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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.
Ben Stiller
Jack Dalton
for Jack Dalton in Lucky Luke: The Ghost Town
Suggested by jakubduda
In 1859, the quiet town of Titusville explodes into chaos when oil is discovered. Overnight, everyone, from the sheriff to the undertaker, starts drilling for “black gold.” Fights break out over land, wells are sabotaged, and law disappears. The desperate mayor calls in Lucky Luke to restore order, but even he quickly realizes this isn’t a normal outlaw problem, this is greed gone wild. Behind the chaos stands Barry Blunt, a rich speculator who doesn’t drill but quietly buys oil claims from frightened or ruined owners, using intimidation and violence when needed. As Luke watches him, the situation worsens: Billy the Kid arrives, robbing oil shipments for fun; Jesse James starts hitting banks and trains, believing he’s helping the common man but actually fueling the collapse; and nearby settlements are mysteriously abandoned, turning into “ghost towns” after people are forced off their land. Taking advantage of the madness, the Dalton brothers seize a town and turn it into Dalton City, a brutal checkpoint controlling oil transport. With encouragement from Ma Dalton, they shift from simple bandits to power players, working indirectly with Blunt to profit from the instability. Meanwhile, the prairie is carved up with barbed wire, pushing farmers out and turning the land into a battleground between the rich and the desperate. Luke breaks the Dalton operation and captures the brothers, but Ma Dalton escapes. He confronts Jesse James. Jesse is suddenly shot in the back by Robert Ford, a gang member seeking fame. Ford attacks Luke and Luke kills him in a quick duel. Billy the Kid sets a final trap in a ghost town, but Luke outdraws and disarms him, taking him alive. A massive battle erupts among burning derricks. Luke fights through the chaos, stopping Blunt’s men and facing Ma Dalton, whom he shoots when she tries to kill him. Blunt makes a last attempt to flee with his fortune, but Luke tracks him down and kills him.
