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Introduction About Ben Stiller
Benjamin Edward Meara Stiller, son of Jerry Stiller and Anne Maria. It surely is a double-edged sword being the son of such an iconic duo.
On one hand, you are well connected around the entertainment industry but on the other hand, people tend to think success is nothing but a cakewalk and start being ignorant of the potential. But not with Ben, from a very young age, he showed great promise and proved himself along the way.
He got introduced to hardships and anomalies of the entertainment industry at a very young age, at the age of six Ben started visiting the sets of The Mike Douglas Show with his parents. Ben stated several times that his childhood wasn’t very conventional, late nights and traveling across were always an integral part of it.
Net Worth & Salary of Ben Stiller in 2022
Ben has been cast in more than 50 movies, and also did a show early in his career. Currently, he is more of a writer and director whose films grossed $2.6 Billion.
His current net worth is $200 million, with an income of $15 million per annum.
Having such a massive net worth he surely believes in charity. Ben has a foundation named The Stiller Foundation, which provides educational amenities for underprivileged kids. They also Constructed several schools around Haiti after the 2010 Haiti earthquake.
Early Life & Biography of Ben Stiller
Ben was born in New York and grew up on the upper west side of the city. His parents were never very religious in any way, though he had his Bar Mitzvah at a young age.
Stiller attended The Cathedral School of St. John the Divine and went to the Calhoun School for further studies. For college, he went to Los Angeles, the University of California. Yet he dropped out after only nine months and came back to New York. Where he started attending acting classes and auditions.
Stiller had his first acting debut at the age of nine, he appeared as a guest on his mother Anne’s Television series Kate McShane.He also did children’s theater and started growing a passion for Sketch Comedy in his high school times.
| Name: | Benjamin Edward Meara Stiller |
|---|---|
| Gender: | Male |
| Age: | 56 Years |
| Birth Date: | 30th November 1965 |
| Birth Place: | New York, USA |
| Nationality: | American |
| Height: | 1.70m |
| Sexual Orientation: | Straight |
| Marital Status: | Divorced |
| Wife/Spouse : | Christine Joan Taylor (2000-2017) |
| Children : | Ella Olivia Stiller and Quinlin Dempsey Stiller |
| Dating/Girlfriend (Name): | Christine Joan Taylor (2020- present) |
| Profession: | Actor, Comedian, Director, Producer, Writer |
| Yearly Income: | $15 million |
| Net Worth in 2022 | $200 million |
| Content Last Updated: | May 2022 |
Personal Life of Ben Stiller
Ben’s life has always been around the movie industry, and his parents never really tried to keep it away. He grew up among the sets of the shows they used to do and picked up acting at a very young age.
He and his sister Amy Stiller used to do theaters and Ben soon started opting for being at the back of the camera as well as acting. He started shooting things on his Kodak super 8 camera.
Stiller has always been a strong supporter of the Democratic Party. He has donated money to the campaigns of candidates like; John Kerry, Barack Obama, John Edwards, Hillary Clinton, etc.
Ben dated quite a few women before he got married. Some of his prominent girlfriends were Brandi Glanville. Then she dated Janeane Garofalo for three years. Then he got together with Jeanne Tripplehorn and they even got engaged in 1994. After their breakup, Ben got involved with Amanda Peet and Rhea Durham but it was nothing long-term. In 1999 Ben then met Christine Taylor for a pilot episode, though it never aired. After that, they started dating and in 2000 the couple got married on a private property in Hawaii.
They had two kids, Ella Stiller and Quinlin Stiller. But in 2017 they had a divorce. But Ben confirmed that during the pandemic time the family started living together and they have been back together since then.
Career of Ben Stiller
Although he was doing acting and theater from his childhood and appeared in some shows as a child actor, Ben had his cinematic debut in the movie The Empire Of The Sun by Stephen Spielberg.
Stiller produced his Mockumentary series and that caught his attention. He then did a show called Back to Brooklyn and even did four episodes of SNL. But then had to leave because of certain disagreements.
After his show – Back to Brooklyn aired, he got offered his very own – The Ben Stiller Show. It aired for 12 episodes and then got canceled but it led to another show of the same name under Fox Network.
Ben’s directorial debut was Reality Bits and it got mixed reviews but also grossed the highest on its opening weekend.
His other directorial works are; Zoolander and its sequel, Tropic Thunder, The Cable guy, and Escape at Dannemora.
And his recent work Is the series called The Severance, streaming on Apple TV+.
In his comedic works, he did several cameos in more than 20 films. He also played Michael Cohen in SNL for 6 episodes in 2018-19.
Awards & Achievements of Ben Stiller
Ben Stiller got his prestigious Emmy for his The Ben Stiller Show in 1993 and BATFA in 2011 for his comedic excellence.
He also got nominated and won The Kids Choice Awards and MTV Movie Awards several times for his films like Zoolander, Meet The Parents, DodgeBall, etc.
He also won MTV Ceremony’s highest honor, MTV Generation Award in 2009.
Stiller also won the Directors Guild Of America in 2019 for his work in the series, Escape at Dannemora.
Major Investments and Assets of Ben Stiller
In his huge net worth of $200 million, a big portion is in the form of his real estate. Ben bought many properties around the city of New York along with his ex-wife Christine Taylor. They own several condos on the West View side of the city.
They also own property in some other places such as the island of Kauai, Hawai. He owns a 14-acre property, where he got married. In Los Angeles, he also had a house that he sold to the actor Jason Statham. He also has a property of 33 acres in Chappaqua.
Apart from real estate, Ben also has an interest in cars. In his collection, he has exotic cars like Fiat 500X, Mercedes CLS, Jaguar XJ, Audi Q7, Maserati Quattroporte, Ford Taurus, etc.
Must Watch the Latest Video and Trending Photographs of Ben Stiller
The video is a clip from The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, where Ben talks of his father jerry Stiller and some funny memories between them and how supportive he was as a father. It was only weeks after Jerry passed away.
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