Ben Stiller Biography (1965-)

Full name, Benjamin E. Stiller; born November 30, 1965, in New York, NY; sonof Jerry Stiller (a comedian, actor, and writer) and Anne Meara (a comedian,actress, and writer); brother of Amy Stiller (an actress); married ChristineTaylor (an actress), May 13, 2000; children: Ella Olivia. Addresses: Office: Red Hour Films, 193 North Robertson Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211.; Agent: Nick Stevens, United Talent Agency, 9560 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 500, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Publicist: Kelly Bush, I/D Public Relations, 3859 Cardiff Ave., Second Floor, Culver City, CA 90232.

Nationality
American
Gender
Male
Occupation
Actor, writer, director, producer
Birth Details
November 30, 1965
New York, New York, United States

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Film Appearances
  • Chris Honeywell, Hot Pursuit, Paramount, 1987
  • Dainty, Empire of the Sun, Warner Bros., 1987
  • Tipton, Fresh Horses, Columbia, 1988
  • Bruce, Elvis Stories, 1989
  • Lawrence Isabella, Next of Kin, Warner Bros., 1989
  • Chip Lane, That's Adequate, South Gate Entertainment, 1990
  • Jim Uptegrove, Stella, Buena Vista, 1990
  • Pie thrower, The Nutt House, 1992
  • Pluto's cook and Attila the Hun, Highway to Hell, Hemdale, 1992
  • Michael Grates, Reality Bites, Universal, 1994
  • Tony Perkis/Tony Perkis, Sr., Heavyweights, Buena Vista, 1994
  • For Better or Worse, Columbia, 1995
  • Get Shorty, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1995
  • Bwick Elias, If Lucy Fell, TriStar, 1996
  • Mel Coplin, Flirting with Disaster, Miramax, 1996
  • Orderly in a nursing home, Happy Gilmore, Universal, 1996
  • Sam Sweet/Stan Sweet, The Cable Guy, Columbia/TriStar, 1996
  • Jerry, Your Friends & Neighbors (also known as Friends andNeighbors), Gramercy, 1998
  • Jerry Stahl, Permanent Midnight, Artisan Entertainment/LIVE Film and Mediaworks, 1998
  • Steve Arlo, Zero Effect, Columbia, 1998
  • Ted Stroehmann, There's Something about Mary, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1998
  • Nobody Knows Anything, Stargazer Entertainment, 1998
  • Jay Rose, The Suburbans, Columbia/TriStar, 1999
  • Mark Clear, Black and White, Palm Pictures, 1999
  • Roy (Mr. Furious), Mystery Men, Universal, 1999
  • Gaylord "Greg" Focker, Meet the Parents, Universal, 2000
  • Rabbi Jacob "Jake" Schram, Keeping the Faith, Buena Vista, 2000
  • Chas Tenenbaum, The Royal Tenenbaums, Buena Vista, 2001
  • Derek Zoolander, Zoolander, Paramount, 2001
  • Police officer, The Independent, Arrow Releasing, 2001
  • Himself, You'll Never Wiez in This Town Again, Dimension, 2002
  • Firefighter, Orange County, Paramount, 2002
  • Run, Ronnie, Run, New Line Cinema, 2002
  • Dave Starsky, Starsky and Hutch, Warner Bros., 2003
  • Gaylord "Greg" Focker, Meet the Fockers, Universal, 2003
  • Tim Dingman, Envy, Castle Rock, 2003
  • Duplex, Miramax, 2003
  • Film Work
  • Director
  • Elvis Stories, 1989
  • Reality Bites, Universal, 1994
  • The Cable Guy, Columbia/TriStar, 1996
  • Zoolander, Paramount, 2001
  • What Makes Sammy Run?, DreamWorks, 2003
  • Producer
  • The Suburbans, Columbia/TriStar, 1999
  • Zoolander, Paramount, 2001
  • The Guest, Miramax, 2002
  • Duplex, Miramax, 2003
  • What Makes Sammy Run?, DreamWorks, 2003
  • Television Appearances
  • Series
  • Saturday Night Live (also known as NBC's Saturday Night, Saturday Night, and SNL), NBC, 1987 and 1989
  • Host, The Ben Stiller Show, MTV, 1990
  • Host and various characters, The Ben Stiller Show, Fox, 1992-1993
  • The Andy Dick Show, MTV, 2001
  • Voice of Thomas Jefferson, Liberty's Kids (animated), PBS, 2002
  • Specials
  • Ronnie Shaughnessy, "The House of Blue Leaves," American Playhouse, PBS, 1987
  • Rock the Vote, Fox, 1992
  • Tom Arnold: The Naked Truth 3, HBO, 1993
  • Panelist, Directors on Film: A Conversation about Preservation, American Movie Classics, 1994
  • Canned Ham: The Cable Guy, Comedy Central, 1996
  • Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond, UPN, 1996
  • AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Movies (also known as American Film Institute's 100 Years ... 100 Movies), CBS, 1998
  • To Life! America Celebrates Israel's 50th, CBS, 1998
  • Canned Ham: Mystery Man, Comedy Central, 1999
  • The Comedy Central Presents the New York Friars Club Roast of Jerry Stiller, Comedy Central, 1999
  • AFI's 100 Years, 100 Laughs: America's Funniest Movies, CBS, 2000
  • Greatest TV Moments: Sesame Street Music A-Z, VH1, 2000
  • Himself, The Barbara Walters Special, ABC, 2001
  • Tim Swackhammer, "The Super Bowl Halftime Film," Super Bowl XXXV,CBS, 2001
  • America: A Tribute to Heroes, multiple networks, 2001
  • Making the Super Bowl Halftime Special, MTV, 2001
  • Episodic
  • Kate McShane, CBS, 1975
  • Peter, "Too Late the Rebel," Kate & Allie, CBS, 1986
  • "Fast Eddie" Felcher, "Amen ... Send Money," Miami Vice, NBC, 1987
