10.0
10.0
Romanekian
2005
as Self
Ben Stiller
Also known as: Benjamin Edward Meara Stiller, Benjamin Stiller
Acting
Born:November 30, 1965(age 60)
Birthplace:New York City, New York, USA
Nationality:United States
Height:5'7" (170 cm)
Education:University of California, Los Angeles, UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, Calhoun School, Cathedral School of St. John the Divine
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CommunityBiography
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.
Notable Works
MadagascarNight at the Museum
Filmography (126 movies)
8.0
8.0
Earth to America
2005
as Self
8.0
8.0
Here Comes the Night Time
2013
as Fake Arcade Fire Bandmember
7.6
7.6
Dinner in America
2020
Producer
7.5
7.5
Empire of the Sun
1987
as Dainty
7.5
7.5
Beastie Boys Story
2020
as Self
7.5
7.5
The Hustler of Money
1987
Director
7.5
7.5
Mission: Improbable
2001
as Tom Crooze
7.5
7.5
The Royal Tenenbaums
2001
as Chas Tenenbaum
7.4
7.4
Submarine
2011
Executive Producer
7.3
7.3
The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story
2009
as Self
7.2
7.2
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
2013
Producer
7.2
7.2
Awesome; I Fuckin' Shot That!
2006
as Self
7.1
7.1
The Truth Is in the Stars
2017
as Self
7.0
7.0
Megamind
2010
Executive Producer
7.0
7.0
Albert Brooks: Defending My Life
2023
as Self
7.0
7.0
Nantucket Film Festival's Comedy Roundtable
2012
as Self - Panelist
6.9
6.9
Madagascar
2005
as Alex (voice)
6.9
6.9
Plus One
2019
Executive Producer
6.8
6.8
Sweet Micky for President
2015
as Self
6.8
6.8
Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness
2008
as Tugg Speedman
6.8
6.8
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
2006
Executive Producer
6.8
6.8
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special
2003
as Self
6.7
6.7
AFI: 100 Years... 100 Movies... 10th Anniversary Edition
2007
as Self
6.7
6.7
Tropic Thunder
2008
Director
6.7
6.7
Meet the Parents
2000
as Greg Focker
6.6
6.6
The Trip
2011
as Ben Stiller
6.6
6.6
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
2012
as Alex (voice)
6.6
6.6
There's Something About Mary
1998
as Ted Stroehmann
6.6
6.6
Happy Gilmore 2
2025
as Hal L
6.6
6.6
Night at the Museum
2006
as Larry Daley
6.6
6.6
Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics
2020
Producer
6.6
6.6
Harmontown
2014
as Self
6.6
6.6
Reality Bites
1994
Director
6.6
6.6
Alex Strangelove
2018
Producer
6.5
6.5
Queenpins
2021
Producer
6.5
6.5
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
2008
as Alex (voice)
6.5
6.5
Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost
2025
Director
6.5
6.5
Madly Madagascar
2013
as Alex (voice)
6.5
6.5
Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner
2006
as Self - Filmed Roaster
6.5
6.5
Merry Madagascar
2009
as Alex (voice)
6.5
6.5
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
2017
as Matthew Meyerowitz
6.4
6.4
Why Him?
2016
Producer
6.4
6.4
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
2004
Producer
6.3
6.3
Dear Santa
2024
as Lucifer (uncredited)
6.3
6.3
Meet the Fockers
2004
as Greg Focker
6.2
6.2
Brad's Status
2017
as Brad Sloan
6.2
6.2
Zero Effect
1998
as Steve Arlo
6.2
6.2
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
2014
as Larry Daley / Laaa
6.2
6.2
Zoolander
2001
Screenplay
6.2
6.2
America | A Tribute to Heroes
2001
as Self
6.2
6.2
Flirting with Disaster
1996
as Mel Coplin
6.2
6.2
The Dink
2026
Producer
6.1
6.1
Heavyweights
1995
as Tony Perkis / Tony Perkis Sr.
