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Benjamin Edward Meara Stiller (born November 30, 1965) is an American actor, comedian, and filmmaker. Known for his blend of slapstick humor and sharp wit, Stiller rose to fame through comedies such as There's Something About Mary (1998), Zoolander (2001), and Tropic Thunder (2008). Stiller is also known for his work in franchises such as the Meet the Parents films (2000–2010), the Madagascar franchise (2005–2012), and the Night at the Museum films (2006–2014). His films have grossed over $2.6 billion in Canada and the United States, with an average of $79 million per film. His awards and honors include an Emmy Award, a Directors Guild of America Award, a Britannia Award and a Teen Choice Award. Stiller is the son of the comedians and actors Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara. He began his career writing mockumentaries and was offered a variety sketch series, The Ben Stiller Show, which he produced and hosted for its 13-episode run. The series ran on MTV in 1990 and 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, Stiller made his directorial debut with Reality Bites (1994) 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 director and showrunner. In 2018, he directed the Showtime limited series Escape at Dannemora, earning 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 was 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.
Workers at the Tulsa Oil Company are reluctant to join the Company's baseball team due to its previous unsuccessful seasons, and this is why they didn't participate in last 4 seasons. When George mentions, he wants to be in team for new season, his co-workers and friends Ricky, Reggie, Lou, Ty, Mike, Ernie, Pete, Warren, Sandy, Wesley, Sam, Nolan, Tristram, Hank, Roberto, Carl, Stan and Garry eagerly join the team. At the start they are loosers, nobody believes them, and they lost first two matches, it looks like another sparsely attended losing season, but everything has changed when they won another 5. They are becaming unstoppable and celebrating every victory in pub named Duke's. Their matches are sold out, the whole city supports and cheers them on. For Tulsa and all the citizens, these players are heroes who can finally break the curse and bring the first title in history to the Tulsa. They enjoy an undefeated season and earn a spot in the championship game, named Oil-State Bowl, against the Oklahoma City. Joe Wagner, boss of Tulsa Oil Company, makes a 4 million-dollar bet with Pontus Klingberg, owner of the Oklahoma City Company, that his team will win. With the score tied and bases loaded with two outs in the ninth inning, Wagner sends George on bat. George hits the ball and the ball flies out of the park. The team wins the title and George is a hero.
