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Ben Stiller: Derek Zoolander
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Ben Stiller is Derek Zoolander, a supermodel overflowing with charisma but lacking in common sense. He is targeted by a dangerous crime organization that wants him to carry out some dangerous plans. Suddenly, Zoolander has to think fast - but with his head always in the clouds, Zoolander has trouble thinking at all.
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Ben Stiller has come a long way since his breakthrough role in There's Something About Mary. He continues to make hit movies with a close network of friends that include writer-director John Hamburg (Meet The Parents, Along Came Polly), Wes Anderson (The Royal Tenenbaums), and Owen Wilson, whom he ... directed in Zoolander. This time they're teaming up for a comic spin on the 70s cop show Starsky & Hutch.
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Synopsis: Comic actor Ben Stiller co-wrote, directed, and stars in this spoof of the fashion industry that began as a short skit for the 1996 VH1 Fashion Awards. Stiller is Derek Zoolander, an intellectually challenged but bone structure-blessed male model who's despondent after being eclipsed in popularityRead More
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Ben has been a notable face in film for quite a while, appearing in cameos like "Happy Gilmore" for friends and front-running his own projects, but his latest films have ... included directorial duties and more dramatic roles. Making a short, one-year stint on "SNL" in 1989, Ben wasn't able to keep his job on the famous sketch-comedy show, but he managed to make enough friends to last a lifetime in the business. He quickly snapped back with the short-lived "Ben Stiller Show," a horrendous canceling mistake on FOX's part, and his directing debut with the insanely popular, cult hit "Reality Bites." Ben has never looked back since he first stepped foot into Hollywood, releasing a grab bag of comedic flops and blockbusters during his equally shaky career. Along with hits like "Meet the Parents," "Starsky and Hutch" and "There's Something About Mary," and flops like the more recent "Along Came Polly" and "Envy," Ben has also offered up a handful of quirky comedies like "Mystery Men" and the much underrated "Zoolander" and "The Cable Guy." Here and there, Ben has also delivered some serious performances with the highly acclaimed drug-obsession of "Permanent Midnight" and the dry humor of "The Royal Tenenbaums."
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Still enjoying a happy relationship with MTV, that same year Stiller would be invited to host the VH1 Fashion Awards. Ordinarily, this would involve turning up, reading the auto-cue and departing with a wad of cash, but Ben is not one to come unprepared. For the show, along with Drake Sather, another SNL writer, he put together a short movie featuring a new character, Derek Zoolander, a male model known for his stare of pure blue steel. It proved such a success he prepared a second instalment for the 1997 Awards, with Zoolander this time running a university for his posing peers. When four years later Derek was given his own movie, both shorts would appear on the DVD.
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Today, at age 38, Stiller is happily married to blonde beauty Christine Taylor (The Brady Bunch Movie and Zoolander), and they have an adorable 2-year-old daughter, Ella Olivia. He is still extremely close to his parents and sister and he has two current back-to-back hit movies on the big screen: Starsky & Hutch, with Owen Wilson and Along Came Polly, with Jennifer Aniston. His previous successful movies include, There's Something About Mary, Zoolander and Meet the Parents. His next project is the sequel, with Robert DeNiro, Teri Polo and Blythe Danner, called Meet the Fockers. Dustin Hoffman is slated to play Stiller's father.
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