Ben Stiller
Benjamin "Ben" Edward Stiller (born November 30, 1965 in New York ) is an American actor , comedian , screenwriter , film director and film producer .
life and career
Stiller grew up as the son of actors Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara in New York City. He has Jewish roots; his grandfather William Stiller was the son of Jewish immigrants from Austria , his grandmother Bella Citrin the daughter of Russian- Jewish immigrants. In addition, his mother Anne Meara converted to Judaism before he was born. It was clear early on that he and his sister Amy Stiller would follow in their parents' footsteps professionally. His parents often made cameo appearances in his films.
After numerous short films that Stiller made with his father's Super 8 camera, he made an appearance on the television series Kate McShane at the age of ten . He later dropped out and made a parody of the film The Color of Money , in which he played the role of Tom Cruise . In 1987 the film was Saturday Night Live aired what Stiller national prominence and a role in the Steven Spielberg production The Empire of the Sun earned. In the late 1980s he could be seen regularly on Saturday Night Live , especially in the role of "Tom Crooze". From MTV he got his own TV show in 1990, which was broadcast by FOX from 1991 . After three seasons, however, the show was canceled - despite an Emmy Award Stiller had received for it.
In 1994 he directed the tragic comedy Reality Bites , in which he can also be seen in a supporting role alongside Winona Ryder and Ethan Hawke . But the film about Generation X was a flop. His next directorial effort, The Cable Guy - The pain in the ass with Jim Carrey (1996), received mixed reviews from the public and media. In Flirting with Disaster (director: David O. Russell) from 1996, Ben Stiller developed the role of the likeable average guy who slides from one disaster to the next. He perfected this character in his subsequent films.
Stiller made his breakthrough in 1998 with Crazy About Mary . In 2000 he had another huge hit with the comedy My Bride, Her Father and I , in which he starred alongside Robert De Niro . In 2004, My Wife, Her In-Laws and I, a sequel to the film, appeared in which Barbra Streisand and Dustin Hoffman can be seen in addition to the old cast . Another sequel appeared in 2010 under the title My wife, our children and I , in which his sister Amy Stiller also plays.
His German voice actor has been Oliver Rohrbeck since 1998 .
In 2008, Stiller was one of the top-earning male actors in Hollywood , according to Forbes Magazine . Between June 2007 and June 2008, he received fees amounting to 40 million US dollars and ranked in seventh place of the top earners in Hollywood.
He returned to Saturday Night Live in 2018 and 2019 for several skits to portray Donald Trump's attorney Michael Cohen .
Stiller has been married to his colleague Christine Taylor since May 13, 2000 . The two have a daughter (* 2002) and a son (* 2005). On May 26, 2017, the couple announced their separation.
Trivia
Stiller and his friend Owen Wilson stood in front of the camera twelve times. The two actors are part of the frat pack .
Stiller is a fan of the Scottish band Travis and played in their music video Closer . He played a leading role in the music video for Taylor (2004) by Jack Johnson and had cameo appearances in music videos by various artists, e. B. in the video Tribute by the band Tenacious D , Bad Boy for Life by P. Diddy , with Stephen Dorff in the music video for Rollin 'by the US band Limp Bizkit or All Star by Smash Mouth .
In 2010 Stiller supported the campaign The Cove PS: My Friend is… to protect dolphins together with Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Woody Harrelson and other Hollywood stars .
Filmography (selection)
As an actor
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As a director
- 1989: Elvis Stories
- 1994: Reality Bites - Full of Life (Reality Bites)
- 1996: Cable Guy - The pain in the ass (Cable Guy)
- 1999: Heat Vision And Jack
- 2001: Zoolander
- 2007: Untitled Christine Taylor Project
- 2008: Tropic Thunder
- 2013: The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (The Secret Life of Walter Mitty)
- 2016: Zoolander 2
- 2018: Escape at Dannemora (also producer)
As a producer
- 2001: Zoolander
- 2003: The Schreck Apartment (Duplex)
- 2004: Full of the nuts (Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story)
- 2007: The Ice Princes (Blades of Glory)
- 2008: Tropic Thunder
- 2009: The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story
- 2010: Stiller & Meara
- 2011: 30 Minutes or Less
- 2016: Zoolander 2
- 2016: Why Him?
- 2018: Alex Strangelove
- 2018: The Package
- 2020: Dinner in America
As a screenwriter
- 1987: The Hustler of Money
- 1987: Saturday Night Live (seven episodes)
- 1989: Elvis Stories
- 1992–1993: The Ben Stiller Show (TV series)
- 2001: Zoolander
- 2008: Tropic Thunder
- 2016: Zoolander 2
Awards
- 1993: Individual performance in a variation or music show , Emmy , for The Ben Stiller Show
- 1999: Best Fight , MTV Movie Awards , for Mad About Mary
- 2000: Television - Comedy , San Francisco International Film Festival
- 2000: Funniest Actor in a Motion Picture , American Comedy Awards, for My Bride, Her Dad, and Me
- 2001: Best Comedian , MTV Movie Awards, for My Bride, Her Dad and I
- 2002: Film - Choice Hissy Fit , Teen Choice Award , for Zoolander
- 2005: Best Villain , MTV Movie Awards, for full on the nuts
- 2007: Man of the Year , Hasty Pudding Theatricals
- 2007: Wannabe Award , Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards
- 2008: Comedy of the Year , Hollywood Film Awards, for Tropic Thunder
- 2009: MTV Generation Award , MTV Movie Awards
- 2015: Favorite Movie Actor , Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards
Web links
- Ben Stiller in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Ben Stiller in the OFDb
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Hustler of Money at imdb.com
- ↑ cf. Johnson, Wesley: Hollywood's Top Earners . Press Association Newsfile, July 23, 2008, 4:38 PM BST
- ↑ Ben Stiller Reveals How He Started Playing Michael Cohen on 'SNL'. Retrieved July 28, 2020 (English).
- ↑ EXCLUSIVE: Ben Stiller and Christine Taylor Split After 17 Years of Marriage . In: Entertainment Tonight . ( etonline.com [accessed May 27, 2017]).
- ↑ NME.com: Ben Stiller stars in new Travis video
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| SURNAME | Stiller, Ben |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Stiller, Benjamin Edward (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American actor, screenwriter, film director and producer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 30, 1965 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City , New York, United States |