Ben Stiller: biography and filmography of a Hollywood actor. Best movies with Ben Stiller

The popular American actor Ben Stiller (full name Benjamin Edward Stiller) was born on November 30, 1965 in New York. Ben's parents, Jerry Stiller's father and Annie Mira's mother, are artists of a comic genre, and although the profession is not inherited, the boy was doomed to love theatrical, variety and filmmaking. Ben grew up in an atmosphere of improvisation, short performances in the living room, spontaneously arising mise-en-scenes and constantly sounding music.

Los Angeles or New York

Therefore, it was not surprising that the eighteen-year-old Stiller, with the blessing of his parents, left for Los Angeles and enrolled at the University of California at the Faculty of Film Production, hoping to get an education and devote his life to filmmaking. However, the reality turned out to be quite different, directly opposite to Ben's dreamy moods. There was no romance, classes were held in a strict and boring atmosphere. Ten months later, Ben Stiller left the university and returned to New York. The next day the young man enrolled in the usual courses of actors and began to study with excitement the difficult craft of a theatrical artist.

TV

In 1985, Stiller was noticed by the agents of one of the New York film studios, when he played a small role in the theatrical production of "Blue Leaf House" based on the play by John Guare. He was invited to test, and since then, actor Ben Stiller has become an integral part of American cinema. His roles were mostly episodic, but he immediately engaged in staging short films, thereby realizing his creative potential. His fantasy was boundless, the films turned out to be interesting, at a fairly professional level. One of the works of Stiller even purchased the NBC television channel for his TV show. In a 10-minute film, Ben created a real parody of Martin Scorsese's famous film "The Color of Money". Stiller played Tom Cruise, and for the role of Paul Newman, he called one of his friends. After showing a short film on the television channel in the show "Saturday Night" on the air, Ben Stiller suddenly became a star. The invitations to participate in film projects sprang up.

Film-making

On the big screen Ben Stiller first appeared in 1987 in Stephen Spielberg's "The Empire of the Sun", where he played Deinti, a character of a small episode. The debut turned out to be successful, but there were no invitations to more significant roles. And then Ben turned his attention to television. After some preparation, he was entrusted with participating in the TV show "Saturday Night Live". The work on the television projects went well, but Ben wanted more independence, and he began to prepare his own program. In order to make a living, Stiller acted in episodic films, and spent the rest of the time working on his television project. In 1992, the program was ready and began to regularly broadcast under the name "Ben Stiller's Show." After a while, Ben expanded the format of the show, which became more lengthy. In order to develop the program, he invited professional comedians Andy Dick and Janine Jarofalo. The three of them worked for one year, and then the show was closed.

Director Stiller

In 1994, Stiller returned to work in the cinema and staged a melodramatic comedy "Reality bites." The picture was not successful commercially: with 11 million budget collected cash in 33 million, which, according to the standards of Hollywood, is more than a modest indicator. However, the success of the film was obvious in terms of plot decisions and the production process. Since the picture was recognized as successful and was the directorial debut of Stiller, he could hope for further his fruitful progress in the field of film production. And the movies with Ben Stiller promised to be successful. In 1996, the actor made another film, it was a black comedy "The Cableman" starring Jim Carrey in the title role. Again, the commercial success of the project was very modest: with a budget of 50 million box office fees were just over $ 100 million. Ben was somewhat disappointed in his directorial abilities and decided to no longer bet on this segment of the cinema.

Comedy Stillinger

In 1998, Ben Stiller starred in the romantic comedy "Something about Mary." The film collected $ 360 million with a budget of $ 23 million. It was a kind of commercial furor, and since Ben played the role of Ted, the protagonist, the success of the picture of criticism was attributed to him. Of course, her contribution was made by the heroine, the beautiful Mary, who was brilliantly played by Hollywood star of the first magnitude Cameron Diaz. After the movie was rented, Ben Stiller did not have a headlong sentence. Comedies with Ben Stiller had an important advantage, they provided high box office. Ben became a popular comedian, in the year there were two or three films with his participation. The most notable paintings are "Acquaintance with the parents" directed by Jay Roach, with Robert de Niro in the first major role, Ben Stiller played the second main role - Greg.

Ben Stiller and Robert de Niro

In 2001, Ben Stiller again sat down in the director's chair and shot the film "Model Male", which had a moderate success only due to the fact that the main role played again himself Stiller. He still could not make films. But as an actor Ben could ensure the success of any picture in the format of comedy. Ben Stiller's new film, warmly received by the public, is "Meet the Fockers" in which Stiller played the already famous Greg, but in a different situation. The film was attended by Hollywood stars of the first magnitude: Barbra Streisand, Dustin Hoffman, Terry Polo, and of course, Robert de Niro. Films with Ben Stiller provided a stellar partnership, thus, were doomed to success.

"Golden Raspberry"

In the same year, another movie with Ben Stiller in the title role - "Here and Polly" by director John Hamburg was released on the screen. The painting was also a success, because it fascinated her star-studded Jennifer Aniston. Sam Stiller played Ruben Feffer. While the movies with Ben Stiller beat box office records , the actor himself is deservedly considered the best picker of the "Golden Raspberry" in the history of Hollywood. He is the only actor who in 2005 alone received 5 Golden Raspberries, which is given in the category "The worst role". Such a paradoxical phenomenon in American cinema.

Filmography

Ben Stiller, whose filmography, since 2006, replenished 25 more films, expects to eventually receive as a bonus not only the "Golden Raspberry", but at least one "Oscar".

Filmography for the period from 2006 to the present:

• Year 2006 - "Night at the Museum", directed by Sean Levy: Ben Stiller - the main role. "School of Scoundrels", directed by Todd Phillips: Ben Stiller - Lonnie.
• Year 2007 - "The Girl of my nightmares," directed by Peter Farrelli: Ben Stiller - the main role.
• Year 2008 - "Soldiers of failure," directed by Ben Stiller, the main role.
• Year 2009 - "Night at the Museum-2", directed by Sean Levy: Ben Stiller - the main role. "Getting to know Mark", director Ted Luis: Ben Stiller - John Grible.
• Year 2010 - "Greenberg", director Noah Baumbach: Ben Stiller - Greenberg. "Meet the Fockers-2", directed by Paul Weitz: Ben Stiller - Greg.
• Year 2011 - "How to steal a skyscraper", directed by Brett Ratner: Ben Stiller - the main role.
• Year 2012 - "Druzhinniki", directed by Akiva Schaeffer: Ben Stiller - the main role. "Slow-motion development," directed by Troy Miller: Ben Stiller - Tony Wonder.
• Year 2013 - "The Incredible Life of Walter Mitty," directed by Ben Stiller, the main role.
• Year 2014 - "Night at the Museum-3", directed by Sean Levy: Ben Stiller - the main role.

Ben Stiller, whose filmography currently contains 64 films, hopes to bring the number of his works to 100 movies.

Personal life

The personal life of Ben Stiller in his young years was quite restless. He met exclusively with Hollywood film actresses, among his girlfriends Jinn Tripplehorn, Janine Garofalo, Amanda Pete, Calista Flockhart. In the spring of 2000, Ben stopped at the actress Christine Taylor, whom he also met on the set. Later they together co-starred in the films "Bouncers" and "Model male". The married couple lives happily and, unlike most of the inhabitants of Malibu and Beverly Hills, does not think about divorce. They have a daughter, the lovely Ella Olivia, who was just 12 years old, and the son of Quinley Dempsey, who was born in July 2005. Growing up children are often present on the set when their dad is removed in a regular comedic role. And this means that Ben Stiller no longer stare at young actresses.