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. 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.
Born: 30 November 1965
Played In
Focker-In-Law
Greg Focker
The Dink
Dr. Stone
Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!
Self - Actor & Filmmaker
The Hanging of Stuart Cornfeld
Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost
Self
Downey Wrote That
Self
Happy Gilmore 2
Hal L
Everybody's Live with John Mulaney
Self - Actor and Director
Bianca by Night
Self - Guest (video link)
Dear Santa
Lucifer (uncredited)
Nutcrackers
Mike Maxwell
Albert Brooks: Defending My Life
Self
Krapopolis
Prometheus (voice)
Bleecker
Dr. Pots
The Playboy Murders
Self (archive footage)
Bros
Ben Stiller (uncredited)
Severance
Kier Eagan (voice) (uncredited)
Locked Down
Guy
Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine
8008s
Hubie Halloween
Orderly Hal
Celebrity Escape Room
Self
Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics
Self
Beastie Boys Story
Self
Gone Mental with Lior
Self
Greed
Self
Desus & Mero
Self - Illustrious Guest
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
Self
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
Matthew Meyerowitz
Brad's Status
Brad Sloan
Everybody Has an Andy Dick Story
Self
The Truth Is in the Stars
Self
Haters Back Off
Himself
Quotidien
Self - Guest
Zoolander: Super Model
Derek Zoolander (voice)
Don't Think Twice
Self
Drake Sather: The Man Who Created Zoolander
Zoolander 2
Derek Zoolander
Being Canadian
Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self
Bridget Everett: Gynecological Wonder
Self
Another Period
Charles Ponzi
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
Self
While We're Young
Josh Schrebnick
Big Time in Hollywood, Fl
Jimmy Staats
Hot Ones
Self
Sweet Micky for President
Self
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
Larry Daley / Laaa
Chicken Shop Date
Self - Guest
Chicken Shop Date
Self - Guest (archive footage)
Running Wild with Bear Grylls
Self
Harmontown
Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Walter Mitty
Nantucket Film Festival's 2nd Comedy Roundtable
Self
The Birthday Boys
Here Comes the Night Time
Fake Arcade Fire Bandmember
He's Way More Famous Than You
Ben Stiller
Circus Halligalli
Self
Madly Madagascar
Alex (voice)
Le Débarquement
Self - host
Le Débarquement
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
Self
Dreamworks: Holiday Classics
Alex (voice)
Nantucket Film Festival's Comedy Roundtable
Self - Panelist
The Watch
Evan
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
Alex (voice)
The Secret Policeman's Ball
Self
Ted's Notebook
Self
Inside Comedy
Self
Tower Heist
Josh Kovacs
The Jonathan Ross Show
Self - Guest
The Trip
Ben Stiller (uncredited)
Workaholics
Del Jacobson
Submarine
Soap Opera Star (uncredited)
Eagleheart
Silly Sammy
Little Fockers
Greg Focker
Take Two with Phineas and Ferb
Self
The Trip
Ben Stiller
Megamind
Bernard (voice)
I'm Still Here
Ben Stiller
Greenberg
Roger Greenberg
Monkey Mischief
Larry Daley
Merry Madagascar
Alex (voice)
The Marc Pease Experience
Jon Gribble
Funny People
Friend in video (archive footage) (uncredited)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
Larry Daley
The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story
Self
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
Alex (voice)
Rain of Madness
Tugg Speedman
Tropic Thunder
Tugg Speedman
Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis
Self
The Farrelly Bros.: In the French Tradition
Self
Elmo's Christmas Countdown
Stiller the Elf (voice)
The Heartbreak Kid
Eddie Cantrow
Phineas and Ferb
Khaka Peü Peü (voice)
AFI: 100 Years... 100 Movies... 10th Anniversary Edition
Self
The Making of 'The Pick of Destiny'
Self
The Graham Norton Show
Self
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
Self
Night at the Museum
Larry Daley
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
Guitar Center Guy
School for Scoundrels
Lonnie Ratcliff
Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner
Self - Filmed Roaster
The One Show
Self
Danny Roane: First Time Director
Self
The Henry Rollins Show
Awesome; I Fuckin' Shot That!
