Ben Stiller Wiki, Parents, Wife, Married and Net Worth
Date: 29 Dec, 2014 Report This
Ben Stiller is an American comedian and actor. He is also a filmmaker. He is recognized mostly for acting in movies like The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, Zoolander, and Night At the Museum series.
Stiller’s net worth is an estimated $120 million. He falls under Hollywood’s A-list stars list. His source of earnings is film and television.Stiller started acting when he was just 15 years old.
Though the role was minuscule, she got to appear on television in the series titled Guiding Light. He started off his journey to Broadway. He was a cast in the Broadway The House of Blue Leaves.
While he was involved in Broadway, he released a comical Mockumentary which was shown in his plays. His mockumentary was very popular with the audience.
With this response, he produced a short parody of the movie The Color of Money this was well received too. This short parody got noticed by everyone including the producers of Saturday Night Live.
SNL featured Ben as a special guest in one of its episode which was written by Stiller himself.With his comic timing and mockumentary getting popular, he started a show titled The Ben Stiller Show on Fox Network.
The show was outstandingly humorous which also got an Emmy for Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program. The show had 13 episodes.
After the success of this comical starting, he went on to direct movies. His first directorial debut was the movie Reality Bites.
Since his directorial debut he has directed more movies like Meet the Parents, Tropic Thunder, The Cable Guy, There’s Something About Mary, Madagascar series, and DodgeBall.
He has also acted in many movies like Stella, Duplex, There’s Something About Mary, Permanent Midnight, Zero Effect, Envy, Along Came Polly, Meet the Fockers, Starsky & Hutch, and Little Fockers.
He also appeared in TV shows including The King of Queens, and WWE Raw.Critics have praised Stiller of being a genius comedian and actor.
For his works, he has been honored with reviews, nominations, and awards. He has been awarded the top honor at the MTV Movie award with the title MTV Generation Award. Other awards include BAFTA Award and Saturn Award.
Moving on to his personal life, Stiller is a New York born American (1965). He is 51 years old. He was raised in New York by his parents. His parents were both into show business.
His father Jerry Stiller is an actor, and comedian like his son and mother is also an actor. Ben, from the very small age, had the experience of the show business environment.
This environment brought the enthusiasm in acting in him, at a very young age. His interest got him to make movies at the age of about eight collaborating with his sister.
At the age nine, he appeared on his mother’s television series titled Kate McShane. He attended University of California, Los Angeles and studied film there.
Ben was the heartthrob of Hollywood when he first entered the industry. He has a long dating list which includes of actresses like Amanda Peet, Calista Flockhart, and Jeanne Tripplehorn. In 2000, he married actress Christine Taylor.
He has appeared with wife Taylor in movies like Zoolander, DodgeBall, Tropic Thunder, and Arrested Development.They have two children together; daughter Ella Olivia and son Quinlin Dempsey.
They have been married for 14 years now, and they are still going happy and strong. They have not been rumored of being divorced or separated or seen with other men/women. The happy family of four currently residing Westchester County, New York.
Ben Stiller stands five feet eight inch tall. The handsome actor has won million hearts with a gay – ish charm and bold personality carrying it side by side. He seems to like having a correct weight which suits his height.
His intense looks and brilliant performances are admired by his fans. His shirtless pictures are very popular among his fans. Even at this age, he looks handsome and sexier with his gray hair.
He has a huge fan following. He is mostly active on social sites. He has an official Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram account.
You can follow him on Twitter and Instagram at @RedHourBen and on Facebook by his official name that is Ben Stiller.
He uploads pictures and updates his fans about his latest happenings and news.
For a more professional profile of him, you can search his name on Wikipedia and for a mini biography go to IMDB.