Cable GuyΒ (1996) andΒ The Secret Life of Walter MittyΒ (2013).Β He also starred in a string of successful studio comedies, includingΒ Along Came PollyΒ (2004),Β Dodgeball: A True Underdog StoryΒ (2004),Β Starsky & HutchΒ (2004), andΒ Tower HeistΒ (2011).Β His performances inΒ independent filmsΒ includeΒ Flirting with DisasterΒ (1996),Β The Royal TenenbaumsΒ (2001), and theΒ Noah BaumbachΒ filmsΒ GreenbergΒ (2010),Β While We're YoungΒ (2014), andΒ The Meyerowitz StoriesΒ (2017).

Since the mid-2010s, Stiller has primarily worked as a television director and showrunner. In 2018, he directed theΒ ShowtimeΒ limited seriesΒ Escape at Dannemora,Β earning aΒ Directors Guild of America AwardΒ and twoΒ Primetime Emmy AwardΒ nominations forΒ Outstanding Limited Series andΒ Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series. In 2022, he was a director and executive producer on theΒ Apple TV+Β seriesΒ Severance,Β earning two Primetime Emmy Award nominations forΒ Outstanding Drama SeriesΒ andΒ Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series.

Filmography (225)

The Dink 2026
Focker-In-Law 2026
Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man! 2026
Happy Gilmore 2 2025
Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost 2025
The Hanging of Stuart Cornfeld 2025
Downey Wrote That 2025
Bianca by Night 2025
Everybody's Live with John Mulaney 2025
Nutcrackers 2024
Dear Santa 2024
Bleecker 2023
Albert Brooks: Defending My Life 2023
Krapopolis 2023
The Playboy Murders 2023
Bros 2022
Severance 2022
Locked Down 2021
Beastie Boys Story 2020
Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics 2020
Celebrity Escape Room 2020
Hubie Halloween 2020
Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine 2020
Gone Mental with Lior 2020
Greed 2019
Desus & Mero 2019
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) 2017
Everybody Has an Andy Dick Story 2017
Brad's Status 2017
The Truth Is in the Stars 2017
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs 2017
Don't Think Twice 2016
Drake Sather: The Man Who Created Zoolander 2016
Zoolander 2 2016
Zoolander: Super Model 2016
Haters Back Off 2016
Quotidien 2016
Sweet Micky for President 2015
While We're Young 2015
Being Canadian 2015
Bridget Everett: Gynecological Wonder 2015
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson 2015
Big Time in Hollywood, Fl 2015
Another Period 2015
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter 2015
Hot Ones 2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert 2015
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb 2014
Harmontown 2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers 2014
Running Wild with Bear Grylls 2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 2014
Chicken Shop Date 2014
Le DΓ©barquement 2013
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty 2013
Madly Madagascar 2013
He's Way More Famous Than You 2013
Nantucket Film Festival's 2nd Comedy Roundtable 2013
Here Comes the Night Time 2013
The Birthday Boys 2013
Le DΓ©barquement 2013
Circus Halligalli 2013
The Watch 2012
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted 2012
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief 2012
The Secret Policeman's Ball 2012
Nantucket Film Festival's Comedy Roundtable 2012
Dreamworks: Holiday Classics 2012
Inside Comedy 2012
Ted's Notebook 2012
Submarine 2011
Tower Heist 2011
The Trip 2011
Eagleheart 2011
The Jonathan Ross Show 2011
Workaholics 2011
I'm Still Here 2010
Greenberg 2010
Megamind 2010 Little Fockers 2010
The Trip 2010
Take Two with Phineas and Ferb 2010
The Marc Pease Experience 2009
Merry Madagascar 2009
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian 2009
Funny People 2009
The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story 2009
Monkey Mischief 2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen 2009
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa 2008 Tropic Thunder 2008
Rain of Madness 2008
Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis 2008
The Heartbreak Kid 2007
The Making of 'The Pick of Destiny' 2007
Elmo's Christmas Countdown 2007
AFI: 100 Years... 100 Movies... 10th Anniversary Edition 2007
The Farrelly Bros.: In the French Tradition 2007
Phineas and Ferb 2007
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! 2007
The Graham Norton Show 2007
Night at the Museum 2006
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny 2006
School for Scoundrels 2006
Awesome; I Fuckin' Shot That! 2006
Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner 2006
Danny Roane: First Time Director 2006
The Henry Rollins Show 2006
The One Show 2006
Madagascar 2005
All Aboard the Crazy Train 2005
Earth to America 2005
Romanekian 2005
Confessions of an Action Star 2005
Extras 2005
Meet the Fockers 2004
Envy 2004
Along Came Polly 2004 Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy 2004 DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story 2004 Starsky & Hutch 2004
Nobody Knows Anything! 2004
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song? 2004
On Air with Ryan Seacrest 2004
Duplex 2003
Pauly Shore Is Dead 2003
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special 2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show 2003
Arrested Development 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live! 2003
Comedy Central Roasts 2003
Orange County 2002
Run Ronnie Run 2002
American Idol 2002
Wish Kids 2002
Prehistoric Planet 2002
Mission: Improbable 2001
The Royal Tenenbaums 2001
Zoolander 2001
Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored 2001
America | A Tribute to Heroes 2001
Undeclared 2001
The Andy Dick Show 2001
Primetime Glick 2001
Meet the Parents 2000
Keeping the Faith 2000
The Independent 2000
Curb Your Enthusiasm 2000
Mystery Men 1999
Heat Vision and Jack 1999
Black and White 1999
The Suburbans 1999
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Jerry Stiller 1999
Family Guy 1999
Freaks and Geeks 1999
The Early Show 1999
Rove 1999
Teen Choice Awards 1999
TV total 1999
There's Something About Mary 1998
Permanent Midnight 1998
Zero Effect 1998
Your Friends & Neighbors 1998
The King of Queens 1998
Derek Zoolander University 1997
The View 1997
King of the Hill 1997
Flirting with Disaster 1996
The Cable Guy 1996
Happy Gilmore 1996
Derek Zoolander: Male Model 1996
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond 1996
If Lucy Fell 1996
The Daily Show 1996
E! True Hollywood Story 1996
Saturday Night Special 1996
Heavyweights 1995
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist 1995
Mr. Show with Bob and David 1995
NewsRadio 1995
Reality Bites 1994
Inside the Actors Studio 1994
Friends 1994
Space Ghost Coast to Coast 1994
Duckman 1994
Frasier 1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien 1993
Raw 1993
The Nutt House 1992
The Ben Stiller Show 1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 1992
MTV Movie & TV Awards 1992
The Larry Sanders Show 1992
Highway to Hell 1991
Working Tra$h 1990
Stella 1990
Elvis Stories 1989
That's Adequate 1989
Next of Kin 1989
The Simpsons 1989
Fresh Horses 1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark 1988
Empire of the Sun 1987
Hot Pursuit 1987
Shoeshine 1987
The Hustler of Money 1987
The House of Blue Leaves 1987
Kids' Choice Awards 1987
Kate & Allie 1984
Miami Vice 1984
MTV Video Music Awards 1984
Late Night with David Letterman 1982
Entertainment Tonight 1981
Kate McShane 1975
Saturday Night Live 1975
The Mike Douglas Show 1961
The Oscars 1953
Today 1952
The Emmy Awards 1949
The Semplica Girl Diaries
The Champions
Belly of the Beast
A Matter of Time
The Off Weeks
Protective Custody