14 interesting facts about Ben Stiller
- Ben Stiller (born November 30, 1965) is an American comedian, actor, writer, film director, and producer.
- Ben Stiller has appeared in the public service announcement with fellow celebrities to encourage young people to vote in the 2008 elections.
- Ben was listed at #28 in Forbes magazine's Celebrity 100 of 2007.
- Ben Stiller is Jewish.
- He's a close friend of Tom Cruise and has played a character "Tom Crooze", supposedly Tom's stunt double.
- In 2005, he won an MTV Movie Award for Best Villain in Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story.
- In 1993, Ben Stiller won an Emmy award in the category of Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing in a Variety or Music Program for The Ben Stiller Show.
- In 2001, Ben won an American Comedy Award in the category of Funniest Actor in a Motion Picture, for the 2000 movie Meet the Parents.
- Ben has a daughter, Ella Olivia, born 10 April 2002 in Los Angeles.
- Ben Stiller is 5 feet, 8 inches tall. (1.73 m)
- In May 2000, Ben married actress Christine Taylor.
- Ben Stiller made $2,500,000 for doing the 2001 film Zoolander.
- He is member of the "Frat Pack" (Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, the Wilsons, Will Ferrell and sometimes Jack Black).
- Ben Stiller has a Hollywood 'clique' of close friends that have often appeared in his movies: Owen Wilson, Vince Vaughn, Will Ferrell, Jack Black, and Janeane Garofalo.