• Name: Ben Stiller
  
• Height: 5' 8"
  
• Sex: M
  
• Nationality: American
  
• Birth Date: November 30, 1965
  
• Birth Place: New York, New York, USA
  
• Profession: actor, director, producer, writer
  
• Education: University of California at Los Angeles (majored in Film; attended for nine months; dropped out)
  
• Husband/Wife: Christine Taylor (actress; engaged in November 1999; married on May 13, 2000 in Kauai, Hawaii)
  
• Relationship: Claire Forlani (actress; dated 1998-1999), Amanda Peet (actress; dated in 1998), Jeanne Tripplehorn (actress; engaged in 1993; broke up), Janeane Garofalo (dated in 1990)
  
• Father: Jerry Stiller (actor; comedian; married in September 14, 1954)
  
• Mother: Anne Meara (actress; comedienne)
  
• Sister: Amy Stiller (actress; born in 1963)
  
• Daughter: Ella Olivia (born in April 2002)
  
• Claim to fame: as Ted Stroehmann in There's Something About Mary (1998)
  

Click Here For:
Ben Stiller Filmography

• On advice he receives from his father Jerry Stiller: "My father is always telling me to take care of myself and get a lot of rest. He's always saying, "Sleep will fix anything. Go take a nap." I think he's right. I find when I get frazzled, if I get a good night's sleep, I feel much better about things."
• "There's an old saying in Hollywood: It's not the length of your film, it's how you use it."
• “I’ve never really felt like a funny, funny guy. I’ve never really felt like Mr. Life of the Party... I’ve realized in the last few years that my state of mind affects how I live my life.”
• "I've been practicing for it my whole life." [on simulating masturbation for THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY]
• "All those rumors about her being underweight are trash. She's gorgeous." [on Calista Flockhart]

• Teen Choice Awards: Film - Choice Hissy Fit, ZOOLANDER (2002)
• American Comedy Awards: Funniest Actor in a Motion Picture (Leading Role), MEET THE PARENTS (2001)
• MTV Movie Awards: Best Comedic Performance, MEET THE PARENTS (2001)
• San Francisco International Film Festival: Silver Spire - Television - Comedy, HEAT VISION AND JACK (2000)
• MTV Movie Awards: Best Fight, THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY (1999) - for the fight against Puffy the Dog.
• Emmy Awards: Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing in a Variety or Music Program, The Ben Stiller Show (1993)

Click Here For:
Ben Stiller Filmography