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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
November 30, 1965
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
- بَن ستِلَر
- ベン·スティラー
Ben Stiller
4.3 Popularity
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.
Known For
0.0
Greg Focker
Focker-In-Law
2026
0.0
The Hanging of Stuart Cornfeld
2025
6.1
Self
Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost
2025
0.0
Self
Downey Wrote That
2025
6.6
Hal L
Happy Gilmore 2
2025
5.0
Self - Actor and Director
Everybody's Live with John Mulaney
2025
0.0
Self - Guest (video link)
Bianca by Night
2025
6.3
Lucifer (uncredited)
Dear Santa
2024
5.8
Mike Maxwell
Nutcrackers
2024
7.1
Self
Albert Brooks: Defending My Life
2023
Credits
Focker-In-Law
as Greg Focker
2026
0.0
The Hanging of Stuart Cornfeld
2025
0.0
Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost
as Self
2025
6.1
Downey Wrote That
as Self
2025
0.0
Happy Gilmore 2
as Hal L
2025
6.6
Everybody's Live with John Mulaney
as Self - Actor and Director
2025
5.0
Bianca by Night
as Self - Guest (video link)
2025
0.0
Dear Santa
as Lucifer (uncredited)
2024
6.3
Nutcrackers
as Mike Maxwell
2024
5.8
Albert Brooks: Defending My Life
as Self
2023
7.1
Krapopolis
as Prometheus (voice)
2023
7.2
Bleecker
as Dr. Pots
2023
1.0
The Playboy Murders
as Self (archive footage)
2023
7.6
Bros
as Ben Stiller (uncredited)
2022
6.7
New Heights
as Self
2022
0.0
Severance
as Kier Eagan (voice) (uncredited)
2022
8.4
Locked Down
as Guy
2021
5.2
Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine
as 8008s
2020
5.4
Hubie Halloween
as Orderly Hal
2020
5.9
Celebrity Escape Room
as Self
2020
5.9
Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics
as Self
2020
6.6
Beastie Boys Story
as Self
2020
7.5
Gone Mental with Lior
as Self
2020
4.0
Greed
as Self
2019
5.6
Desus & Mero
as Self - Illustrious Guest
2019
5.1
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
as Self
2017
6.4
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
as Matthew Meyerowitz
2017
6.5
Brad's Status
as Brad Sloan
2017
6.3
Everybody Has an Andy Dick Story
2017
0.0
The Truth Is in the Stars
as Self
2017
7.1
Haters Back Off
as Himself
2016
6.1
Quotidien
as Self - Guest
2016
5.4
Zoolander: Super Model
as Derek Zoolander (voice)
2016
4.6
Don't Think Twice
as Self
2016
6.4
Drake Sather: The Man Who Created Zoolander
2016
0.0
Zoolander 2
as Derek Zoolander
2016
4.9
Being Canadian
as Self
2015
5.5
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
6.2
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
2015
6.2
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self
2015
6.2
Bridget Everett: Gynecological Wonder
as Self
2015
2.5
Another Period
as Charles Ponzi
2015
6.8
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
as Self
2015
6.6
While We're Young
as Josh Schrebnick
2015
6.0
Big Time in Hollywood, Fl
as Jimmy Staats
2015
7.1
Hot Ones
as Self
2015
7.2
Sweet Micky for President
as Self
2015
6.8
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
as Larry Daley / Laaa
2014
6.2
Chicken Shop Date
as Self - Guest
2014
6.0
Running Wild with Bear Grylls
as Self
2014
6.8
Harmontown
as Self
2014
6.6
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
2014
5.3
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest
2014
5.3
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
2014
5.9
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self - Guest
2014
5.9
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
as Walter Mitty
2013
7.2
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Nantucket Film Festival's 2nd Comedy Roundtable
as Self
2013
0.0
The Birthday Boys
2013
6.8
Here Comes the Night Time
as Fake Arcade Fire Bandmember
2013
8.0
He's Way More Famous Than You
as Ben Stiller
2013
4.3
Madly Madagascar
as Alex (voice)
2013
6.5
Le Débarquement
2013
0.0
Le Débarquement
