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Ben Stiller was born to comedy duo parents Anne Meara and Jerry Stiller (Frank Costanza in 'Seinfeld') and has a sister Amy, also an actress.

Ben utilized his connections to land his first professional acting job in the 1985 Lincoln Center revival of the dark comedy, 'The House of Blue Leaves'.

During its run, he produced a short parody of 'The Colour of Money', entitled 'The Hustler of Money', which brought him to the attention of the 'Saturday Night Live' team, of which he has since been a constant member.

In 1987, Ben made his film acting debut, in Steven Spielberg's 'Empire of the Sun'. In 1989, he was given his own half-hour comedy show on MTV, entitled 'The Ben Stiller Show'.

1998 proved to be Ben's breakout year as a performer. He began with 'Zero Effect', and followed this with the Farrelly brothers' comedy, 'There's Something About Mary'.

In May 2001, Ben appeared in 'American Who Wants to Be A Millionaire' and walked away with £22,000 for charity.

Ben also returned to the big screen as a director and actor, helming and starring in 'Zoolander', a send-up of the modelling world.

In 2002, he re-teamed with his 'Zoolander' nemesis and frequent co-star, [urlnew=http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biography_home/876:0/Owen_Wilson.htm]Owen Wilson [/urlnew],in 'The Royal Tennenbaums', a story co-written by Wilson and director Wes Anderson, about a dysfunctional family and their three genius children.

Starring [urlnew=http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biography_home/515:0/Gene_Hackman.htm]Gene Hackman[/urlnew], Anjelica Huston, [urlnew=http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biography_home/558:0/Gwyneth_Paltrow.htm]Gwyneth Paltrow[/urlnew], and Luke Wilson the film was nominated for a Best Original Screenplay Oscar.

He is married to actress Christine Taylor, although was romantically linked to Jeanne Tripplehorn for a long time.


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Stiller is a major fan of Tom Cruise and has impersonated him countless times. He played a fictitious crazed stunt double, Tom Crooze for a short spin off for MTV, named “Mission: Improbable”. The pair have been friends ever since.

In 2001, Stiller took part in a celebrity version of “Who Wants to be a Millionaire”, and won $32 000 for his charity. He phoned his famous mother, Anne Meara, for help, but still got the answer wrong.

Ben is part of a Hollywood clique, nicknamed the “Frat Pack”, who often appear in films together. Other members include: Owen Wilson, Jack Black and Kyle Gass.

His favourite actress is Diane Keaton and he even wrote an article about her for a 1997 issue of Premiere magazine.

He was nominated in 2004 as Worst Actor in five of the six films in which he appeared: “Along Came Polly”, “Anchorman”, “Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story”, “Envy”, and “Starsky & Hutch”.
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The Persuaders (2007)
Tropic Thunder (2006)
Danny Roane: First Time Director (2005)
Tenacious D in: The Pick of Destiny (2006)
The Mirror (2006)
Madagascar (2005)
Sledge: The Untold Story (2005)
Meet the Fockers (2004)
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)
Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004)
Envy (2004)
Starsky & Hutch (2004)
Along Came Polly (2004)
Nobody Knows Anything! (2003)
Duplex (2003)
Orange County (2002)
The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
Zoolander (2001)
Meet the Parents (2000)
Keeping the Faith (2000)
The Independent (2000)
Black and White (1999)
Mystery Men (1999)
The Suburbans (1999)
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)
Heavy Weights (1995)
Reality Bites (1994)
The Nutt House (1992)
Highway to Hell (1992)
Stella (1990)
Next of Kin (1989)
Elvis Stories (1989)
That's Adequate (1989)
Fresh Horses (1988)
Empire of the Sun (1987)
Hot Pursuit (1987)
Shoeshine (1987)
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