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Ben Stiller (born November 30, 1965 in New York
City) is a Jewish American comedian,
actor, and film director.  

==Biography==

Stiller is possibly best known for his roles in
the films Meet the Parents, Meet the Fockers, and
There's Something About Mary.

Stiller wrote and 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 frequent collaborators Andy
Dick, Janeane Garofalo, and Bob Odenkirk.

Stiller directed both Reality Bites and The Cable
Guy, to generally mixed reviews. Another
directorial effort, 2001's Zoolander was
well-received, showing he could be a bankable star
both behind the camera as well as in front of it.

In the parody self-help book they co-authored,
Feel This Book, he and frequent co-star Janeane
Garofalo claimed they briefly dated, but this is
considered to be artistic license.  During much of
the 1990s, he was involved with actress Jeanne
Tripplehorn.

==Marriage==

In May 2000, Stiller married Christine Taylor,
whom he met while filming a never-broadcast
television pilot for Fox called Heat Vision and
Jack, starring Jack Black (actor)|Jack Black. He
and Taylor have a daughter, Ella Olivia, born
April 10, 2002, and Taylor is reportedly expecting
a second child with Stiller in summer 2005.

==Personal==

Stiller is the son of Jerry Stiller and Anne
Meara, both of whom are veteran comedians and
actors.  Amy Stiller, his older sister, also is an
actress.

Princeton University's Class of 2005 inducted Mr.
Stiller as an honorary member of the class during
its "Senior Week" in April, 2005.

==Filmography (actor)==

*Extras (BBC2) (2005)
*Madagascar (movie)|Madagascar (2005, voice)
*Meet the Fockers (2004)
*Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004)
*Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)
*Starsky & Hutch (2004)
*Envy (movie)|Envy (2004)
*Along Came Polly (2004)
*Nobody Knows Anything (2003)  
*Duplex (movie)|Duplex (2003)
*Legend of the Lost Tribe (2002, voice)
*Liberty's Kids, TV Series (2002, voice)
*Orange County (movie)|Orange County (2002,
uncredited)
*The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
*Zoolander (2001)
*Meet the Parents (2000)
*Keeping the Faith (2000)
*The Independent (2000)
*Black and White (movie)|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)

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Ben Stiller (born November 30, 1965 in New York
City) is an Irish-American and Jewish American
comedian, actor, and film director.  

==Biography==

Stiller is possibly best known for his roles in
the films Meet the Parents, Meet the Fockers, and
There's Something About Mary.

Stiller wrote and 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 frequent collaborators Andy
Dick, Janeane Garofalo, and Bob Odenkirk.

Stiller directed both Reality Bites and The Cable
Guy, to generally mixed reviews. Another
directorial effort, 2001's Zoolander was
well-received, showing he could be a bankable star
both behind the camera as well as in front of it.

In the parody self-help book they co-authored,
Feel This Book, he and frequent co-star Janeane
Garofalo claimed they briefly dated, but this is
considered to be artistic license.  During much of
the 1990s, he was involved with actress Jeanne
Tripplehorn.

==Marriage==

In May 2000, Stiller married Christine Taylor,
whom he met while filming a never-broadcast
television pilot for Fox called Heat Vision and
Jack, starring Jack Black (actor)|Jack Black. He
and Taylor have a daughter, Ella Olivia, born
April 10, 2002, and a son, Quinlin Dempsey, born
July 10, 2005.

==Personal==

Stiller is the son of Jerry Stiller and Anne
Meara, both of whom are veteran comedians and
actors.  Amy Stiller, his older sister, also is an
actress.

Princeton University's Class of 2005 inducted Mr.
Stiller as an honorary member of the class during
its "Senior Week" in April, 2005.

==Filmography (actor)==

*Extras (BBC2) (2005)
*Madagascar (movie)|Madagascar (2005, voice)
*Meet the Fockers (2004)
*Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004)
*Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)
*Starsky & Hutch (2004)
*Envy (movie)|Envy (2004)
*Along Came Polly (2004)
*Nobody Knows Anything (2003)  
*Duplex (movie)|Duplex (2003)
*Legend of the Lost Tribe (2002, voice)
*Liberty's Kids, TV Series (2002, voice)
*Orange County (movie)|Orange County (2002,
uncredited)
*The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
*Zoolander (2001)
*Meet the Parents (2000)
*Keeping the Faith (2000)
*The Independent (2000)
*Black and White (movie)|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)

== External links ==
*imdb name|id=0001774|name=Ben Stiller.
*http://www.nndb.com/people/064/000025986/ Ben
Stiller profile, NNDB.