Ben Stiller
Benjamin Edward Stiller , born on November 30th, 1965 with New York, is an actor, realizer and American scenario writer .
He is the son of Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara, both also actors. (Jerry Stiller is famous to have played the part of the father of George Costanza in the series Seinfeld ). During its career it appeared in multiple musical clips and televised programs, but it is famous in the world for its roles in films like: Mary at all costs , Zoolander , Dodgeball! Even not badly! , Polly and me , My father-in-law and me , and its continuation, My father-in-law, my parents and me . He is also known for his many Parodie S of films and his creations of characters for the television, who allowed him to express his talent of comic and to maintain his notoriety.
A family of actors
Stiller was born with New York and grows with Manhattan, sometimes accompanying his/her parents actors on the plates. Besides it makes an appearance in the emission The Mike Douglas Show whereas it is 6 years old. He confesses in an interview that he had lived a not very ordinary childhood: in a certain way, it was an education " Show business " ; many voyages, much of days when one lies down late: it is not what one could describe as traditional , he says.He quickly shows an early interest for the realization of films, making small court-measurings in Super 8 with his sister Amy (also actress) and his friends. At 10 years, it makes its beginnings of actor as a guest in the televised series in which his/her mother takes part, entitled Kate McShane . Whereas it is with the college, it is inspired by the Second City Television , a Canadian televised program of Sketch are. Stiller carries out whereas he wants to write sketches and to become comic.
In 1983, after having obtained its diploma of college to the Calhoun School of New York, it is registered as a student in cinema with the the University of California to Los Angeles. Stiller remains 9 months there before giving up the university to return to New York. It takes there courses of theater and fact of hearings while trying to find an agent.
Beginning of career
It off finds a role in the remake of The house blue leaves of John Guare to Broadway with dimensions of John Mahoney, a part which later gained 4 Tony Award S. Whereas the part was of representation, Stiller produced documentary parodic and satirical in which the first role is held by Mahoney. Its comic work is so well perceived by the actors and the team of the part which it off continues with a 10 minutes short film entitled The hustler money , a parody of film of Martin Scorsese the Color of the money . This short film draws the attention of the comic program TV Saturday Night Live which diffuses it in 1987; and 2 years after, one proposes to him to write sketches for the program. During this time, he interprets a small role in film of Steven Spielberg, the Empire of the sun .In 1989, Stiller written for and appear in one season of Saturday Night Live . However, the program did not want that it carries out other short films, this is why it is withdrawn after 5 emissions. It makes then a film called Elvis stories , a short film presenting a series of parodies relating to Elvis Presley and the titles of tabloïds relating to it like " Elvis is John Lennon " or " a hairdresser had by Elvis". In this short film, Stiller divides the poster with his/her friends and stars John Cusack, Jeremy Piven, Mike Myers, Andy Dick and Jeff Kahn. The film is a success what encourages it to continue its work: it carries out a new court for MTV, entitled Back to Brooklyn . MTV is impressed so much by the film which one especially offers to Stiller a weekly program on their antenna for him where it reveals images of slides of comic televised programs. The emission parodied also certain emissions TV, of the stars of the music, and films. The show launched in particular the careers of Janeane Garofalo and Bob Odenkirk, but is cancelled at the end of its first season. Stiller animates then the Ben Stiller Show on the chain Fox in 1992 for 12 episodes. One 13th new episode will be diffused later on the chain Comedy Central. The audiences are rather low and the emission is cancelled, but this one receives criticisms positive, and Stiller is seen allotting a Emmy for " notable individual success for the writing of a program of varieties or musical".
Beginnings of realizer
After some roles in films like Stella , Highway to hell and an appearance in The nut house , Stiller grants time to the writing, gets funds and a team of turning for the film Reality Bites which it carries out, and produced by Danny DeVito. It finds then his parents in film of family Heavyweights or it holds two roles, and plays a small role not credited in film with Adam Sandler, Happy Gilmore . It holds then of the first roles in If Lucy fell and Flirting with disaster . It carries out then a film with a budget more raised, 47 million dollars for Disjoncté ( The cables Guy ) with Jim Carrey. This one then beats the record of the largest check cashed for a film, of an amount of 20 million dollars. The film makes it possible Stiller to meet Jack Black and Owen Wilson, with which it will make several films thereafter. The same year, it animates the ceremony of the VH1 Fashion Awards and creates for the occasion a character named Zoolander, young mannequin. This character is public success and returns the following year in the same ceremony.
