Ben Stiller

Acting · 4.9 popularity

Age

Movies

133

Born: November 30, 1965
From: New York City, New York, USA

Biography

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.

Works

133 films

The Dink

20266.3

Madagascar

20056.9

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

20137.2

Night at the Museum

20066.6

Megamind

20107.0

Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted

20126.6

Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb

20146.2

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa

20086.5

Happy Gilmore

19966.7

Tropic Thunder

20086.7

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian

20096.2

Meet the Fockers

20046.3

There's Something About Mary

19986.6

Happy Gilmore 2

20256.5

The Watch

20125.6

Little Fockers

20105.7

Meet the Parents

20006.7

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy

20046.7

The Royal Tenenbaums

20017.5

Zoolander

20016.2

DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story

20046.4

Tower Heist

20116.1

Empire of the Sun

19877.5

Starsky & Hutch

20045.8

Zoolander 2

20164.9

Beastie Boys Story

20207.5

The Cable Guy

19966.0

Along Came Polly

20046.0

The Heartbreak Kid

20075.8

Dear Santa

20246.2

Mystery Men

19995.9

Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny

20066.8

Focker-in-Law

2026

Funny People

20095.9

Duplex

20036.1

Bros

20226.6

Submarine

20117.4

Reality Bites

19946.5

Madly Madagascar

20136.5

Orange County

20026.0

Hubie Halloween

20205.9

Brad's Status

20176.3

Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored

20016.1

Merry Madagascar

20096.5

Locked Down

20215.2

Next of Kin

19895.9

I'm Still Here

20106.0

Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost

20256.5

The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)

20176.5

Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness

20086.8

Heavyweights

19956.2

School for Scoundrels

20065.5

While We're Young

20156.0

Hot Pursuit

19875.7

Flirting with Disaster

19966.2

Keeping the Faith

20006.1

Greed

20195.6

Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special

20037.0

Harmontown

20146.6

Celebrity Escape Room

20206.1

Greenberg

20105.9

Envy

20044.9

Elmo's Christmas Countdown

20076.2

Nutcrackers

20245.9

The Trip

20116.7

Zero Effect

19986.3

The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story

20097.3

America | A Tribute to Heroes

20016.5

Awesome; I Fuckin' Shot That!

20067.2

Your Friends & Neighbors

19985.8

Dreamworks: Holiday Classics

20127.8

Black and White

19994.6

The Suburbans

19994.0

Albert Brooks: Defending My Life

20237.2

Highway to Hell

19915.9

Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine

20205.4

Danny Roane: First Time Director

20064.6

Pauly Shore Is Dead

20034.4

Zoolander: Super Model

20164.6

Permanent Midnight

19985.9

The Secret Policeman's Ball

20127.6

Confessions of an Action Star

20054.3

Don't Think Twice

20166.4

The Marc Pease Experience

20094.4

Le Débarquement

20135.1

Heat Vision and Jack

19995.8

12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief

20126.8

Downey Wrote That

2025

Bridget Everett: Gynecological Wonder

20152.5

That's Adequate

19894.1

Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics

20206.6

Being Canadian

20155.6

Fresh Horses

19885.3

If Lucy Fell

19965.4

He's Way More Famous Than You

20134.2

The Hanging of Stuart Cornfeld

2025

Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond

19965.6

Shoeshine

19876.0

The Truth Is in the Stars

20176.8

Romanekian

200510.0

Stella

19905.8

Nobody Knows Anything!

20043.6

Run Ronnie Run

20025.9

The Hustler of Money

19878.3

Here Comes the Night Time

20138.0

The Nutt House

19923.1

The House of Blue Leaves

19878.0

The Making of 'The Pick of Destiny'

20077.0

Everybody Has an Andy Dick Story

2017

Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs

20176.4

Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?

2004

The Semplica Girl Diaries

2026

Earth to America

20057.7

Sweet Micky for President

20156.8

Monkey Mischief

2009

Derek Zoolander University

19975.9

Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner

20066.5

Mission: Improbable

20017.5

Derek Zoolander: Male Model

19965.9

Belly of the Beast

2026

The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Jerry Stiller

19995.7

The Independent

20005.3

A Matter of Time

2026

Working Tra$h

19904.0

The Farrelly Bros.: In the French Tradition

2007

Nantucket Film Festival's 2nd Comedy Roundtable

2013

AFI: 100 Years... 100 Movies... 10th Anniversary Edition

20076.7

Drake Sather: The Man Who Created Zoolander

2016

Bleecker

20231.0

Elvis Stories

19896.5

All Aboard the Crazy Train

2005

Nantucket Film Festival's Comedy Roundtable

20127.0

The Champions

2026