Self
Earth to America
Self
Romanekian
Self
Extras
Ben Stiller
All Aboard the Crazy Train
Self - Special Appearance
Madagascar
Alex (voice)
Confessions of an Action Star
Commander
Meet the Fockers
Greg Focker
Nobody Knows Anything!
Peach Expert (uncredited)
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Arturo Mendes
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
White Goodman
Envy
Tim Dingman
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
Self (archive footage)
Starsky & Hutch
David Starsky
Along Came Polly
Reuben Feffer
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
Self
Arrested Development
Tony Wonder
Duplex
Alex Rose
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special
Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
Comedy Central Roasts
Self
Pauly Shore Is Dead
Ben Stiller (uncredited)
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
Prehistoric Planet
Narrator (voice)
American Idol
Self
Wish Kids
Run Ronnie Run
Self
Orange County
Firefighter (uncredited)
The Royal Tenenbaums
Chas Tenenbaum
Zoolander
Derek Zoolander
Undeclared
Rex
America | A Tribute to Heroes
Self
Primetime Glick
Mission: Improbable
Tom Crooze
Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored
Self
The Andy Dick Show
Self
The Independent
Cop
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Ben Stiller
Meet the Parents
Greg Focker
Keeping the Faith
Rabbi Jake Schram
The Early Show
Self
The Suburbans
Jay Rose
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Jerry Stiller
Self
Freaks and Geeks
Agent Meara
Rove
Self
Black and White
Mark Clear
Mystery Men
Mr. Furious / Roy
Teen Choice Awards
Self
TV total
Self
Family Guy
Ben Stiller (voice) (uncredited)
Heat Vision and Jack
Self / Strip Club DJ (uncredited)
The King of Queens
Jerry - Arthur Spooner’s Father
Permanent Midnight
Jerry Stahl
Your Friends & Neighbors
Jerry
There's Something About Mary
Ted Stroehmann
Zero Effect
Steve Arlo
Derek Zoolander University
Derek Zoolander
The View
Self
King of the Hill
Rich (voice)
Derek Zoolander: Male Model
Derek Zoolander
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
Self
E! True Hollywood Story
The Daily Show
Self
The Cable Guy
Sam Sweet
Saturday Night Special
Flirting with Disaster
Mel Coplin
If Lucy Fell
Bwick Elias
Happy Gilmore
Hal L. (uncredited)
Mr. Show with Bob and David
Jerry
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
Ben (voice)
NewsRadio
Vic
Heavyweights
Tony Perkis / Tony Perkis Sr.
Friends
Tommy
Inside the Actors Studio
Self
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
Duckman
Harry Medfly (voice)
Reality Bites
Michael Grates
Frasier
Barry (voice)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
Raw
Himself
The Ben Stiller Show
Various Characters
The Nutt House
Pie Thrower (uncredited)
The Larry Sanders Show
Ben Stiller
MTV Movie & TV Awards
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Highway to Hell
Pluto's Cook / Attila the Hun
Working Tra$h
Freddy Novak
Stella
Jim Uptegrove
The Simpsons
Garth Motherloving (voice)
Next of Kin
Lawrence Isabella
That's Adequate
Chip Lane
Elvis Stories
Bruce
Fresh Horses
Tipton
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self
Empire of the Sun
Dainty
The House of Blue Leaves
Ronnie Shaughnessy
Hot Pursuit
Chris Honeywell
The Hustler of Money
Wince
Kids' Choice Awards
Host
Shoeshine
Son
Miami Vice
Fast Eddie Felcher
MTV Video Music Awards
Self - Host
Kate & Allie
Late Night with David Letterman
Self
Entertainment Tonight
Self
Saturday Night Live
Self - Various Characters
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
Tom Cruise / Vincent Lauria (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
Wes (uncredited)
Kate McShane
Nickie
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
The Oscars
Self
The Oscars
Self - Presenter
Today
Self
The Emmy Awards
Self
The Semplica Girl Diaries
The Champions
Belly of the Beast
Norman Mailer
A Matter of Time
The Off Weeks
Gus Adler