1965-11-30 New York City, New York, USA
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.
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The Dink | 2026-07-23 | |
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Focker-In-Law | Greg Focker | 2026-11-25 |
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Happy Gilmore 2 | Hal L | 2025-07-25 |
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Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost | Self | 2025-10-17 |
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The Hanging of Stuart Cornfeld | 2025-10-23 | |
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Downey Wrote That | Self | 2025-10-16 |
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Nutcrackers | Mike Maxwell | 2024-09-05 |
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Dear Santa | Lucifer (uncredited) | 2024-11-24 |
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Albert Brooks: Defending My Life | Self | 2023-11-12 |
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Bleecker | Dr. Pots | 2023-06-09 |
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Bros | Ben Stiller (uncredited) | 2022-09-30 |
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Locked Down | Guy | 2021-02-25 |
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Hubie Halloween | Orderly Hal | 2020-10-07 |
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Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics | Self | 2020-05-11 |
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Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine | 8008s | 2020-10-27 |
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Beastie Boys Story | Self | 2020-04-24 |
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Celebrity Escape Room | Self | 2020-05-21 |
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Greed | Self | 2019-09-07 |
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Everybody Has an Andy Dick Story | Self | 2017-05-13 |
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Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs | Self | 2017-11-18 |
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The Truth Is in the Stars | Self | 2017-05-01 |
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The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) | Matthew Meyerowitz | 2017-10-13 |
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Brad's Status | Brad Sloan | 2017-09-14 |
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Zoolander 2 | Derek Zoolander | 2016-02-06 |
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Don't Think Twice | Self | 2016-07-22 |
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Drake Sather: The Man Who Created Zoolander | 2016-05-24 | |
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Zoolander: Super Model | Derek Zoolander (voice) | 2016-08-01 |
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Bridget Everett: Gynecological Wonder | Self | 2015-07-11 |
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Being Canadian | Self | 2015-09-18 |
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Sweet Micky for President | Self | 2015-01-23 |
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While We're Young | Josh Schrebnick | 2015-03-27 |
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Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb | Larry Daley / Laaa | 2014-12-17 |
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Harmontown | Self | 2014-03-08 |
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Madly Madagascar | Alex (voice) | 2013-01-29 |
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Le Débarquement | Self - host | 2013-01-18 |
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Nantucket Film Festival's 2nd Comedy Roundtable | Self | 2013-10-25 |
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He's Way More Famous Than You | Ben Stiller | 2013-05-10 |
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Here Comes the Night Time | Fake Arcade Fire Bandmember | 2013-09-29 |
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The Secret Life of Walter Mitty | Walter Mitty | 2013-12-18 |
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Nantucket Film Festival's Comedy Roundtable | Self - Panelist | 2012-09-27 |
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Dreamworks: Holiday Classics | Alex (voice) | 2012-10-30 |
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12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief | Self | 2012-12-12 |
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The Secret Policeman's Ball | Self | 2012-03-04 |
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Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | Alex (voice) | 2012-06-06 |
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The Watch | Evan | 2012-07-26 |
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The Trip | Ben Stiller (uncredited) | 2011-04-24 |
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Tower Heist | Josh Kovacs | 2011-11-02 |
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Submarine | Soap Opera Star (uncredited) | 2011-03-18 |
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Greenberg | Roger Greenberg | 2010-03-26 |
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I'm Still Here | Ben Stiller | 2010-09-10 |
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Little Fockers | Greg Focker | 2010-12-21 |
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Megamind | Bernard (voice) | 2010-10-28 |
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The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story | Self | 2009-04-24 |
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Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian | Larry Daley | 2009-05-20 |
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Funny People | Friend in video (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2009-07-30 |
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Monkey Mischief | Larry Daley | 2009-12-01 |
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The Marc Pease Experience | Jon Gribble | 2009-08-21 |
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Merry Madagascar | Alex (voice) | 2009-11-16 |
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Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness | Tugg Speedman | 2008-08-26 |
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Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | Alex (voice) | 2008-10-30 |
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Tropic Thunder | Tugg Speedman | 2008-08-09 |
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AFI: 100 Years... 100 Movies... 10th Anniversary Edition | Self | 2007-06-20 |
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Elmo's Christmas Countdown | Stiller the Elf (voice) | 2007-12-23 |
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The Making of 'The Pick of Destiny' | Self | 2007-02-27 |
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The Farrelly Bros.: In the French Tradition | Self | 2007-12-26 |