  • Wince, "The Hustler of Money" (short film), Saturday Night Live (also known as NBC's Saturday Night, Saturday Night, and SNL), NBC, 1988
  • Voice of Barry, "Miracle on Third or Fourth Street," Frasier, NBC,1993
  • Voice of Harry Medfly, "Clip Job," Duckman (animated), USA Network, 1995
  • Inside the Actors Studio, Bravo, 1995
  • Jimmy, "If You're Going to Write a Comedy Scene, You're Going to Have Some Rat Feces in There," Mr. Show, HBO, 1996
  • Vic, "The Trainer," NewsRadio, NBC, 1996
  • Himself, "Make a Wish," The Larry Sanders Show, HBO, 1997
  • Himself, Politically Incorrect, Comedy Central, 1997
  • Himself, Viva Variety, Comedy Central, 1997
  • Tommy, "The One with the Screamer," Friends, NBC, 1997
  • Himself, "Rio Ghosto," Space Ghost: Coast to Coast, The Cartoon Network, 1998
  • Himself, Intimate Portrait: Mary Tyler Moore, Lifetime, 1998
  • Himself, Raw Is War, USA Network, 1999
  • Agent Meara, "The Little Things," Freaks and Geeks, NBC, 2000
  • "Celebrity Millionaire 3," Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, ABC, 2001
  • "There's Something about Ben Stiller," Biography, Arts and Entertainment, 2001
  • The Big Breakfast, Channel 4, 2001
  • The Isaac Mizrahi Show, Oxygen, 2001
  • Primetime Glick, Comedy Central, 2001
  • Rove Live, Ten Network, 2001
  • TV Total, [Germany], 2001
  • Rex, "Eric's POV," Undeclared, Fox, 2002
  • Seamus Spooner, "Shrink Wrap," The King of Queens, CBS, 2002
  • Voice of Garth Motherloving, "Sweet and Sour Marge," The Simpsons(animated), Fox, 2002
  • Appeared as special guest host, The Anti Gravity Room; also appeared in The Mike Douglas Show, syndicated; and Sesame Street, PBS.
  • Awards Presentations
  • Host, The 1996 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 1996
  • Host, MTV Video Music Awards 1998, MTV, 1998
  • Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, UPN, 1998
  • The 1998 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 1998
  • The 1998 VH1 Fashion Awards, VH1, 1998
  • Presenter, The 56th Annual Golden Globe Awards, NBC, 1999
  • Presenter, The 53rd Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 1999
  • The 1999 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 1999
  • Presenter, MTV Video Music Awards 2000, MTV, 2000
  • Tom Crooze, "Mission Improbable" (short film; also known as "Being Tom Cruise"), 2000 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 2000
  • Himself, 2001 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 2001
  • Presenter, MTV Video Music Awards 2001, MTV, 2001
  • Presenter, The 73rd Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2001
  • Presenter, 2001 MTV Europe Music Awards, MTV, 2001
  • Presenter, The 74th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2002
  • Other
  • Freddy Novak, Working Tra$h (movie), Fox, 1990
  • Derek Zoolander, Derek Zoolander: Male Model, 1996
  • Derek Zoolander, Derek Zoolander University, 1997
  • Backstreet Boyz, 1998
  • Heat Vision and Jack (unaired pilot), 1999
  • Television Work
  • Series
  • (Director) The Ben Stiller Show, MTV, 1990
  • (Creator, executive producer, and segment director) The Ben Stiller Show, Fox, 1992-1993
  • Pilots
  • (Director and executive producer) Heat Vision and Jack (unaired),1999
  • Executive producer of an unaired pilot for ABC and producer of an unairedpilot featuring Andy Dick.
  • Other
  • (Producer) "The Hustler of Money" (short film), Saturday Night Live (also known as NBC's Saturday Night, Saturday Night, and SNL), NBC, 1988
  • (Codirector) Colin Quinn Back in Brooklyn (special), MTV, 1989
  • Stage Appearances
  • Ronnie Shaughnessy, The House of Blue Leaves, Vivian Beaumont Theatre, Lincoln Center, New York City, 1986-1987
  • RECORDINGS
  • Audiobooks
  • (With Janeane Garofalo) Feel This Audio Book: Instant Therapy Only a Crazy Person Would Ignore, HarperAudio, 1999
  • Videos
  • Tom Crooze, Saturday Night Live: Game Show Parodies, NBC Studios,1998
  • Music Videos
  • "Rollin'," by Limp Bizkit, 2000
  • Also appeared in "All Star," by Smash Mouth; "Bad Boy for Life," by P. Diddy and the Bad Boy Family; and "Tribute," by Tenacious D.
  • WRITINGS
  • Screenplays
  • Zoolander, Paramount, 2001
  • What Makes Sammy Run?, DreamWorks, 2003
  • Teleplays
  • Series
  • (With others) Saturday Night Live (also known as NBC's SaturdayNight, Saturday Night, Saturday Night Live, and SNL), 1987 and 1989
  • (With others) The Ben Stiller Show, MTV, 1990
  • (With others) The Ben Stiller Show, Fox, 1992-1993
  • Saturday Night Special, Fox, 1996
  • Specials
  • (With others) Colin Quinn Back in Brooklyn, MTV, 1989
  • "The Super Bowl Halftime Film," Super Bowl XXXV, CBS, 2001
  • Other
  • "The Hustler of Money" (short film), Saturday Night Live (also known as NBC's Saturday Night, Saturday Night, and SNL), NBC, 1988
  • Derek Zoolander: Male Model, 1996
  • Derek Zoolander University, 1997
  • Humor
  • (With Janeane Garofalo) Feel This Book: An Essential Guide to Self-Empowerment, Spiritual Supremacy, and Sexual Satisfaction, Ballantine Books(New York City), 1999

