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Synopsis: In this satirical comedy, Mel Coplin (Ben Stiller) has a beautiful wife, Nancy (Patricia Arquette), and a four-month old son, and on the surface his life is good. But something's been troubling him: Mel knows he was adopted, and he can't resolve his issues with the mother who gave him away yearsRead More
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If it weren't for the familiar smirk, Ben Stiller would be almost unrecognizable. Obscured behind a glued-on goatee and a helmet of feathery blond hair for a comedy he's filming, the actor looks like an escapee from a Duran Duran video. "Do you like the mullet?" he asks mock-seriously, a tone that characterizes much of what Stiller says. "It's my tribute to Patrick Swayze. Have you not experienced 'Road House?'"
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DreamWorks and Red Hour are teaming on the comedy In Deep as a potential starring vehicle for Ben Stiller, says The Hollywood Reporter. Mark Romanek (One Hour Photo) is attached to direct the project, which is based on an original screenplay by George Beckerman. Red Hour's Stiller and Stuart Cornfeld are producing In Deep, and Robert Weide and Romanek are executive producing.
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If he wasn't busy enough, Stiller found the time to do a recurring role on several recent episodes of Larry David's HBO comedy Curb Your Enthusiasm. In the few episodes, Stiller and David were picked to star in Mel Brooks' hit musical The Producers. But David accidentally hits Stiller in the eye with a toothpick from an appetizer and Stiller is fired. How did this stint come about?
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[I]n 1996, Stiller enjoyed a solid art-house success with the starring role in "Flirting with Disaster", a rare straightforward romantic lead. He ... brought manic energy to his portrayal of a conceptual artist with designs on Sarah Jessica Parker in the unsuccessful romantic comedy "If Lucy Fell". He finished out the year with a (shrewdly?) uncredited turn in fellow "SNL" alum Adam Sandler's feature vehicle "Happy Gilmore", as the smarmy operator of a nursing home.
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