Ben Stiller
Benjamin "Ben" Edward Stiller ( born November 30, 1965 in New York City ) is an American actor, screenwriter, film director and film producer.
Life and career
Stiller grew up as the son of famous comedian 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 and his grandmother Bella Citrine, the daughter of Russian Jewish immigrants. In addition, his mother Anne Meara converted to Judaism before his birth. Was clear early on that he and his sister Amy Stiller would follow in the footsteps of their parents. His parents often have cameo appearances in his films.
After numerous short films that turned Stiller with the Super -8 camera his father, he had aged ten years, an appearance in the television series Kate McShane. He broke off his studies and turned a parody of the film The Color of Money, in which he played the role of Tom Cruise. In 1987, the film of Saturday Night Live aired what Stiller national prominence and a role in the Steven Spielberg production earned Empire of the Sun. In the late 1980s he was a regular on Saturday Night Live, especially in the role of " Tom Crooze ". From MTV in 1990 he got his own television show, which aired from 1991 by FOX. After three seasons of the show but was dismissed - despite the Emmy Awards, the Stiller had gotten it.
1994 he directed Reality Bites, where he starred opposite Winona Ryder and Ethan Hawke in a supporting role. The film about the Generation X flopped in the cinema. Two years later he directed The Cable Guy with Jim Carrey. The film was panned by fans and critics. In Flirting with Disaster - A disaster of Hazzard ( Director: David O. Russell) 1996 Ben Stiller developed the role of the sympathetic average guy who slips from one disaster to the next. This character he perfected in his subsequent films.
His breakthrough came in 1998 with Stiller 's Something About Mary. In 2000, he had another big success with the comedy My bride, her father and I, in which he starred opposite Robert De Niro. Published in 2004 a sequel to the film My wife, her parents and I, in the next to the old cast also Barbra Streisand and Dustin Hoffman are shown. Another sequel was published in 2010 under the title My wife, children and I, in which his sister Amy Stiller plays along.
Currently, Stiller was named one of the U.S. Forbes magazine's best-paid male actors in Hollywood. Between June 2007 and June 2008, he received fees in the amount of 40 million U.S. dollars and was ranked seven of the top earners in Hollywood. In 2011 he moved up to 6th place, but with only 34 million U.S. dollars.
Stiller is married to fellow actress Christine Taylor since 2000. The two have a daughter (* 2002) and a son (* 2005).
Trivia
- Together with his friend Owen Wilson stood Stiller eleven times before the camera. Both are members of the actor group " Frat Pack".
- Stiller's German voice actor Oliver Rohrbeck.
- Stiller is a fan of Scottish band Travis and has already played in the music video Closer with.
- Stiller starred in the music video to Taylor ( 2004) by Jack Johnson.
- Stiller had several Cameoauftritte in music videos by various artists, it occurs eg in the video tribute of the band Tenacious D, Bad Boy for Life by P. Diddy, with Stephen Dorff in the music video for Rollin the U.S. band Limp Bizkit or All Star by Smash Mouth.
- 2010 supported Stiller together with Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Woody Harrelson and other Hollywood celebrities Campaign PS The Cove: My Friend is ... for the protection of dolphins.
Filmography (selection)
As an actor
- 2002: American Campus - Ready for the university? ( Undeclared, TV series, episode Eric's POV)
- 2002: Legs to Stand On (Short Film )
- 2002: Prehistoric Planet (TV series, narrator)
- 2002: Nothing like getting out of Orange County ( Orange County)
- 2003: Pauly Shore is Dead
- 2003: The apartment horror (duplex )
- 2003: Nobody Knows Anything!
- 2004: ... and Along Came Polly ( Along came Polly)
- 2004: King of the Hill (TV series, episode 8x10 That's What She Said, voice of Rich)
- 2004: Starsky & Hutch
- 2004: What's the Name of That Song?
- 2004: Envy ( Envy )
- 2004: Dodgeball ( Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story )
- 2004: Anchorman - The Legend of Ron Burgundy ( Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy )
- 2004: My wife, her parents and I (Meet the Fockers )
- 2004-2007: Curb Your Enthusiasm! ( Curb Your Enthusiasm, TV Series, four episodes)
- 2005: Extras (TV series, episode Ben Stiller )
- 2005: Sledge: The Untold Story
- 2005: Madagascar ( voice of Alex)
- 2005-2006: Arrested Development (TV series, three episodes)
- 2006: Danny Roane: First Time Director
- 2006: Night of Too Many Stars: An Overbooked Event for Autism Education ( TV movie )
- 2006: Kings of Rock - Tenacious D ( Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny )
- 2006: The Scoundrels ( School for Scoundrels )
- 2007: Family Guy (TV series, episode No Meals on Wheels, Voice )
- 2007: After 7 days - Heartbreak ( The Heartbreak Kid)
- 2007: Elmo's Christmas Countdown ( TV movie, voice of Stiller the Elf )
- 2008: Tropic Thunder
- 2008: Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness ( short film )
- 2008: Madagascar 2 ( Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, Voice of Alex)
- 2009: The Marc Pease Experience
- 2009: Merry Madagascar (Short Film, voice of Alex)
- 2010: The Rooneys ( TV movie )
- 2010: Greenberg
- 2010: Phineas and Ferb ( Phineas and Ferb, TV series, episode The Beak, Voice of Khaka Peü Peü )
- 2010: Submarine
- 2010: Megamind (voice of Bernard )
- 2010: The Trip (TV series, episode L' Enclume )
- 2010: My wife, our children and I ( Little Fockers )
- 2011: Funny or Die Presents ... (TV series, one episode)
- 2011: Tower Heist (Tower Heist )
- 2012: Eagleheart (TV series, episode Silly Sammy )
- 2012: Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted ( Madagascar 3: Europe 's Most Wanted, voice of Alex)
- 2012: The Watch - neighbors of the third kind ( The Watch )
- 2013: The Amazing Life of Walter Mitty ( The Secret Life of Walter Mitty )
As a director,
As a producer,
- 2001: Zoolander
- 2003: The Appartement- Schreck (duplex )
- 2004: Dodgeball ( Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story )
- 2007: Blades of Glory ( Blades of Glory )
- 2008: Tropic Thunder
- 2009: The Boys: The Sherman Brothers ' Story
- 2010: Stiller & Meara
- 2011: 30 minutes or less (30 Minutes or Less )