What is Ben Stiller Net Worth and Salary?
Ben Stiller is an American actor, comedian, writer, film director, and producer who has a net worth of $200 million. He is probably best known for movies like ‘Zoolander’, ‘There’s Something About Mary’, ‘Meet The Parents’ and ‘Tropic Thunder’. More recently, Ben Stiller films have generated over $6 billion at the global box office.
Early
Born Benjamin Edward Stiller on November 30, 1965, he is the son of two famous actor parents, Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara. Ben has often said that his childhood was unconventional and unusual and that he was “born for a career in show business”. Stiller grew up on the Upper West Side and frequently attended the sets of his parents’ TV shows. His older sister, Amy, also works in entertainment and has appeared in many of Ben’s productions. The two would make Super 8 films together as children. Stiller made his acting debut at the age of nine when he guest-starred on his mother’s TV series, Kate McShane. She then began performing with First All Children’s Theater in NYC. Stiller graduated from Calhoun School in New York in 1983.
Early career
In 1986, Stiller was cast in the Broadway revival of The House of Blue Leaves. He went on to collect four Tony Awards. Ben got his start producing satirical “mock documentaries” and short films. His first 10-minute short, “The Hustler of Money,” caught the attention of “Saturday Night Live.” They aired it in 1987 and two years later offered Stiller a writing position on the show. Meanwhile, he had a small role in “Empire of the Sun”, a film with Steven Spielberg. In 1989, Stiller was working as a writer on “SNL” and also appeared as a special performer. However, he left after four episodes because the show refused to let him do more shorts. Stiller turned his attention to creating “Elvis Stories.” a short film based around a fictional tabloid that reported on recent sightings of Elvis Presley. The film featured some of his now famous friends: John Cusack, Mike Myers and Andy Dick. He caught the attention of MTV and developed a short film for them. The producers were so impressed, they gave Ben a 13-episode show. It was called “The Ben Stiller Show” and involved sketches, music videos, and parodies of various TV shows and movies. It was canceled after one season, but led to another show of that title on Fox in 1992. Judd Apatow joined as a writer. The show was a hit, albeit short-lived, and even won an Emmy. The producers were so impressed, they gave Ben a 13-episode show. It was called “The Ben Stiller Show” and involved sketches, music videos, and parodies of various TV shows and movies. It was canceled after one season, but led to another show of that title on Fox in 1992. Judd Apatow joined as a writer. The show was a hit, albeit short-lived, and even won an Emmy. The producers were so impressed, they gave Ben a 13-episode show. It was called “The Ben Stiller Show” and involved sketches, music videos, and parodies of various TV shows and movies. It was canceled after one season, but led to another show of that title on Fox in 1992. Judd Apatow joined as a writer. The show was a hit, albeit short-lived, and even won an Emmy. but it led to another Fox title show in 1992. Judd Apatow joined as a writer. The show was a hit, albeit short-lived, and even won an Emmy. The producers were so impressed, they gave Ben a 13-episode show. It was called “The Ben Stiller Show” and involved sketches, music videos, and parodies of various TV shows and movies. It was canceled after one season, but led to another show of that title on Fox in 1992. Judd Apatow joined as a writer. The show was a hit, albeit short-lived, and even won an Emmy. but it led to another Fox title show in 1992. Judd Apatow joined as a writer. The show was a hit, albeit short-lived, and even won an Emmy. The producers were so impressed, they gave Ben a 13-episode show. It was called “The Ben Stiller Show” and involved sketches, music videos, and parodies of various TV shows and movies. It was canceled after one season, but led to another show of that title on Fox in 1992. Judd Apatow joined as a writer. The show was a hit, albeit short-lived, and even won an Emmy. It was called “The Ben Stiller Show” and involved sketches, music videos, and parodies of various TV shows and movies. It was canceled after one season, but led to another show of that title on Fox in 1992. Judd Apatow joined as a writer. The show was a hit, albeit short-lived, and even won an Emmy. It was called “The Ben Stiller Show” and involved sketches, music videos, and parodies of various TV shows and movies. It was canceled after one season, but led to another show of that title on Fox in 1992. Judd Apatow joined as a writer. The show was a hit, albeit short-lived, and even won an Emmy.
