Ben Stiller

Ben Stiller is an American comedian, actor, screenwriter, film director, and producer. He is the son of veteran comedians and actors Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara.
==Filmography==
=== As actor ===
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
1987	Empire of the Sun 	Dainty 	
1987	Hot Pursuit 	Chris Honeywell 	
1987	Shoeshine 	 	
1988	Fresh Horses 	Tipton 	
1989	Next of Kin 	Lawrence Isabella 	
1989	Elvis Stories 	Bruce 	
1989	That's Adequate 	Chip Lane 	
1990	Stella 	Jim Uptegrove 	
1990	Working Tra$h 	Freddy Novak 	
1992	The Nutt House 	Pie Thrower 	Cameo
1992	Highway to Hell 	Pluto's Cook/Attila the Hun 	
1994	Reality Bites 	Michael Grates 	Directorial debut.
1995	Heavyweights 	Tony Perkis/Tony Perkis Sr. 	
1996	 	Sam Sweet/Stan Sweet 	Also director
1996	Flirting with Disaster 	Mel 	
1996	If Lucy Fell 	Bwick Elias 	
1996	Happy Gilmore 	Hal L. (Nursing Home Orderly)	Uncredited
1998	Permanent Midnight 	Jerry Stahl 	
1998	Your Friends & Neighbors 	Jerry 	
1998	There's Something About Mary 	Ted Stroehmann 	MTV Movie Award for Best Fight (For the fight against Puffy the Dog)Nominated—American Comedy Award for Funniest Actor in a Motion Picture (Leading Role)Nominated—Blockbuster Entertainment Award Favorite Actor – ComedyNominated—MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic PerformanceNominated—MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss (shared with Cameron Diaz)Nominated—MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Duo (shared with Cameron Diaz)
1998	Zero Effect 	Steve Arlo 	
1999	Black and White 	Mark Clear 	
1999	Mystery Men 	Mr. Furious 	Nominated—Teen Choice Award for Film – Choice Hissy Fit
1999	 	Jay Rose 	
2000	Meet the Parents 	Gaylord "Greg" Focker 	American Comedy Award for Funniest Actor in a Motion Picture (Leading Role)MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic PerformanceNominated—Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Actor – Comedy/RomanceNominated—MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Team (shared with Robert De Niro)Nominated—Teen Choice Award for Film – Choice Actor
2000	Keeping the Faith 	Rabbi Jake Schram 	
2000	 	Cop 	
2001	 	Chas Tenenbaum 	Nominated—Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best CastNominated—Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture
2001	Zoolander 	Derek Zoolander 	Also writer and directorTeen Choice Award for Film – Choice Hissy FitNominated—MTV Movie Award for Best DressedNominated—MTV Movie Award for Best Line ("There's more to life than just being really, really, ridiculously good looking.")Nominated—MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Team (shared with Owen Wilson)Nominated—Teen Choice Award for Film – Choice Actor, Comedy
2002	Orange County 	The Firefighter 	Cameo
2002	Run Ronnie Run 	Himself 	
2003	Nobody Knows Anything! 	Peach Expert 	Cameo
2003	Duplex 	Alex Rose 	
2003	Pauly Shore Is Dead 	Himself 	Cameo
2004	Meet the Fockers 	Greg Focker 	Nominated—Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actor: ComedyNominated—Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Blush Scene (Greg's engagement party speech)Nominated—Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Liar
2004	Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy 	Arturo Mendes 	Cameo
2004	Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story 	White Goodman 	MTV Movie Award for Best VillainNominated—MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance
2004	Envy 	Tim Dingman 	
2004	Starsky & Hutch 	David Starsky 	Nominated—MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Team (shared with Owen Wilson)Nominated—People's Choice Award for Favorite On-Screen Chemistry (shared with Owen Wilson)Nominated—Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actor – ComedyNominated—Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Chemistry (shared with Owen Wilson)
2004	Along Came Polly 	Reuben Feffer 	Nominated—MTV Movie Award for Best Dance Sequence (shared with Jennifer Aniston for the hot salsa dance)>Nominated—Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie BlushNominated—Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Hissy Fit
2005	Danny Roane: First Time Director 	Himself 	
2005	Madagascar 	Alex 	Voice; nominated—Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie
2005	Sledge: The Untold Story 	Commander 	
2006	Night at the Museum 	Larry Daley 	Nominated—MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic PerformanceNominated—Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actor: Comedy
2006	In Search of Ted Demme 	Himself 	
2006	Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny 	Guitar Center Guy 	Cameo and producer
2006	School for Scoundrels 	Lonnie 	
2006	Awesome; I Fuckin' Shot That! 	Himself 	
2007	 	Eddie Cantrow 	
2008	Tropic Thunder 	Tugg Speedman 	Also writer and directorHollywood Film Festival Award for Comedy of the YearNominated—MTV Movie Award for Best WTF MomentNominated—Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actor: Comedy
2008	Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa 	Alex 	Voice; nominated—Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie
2009	Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian	Larry Daley 	Nominated—MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic PerformanceNominated—Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actor: Comedy
2009	 	Jon Gribble 	
2010	Greenberg 	Roger Greenberg 	Nominated—Independent Spirit Award for Best Male LeadNominated—Comedy Film Award for Best Leading Actor
2010	Megamind 	Bernard 	Executive producer, voice role
2010	Little Fockers 	Greg Focker 	
2010	 	Himself 	Exaggerated version of himself, cameo (uncredited)
2011	Tower Heist 	Josh Kovaks 	
2012	Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted 	Alex 	Voice; nominated—Kids' Choice Award for Favourite Voice from an Animated MovieNominated—People's Choice Award for Favorite Comedic Movie Actor
2012	The Watch 	Evan Trautwig 	
2013	He's Way More Famous Than You 	Himself 	
2013	The Secret Life of Walter Mitty 	Walter Mitty 	Also director
2014	While We're Young 	Josh 	
2014	Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb 	Larry Daley/Laaa 	Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Movie Actor
2016	Zoolander 2 	Derek Zoolander 	Also director; In production
2018	Madagascar 4 	Alex 	
=== As director ===
Year	Title 	Notes
1989	Elvis Stories 	Director/Writer
1994	Reality Bites 	Director
1996	 	Director/Writer (uncredited)
2001	Zoolander 	Director/Producer/Writer
2008	Tropic Thunder 	Director/Producer/Writer
2013	The Secret Life of Walter Mitty	Director/Producer
2016	Zoolander 2 	Director
2018	Escape at Dannemora 	Director
=== As producer ===
Year	Title 	Notes
2003	Duplex 	Producer
2003	Crooked Lines 	Executive producer
2004	Starsky & Hutch 	Executive producer
2004	Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story 	Producer
2006	Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny 	Executive producer
2007	Blades of Glory 	Producer
2008	Date School 	Producer
2008	The Ruins 	Executive producer
2009	The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story	Executive producer
2010	Megamind 	Executive producer
2010	Submarine 	Executive producer
2011	30 Minutes or Less 	Producer
2011	The Big Year 	Executive producer
2016	Zoolander 2 	Producer
==Character Roles==
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