Early life
Stiller was born in New York City. Stiller's father is Jewish and his mother, who is of Irish Catholic background, converted to Judaism after marrying his father. His parents frequently took him on the sets of their appearances, including an appearance on The Mike Douglas Show when he was six. He admitted in an interview that he considered his childhood unusual: "In some ways, it was a show-business upbringing—a lot of traveling, a lot of late nights—not what you'd call traditional." His older sister, actress Amy Stiller, appeared in his movie Dodgeball in a short scene as a waitress at a restaurant. He displayed an early interest in film making and made Super 8 movies with his sister and friends. At 10 years old, he made his acting debut as a guest on his mother's television series Kate McShane. In the late 1970s he performed with NYC's First All Children's Theater in several roles, including the title role in Clever Jack and the Magic Beanstalk. After being inspired by the tel
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Early Life
Stiller was born in New York City. Stiller's father is Jewish and his mother, who is of Irish Catholic background, converted to Judaism after marrying his father. His parents frequently read more...
Beginning Career
He landed a role in the Broadway revival of John Guare's The House of Blue Leaves, alongside John Mahoney, a play which later garnered four Tonys. During its run, Stiller produced read more...
The Ben Stiller Show
MTV was so impressed with Back to Brooklyn that they offered Producer Jim Jones and Director Stiller (aka No Puzzle Productions) a 13-episode show in the experimental "vid-com" format read more...
Directorial Debut
After a few minor film roles in the early 1990s, such as Stella, Highway to Hell, and a cameo in The Nutt House, Stiller devoted his time on writing, fund raising, recruiting cast read more...
Comedy Career
In 1998, Stiller put aside his directing ambitions to star in There's Something About Mary alongside Cameron Diaz, which skyrocketed Stiller's career. In that same year he also starred read more...
Upcoming Work
Stiller has several upcoming films in 2008 and 2009, including Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa. He will provide a voice for one of the characters in The Smurfs. In February 2007, it read more...
The Frat Pack
Stiller is the "acknowledged leader" of the Frat Pack, a core group of actors that has worked together in multiple films. The group includes actors Jack Black, Will Ferrell, Vince read more...
Personal Life
Stiller is 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) tall and left-handed. He dated several actresses during his early television and film career including Jeanne Tripplehorn, Janeane read more...
Music Videos
Stiller has joined multiple artists for cameos in their music videos, including:
read more...Benjamin Edward "Ben" Stiller (born November 30, 1965) is an Emmy Award-winning American comedian, actor, film producer and director. He is the son of veteran comedians and actors read more...