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

    Books
    • Newsmakers 1999, Issue 1, Gale, 1999
    Periodicals
    • Empire, Issue 91, 1997, p. 9; October, 1998, pp. 56-57
    • Entertainment Weekly, March 4, 1994, p. 30; April 19, 1996, p. 50;June 26, 1998, p. 24; July 13, 1998, p. 54; June 11, 1999, p. 60
    • Gentleman's Quarterly, September, 2001
    • Indie, September, 1998, pp. 34-35
    • Interview, April, 1996, p. 40
    • Los Angeles Times, September 9, 2001
    • Los Angeles Times Magazine, August 1, 1999, pp. 10-13, 33-34
    • Movieline, March, 1994
    • New York, April 3, 1989, p. 26
    • New York Times, September 20, 1998
    • New York Times Magazine, December 28, 1997
    • Parade, September 23, 2001, pp. 4-5
    • People Weekly, February 12, 1990, p. 60; August 18, 1997, p. 43; February 9, 1998, p. 154; November 22, 1999, p. 184; December 25, 2000, p. 85
    • Premiere, November, 1998, pp. 118-23; April, 2001, p. 112
    • Rolling Stone, November 12, 1998
    • Shoot, November 18, 1994, p. 12
    • Times (London), November 25, 2001
    • TV Guide, September 5, 1998, pp. 3-4; May 18, 2002, p. 6