Ben Stein

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AKA: Benjamin J. Stein
Nationality: American
Birthdate: 11/25/1944
Birthplace: Washington, DC, USA

biography

With an unmistakable monotone voice and surprisingly droll deadpan delivery, gray-haired and bespectacled former Nixon speechwriter Ben Stein made a splash in the entertainment industry, becoming a well-known personality because of his numerous scene-stealing cameo appearances in film and television. The actor/lawyer/author/speechwriter/columnist/professor donned yet another hat in 1997, when he began working as a game show host and regular contestant on Comedy Central's popular "Win Ben Stein's Money".

Stein's unforgettable cameo as the sleep-inducing teacher in "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" Continued

Credits

(TV Show)
2009-2009
Rabbi
2009
Dr. Neuman
2005
(TV Show)
2002-2002
Teacher
2002
(TV Show)
1997-1997
Shellbach
1997
Economics Teacher
Book as Source Material

milestones

Year
Milestone
 
Raised in Maryland
 
Following graduation from Yale Law School, worked as a poverty lawyer in New Haven, Connecticut
 
Worked as an attorney for the Federal Trade Commission investigating claims of fraud in advertising
1973 
Worked as a lawyer and speechwriter for US Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford
 
Wrote syndicated column for King Features Syndicate
Continued

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