Ben Stiller
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He displayed an early interest in film making and at ten years old, he made his acting debut as a guest on his mother's series Kate McShane. In 1989, Stiller appeared on a season of Saturday Night Live. Stiller put aside his directing ambitions to star in There's Something About Mary, which launched Stiller's career.
In July 2006, Stiller announced he would be directing a comedy starring his wife as the lead role. In May 2000, Stiller married Christine Taylor, whom he met while filming Heat Vision and Jack. He and Taylor have a daughter, Ella Olivia, born April 10, 2002, and a son, Quinlin Dempsey, born July 10, 2005.
Stiller is best known for his roles in the films There's Something About Mary, Zoolander, Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story, Meet the Parents, and its sequel, Meet the Fockers.
Public Name: Ben Stiller
Birth Name: Benjamin Edward Stiller
Date of Birth: November 30, 1965
Place of Birth: New York City
Filmography
- Tropic Thunder (2008)
- The Mirror (2007)
- Untitled Christine Taylor Project (2007)
- Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008)
- The Heartbreak Kid (2007)
- Night at the Museum (2006)
- Tenacious D in: The Pick of Destiny (2006
- Night of Too Many Stars: An Overbooked Event for Autism Education (2006)
- School for Scoundrels (2006)
- Danny Roane: First Time Director (2006)
- "Arrested Development" (4 episodes, 2004-2006)
- Madagascar (2005)
- Sledge: The Untold Story (2005)
- Meet the Fockers (2004)
- Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)
- Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004)
- Envy (2004)
- Starsky & Hutch (2004)
- "King of the Hill" (1 episode, 2004)
- Along Came Polly (2004)
- Nobody Knows Anything! (2003)
- Duplex (2003)
- Legend of the Lost Tribe (2002)
- "Prehistoric Planet" (2002)
- "Liberty's Kids: Est. 1776" (1 episode)
- "The King of Queens" (1 episode, 2002)
- "Undeclared" (1 episode, 2002)
- "The Simpsons" (1 episode, 2002)
- Orange County (2002)
- The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
- Zoolander (2001)
- Meet the Parents (2000)
- "Freaks and Geeks" (1 episode, 2000)
- Keeping the Faith (2000)
- The Independent (2000)
- "Saturday Night Live" (6 episodes, 1987-2000)
- Mission: Improbable (2000)
- Hooves of Fire (1999)
- Black and White (1999)
- Mystery Men (1999)
- The Suburbans (1999)
- Heat Vision and Jack (1999)
- Permanent Midnight (1998)
- Your Friends & Neighbors (1998)
- There's Something About Mary (1998)
- Zero Effect (1998)
- Backstreet Boyz (1998)
- Behind the Zipper with Magda (1998)
- Derek Zoolander University (1997)
- "Friends" (1 episode, 1997)
- "NewsRadio" (1 episode, 1996)
- "Mr. Show with Bob and David" (1 episode, 1996)
- Derek Zoolander: Male Model (1996)
- The Cable Guy (1996)
- Flirting with Disaster (1996)
- If Lucy Fell (1996)
- Happy Gilmore (1996)
- "Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man" (1 episode, 1995)
- Heavy Weights (1995)
- Reality Bites (1994)
- "Frasier" (1 episode, 1993)
- "2 Stupid Dogs" (1993)
- "The Ben Stiller Show" (13 episodes, 1992-1993)
- The Nutt House (1992)
- Highway to Hell (1992)
- Working Tra$h (1990)
- Stella (1990)
- "The Ben Stiller Show" (1990)
- Next of Kin (1989)
- That's Adequate (1989)
- Elvis Stories (1989)
- Fresh Horses (1988)
- The Hustler of Money (1988)
- Empire of the Sun (1987)
- "Miami Vice" (1 episode, 1987)
- The House of Blue Leaves (1987)
- Hot Pursuit (1987)
- Shoeshine (1987)
- "Kate & Allie" (1 episode, 1986)
- "Kate McShane" (1 episode, 1975)
Awards
- MTV Movie Award Best Villain "Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story" 2005
- American Comedy Award Funniest Male Performer in a Motion Picture "Meet the Parents" 2001
- MTV Movie Award Best Comedic Performance "Meet the Parents" 2001
- MTV Movie Award Best Fight "There's Something About Mary" 1999
- Emmy Best Writing in a Variety or Music Program "The Ben Stiller Show" 1992 - 93