6.1
6.1
Blades of Glory
2007
Producer
6.1
6.1
Tower Heist
2011
as Josh Kovacs
6.1
6.1
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
2009
as Larry Daley
6.1
6.1
Sesame Street: Elmo's Christmas Countdown
2007
as Stiller the Elf (voice)
6.1
6.1
Duplex
2003
Producer
6.1
6.1
Keeping the Faith
2000
as Rabbi Jake Schram
6.0
6.0
Along Came Polly
2004
as Reuben Feffer
6.0
6.0
The Big Year
2011
Executive Producer
6.0
6.0
The Cable Guy
1996
Director
6.0
6.0
While We're Young
2015
as Josh Schrebnick
5.9
5.9
Next of Kin
1989
as Lawrence Isabella
5.9
5.9
The Ruins
2008
Executive Producer
5.9
5.9
The Package
2018
Producer
5.9
5.9
Hubie Halloween
2020
as Orderly Hal
5.9
5.9
Permanent Midnight
1998
as Jerry Stahl
5.9
5.9
Celebrity Escape Room
2020
Executive Producer
5.9
5.9
Greenberg
2010
as Roger Greenberg
5.9
5.9
Crash Test: With Rob Huebel and Paul Scheer
2015
Producer
5.8
5.8
Starsky & Hutch
2004
Executive Producer
5.8
5.8
Mystery Men
1999
as Mr. Furious / Roy
5.8
5.8
Highway to Hell
1991
as Pluto's Cook / Attila the Hun
5.8
5.8
Nutcrackers
2024
as Mike Maxwell
5.8
5.8
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
1996
as Self
5.8
5.8
30 Minutes or Less
2011
Producer
5.8
5.8
Your Friends & Neighbors
1998
as Jerry
5.8
5.8
Heat Vision and Jack
1999
Director
5.7
5.7
The Heartbreak Kid
2007
as Eddie Cantrow
5.7
5.7
Derek Zoolander University
1997
Writer
5.7
5.7
Hot Pursuit
1987
as Chris Honeywell
5.7
5.7
Stella
1990
as Jim Uptegrove
5.7
5.7
Little Fockers
2010
as Greg Focker
5.6
5.6
Derek Zoolander: Male Model
1996
Writer
5.6
5.6
The Watch
2012
as Evan
5.5
5.5
School for Scoundrels
2006
as Lonnie Ratcliff
5.4
5.4
Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine
2020
as 8008s
5.3
5.3
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Jerry Stiller
1999
as Self
5.3
5.3
If Lucy Fell
1996
as Bwick Elias
5.2
5.2
Locked Down
2021
as Guy
5.2
5.2
Fresh Horses
1988
as Tipton
5.0
5.0
Shoeshine
1987
as Son
5.0
5.0
The Making of 'The Pick of Destiny'
2007
Producer
4.9
4.9
Zoolander 2
2016
Producer
4.9
4.9
Envy
2004
as Tim Dingman
4.6
4.6
Zoolander: Super Model
2016
as Derek Zoolander (voice)
4.6
4.6
Friendsgiving
2020
Producer
4.5
4.5
The Marc Pease Experience
2009
as Jon Gribble
4.3
4.3
He's Way More Famous Than You
2013
as Ben Stiller
4.1
4.1
Confessions of an Action Star
2005
as Commander
4.1
4.1
Danny Roane: First Time Director
2006
as Self
4.0
4.0
Elvis Stories
1989
Director
3.8
3.8
The Suburbans
1999
as Jay Rose
3.6
3.6
Working Tra$h
1990
as Freddy Novak
2.5
2.5
Bridget Everett: Gynecological Wonder
2015
Executive Producer
1.0
1.0
Bleecker
2023
Executive Producer
Clinton Foundation: Celebrity Division
2011
as Self
Drake Sather: The Man Who Created Zoolander
2016
Monkey Mischief
2009
as Larry Daley
The Farrelly Bros.: In the French Tradition
2007
as Self
The Hanging of Stuart Cornfeld
2025
All Aboard the Crazy Train
2005
as Self - Special Appearance
Nantucket Film Festival's 2nd Comedy Roundtable
2013
as Self
Focker-In-Law
2026
Producer
The Semplica Girl Diaries
TBA
The Champions
TBA
Producer
Belly of the Beast
TBA
as Norman Mailer
The House of Blue Leaves
1987
as Ronnie Shaughnessy
London
TBA
Director
The Hardy Men
TBA
Producer
Bag Man
TBA
Director
This, But Again
TBA
Director
Dodgeball 2
TBA
Producer
Airman
TBA
Producer
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