Editing Ben Stiller (section)

==Personal life==
Stiller dated several actresses during his early television and film career, including [[Jeanne Tripplehorn]] between 1990 and 1996, [[Calista Flockhart]], and [[Amanda Peet]].<ref name="Yahoo">{{cite web|publisher=[[Yahoo!]]|title=Ben Stiller|url=http://tv.yahoo.com/ben-stiller/contributor/31663/bio;_ylt=Avdnl1zLWRNAS2XImByvwQa.o9EF|access-date=March 29, 2009}}</ref><ref name="M&C">{{cite news|publisher=Monsters and Critics|title=Ben Stiller's funny charms|url=http://www.monstersandcritics.com/people/news/article_1233786.php/Ben_Stillers_funny_charms|date=December 16, 2006|access-date=March 29, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090111005555/http://www.monstersandcritics.com/people/news/article_1233786.php/Ben_Stillers_funny_charms|archive-date=January 11, 2009}}</ref>

In May 2000, Stiller married actress [[Christine Taylor]] at an oceanfront ceremony in [[Kauai]], [[Hawaii]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Marcus|last=Errico|title=Ben Stiller Hitched!|url=http://uk.eonline.com/news/39862/ben-stiller-hitched|publisher=E!|date=May 16, 2000|access-date=October 9, 2013}}</ref> The two had met in 1999, while filming a never-broadcast television pilot for [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] called ''[[Heat Vision and Jack]]''. Taylor and Stiller appeared together in the films ''[[Zoolander]]'', ''[[Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story]]'', ''[[Tropic Thunder]]'', ''[[Zoolander 2]]'' and in the television series ''[[Arrested Development (TV series)|Arrested Development]]'' and ''[[Curb Your Enthusiasm]]''. Both adopted a vegetarian diet for health reasons.<ref>{{cite web |first=Karin |last=Yates |url=http://www.ecorazzi.com/2012/05/18/christine-taylor-and-ben-stiller-embrace-plant-based-lifestyle/ |title=Christine Taylor and Ben Stiller Embrace Plant-Based Lifestyle |website=Ecorazzi.com |date=May 18, 2012 |access-date=February 22, 2013 |archive-date=May 25, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130525093250/http://www.ecorazzi.com/2012/05/18/christine-taylor-and-ben-stiller-embrace-plant-based-lifestyle |url-status=usurped }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Denson|first=Jarrod|date=2013-01-09|title=Living Green with Christine Taylor|url=https://www.organicspamagazine.com/living-green-with-christine-taylor/|access-date=2020-10-19|website=Organic Spa Magazine}}</ref> After 17 years of marriage, Taylor and Stiller [[Marital separation|separated]] in 2017.<ref>{{cite news|first=Jayme|last=Deerwester|title=Ben Stiller, Christine Taylor separate after 17 years of marriage|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2017/05/26/ben-stiller-christine-taylor-separate-after-17-years-of-marriage/102214466/|newspaper=[[USA Today]]|location=Mclean, Virginia|date=May 26, 2017|access-date=May 28, 2017}}</ref> They later reconciled after living together during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] lockdown.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/a39139152/ben-stiller-severance-profile/ |title=Ben Stiller Sees the World Differently Now |work=Esquire |last=D'Agostino |first=Ryan |date=February 22, 2022 |access-date=March 7, 2022}}</ref> The couple lives in [[Westchester County, New York]] and [[Manhattan]] and has two children, a daughter, Ella Olivia (b. 2002), and a son, Quinlin "Quinn" Dempsey (b. 2005).<ref>{{cite news |last=Tulloch |first=Lee |date=November 16, 2013 |title=Ben Stiller in the moment |newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |location=Sydney, Australia |url=http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/ben-stiller-in-the-moment-20131111-2xani.html |access-date=October 14, 2018}}</ref><ref name="NP">{{cite news |last=Thompson |first=Bob |date=December 16, 2006 |title=Group Outing |work=[[National Post]] |url=https://nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=7601301e-15e5-42de-9c5e-5ff46fd1a9d6&k=32249 |url-status=dead |access-date=March 29, 2009 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121208132451/http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=7601301e-15e5-42de-9c5e-5ff46fd1a9d6&k=32249 |archive-date=December 8, 2012}}</ref> Stiller and Taylor's daughter, Ella, graduated from the [[Juilliard School]] in [[New York City, New York]] with a degree in acting on May 24, 2024.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ben Stiller and Christine Taylor's 22-Year-Old Daughter Ella Stiller Graduates From Juilliard |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1402462/ben-stiller-and-christine-taylors-22-year-old-daughter-ella-stiller-graduates-from-juilliard?query=Ella%20 |website=E! Online |access-date=12 June 2024 |date=27 May 2024}}</ref>