as Self - host
2013
5.1
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
as Self
2012
6.8
🎬
Nantucket Film Festival's Comedy Roundtable
as Self - Panelist
2012
7.0
The Watch
as Evan
2012
5.6
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
as Alex (voice)
2012
6.6
The Secret Policeman's Ball
as Self
2012
7.6
Ted's Notebook
as Self
2012
5.5
Inside Comedy
as Self
2012
6.5
Tower Heist
as Josh Kovacs
2011
6.1
🎬
Clinton Foundation: Celebrity Division
as Self
2011
0.0
The Jonathan Ross Show
as Self - Guest
2011
5.3
The Trip
as Ben Stiller (uncredited)
2011
6.6
Workaholics
as Del Jacobson
2011
7.4
Submarine
as Soap Opera Star (uncredited)
2011
7.4
Eagleheart
as Silly Sammy
2011
7.0
Little Fockers
as Greg Focker
2010
5.7
The Trip
as Ben Stiller
2010
7.4
Megamind
as Bernard (voice)
2010
7.0
I'm Still Here
as Ben Stiller
2010
6.0
Greenberg
as Roger Greenberg
2010
5.9
🎬
Monkey Mischief
as Larry Daley
2009
0.0
Merry Madagascar
as Alex (voice)
2009
6.5
The Marc Pease Experience
as Jon Gribble
2009
4.5
Funny People
as Friend in video (archive footage) (uncredited)
2009
5.9
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
2009
5.1
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
as Larry Daley
2009
6.1
The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story
as Self
2009
7.3
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
as Alex (voice)
2008
6.5
Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness
as Tugg Speedman
2008
6.8
Tropic Thunder
as Tugg Speedman
2008
6.7
Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis
as Self
2008
7.5
The Farrelly Bros.: In the French Tradition
as Self
2007
0.0
Elmo's Christmas Countdown
as Stiller the Elf (voice)
2007
6.2
The Heartbreak Kid
as Eddie Cantrow
2007
5.7
Phineas and Ferb
as Khaka Peü Peü (voice)
2007
7.9
AFI: 100 Years... 100 Movies... 10th Anniversary Edition
as Self
2007
6.7
The Making of 'The Pick of Destiny'
as Self
2007
5.0
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
2007
7.2
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
as Self
2007
7.4
Night at the Museum
as Larry Daley
2006
6.6
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
as Guitar Center Guy
2006
6.8
School for Scoundrels
as Lonnie Ratcliff
2006
5.5
Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner
as Self - Filmed Roaster
2006
6.5
The One Show
as Self
2006
4.4
Danny Roane: First Time Director
as Self
2006
4.1
The Henry Rollins Show
2006
6.0
Awesome; I Fuckin' Shot That!
as Self
2006
7.2
Earth to America
as Self
2005
8.0
Romanekian
as Self
2005
10.0
Extras
as Ben Stiller
2005
7.8
All Aboard the Crazy Train
as Self - Special Appearance
2005
0.0
Madagascar
as Alex (voice)
2005
6.9
Confessions of an Action Star
as Commander
2005
4.1
Meet the Fockers
as Greg Focker
2004
6.3
Nobody Knows Anything!
as Peach Expert (uncredited)
2004
3.0
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
as Arturo Mendes
2004
6.7
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
as White Goodman
2004
6.4
Envy
as Tim Dingman
2004
4.9
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
as Self (archive footage)
2004
0.0
Starsky & Hutch
as David Starsky
2004
5.8
Along Came Polly
as Reuben Feffer
2004
6.0
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
as Self
2004
9.5
Arrested Development
as Tony Wonder
2003
7.9
Duplex
as Alex Rose
2003
6.1
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special
as Self
2003
6.9
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self
2003
5.6
Comedy Central Roasts
as Self
2003
7.0
Pauly Shore Is Dead
as Ben Stiller (uncredited)
2003
4.3
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
2003
5.5
Prehistoric Planet
as Narrator (voice)
2002
8.7
American Idol
as Self
2002
5.1
🎬
Wish Kids
2002
0.0
Run Ronnie Run
as Self
2002
5.9
Orange County
as Firefighter (uncredited)
2002
6.0
The Royal Tenenbaums
as Chas Tenenbaum
2001
7.5
