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Ben Stiller
Ben Stiller’s screen credits include Walter Mitty in The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, Bernard (voice) in Megamind, and Ted Stroehmann in There's Something About Mary.
Born November 30, 1965 New York City, New York, USA11 movies on MoviHero
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About Ben Stiller
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. …
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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.
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- 2026Focker-in-Law1h 45m · Comedy · RomanceGreg FockerUpcoming
- 2026The Dink1h 43m · ComedyDr. Stone
- 2014Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb1h 38m · Adventure · ComedyLarry Daley / Laaa
- 2013The Secret Life of Walter Mitty1h 54m · Adventure · ComedyDirector · Walter Mitty
- 2012Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted1h 33m · Adventure · AnimationAlex (voice)
- 2010Megamind1h 36m · Action · AnimationBernard (voice)
- 2008Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa1h 29m · Adventure · AnimationAlex (voice)
- 2005Madagascar1h 26m · Adventure · AnimationAlex (voice)
- 2004Meet the Fockers1h 55m · Comedy · RomanceGreg Focker
- 2003Duplex1h 29m · ComedyAlex Rose
- 1998There's Something About Mary2h 0m · Comedy · RomanceTed Stroehmann
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- 2025The Hanging of Stuart CornfeldActor
- 2025Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is LostDirector · Producer · Self
- 2025Downey Wrote ThatSelf
- 2025ExtremistProducer
- 2025Happy Gilmore 2Hal L
- 2024Dear SantaLucifer (uncredited)
- 2024NutcrackersProducer · Mike Maxwell
- 2023Albert Brooks: Defending My LifeSelf
- 2023BleeckerProducer · Dr. Pots
- 2022BrosBen Stiller (uncredited)
- 2021QueenpinsProducer
- 2021Locked DownGuy
- 2020Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine8008s
- 2020FriendsgivingProducer
- 2020Hubie HalloweenOrderly Hal
- 2020Dinner in AmericaProducer
- 2020Celebrity Escape RoomProducer · Self
- 2020Have a Good Trip: Adventures in PsychedelicsProducer · Self
- 2020Beastie Boys StorySelf
- 2019GreedSelf
- 2019Plus OneProducer
- 2018The PackageProducer
- 2018Alex StrangeloveProducer
- 2017Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism ProgramsSelf
- 2017The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)Matthew Meyerowitz
- 2017Brad's StatusBrad Sloan
- 2017Everybody Has an Andy Dick StorySelf
- 2017The Truth Is in the StarsSelf
- 2016Why Him?Producer
- 2016Zoolander: Super ModelDerek Zoolander (voice)
- 2016Don't Think TwiceSelf
- 2016Drake Sather: The Man Who Created ZoolanderActor
- 2016Zoolander 2Writer · Director · Producer · Derek Zoolander
- 2015Being CanadianSelf
- 2015Crash Test: With Rob Huebel and Paul ScheerProducer
- 2015Bridget Everett: Gynecological WonderProducer · Self
- 2015While We're YoungJosh Schrebnick
- 2015Sweet Micky for PresidentSelf
- 2014HarmontownSelf
- 2013Nantucket Film Festival's 2nd Comedy RoundtableSelf
- 2013Here Comes the Night TimeFake Arcade Fire Bandmember
- 2013He's Way More Famous Than YouBen Stiller
- 2013Madly MadagascarAlex (voice)
- 2013Le DébarquementSelf - host
- 201212-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy ReliefSelf
- 2012Dreamworks: Holiday ClassicsAlex (voice)
- 2012Nantucket Film Festival's Comedy RoundtableSelf - Panelist
- 2012VampsProducer
- 2012The WatchEvan
- 2012The Secret Policeman's BallSelf
- 2011Tower HeistJosh Kovacs
- 2011The Big YearProducer
- 201130 Minutes or LessProducer
- 2011The TripBen Stiller (uncredited)
- 2011SubmarineProducer · Soap Opera Star (uncredited)
- 2010Little FockersGreg Focker
- 2010I'm Still HereBen Stiller
- 2010GreenbergRoger Greenberg
- 2009Monkey MischiefLarry Daley
- 2009Merry MadagascarAlex (voice)
- 2009The Marc Pease ExperienceJon Gribble
- 2009Funny PeopleFriend in video (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2009Night at the Museum: Battle of the SmithsonianLarry Daley
- 2009The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' StoryProducer · Self
- 2008Tropic Thunder: Rain of MadnessTugg Speedman
- 2008Tropic ThunderProducer · Writer · Director · Tugg Speedman
- 2008The RuinsProducer
- 2008Nick Nolte: No ExitSelf
- 2007The Farrelly Bros.: In the French TraditionSelf
- 2007Elmo's Christmas CountdownStiller the Elf (voice)
- 2007The Heartbreak KidEddie Cantrow
- 2007AFI: 100 Years... 100 Movies... 10th Anniversary EditionSelf
- 2007Blades of GloryProducer
- 2007The Making of 'The Pick of Destiny'Producer · Self
- 2006Night at the MuseumLarry Daley
- 2006Tenacious D in The Pick of DestinyProducer · Guitar Center Guy
- 2006School for ScoundrelsLonnie Ratcliff
- 2006Comedy Central Roast of William ShatnerSelf - Filmed Roaster
- 2006Danny Roane: First Time DirectorSelf
- 2006Awesome; I Fuckin' Shot That!Self
- 2005Earth to AmericaSelf
- 2005RomanekianSelf
- 2005All Aboard the Crazy TrainSelf - Special Appearance
- 2005Confessions of an Action StarCommander
- 2004Nobody Knows Anything!Peach Expert (uncredited)
- 2004Anchorman: The Legend of Ron BurgundyArturo Mendes
- 2004DodgeBall: A True Underdog StoryProducer · White Goodman
- 2004EnvyTim Dingman
- 2004Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?Self (archive footage)
- 2004Starsky & HutchProducer · David Starsky
- 2004Along Came PollyReuben Feffer
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