Stiller continued into the ’90s, and in 1992 he was approached to direct Reality Bites. He spent the next year and a half rewriting the script, raising funds and recruiting actors for the film. It was released in 1994, directed by and starring Stiller. It debuted as the highest-grossing film in its opening weekend. Stiller then played two roles in “Heavyweights” and then tackled his next directing gig with “The Cable Guy,” starring Jim Carrey. He also acted in the film.
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Later career
Starring alongside Cameron Diaz in the 1998 Farrelly Brothers film There’s Something About Mary made Stiller a household name. He earned $3 million for his work in comedy. In 2000, Stiller starred in Meet the Parents, which is probably his most iconic role to date. Stiller starred in “Zoolander,” for which he earned $2.5 million. In 2001, she reunited with co-star Owen Wilson in “The Royal Tenenbaums.” 2004 was a busy year for Stiller, appearing in six comedies and some of the biggest films of his career. These included “Dodgeball,” “Along Came Polly” and “Anchorman,” among others. His next starring role came in 2006 with Night at the Museum, which earned over $115 million in just 10 days. He continued to add to his filmography and also starred in the third installment of the “Meet the Parents” trilogy. In 2013, Ben produced, directed and starred in The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, which proved to be a box office and critical success. Ben also starred in the sequels to Night at the Museum and Zoolander.
To date, Ben has written, acted in, directed or produced over 50 films. As an actor, his films have grossed over $6.4 billion at the worldwide box office. He has won many awards for his work, including several MTV Movie Awards and a Teen Choice Award. Ben Stiller is a founding member of “The Frat Pack”, a group of actors who have worked together on many theatrical comedy productions. This group includes Jack Black, Will Ferrell, Vince Vaughn, Owen Wilson, Luke Wilson and Steve Carell.
Personal life
Stiller met with Jeanne Tripplehorn, Amanda Peet and Calista Flockhart. Stiller married actress Christine Taylor in May 2000 in a beachside ceremony in Hawaii. The couple met while filming a television pilot for Fox that never aired. They appeared together on screen in several films, including “Zoolander”, “Tropic Thunder” and “Arrested Development”. Together they have two children, a daughter, Ella Olivia, and a son, Quinlin Dempsey. Quinlan shared the role of his father Alex’s character as a cub with another boy named Declan Swift in “Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa”. Sadly, in May 2017, Ben and Christine announced they were separating after 17 years of marriage.
Ben was diagnosed with Lyme disease in 2010 and diagnosed with prostate cancer in June 2014. After successful surgery, he was given cancer free status in September 2014.
Stiller appeared in the series “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?” in 2001. He won $32,000 for his ALS charity project. Other charities she supports include Declare Yourself, Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, Starlight Starbright Children’s Foundation, and various animal rights organizations. Stiller was named a Goodwill Ambassador of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in 2018.
Stiller is a supporter of the Democratic Party and donated and raised funds for John Kerry in 2004 and Barack Obama in 2008. He also gave money to the presidential campaigns of John Edwards and Hillary Clinton.
immobility
In 2016, in the last year of their marriage, Ben and Christine paid $15.3 million for an apartment in New York’s West Village. They sold their former NYC apartment in 2013 for $9 million. In fact, $1 million less than they paid for the unit in 2008.
In 2011, they sold their longtime LA residence for $7.3 million to Jason Statham, who sold the home two years later for $9.2 million to “Big Bang Theory” star Johnny Galecki.
According to property records, the Stillers still own the 14-acre property in Hawaii, which they bought in 2002 for $8.5 million, and a 33-acre property in Chappaqua, New York, that they bought. in 2010 for $10 million.