===Philanthropy and advocacy===
[[File:Президент зустрівся з голлівудським актором, посланцем доброї волі ООН Беном Стіллером 03.jpg|thumb|right|Stiller meeting with Ukraine President [[Volodymyr Zelenskyy]] in 2022]]
In 2001, Stiller appeared as a celebrity contestant on the game show ''[[Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (U.S. game show)|Who Wants to Be a Millionaire]]''. He won $32,000 for his charity [[Project ALS]], after incorrectly answering his $250,000 question in an attempt to equal [[Edie Falco]]'s $250,000 win.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Brandon|first1=Voss|title=Edie Falco & Ben Stiller Play House|url=https://www.playbill.com/article/edie-falco-ben-stiller-play-house-com-179258|website=Playbill|date=May 18, 2011|publisher=Philip S. Birsh|access-date=April 1, 2018}}</ref>

Stiller supports such charities as [[Declare Yourself]], the [[Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation]], and the Starlight Starbright Children's Foundation.<ref name="LTTS">{{cite web|work=Look to the Stars|title=Ben Stiller Charity Information|url=http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/18-ben-stiller|access-date=March 29, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090320154812/http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/18-ben-stiller|archive-date= March 20, 2009|url-status=live}}</ref> He was appointed [[Goodwill Ambassador]] for [[United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees|UNHCR]] on July 2, 2018.<ref>{{Cite press release|url=https://www.unhcr.org/news/press/2018/7/5b39ed354/ben-stiller-appointed-goodwill-ambassador-unhcr-un-refugee-agency.html|title=Ben Stiller appointed Goodwill Ambassador for UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency|publisher=United Nations High Commission for Refugees|access-date=2019-05-18}}</ref>

Stiller frequently impersonates such performers as [[Bono]], [[Tom Cruise]], [[Bruce Springsteen]], and [[David Blaine]]. In an interview with ''[[Parade (magazine)|Parade]]'', he commented that [[Robert Klein]], [[George Carlin]], and [[Jimmie Walker]] were inspirations for his comedy career.<ref name="Parade"/> Stiller is also a self-professed [[Trekkie]] and appeared in the television special ''Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond'' to express his love of the show, as well as a comedy roast for [[William Shatner]].<ref name="Still30Years">{{cite news|agency=[[Associated Press]]|title='Five Year Mission' Enters 31st Season|work=[[The Daily Courier (Arizona)|The Daily Courier]]|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9bwKAAAAIBAJ&dq=star%20trek%2030%20years%20and%20beyond%20ben%20stiller&pg=5521%2C822468|date=October 7, 1996|access-date=January 13, 2010}}{{Dead link|date=November 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name="Roaster">{{cite web|title=Holy Shat! Insults Fly at Comedy Central Roast|publisher=Startrek.com|url=http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/news/article/22175.html|date=August 15, 2006|access-date=January 13, 2010|archive-date=April 1, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090401031625/http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/news/article/22175.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> He frequently references the show in his work, and named his production company [[Red Hour Productions]] after a time of day in the original series episode, "[[The Return of the Archons]]".<ref name="RedTrek">{{cite web|last=Silverstein|first=Adam|title=Stiller: 'J.J. Abrams did great job'|website=Digital Spy|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/movies/news/a156194/stiller-jj-abrams-did-great-job.html|date=April 19, 2009|access-date=January 13, 2010}}</ref>

