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'''Ben Stiller''' (born ], ]) is a comedian/actor/director probably best known for his roles in '']'', and '']''. The son of comedians and actors ] and ], Stiller was born in ] on ], ] and raised with frequent visits from his family's ] friends. | '''Ben Stiller''' (born ], ]) is a comedian/actor/director probably best known for his roles in '']'', and '']''. The son of comedians and actors ] and ], Stiller was born in ] on ], ] and raised with frequent visits from his family's ] friends. | ||
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Stiller appeared on ] as a featured performer in ]. He went on to host and perform in a self-titled comedy sketch show on ] and then ] on the ] in ]. The show lasted 12 episodes, but is considered by many to be one of the finest (if briefest) sketch comedy vehicles on television. The show also starred (and launched the careers of) his later frequent collaborators ], ], and ]. | ||
Stiller directed both '']'' and '']'', to generally mixed reviews. | Stiller directed both '']'' and '']'', to generally mixed reviews. |
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Ben Stiller (born November 30, 1965) is a comedian/actor/director probably best known for his roles in Meet the Parents, and There's Something About Mary. The son of comedians and actors Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara, Stiller was born in New York, New York on November 30, 1965 and raised with frequent visits from his family's Hollywood friends.
Stiller appeared on Saturday Night Live as a featured performer in 1990. He went on to host and perform in a self-titled comedy sketch show on MTV and then The Ben Stiller Show on the Fox Network in 1992. The show lasted 12 episodes, but is considered by many to be one of the finest (if briefest) sketch comedy vehicles on television. The show also starred (and launched the careers of) his later frequent collaborators Andy Dick, Janeane Garofalo, and Bob Odenkirk.
Stiller directed both Reality Bites and The Cable Guy, to generally mixed reviews.
During much of the 1990s, he was involved with actress Jeanne Tripplehorn. He married actress Christine Taylor in May 2000.
In the parody self-help book they co-authored, Feel This Book, he and frequent co-star Janeane Garofalo claimed they briefly dated. This is generally considered to be "writer's license."
Amy Stiller, Ben's older sister, is also an actor.
Filmography (Actor)
- Orange County (2002, uncredited)
- The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
- Zoolander (2001)
- Meet the Parents (2000)
- Keeping the Faith (2000)
- The Independent (2000)
- Black and White (1999)
- Mystery Men (1999)
- The Suburbans (1999)
- Nobody Knows Anything (1998)
- Permanent Midnight (1998)
- Your Friends & Neighbors (1998)
- There's Something About Mary (1998)
- Zero Effect (1998)
- The Cable Guy (1996)
- Flirting with Disaster (1996)
- If Lucy Fell (1996)
- Happy Gilmore (1996)
- Heavyweights (1995)
- Reality Bites (1994)
- The Nutt House (1992, uncredited)
- Highway to Hell (1992)
- Stella (1990)
- That's Adequate (1990)
- Elvis Stories (1989)
- Next of Kin (1989)
- Fresh Horses (1988)
- Empire of the Sun (1987)
- Hot Pursuit (1987)