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Ben Stiller
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Director, Producer, Actor Born: November 30, 1965 in New York City, NY Biography:As the scion of the "Jerry Stiller"-"Anne Meara" comic dynasty, "Ben Stiller"'s decision to establish himself as a comic writer and actor seemed altogether preordained.
Born in New York City on November 30, 1965, Stiller began to shoot his own comic films from the age of ten -- cathartic 8 mm epics that found the young man exacting hilarious revenge on the school-yard bullies who tormented him. After high-school graduation, Stiller attended UCLA and landed bit parts in several features, notably the "Steven Spielberg"-directed, Tom Stoppard and Menno Meyjes-scripted, late 1987 opus "Empire of the Sun", David Anspaugh's "Fresh Horses" (1988), and the John Erman-directed Bette Midler vehicle Stella (1989). Meanwhile, Stiller continued to turn out comedy shorts, including the 30-minute "Elvis Stories" (1989), a spoof of obsessive "Elvis" fans featuring an already-established "John Cusack". One of... Full Biography
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