Case Study: Ben Stiller. Note to future actor/director/screenwriter hyphenates - the road to stardom is not a short one. Despite having talented showbiz parents Jerry Stiller (Jerry's dad on Seinfeld) and Anne Meara (everyone's favorite English teach in Fame), a showy supporting role in Steven Spielberg's WWII drama Empire of the Sun, a cast member/writing job at star-launching comedy show Saturday Night Live, receipt of a Emmy award for an MTV comedy show and mega-star Jim Carrey as the star of his second directorial effort it still takes TEN years and a girl named Mary to turn him into a full-fledged star. There's definitely something about Ben and we'll get to the bottom of it in our Tribute to Ben Stiller.
New on DVD
Ben Stiller's most recent movie,
Tropic Thunder
, is now available on DVD.
Now in Theaters
Ben Stiller is the voice of Alex the Lion in Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa. Here's a trailer:
Coming Soon
In 2009, we can look forward to Night at the Museum 2: Escape from the Smithsonian. Owen Wilson will be back along with newcomers to the series Amy Adams and Hank Azaria. And a second movie, The Mark Pease Experience where Ben Stiller co-stars with Jason Schwartzmann.
DH Suggests
Destination Hollywood Suggests this Tribute dedicated to one of Ben Stiller's movies ...
There's also something about Ben Stiller and Cameron Diaz and we'll try to get to the bottom of their appeal in our Tribute to There's Something About Mary.
Ben Stiller's most recent movie,
