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Biography

Ben Stein (Benjamin J. Stein) was born November 25, 1944 in Washington, D.C., (He is the son of the economist and writer Herbert Stein)…more

Born

11/25/1944, Washington, D.C. USA

Birth Name

Benjamin Jeremy Stein

Gender

Male

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Star (7)

Role
- Secret Talents of the Stars
  Contestant
- America's Most Smartest Model
  Himself - Host
  - S 1: Ep 11 Season Finale
    12/16/07
  - S 1: Ep 10 Never Trust a Rottweiler
    12/9/07
  - S 1: Ep 9 I See Dead People...
    12/2/07
  - S 1: Ep 8 Let's Play, Hide The Pickel
    11/25/07
  - S 1: Ep 7 Many Happy Returns?
    11/18/07
  - + 6 More Credits
- Game Show Moments Gone Bananas
  host
- I Love the 90's Part Deux
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 10 1999
    1/21/04
  - S 1: Ep 9 1998
    1/21/04
  - S 1: Ep 8 1997
    1/20/04
  - S 1: Ep 7 1996
    1/20/04
  - S 1: Ep 6 1995
    1/19/04
  - + 5 More Credits
- Win Ben Stein's Money
  Host
  - S 7: Ep 2 Final Episode (2)
    5/8/03
  - S 7: Ep 1 Final Episode (1)
    5/8/03
  - — June 24, 2002
- Star Search (2003)
  Himself/Judge (Seasons 1-3)
  - S 1: Ep 9 Show #109 (a.ka. the one w/ "Mrs. Nick Lachey" Jessica Simpson)
    2/6/03
  - S 1: Ep 8 Show #108 (a.k.a. the one w/ Destiny's Child member Kelly Rowland)
    1/30/03
  - S 1: Ep 7 Show #107 (a.k.a. the one w/ the father & son duo Master P and Lil' Romeo)
    1/29/03
  - S 1: Ep 6 Show #106 (a.k.a. the one w/ guest judge Coutess Vaughn)
    1/23/03
  - S 1: Ep 5 Show #105 ("Carter Brothers" Aaron and Nick)
    1/22/03
  - + 4 More Credits
- Turn Ben Stein On
  Host
  - S 1: Ep 1 Pilot
Recurring Role (5)

Role
- The Fairly OddParents
  The Pixies
  - S 5: Ep 16 Fairy Idol (TV MOVIE)
    5/19/06
  - S 4: Ep 15 School's Out!
    6/10/05
- The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 37 Ben Stein, Drew Pinsky, and Marilyn Scott
    9/11/02
  - S 4: Ep 54 Ben Stein, Kelli Williams, and Glen Phillips
    9/18/01
  - S 3: Ep 85 Ben Stein, Jim Gaffigan, and Poe
    10/31/00
- Duckman
  Voice of Dr. Ben Stein
  - S 4: Ep 28 Four Weddings Inconceivable
    9/6/97
  - S 4: Ep 18 Kidney, Popsicle, and Nuts
    5/24/97
  - S 4: Ep 17 Crime, Punishment, War, Peace, and the Idiot
    5/10/97
  - S 4: Ep 12 Bev Takes a Holiday
    3/22/97
  - S 3: Ep 19 The Amazing Colossal Duckman
    6/29/96
  - + 3 More Credits
- The Mask
  Dr. Arthur Neuman
  - S 1: Ep 9 Shrink Rap
    9/30/95
- The Wonder Years
  Mr. Cantwell
  - S 4: Ep 23 The Wonder Years, Looking Back
    5/15/91
  - S 4: Ep 22 Graduation
    5/8/91
  - S 4: Ep 11 Heartbreak
    1/23/91
  - S 4: Ep 5 It's a Mad, Mad, Madeline World
    10/24/90
  - S 3: Ep 23 Moving
    5/16/90
  - + 7 More Credits
Guest Star (55)

