Ben Stiller

Ben Stiller

  • Born: 1965-11-30
  • Birthplace: New York, USA
  • Height: 5' 6" (1.68 m)
  • Profession: Actor, director, screenwriter, producer
  • Nationality: America
  • Graduate School: Film Major, University of California, Los Angeles
  • Representative Works: Four graduates, The Cable Guy, Meet the Parents, Night at the Museum, Zoolander, Escape at Clinton Correctional
  • Ben Stiller (Ben Stiller), born in New York, USA on November 30, 1965, is an American film and television actor, director, screenwriter, and producer.
    In 1987, he participated in his first film "Empire of the Sun" . In 1994, directed his first film "Four Graduates" [1]  . In 1996, directed the comedy film " The Cable Guy ". In 2000, he starred in the family comedy movie " Meet the Parents " [2]  , for which he won the 10th MTV Movie Awards for Best Comedy Performance. In 2001 , he wrote , directed and acted in the comedy film " Zoolander ", which won the 4th Youth Choice Award for Best Film Fury. In 2006, starred in the magic comedy movie " Night at the Museum " [3]  .
    In 2008, he directed and wrote and acted in the satirical comedy film " Tropic Thunder " [4]  . In 2009, the movie "Night at the Museum 2" starring him was released [5]  . In 2013, he directed and acted in the fantasy adventure movie " The Secret Life of Walter Mitty " [6]  . In 2014, the movie " Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb " starring him was released [7]  . In 2016, he wrote and directed and acted in the comedy movie " Zoolander2 " [8]  . In 2018, he directed the crime drama " Escape at Clinton Correctional " [9]  , for which he won the 71st American Directors Guild Awards for the best director of a limited TV series/TV movie [10]  . In 2019, the TV series "It's so nice to have a home" directed by him was broadcast.

    Personal Life

    family
    Ben Stiller's father is American comedian Jerry Stiller , he is Jewish   . His mother is American comedy actress Stiller and Meara . She is a Catholic of Irish descent and converted to Judaism after getting married   . My sister is also an actor active in the comedy world. At the same time, Ben Stiller accepted the Judaism rite of passage.
    emotion
    In May 2000, he married actress Christine Taylor . In April 2002, they gave birth to their daughter Ella   . In July 2005, they gave birth to their son Quinlin Dempsey   . In 2017, Ben Stiller announced that he had officially broken up with Christine Taylor   .

    Character Evaluation

    Ben Stiller's blood is full of comedy elements. He may be a clown, but he is a clever clown. What makes Stiller unique is that he has a wise mind under his slightly exaggerated performance  
    The source of frustration is different from the fact that people can often use terms such as "grassroots" and "lower-level" to summarize a director's care for a special group. The protagonist in Ben Stiller's film is difficult to be classified as a low-level person in society. Although in Stiller's films, characters also encounter their own sexual distress, such as the black actor in the movie "Tropic Thunder" and Sam in "Four Graduates", but Stiller does not Focusing on their marginal characteristics, these characters are not in embarrassment because of their homosexuality. But these people with different social status and living standards in Stiller's movies have one thing in common, that is, they are all downright frustrated. Some of this frustration stems from human personality defects. The frustrated people in Stiller's films often show weakness and hesitation under the pressure and suffering of survival. It is also such a character with personality defects that is easy to get the empathy of the audience .