Ben Stiller is one of the most popular Hollywood male actors known for his comic roles. The actual name of Ben Stiller is Benjamin Edward Stiller. Born on November 30, in the year 1965, he is an actor who has been honored with an Emmy award for his unmatched performance as an actor, comedian, director and film producer. He happens to be the son of the veteran actors and comedians Anne Meara and Jerry Stiller.
After he began his acting career he involved himself in writing mockumentaries as well. Besides acting, American comedian Ben Stiller made his directorial debut with the film Reality Bites. Since he made his directorial debut there has been no looking back for him. This is because, since then he immersed himself completely in writing, starring, direction as well as production for more than fifty T.V shows and films.
Ben Stiller also happens to be a part of the comedic acting brotherhood - Frat Pack. He has done a plenty of cameos in T.V shows, music videos, and films. He is remembered for his roles in the movies like There's Something About Mary, Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story, Meet the Parents, Meet the Fockers, Zoolander, and Night at the Museum. In his film career Ben Stiller has been showered with many prestigious awards. Besides the Emmy Award, he has also received MTV Movie Awards. He is also the winner of Teen Choice Award. His most recent appearance has been in the movie The Heartbreak Kid.
This New York born actor spent his childhood in Manhattan. He has an elder sibling, called Amy Stiller, who is also an actress. He completed his schooling from Calhoun School in New York in the year 1983, after which he go admitted in the University of California, Los Angeles for film studies. He also joined Beta Theta Pi fraternity. In the year 1989, Ben Stiller wrote as well as made an appearance in few of the shows of Saturday Night Live. He also made a short film on Elvis Presley featuring his fellow friends and co stars from the industry which turned out to be a major success. Followed by its success he made another movie for MTV called Back to Brooklyn.
With the success of Back to Brooklyn soon followed The Ben Stiller Show. |
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This was aired on the Fox Network in the year 1992. 12 episodes were aired on FOX. Even after poor viewer rating it won critical acclaim and an Emmy award for "Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing in a Variety or Music Program".
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