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Ben Stiller
Producer | Actor | Director
Benjamin Edward Meara Stiller was born on November 30, 1965, in New York City, New York, to legendary comedians Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara. His father is of Austrian Jewish and Polish Jewish ...
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Known for
Tropic Thunder (2008),
Zoolander (2001),
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013),
There's Something About Mary (1998)
Details
Nov
30,
1965 (age 53)
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5' 7"
(1.70m)
External links
@RedHourBen (twitter.com)
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2 official web
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Escape at Dannemora (2018)
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Escape at Dannemora (2018)
(TV Mini-series) - Director (4 episodes, 2018), Executive Producer (4 episodes, 2018) |
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Saturday Night Live (1987–2018)
(TV Series) - Michael Cohen / Derek Zoolander / Various / Wes / Charlie Babbitt / … (11 episodes, 1987), Director (1 episode, 1987), Writer (1 episode, 1987) See more
Matt Damon/Mark Ronson and Miley Cyrus (Dec
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Season 44,
Episode 9
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Another Period (2015–2018)
(TV Series) - Executive Producer (32 episodes, 2015), Charles Ponzi (1 episode, 2015) |
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The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail (2014–2016)
(TV Series) - Executive Producer (22 episodes, 2014)
The One with OCD. The One with OCD. The One with OCD. (Nov
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Episode 6
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Zoolander: Super Model (2016)
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Big Time in Hollywood, FL (2015)
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The Birthday Boys (2013)
(TV Series) - Executive Producer (10 episodes, 2013), Roger / Mr. Turner (1 episode, 2013) |
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Burning Love (2012–2013)
(TV Series) - Executive Producer (35 episodes, 2012), Joe Rutherford (4 episodes, 2012) |
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Nantucket Film Festival's Comedy Roundtable (2012)
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Funny or Die Presents... (2011)
(TV Series) - Ben (segment "Do You Want to See a Dead Body?") (1 episode, 2011) |
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Heat Vision and Jack (1999)
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Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist (1998)
(TV Series) - Writer (additional material) (1 episode, 1998), Himself - Ben Stiller (1 episode, 1998)
Ticket (Jul
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Season 5,
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Himself - Ben Stiller (voice),
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Mr. Show with Bob and David (1996)
(TV Series) - Jimmy (1 episode, 1996)
If You're Going to Write a Comedy Scene, You're Going to Have Some Rat Feces in There (Dec
6,
1996)
Season 2,
Episode 4
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Saturday Night Special (1996)
(TV Series) - Writer (2 episodes, 1996), Himself - Host (1 episode, 1996) |
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The Ben Stiller Show (1992–1995)
(TV Series) - Producer (13 episodes, 1992), Writer (Co-creator) (13 episodes, 1992), Various Characters / Himself - Host / Moses (11 episodes, 1992), Director (9 episodes, 1992), Various Characters / Ben Stiller - Host (2 episodes, 1992), … See more
ZooTV at Night (Aug
26,
1995)
Season 1,
Episode 13
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Himself - Host / Various Characters,
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The Ben Stiller Show (1990)
(TV Series) - Writer (5 episodes, 1990), Himself - Various (5 episodes, 1990), Director (1 episode, 1990) |
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Sunday Today with Willie Geist (2018)
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(TV Series) - Himself (1 episode, 2018)
Ben Stiller Is Here with an Inside Look at His New Showtime Series, "Escape at Dannnemora!" And, He's Revealing a Song (Nov
21,
2018)
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Episode 53
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Entertainment Tonight (2007–2018)
(TV Series) - Himself / Himself - Night of the Museum / Himself - Night at the Museum (8 episodes, 2007) |
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2016–2018)
(TV Series) - Himself (2 episodes, 2016)
Ben Stiller/Sen. Bernie Sanders/TAO: Seventeen Samurai (Feb
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2016)
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(TV Special) - Himself - Co-Presenter: Outstanding Limited Series |
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014–2017)
(TV Series) - Himself / Reggie / Hashtag the Panda (5 episodes, 2014)
Ben Stiller/Fred Armisen/Little Big Town, Kacey Musgraves & Midland (Sep
20,
2017)
Season 5,
Episode 12
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Live with Regis and Kathie Lee (1998–2017)
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(TV Series) - Himself - Guest (3 episodes, 2013)
Sir Elton John/Jack Black/Ben Stiller/Penelope Cruz/Owen Wilson (Feb
5,
2016)
Season 18,
Episode 18
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Dreidel, Dreidel, Dreidel, I Made It Out of Thermoplastic High Density Polypropylene (Dec
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Ben Stiller/Foster the People (Oct
8,
2011)
Season 37,
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