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2 | ->''"I don't devalue comedy as compared to drama. Not one bit."'' |
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4 | Benjamin Edward "Ben" Stiller (born Nov. 30, 1965 in New York City, New York) is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter and director. He is the son of comedians Creator/JerryStiller (best known to younger audiences as [[Series/{{Seinfeld}} Frank Costanza]] or [[Series/{{TheKingOfQueens}} Arthur Spooner]]) and Creator/AnneMeara. |
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6 | After beginning his acting career with a play, Stiller wrote several mockumentaries, was a cast member on ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' (for all but three or four episodes during the show's 14th season), and was offered two of his own shows, both entitled ''Series/TheBenStillerShow''. After acting in a few films, Stiller had his directorial debut with ''Film/RealityBites'', and has since written, starred in, directed, and/or produced over fifty films and television shows. His films have grossed more than $2.1 billion, with an average of $78 million per film. In 2008, he starred in the film ''Film/TropicThunder'', which he also co-wrote, co-produced, and directed. |
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8 | Stiller is a member of [[ProductionPosse the comedic acting brotherhood]] colloquially known as the Creator/FratPack. He seems to have a thing for self-deprecation; his {{Jerkass}} AsHimself roles on ''Series/{{Extras}}'' and ''Series/CurbYourEnthusiasm'' paint him in a hilariously unflattering light and his characters in his most successful movies thrive on his characters being humiliated, whether he is protagonist or antagonist. A lot of his characters also tend to have a hilarious BerserkButton. He also appeared as the minor character Tony Wonder (did somebody say "''Wonder''?") a LargeHam magician, on ''Series/ArrestedDevelopment'' and notably created roles for his legendary parents in several of his films. |
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10 | HeterosexualLifePartners with Creator/OwenWilson, whom he's collaborated with numerous times on-screen; Wilson once said that Stiller was more defensive about Wilson's signature crooked nose than he was. Also really good friends with Creator/TomCruise; Stiller helped revive the latter's career with a scene-stealing turn in ''Tropic Thunder'' and has done [[AffectionateParody affectionate parodies]] of Cruise multiple times, most notably on ''[[Series/SaturdayNightLive Celebrity Jeopardy!]]'' and while hosting the MTV Movie Awards. |
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12 | He is married to Creator/ChristineTaylor and they have two children. |
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14 | !!Selected Filmography |
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16 | !!!Film: |
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18 | * ''Film/{{Shoeshine|1987}}'' (1987) - young stockbroker |
19 | * ''Film/RealityBites'' (1994) - director and actor (playing Michael Grates) |
20 | * ''Film/HeavyWeights'' (1995) - Tony Perkis |
21 | * ''Film/TheCableGuy'' (1996) - writer/director; dual-role cameo as Sam & Stan Sweet |
22 | * ''Film/TheresSomethingAboutMary'' (1998) - Ted |
23 | * ''Film/YourFriendsAndNeighbors'' (1998) - Jerry |
24 | * ''Film/MysteryMen'' (1999) - Mr. Furious |
25 | * ''Film/KeepingTheFaith'' (2000) - Rabbi Jacob Schram |
26 | * ''Film/MeetTheParents'' (2000) / ''Meet the Fockers'' (2004) / ''Little Fockers'' (2010) - Gaylord "Greg" Focker |
27 | * ''Film/TheRoyalTenenbaums'' (2001) - Chas Tenenbaum |
28 | * ''Film/{{Zoolander}}'' (2001) / ''Film/{{Zoolander 2}}'' (2016) - writer/director; Derek Zoolander |
29 | * ''Film/{{Duplex}}'' (2003) |
30 | * ''Film/AlongCamePolly'' (2004) - Reuben Feffer |
31 | * ''Film/DodgeballATrueUnderdogStory'' (2004) - White Goodman |
32 | * ''Film/{{Envy}}'' (2004) - Tim Dingman |
33 | * ''Film/StarskyAndHutch'' (2004) - David Starsky |
34 | * ''Franchise/{{Madagascar}}'' (2005-2012) - Alex the Lion |
35 | ** ''WesternAnimation/Madagascar1'' (2005) |
36 | ** ''WesternAnimation/MadagascarEscape2Africa'' (2008) |
37 | ** ''WesternAnimation/Madagascar3EuropesMostWanted'' (2012) |
38 | * ''Night at the Museum'' (2006-2014) - Larry Daley |
39 | ** ''Film/NightAtTheMuseum'' (2006) |
40 | ** ''Film/NightAtTheMuseumBattleOfTheSmithsonian'' (2009) |
41 | ** ''Film/NightAtTheMuseumSecretOfTheTomb'' (2014) |
42 | * ''Film/{{The Heartbreak Kid|2007}}'' (2007) - Eddie |
43 | * ''Film/TropicThunder'' (2008) - writer/director; Tugg Speedman (and Tugg Speedman as Sgt. "Four-Leaf" Trayback) |
44 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Megamind}}'' (2010) produced and [[TheCameo cameoed]] as Bernard [[ActorAllusion the night shift guy]] - built from a discarded early script intended for live-action. |
45 | * ''Film/TowerHeist'' (2011) - Josh Kovacs |
46 | * ''Film/TheWatch2012'' (2012) - Evan Trautwig |
47 | * ''Film/TheSecretLifeOfWalterMitty'' (2013) - director; Walter Mitty |
48 | * ''Film/TheMeyerowitzStories (New and Selected)'' (2017) |
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50 | !!!Television: |
51 | * ''Series/HeatVisionAndJack'' (1999) - director (rejected pilot); DJ |
52 | * ''WesternAnimation/TakeTwoWithPhineasAndFerb'' (2011 episode): Himself |
53 | * ''Series/{{Severance|2022}}'' (2022) - director |
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