Ben Stiller
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He is the son of the comedians and actors Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara. He began his acting career, writing several mockumentaries and was offered a variety sketch comedy series titled ''The Ben Stiller Show'', which he produced and hosted for its 13-episode run. The series ran on MTV in 1990, and on Fox in 1992 and 1993, earning him a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Program. Stiller was a member of a group of comedic actors colloquially known as the Frat Pack.
Transitioning to acting in films, he made his directorial debut with ''Reality Bites'' and went on to direct and star in films such as ''The Cable Guy'' (1996), and ''The Secret Life of Walter Mitty'' (2013). He also starred in a string of successful studio comedies, including, ''Along Came Polly'' (2004), ''Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story'' (2004), ''Starsky & Hutch'' (2004), and ''Tower Heist'' (2011). His performances in independent films include ''Flirting with Disaster'' (1996); ''The Royal Tenenbaums'' (2001); and the Noah Baumbach films ''Greenberg'' (2010), ''While We're Young'' (2014), and ''The Meyerowitz Stories'' (2017).
Since the mid-2010s, Stiller has primarily worked as a television showrunner. In 2018 he directed the Showtime limited series ''Escape at Dannemora'' earning himself a Directors Guild of America Award and two Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Limited Series and Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series. In 2022 he served as a director and executive producer on the Apple TV+ series ''Severance'' earning two Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Drama Series and Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series. Provided by Wikipedia
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