Stiller considers [[Ukraine|Ukrainian]] President [[Volodymyr Zelenskyy]] to be his "hero", and he visited him in [[Kyiv]] in June 2022; on the same trip Stiller visited [[Lviv]], [[Irpin]] and [[Makariv]] to bring attention to the humanitarian need of refugees in Poland and Ukraine.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/06/21/ben-stiller-zelensky-ukraine-visit/ |title=Ben Stiller tells Zelensky in Ukraine: 'You're my hero' |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |first=Bryan |last=Pietsch |date=June 21, 2022 |access-date=June 22, 2022}}</ref> Russia sanctioned Ben Stiller over his Ukraine support.<ref>{{cite web |title=Russia sanctions Ben Stiller and Sean Penn over Ukraine support |date=2022-09-06 |website=[[Reuters]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230214043157/https://www.reuters.com/world/russia-sanctions-ben-stiller-sean-penn-over-ukraine-support-2022-09-06/ |archive-date=2023-02-14 |url-status=live |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/russia-sanctions-ben-stiller-sean-penn-over-ukraine-support-2022-09-06/}}</ref>

===Politics===
Stiller is a supporter of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] and donated money to [[John Kerry]]'s [[John Kerry 2004 presidential campaign|2004 U.S. presidential campaign]].<ref name="Newsmeat">{{cite web |title=Ben Stiller's Federal Campaign Contribution Report |url=http://www.newsmeat.com/celebrity_political_donations/Ben_Stiller.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081017195238/http://newsmeat.com/celebrity_political_donations/Ben_Stiller.php |archive-date=October 17, 2008 |access-date=March 29, 2009 |work=Newsmeat}}</ref>

In February 2007, Stiller attended a fundraiser for [[Barack Obama]] and later donated to the [[2008 United States presidential election|2008 U.S. presidential campaigns]] of Obama, [[John Edwards]], and [[Hillary Clinton]].<ref name="MTVpol">{{cite news |last=Kaufman |first=Gil |date=July 17, 2007 |title=Will Smith, Ben Stiller, Even Paulie Walnuts Open Wallets for Presidential Candidates |publisher=MTV |url=http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1564950/20070717/story.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070821103329/http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1564950/20070717/story.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 21, 2007 |access-date=March 29, 2009}}</ref>

Stiller supported vice president [[Kamala Harris]] in the [[2024 United States presidential election|2024 election]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tapp |first=Dessi Gomez, Dominic Patten, Tom |date=2024-11-05 |title=Kamala Harris Celebrity Endorsements: A List Of Celebrities Supporting The VP |url=https://deadline.com/gallery/kamala-harris-celebrity-endorsements-sally-field-ben-stiller/opening-night-of-the-intuit-dome-ribbon-cutting-ceremony-and-red-carpet/ |access-date=2024-12-18 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>

===Health===
There have been false reports about Stiller's mental health based on a joke he made during a 1999 GQ interview.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Galloway |first=Stephen |date=2011-10-26 |title=Why Is Funnyman Ben Stiller Not Laughing? |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/why-is-funnyman-ben-stiller-253185/ |access-date=2024-12-18 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2011 and 2018, Stiller clarified in interviews with ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]] and [[The Times]],'' stating that he does not have [[bipolar disorder]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Potton |first=Ed |date=2018-12-29 |title=Ben Stiller, cinema's king of goof, on how he was liberated by Escape at Dannemora |url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/ben-stiller-cinemas-king-of-goof-on-how-he-was-liberated-by-escape-at-dannemora-vtcv3wfr9 |access-date=2024-12-18 |website=www.thetimes.com |language=en}}</ref> He mentioned that his original comment was taken out of context and mistakenly presented as factual by the reporter.<ref name=":0" />

Stiller was diagnosed with [[prostate cancer]] in June 2014 and was declared cancer-free in September 2014 following the surgical removal of his [[prostate]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/oct/04/ben-stiller-speaks-about-battle-with-prostate-cancer|title=Ben Stiller speaks about diagnosis with prostate cancer|author=Shoard, Catherine|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=October 4, 2016|access-date=January 26, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/ben-stiller-reveals-he-was-diagnosed-with-prostate-cancer-w443251|title=Ben Stiller Reveals He Was Diagnosed With Prostate Cancer|author=Hautman, Nicholas|work=[[Us Weekly]]|date=October 4, 2016|access-date=October 4, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Hollywood actor Ben Stiller reveals he had prostate cancer but is now cancer-free|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/37551842/hollywood-actor-ben-stiller-reveals-he-had-prostate-cancer-but-is-now-cancer-free|access-date=October 4, 2016|work=BBC News|date=October 4, 2016}}</ref>