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The Heartbreak Kid | Eddie Cantrow | 2007-10-05 |
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Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner | Self - Filmed Roaster | 2006-08-20 |
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Danny Roane: First Time Director | Self | 2006-04-25 |
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Awesome; I Fuckin' Shot That! | Self | 2006-03-31 |
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Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny | Guitar Center Guy | 2006-11-22 |
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School for Scoundrels | Lonnie Ratcliff | 2006-09-29 |
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Night at the Museum | Larry Daley | 2006-12-20 |
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Confessions of an Action Star | Commander | 2005-01-23 |
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All Aboard the Crazy Train | Self - Special Appearance | 2005-06-19 |
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Earth to America | Self | 2005-11-20 |
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Romanekian | Self | 2005-09-13 |
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Madagascar | Alex (voice) | 2005-05-25 |
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Nobody Knows Anything! | Peach Expert (uncredited) | 2004-08-24 |
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Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy | Arturo Mendes | 2004-06-28 |
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Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song? | Self (archive footage) | 2004-03-06 |
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Starsky & Hutch | David Starsky | 2004-03-05 |
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DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story | White Goodman | 2004-06-18 |
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Envy | Tim Dingman | 2004-04-30 |
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Meet the Fockers | Greg Focker | 2004-12-22 |
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Along Came Polly | Reuben Feffer | 2004-01-16 |
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Duplex | Alex Rose | 2003-09-26 |
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Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special | Self | 2003-09-14 |
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Pauly Shore Is Dead | Ben Stiller (uncredited) | 2003-03-11 |
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Run Ronnie Run | Self | 2002-01-20 |
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Orange County | Firefighter (uncredited) | 2002-01-11 |
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Zoolander | Derek Zoolander | 2001-09-28 |
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Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored | Self | 2001-05-31 |
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Mission: Improbable | Tom Crooze | 2001-06-02 |
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America | A Tribute to Heroes | Self | 2001-09-21 |
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The Royal Tenenbaums | Chas Tenenbaum | 2001-10-05 |
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The Independent | Cop | 2000-11-10 |
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Keeping the Faith | Rabbi Jake Schram | 2000-04-14 |
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Meet the Parents | Greg Focker | 2000-10-06 |
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The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Jerry Stiller | Self | 1999-10-27 |
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Black and White | Mark Clear | 1999-09-04 |
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The Suburbans | Jay Rose | 1999-10-29 |
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Heat Vision and Jack | Self / Strip Club DJ (uncredited) | 1999-01-10 |
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Mystery Men | Mr. Furious / Roy | 1999-08-06 |
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Your Friends & Neighbors | Jerry | 1998-08-19 |
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Permanent Midnight | Jerry Stahl | 1998-09-16 |
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Zero Effect | Steve Arlo | 1998-01-30 |
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There's Something About Mary | Ted Stroehmann | 1998-07-15 |
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Derek Zoolander University | Derek Zoolander | 1997-10-31 |
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Happy Gilmore | Hal L. (uncredited) | 1996-02-16 |
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Flirting with Disaster | Mel Coplin | 1996-03-22 |
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The Cable Guy | Sam Sweet | 1996-06-10 |
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Derek Zoolander: Male Model | Derek Zoolander | 1996-10-31 |
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Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond | Self | 1996-10-06 |
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If Lucy Fell | Bwick Elias | 1996-03-08 |
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Heavyweights | Tony Perkis / Tony Perkis Sr. | 1995-02-17 |
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Reality Bites | Michael Grates | 1994-02-18 |
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The Nutt House | Pie Thrower (uncredited) | 1992-09-10 |
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Highway to Hell | Pluto's Cook / Attila the Hun | 1991-11-21 |
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Working Tra$h | Freddy Novak | 1990-11-26 |
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Stella | Jim Uptegrove | 1990-02-02 |
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That's Adequate | Chip Lane | 1989-01-20 |
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Elvis Stories | Bruce | 1989-01-01 |
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Next of Kin | Lawrence Isabella | 1989-10-20 |
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Fresh Horses | Tipton | 1988-11-18 |
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The House of Blue Leaves | Ronnie Shaughnessy | 1987-05-25 |
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Empire of the Sun | Dainty | 1987-12-09 |
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The Hustler of Money | Wince | 1987-03-28 |
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Hot Pursuit | Chris Honeywell | 1987-05-08 |
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Shoeshine | Son | 1987-01-01 |
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A Matter of Time | ||
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Belly of the Beast | Norman Mailer | |
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The Semplica Girl Diaries | ||
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