Ben Stiller

​Benjamin Edward "Ben" Stiller (born November 30, 1965) is an American comedian, actor, writer, film director, and producer. He is the son of veteran comedians and actors Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara. After beginning his acting career with a play, Stiller wrote several mockumentaries, and was offered two of his own shows, both entitled The Ben Stiller Show. He began acting in films, and had his directorial debut with Reality Bites. Throughout his career he has since written, starred in, directed, and/or produced over 50 films including Heavyweights, There's Something About Mary, Meet the Parents, Zoolander, Dodgeball, and Tropic Thunder. In addition, he has had multiple cameos in music videos, television shows, and films. Stiller is a member of the comedic acting brotherhood colloquially known as the Frat Pack. His films have grossed more than $2.1 billion domestically (United States and Canada), with an average of $73 million per film. Throughout his career, he has received several awards and honors including an Emmy Award, several MTV Movie Awards, and a Teen Choice Award.

Movie		Character	Year
	Empire of the Sun	Dainty	1987
	Heavyweights	Tony Perkis	1995
	The Cable Guy	Sam Sweet / Stan Sweet	1996
	There's Something About Mary	Ted Stroehmann	1998
	Permanent Midnight	Jerry Stahl	1998
	Mystery Men	Mr. Furious	1999
	Keeping the Faith	Rabbi Jake Schram	2000
	Meet the Parents	Gaylord "Greg" Focker	2000
	Zoolander	Derek Zoolander	2001
	The Royal Tenenbaums	Chas Tenenbaum	2001
	Along Came Polly	Reuben Feffer	2004
	Starsky & Hutch	David Starsky	2004
	DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story	White Goodman	2004
	Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy	Arturo Mendes	2004
	Meet the Fockers	Gaylord 'Greg' Focker	2004
	Madagascar	Alex (voice)	2005
	Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny	Guitar Center Guy	2006
	Night at the Museum	Larry Daley	2006
	The Heartbreak Kid	Eddie Cantrow	2007
	Tropic Thunder	Speedman	2008
	Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa	Alex (voice)	2008
	Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian	Larry Daley	2009
	Merry Madagascar	Alex	2009
	Greenberg	Roger Greenberg	2010
	I'm Still Here	Himself	2010
	Submarine	Soap Opera Star	2010
	Megamind	Bernard	2010
	Little Fockers	Greg Focker	2010
	Tower Heist	Josh Kovacs	2011
	Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted	Alex	2012
	The Watch	Evan	2012
	The Hardy Men	n.a.	2013
	Madly Madagascar	Alex	2013