Ben Stiller

**Benjamin Edward Meara Stiller** (born November 30, 1965) is an accomplished American actor, comedian, and filmmaker. He emerged into fame as a member of the comedic actors group known as the Frat Pack. Throughout his career, his films have grossed over $2.6 billion in Canada and the United States. He has received various awards and honors, most notably an Emmy Award, a Directors Guild of America Award, a Britannia Award, and a Teen Choice Award. Stiller's early acting career began with several mockumentaries that led him to host a variety sketch comedy series titled The Ben Stiller Show. He eventually transitioned to acting in films and made his directorial debut with Reality Bites, continuing on to direct The Cable Guy (1996), Zoolander (2001), Tropic Thunder (2008), and The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013). He has also notably starred in franchise films like Meet the Parents, the Madagascar series, and the first three Night at the Museum films. His performances in independent films include Flirting with Disaster, The Royal Tenenbaums, and The Meyerowitz Stories. From the mid-2010s, Stiller has primarily worked as a television showrunner, directing Showtime limited series Escape at Dannemora and Apple TV+ series Severance. An interesting attribute about Stiller is that he was raised in a show-business family, with his parents being comedians and actors Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara. His childhood was unusual due to constant traveling, late nights, and atypical experiences such as attending film sets, eventually molding his interest in filmmaking.