Role
- TMZ
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 287 Episode #4.287
    8/5/11
  - S 4: Ep 21 Episode #4.021
    9/29/10
  - S 3: Ep 238 Episode #3.238
    6/10/10
  - S 3: Ep 166 Episode #3.166
    3/18/10
  - S 3: Ep 104 Episode #3.104
    1/5/10
  - + 3 More Credits
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 55 Ben Stein/Dr. Lisa Masterson/The Very Best
    11/22/10
  - S 6: Ep 159 Ben Stein/Mishka/Craig Shoemaker
    5/24/10
  - S 4: Ep 115 Ben Stein/Alicia Witt/Andrew Norelli
    4/24/08
  - S 3: Ep 195 Ben Stein/Megyn Price/Rodney Laney
    8/7/07
  - S 1: Ep 70 Jonathan Rhys-Meyers/Ben Stein/Kasabian
    5/2/05
- The Joy Behar Show
  Himself
  - S 2010: Ep 21 Eric Roberts & Richard Hatch
    10/27/09
- Family Guy
  Rabbi
  - S 8: Ep 2 Family Goy
    10/4/09
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
  Self
  - S 5: Ep 38 Ben Stein/Parminder Nagra/The New York Dolls
    10/29/08
- Canada AM
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 211 June 23, 2008
    6/23/08
- The Fairly OddParents
  Pixies
  - S 6: Ep 1 Fairly Odd Baby
    2/18/08
  - S 6: Ep 1 The Fairly Odd Parents!
    9/4/98
- The Emperor's New School
  Mr. Purutu
  - S 2: Ep 15 Come Fly With Me/Project Poncho
    2/4/08
  - S 2: Ep 10 Mudka's Secret Recipe/The Emperor's New Home School
    11/19/07
  - S 1: Ep 6 Girls Behaving Oddly
    2/24/06
- The O'Reilly Factor
  Guest
  - S 10: Ep 179 The Return of the Dixie Chicks
    5/9/06
- Jimmy Kimmel Live
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 7 Henry Phillips, David Boreanaz, Ben Stein
    1/11/06
  - S 2: Ep 93 6/24/04
    6/24/04
  - S 1: Ep 42 Ben Stein & Cam'ron
    4/2/03
  - S 1: Ep 9 Ben Stein, Eric Roberts, Jurassic 5, & Gerhard Reinke
    2/5/03
- The Fairly OddParents
  The Pixies
  - S 4: Ep 11 New Squid in Town / Wish Fixers
    11/27/04
  - S 4: Ep 5 Vicky Loses Her Icky / Pixies, Inc.
    2/20/04
- The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 23 Jet Li, Ben Stein, and Greg Behrendt
    8/11/04
  - S 6: Ep 186 Ben Stein, Sara Rue, and Brody Stevens
    5/26/04
  - S 6: Ep 146 Ben Stein, Ioan Gruffudd, and Butterfly Boucher
    3/16/04
  - S 5: Ep 5 Ben Stein, Serena Altschul, and Trey Anastasio
    7/12/02
  - S 4: Ep 3 Pamela Anderson and Ben Stein
    7/6/01
  - + 3 More Credits
- Celebrity Blackjack
  Tournament Player
  - S 1: Ep 6 Championship Tournament
    8/9/04
  - S 1: Ep 5 William Baldwin v. Ben Stein v. Shelley Morrison v. Rodney Peete v. John Melendez
    8/2/04
- Tavis Smiley
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 111 Kristin Forbes, Ben Stein
    6/22/04
- King of The Hill
  Quizmaster
  - S 8: Ep 19 Stressed For Success
    5/2/04
- Anderson Cooper 360°
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 50 Monday, November 17, 2003
    11/17/03
- Family Guy
  Rabbi Goldberg
  - S 3: Ep 22 When You Wish Upon a Weinstein
    11/9/03
- The View
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 8 Sinise/Stein
    9/11/03
  - S 6: Ep 30 October 15, 2002
    10/15/02
- E!'s 101
  Interviewee
  - S 1: Ep 1 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment 101 - 81
    7/13/03
- Do Over
  Teacher
  - S 1: Ep 11 Joel Larsen's Day Off
    12/5/02
- The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
  Giggles the Clown
  - S 1: Ep 11 Hall Monster / Hypno-Birthday to You
    11/1/02
- Ozzy & Drix
  Guest Star
- Rendez-View
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 37 Man, you don't know Jack!
    12/18/01
- The Weakest Link (US)
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 13 TV Hosts Edition
    10/29/01
- Lloyd in Space
  Ranger Wormy
  - S 1: Ep 4 Caution: Wormhole!
    2/24/01
- The Drew Carey Show
  Heavenly Guide
  - S 6: Ep 15 Drew's in a Coma (2)
    2/7/01
- The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
  Guest
  - S 4: Ep 122 Ben Stein
    4/11/00
- Animaniacs