Zoolander
as Derek Zoolander
2001
6.2
Undeclared
as Rex
2001
7.4
America | A Tribute to Heroes
as Self
2001
6.2
Primetime Glick
2001
6.8
Mission: Improbable
as Tom Crooze
2001
7.5
🎬
Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored
as Self
2001
6.1
The Andy Dick Show
as Self
2001
7.7
The Independent
as Cop
2000
5.4
Curb Your Enthusiasm
as Ben Stiller
2000
8.0
Meet the Parents
as Greg Focker
2000
6.7
Keeping the Faith
as Rabbi Jake Schram
2000
6.1
The Early Show
as Self
1999
6.2
The Suburbans
as Jay Rose
1999
3.8
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Jerry Stiller
as Self
1999
5.3
Freaks and Geeks
as Agent Meara
1999
8.2
Rove
as Self
1999
8.0
Black and White
as Mark Clear
1999
4.6
Mystery Men
as Mr. Furious / Roy
1999
5.8
Teen Choice Awards
as Self
1999
9.1
TV total
as Self
1999
6.2
Family Guy
as Ben Stiller (voice) (uncredited)
1999
7.4
Heat Vision and Jack
as Self / Strip Club DJ (uncredited)
1999
5.8
The King of Queens
as Jerry - Arthur Spooner’s Father
1998
7.1
Permanent Midnight
as Jerry Stahl
1998
5.9
Your Friends & Neighbors
as Jerry
1998
5.8
There's Something About Mary
as Ted Stroehmann
1998
6.6
Zero Effect
as Steve Arlo
1998
6.2
Derek Zoolander University
as Derek Zoolander
1997
5.7
The View
as Self
1997
4.3
King of the Hill
as Rich (voice)
1997
7.4
Derek Zoolander: Male Model
as Derek Zoolander
1996
5.6
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
as Self
1996
5.8
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
8.1
The Daily Show
as Self
1996
6.4
The Cable Guy
as Sam Sweet
1996
6.0
🎬
Saturday Night Special
1996
5.0
Flirting with Disaster
as Mel Coplin
1996
6.2
If Lucy Fell
as Bwick Elias
1996
5.3
Happy Gilmore
as Hal L. (uncredited)
1996
6.7
Mr. Show with Bob and David
1995
7.6
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
as Ben (voice)
1995
7.8
NewsRadio
as Vic
1995
7.3
Heavyweights
as Tony Perkis / Tony Perkis Sr.
1995
6.1
Friends
as Tommy
1994
8.4
Inside the Actors Studio
as Self
1994
7.5
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
1994
7.8
Duckman
as Harry Medfly (voice)
1994
7.1
Reality Bites
as Michael Grates
1994
6.6
Frasier
as Barry (voice)
1993
7.7
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
1993
7.2
Raw
as Himself
1993
6.8
The Ben Stiller Show
as Various Characters
1992
4.7
The Nutt House
as Pie Thrower (uncredited)
1992
2.7
MTV Movie & TV Awards
1992
8.1
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
5.4
Highway to Hell
as Pluto's Cook / Attila the Hun
1991
5.8
Working Tra$h
as Freddy Novak
1990
3.6
Stella
as Jim Uptegrove
1990
5.7
The Simpsons
as Garth Motherloving (voice)
1989
8.0
Next of Kin
as Lawrence Isabella
1989
5.9
That's Adequate
as Chip Lane
1989
3.2
Elvis Stories
as Bruce
1989
4.0
Fresh Horses
as Tipton
1988
5.2
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self
1988
5.4
Empire of the Sun
as Dainty
1987
7.5
The House of Blue Leaves
as Ronnie Shaughnessy
1987
0.0
Hot Pursuit
as Chris Honeywell
1987
5.7
The Hustler of Money
as Wince
1987
7.5
Kids' Choice Awards
as Host
1987
8.7
Shoeshine
as Son
1987
5.0
Miami Vice
as Fast Eddie Felcher
1984
7.5
MTV Video Music Awards
as Self - Host
1984
7.7
Kate & Allie
1984
5.9
Late Night with David Letterman
as Self
1982
5.9
Entertainment Tonight
as Self
1981
4.1
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Various Characters
1975
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
1975
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1975
7.0
Kate McShane
as Nickie
1975
5.0
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
1961
5.4
Tony Awards
as Self - Presenter
1956
5.9
The Oscars
as Self
1953
7.0
The Oscars
as Self - Presenter
1953
7.0
Today
as Self
1952
5.6
The Emmy Awards
as Self
1949
7.9
The Semplica Girl Diaries
N/A
0.0
🎬
Belly of the Beast
as Norman Mailer
N/A
0.0
🎬
The Off Weeks
as Gus Adler
N/A
0.0
🎬
The Champions
N/A
0.0
🎬
The Dink
N/A
0.0