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Ben

It's not the length of your film,it's how u use it

About Me

I produced a short film parody of "The Color of Money" entitled "The Hustler of Money" which got me noticed by "Saturday Night Live" who eventually offered me employment there.Son of Anne Meara and Jerry Stiller.Brother of Amy Stiller.Engaged to Christine Taylor. [November 1999]Longtime girlfriend was Jeanne Tripplehorn.I am a major fan of Tom Cruise and I have impersonated Tom for many years. I even portrayed Tom Cruise's fictious crazed stunt double Tom Crooze on The 2000 MTV Movie Awards on a segment called Mission: Improbable. This segment is included on the Mission: Impossible II (2000) DVD. Tom and I have been friends ever since 1996.I appeared in "Who Wants to Be A Millionaire" on May 9, 2001 and walked away with $32,000 for my charity. I phoned my mother actress Anne Meara for help, but lost on the question.I often casts/co-stars with Janeane Garofalo.My wife Christine Taylor and I, have both guest starred on the TV-show "Friends" (1994), though not in the same episode.Attended UCLA School of Theater, Film, and Television.Daughter, Ella Olivia, born 10 April 2002 in Los Angeles.I briefly appears in the filmclip for the song "Tribute" by Tenacious D, a band that includes fellow actors Jack Black and Kyle Gass. I'm one of the people walking past the studio booth in the shopping centre.I was ranked #78 in Premiere's 2003 annual Power 100 List. I had also ranked #68 in 2002 and #80 in 2001.My famous parents, Anne Meara and Jerry Stiller, often make cameo appearances in my movies.I have a Hollywood 'clique' of close friends that have often appeared in my movies: Owen Wilson, Adam Sandler, Jack Black, Will Ferrell, Vince Vaughn, Kyle Gass and Janeane Garofalo.I helped Jenifer Estess raised millions of dollars to combat A.L.S. (Lou Gehrig's disease).My favorite actress of all time is Diane Keaton. I even wrote an article about her for Premiere magazine in 1997.I am a frequent co-star of Owen Wilson & Vince Vaughn, appearing with him in three movies in 2004 alone.

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

The five amigos - my friends

Movies:

--------------Actor-------------- • Madagascar (2005) • Along Came Polly (2004)• Anchorman (2004) • Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004) • Envy (2004) • Meet the Fockers (2004) • Starsky & Hutch (2004) • Duplex (2003) • Orange County (2002) • The Independent (2001) • The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) • The Independent (2001) • Zoolander (2001) • Black and White (2000) • Keeping the Faith (2000) • Meet the Parents (2000) • Mystery Men (1999) • The Suburbans (1999) • Permanent Midnight (1998) • There's Something About Mary (1998) • Your Friends & Neighbors (1998) • Zero Effect (1998) • The Cable Guy (1996) • Flirting with Disaster (1996) • If Lucy Fell (1996) • Reality Bites (1993) • Highway to Hell (1991) • Next of Kin (1989) • Fresh Horses (1988) • Empire of the Sun (1987) • Hot Pursuit (1987)