  voice of Desire Fulfillment Coordinater
  - S 5: Ep 28 Wakko's Wish
    12/14/99
- Shasta McNasty
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 3 Adult Education
    10/12/99
- The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
  HImself
  - S 2: Ep 1 Ben Stein, Ernie Hudson, and Nick Griffin
    7/5/99
- Late Show with David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 6: Ep 139 Show #1204
    4/26/99
- Al TV
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 4 Running With Scissors
    2/4/99
- The Hughleys
  Dr Mopp
  - S 1: Ep 11 I'm Shrinnnking
    12/8/98
- The Secret Files of the Spy Dogs
  Ernst Starose Blowfish
  - S 1: Ep 7 I.H.R.F. / Oatz
    11/14/98
- Disney's Hercules
  Tri-Via
  - S 1: Ep 9 Hercules and the Pool Party
    9/10/98
- Total Security
  Sam Hinkle
  - S 1: Ep 5 Citizen Canine
    10/25/97
- Murphy Brown
  Williams
  - S 9: Ep 21 How to Marry a Billionaire
    4/28/97
- Seinfeld
  Shellbach
  - S 8: Ep 13 The Comeback
    1/30/97
- Duckman
  Voice of Dr. Ben Stein / Lionel Stein
  - S 4: Ep 2 Coolio Runnings
    1/11/97
- The Mask
  Dr. Arthur Neuman
  - S 2: Ep 28 Convention of Evil
    10/10/96
- Earthworm Jim
  Dr. Houston
  - S 2: Ep 1 The Origin of Peter Puppy
    9/7/96
- Live Shot
  Hal Lemmick
  - S 1: Ep 13 Decisions, Decisions
    11/28/95
- Freakazoid!
  H.A. Futterman
  - S 1: Ep 9 Relax-O-Vision / Fatman and Boy Blubber / Limbo Lock-up / Terror Palace
    11/25/95
- Earthworm Jim
  Rosebud
  - S 1: Ep 10 The Great Secret of the Universe
    11/11/95
- Live Shot
  Herb Lemmick
  - S 1: Ep 9 What Price Episode?
    10/24/95
- Tales from the Crypt
  Andrews
  - S 6: Ep 12 Doctor of Horror
    1/4/95
- Hearts Afire
  Mr. Starnes
  - S 3: Ep 8 Prose and Condoms
    12/3/94
  - S 2: Ep 4 The Great Depression
    11/10/93
- Full House
  Elliot Warner
  - S 7: Ep 8 Another Opening, Another No Show
    11/2/93
- Animaniacs
  voice of Pip Pumphandle
  - S 1: Ep 139 Chairman of the Bored
    11/2/93
- Melrose Place
  Loan Officer
  - S 1: Ep 23 My New Partner
    2/10/93
- MacGyver
  Major Sneed
  - S 7: Ep 1 Honest Abe
    9/16/91
- Rugrats
  Bingo Caller
- Charles in Charge
  Stanley Willard
  - S 5: Ep 21 La Cage Aux Fools
    6/28/90
  - S 5: Ep 11 Daffy Doc
    3/22/90
  - S 3: Ep 14 The Pickle Plot
    2/10/88
  - S 2: Ep 4 The Loan Arranger
    1/24/87
- Married... With Children
  Thomas
- As Told By Ginger
  Buddy Baker
  - S 3: Ep 14 The Wedding Frame
Special Guest Star (1)

Role
- Married... With Children
  Thomas
  - S 10: Ep 3 Requiem for a Dead Briard
    10/1/95
Executive Producer (1)

Role
- Turn Ben Stein On
  Executive Producer

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Trivia
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- Ben was one of the many public figures rumoured to have been 'Deep Throat' and Time magazine had speculated the possibility of him being 'Deep Throat.' Ben has since always denied the allegations.
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- Ben was also a speechwritter for Gerald Ford.
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- In 1993 Ben appeared as Elliot Warner in a episode of Full House, and then appeared in the episode "Another Opening, Another No Show."
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- Ben: The first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: Decide what you want.
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- Ben: Keep on beginning and failing. Each time you fail, start all over gain, and you will grow stronger until have accomplished a purpose - not the one you began with perhaps, but one you'll be glad to remember.
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- Ben: There is no sudden leap into the stratosphere... There is only advancing step by step, slowly and tortuously, up the pyramid towards your goals.
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