John the Divine and graduated from the Calhoun School in New York in 1983. Stiller attended The Cathedral School of St. The current status of the band is unknown. The band reunited in 2018 to release a new EP, titled This is Capital Punishment, for Record Store Day.
The band's bassist, Peter Swann, went on to become (as of 2018 ) an Arizona Court of Appeals Judge.
During his high school years, he was also the drummer of the post-punk band Capital Punishment, which released the studio album Roadkill in 1982. After being inspired by the television show Second City Television while in high school, Stiller realized that he wanted to get involved with sketch comedy. In the late 1970s, he performed with the New York City troupe NYC's First All Children's Theater, playing several roles, including the title role in Clever Jack and the Magic Beanstalk. Īt age 9, Stiller made his acting debut as a guest on his mother's short-lived television series, Kate McShane. Stiller displayed an early interest in filmmaking and made Super 8 movies with his sister and friends. He considered his childhood unusual, stating: "In some ways, it was a show-business upbringing-a lot of traveling, a lot of late nights-not what you'd call traditional." His older sister, Amy, has appeared in many of his productions, including Reality Bites, DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story, and Zoolander. His parents frequently took him on the sets of their appearances, including The Mike Douglas Show when he was 6. While they "were never a very religious family", they celebrated both Hanukkah and Christmas, and Stiller had a Bar Mitzvah. His mother, actress and comedian Anne Meara, who was from an Irish Catholic background, converted to Reform Judaism after marrying his father. His father, comedian and actor Jerry Stiller, was from a Jewish family that emigrated from Poland and Galicia in Central Europe.
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Throughout his career, he has received various awards and honors, including an Emmy Award, multiple MTV Movie Awards, a Britannia Award and a Teen Choice Award.īenjamin Edward Meara Stiller was born on November 30, 1965, in New York City and raised on the Upper West Side. His films have grossed more than $2.6 billion in Canada and the United States, with an average of $79 million per film. Stiller is a member of a group of comedic actors colloquially known as the Frat Pack. He has also made numerous cameos in music videos, television shows, and films. Throughout his career he has written, starred in, directed, or produced more than 50 films including The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, Zoolander, The Cable Guy, There's Something About Mary, the Meet the Parents trilogy, DodgeBall, Tropic Thunder, the Madagascar series, and the Night at the Museum trilogy. He made his directorial debut with Reality Bites. Having previously acted in television, he began acting in films. Īfter beginning his acting career with a play, Stiller wrote several mockumentaries and was offered his own show, titled The Ben Stiller Show, which he produced and hosted for its 13-episode run. He is the son of the comedians and actors Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara. Benjamin Edward Meara Stiller (born November 30, 1965) is an American actor, comedian, producer, director, and screenwriter.
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