Comic career
He is invited in 1997 to present the MTV Video Music Awards, emission for which he carries out a parody of the Backstreet Boys. In 1998, Stiller puts side its ambitions of realizer to play the part titrates Mary at all costs ( There' S something butt Mary ) at the sides of Cameron Diaz, which propels the career of Stiller ahead. The same year he plays in Zero effect , Your friends & neighbors , and Mystery men . In 1999, it is head of poster of three films and turns over to the trade of realizer with a new parody in the form of series with Jack Black, entitled Heat Vision and Jack . However, the pilot of this series is not retained by Fox to appear in their program timetable, thus cancelling the project. 2000 is one year ostentation for Ben Stiller who plays in one of his most famous roles, the male nurse Gaylord Focker in My father-in-law, my parents and me ( Meet the Fockers ). MTV invites it again to carry out a parodic sketch; it carries out Mission: Improbable , a parody of the film Mission: Impossible and certain films of the career of Tom Cruise.In 2001, it realizes and plays in Zoolander , film based on the character whom it had creates with Drake Sather 5 years before. This film sees the appearance of several celebrities including inter alia Donald Trump, Paris Hilton, Lenny Kravitz, Heidi Klum, and David Bowie. It finds Owen Wilson in the film the Family Tenenbaum ( royal The Tenenbaums ). Between 2001 and 2004 it appears in several films, like a Duplex for three ( Duplex ), and Orange County .
Stiller then plays of the titles roles in 6 films in 2004, which reinforce its statute with star: Starsky and Hutch , Envy , Dodgeball , Presenter high-speed motorboat: the legend of Ron Burgundy , Polly and me , and especially My father-in-law, my parents and me , all these films being comedies and business successes. The following year, it takes part in cartoon film Madagascar, which also generates large incomes with the American Box-office, so that a continuation is planned for 2008.
In 2006, Stiller carries out two small participations in School for Scoundrels , and Tenacious D in: The Pick off Destiny , with an implication as an executive producer for this last. In December, it divides the poster with Robin Williams in the Night with the museum which proves to be a business success with the the United States.
Work to come
In July 2006, Stiller announces to want to direct and play in televised series with his wife with the poster, which should be reproduced on the list of programs of CBS. Stiller also plays in two films planned for 2007 and 2008, of which The Mirror , Women of its dreams , and Madagascar 2 . Stiller will off produce also Blades Glory and Date School .
Selective catalog of films
Work for television
Appearances in the clips
Stiller appeared in some clips, of which:- Smash Mouth for their song All Star , or it appears through extracts of scenes of the film
- Limp Bizkit for the song Rollin , in which it gives the keys to his buddy Fred Durst and " says to him; The voiture." does not damage;. It also appeared in a title hidden of their album Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water .
- Tenacious D for the song " Tribute"
- P.Diddy for the song " Bad Servant boy for Life" , or he is the neighbor of P Diddy
- Jack Johnson for the song " Taylor".
- Beastie Boys for film in the concert 2006 Awesome: I Fuckin' Shot That! , or one sees Stiller and his wife among the public.
- Travis for the song " Closer" , in the clip he plays a person in charge of a supermarket.
Particular features
- It Marie in May 2000 with Christine Taylor, which he met during the turning of his not diffused series, Heat Vision and Jack .
- Christine also appeared at the sides of Ben Stiller in Zoolander and Dodgeball! Even not badly! . The couple resides at Hollywood with two children.
- Stiller supports the American democratic party, for which it gave money in support for the candidature of John Kerry and her countryside for the presidential one of the United States in 2004. It defends several humanitarian organizations like the foundation Elisabeth Glazer against the AIDS. In 2005, Stiller reveals that he suffers from Cyclothymie and that this disease is current in its family.
- It declared in an interview for Parade magazine that Robert Klein, George Carlin and Jimmie Walker was references for him and its career of comic.
- the films in which Stiller with taken part generated more than 1,5 billion dollar to the American Box-office.
External bonds
Simple: Ben Stiller