Birth Name:
Benjamin Edward Stiller
Birth Place:
New York City, New York, U.S.
Ethnicity:
Russian and Austrian Jewish and Irish
The American actor was born to a Jewish father and an Irish-Catholic mother. His mother converted to Judaism after marriage. He starred in films such as There’s Something about Mary, Dodgeball and Meet the Parents.
“So I have the Irish Catholic guilt and the Jewish guilt,”
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He’s not German?
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Austrian Jewish actually
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Great comedian. Love his films.
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Anyone have Ben Stiller’s family tree please??
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His father is Austrian-Russian Jewish.
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Were Ben’s maternal grandparents born in Ireland or was it his maternal great grandparents?. Anyone any info on this from a non wikipedia source?
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there might be a wargs page for Ben Stiller.
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None there.
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@Charlene
Haaaaaaaaaa!
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His father is freaking hilarious.
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I think Charlene is the only one taking pills.
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What the hell is that suppose to mean?
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Again with the Irish…. Tellin ya now…. take a different pill…. preferably one with UNITED STATES written on it… ! Weirdo’s
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