Acting debut as a guest on his mother's television series "Kate McShane" (CBS)

Began making Super 8 films at age 10

Made stage debut in the Broadway revival of John Guare's "The House of Blue Leaves"

Feature acting debut in Steven Spielberg's "Empire of the Sun"

Made a 10-minute short spoof of "The Color of Money" titled "The Hustler of Money"; aired on "Saturday Night Live" (SNL) in 1997

Hired as a writer on "Saturday Night Live" (NBC); had a brief stint as a featured performer in 1989

Appeared in PBS' "American Playhouse" production of "The House of Blue Leaves"

Created (also wrote and starred) the MTV sketch show "The Ben Stiller Show"; canceled after its first season

Created (also wrote, directed and starred) second sketch show, "The Ben Stiller Show"; aired on FOX; cancelled after one season

Feature directorial debut, "Reality Bites"; produced by Danny DeVito

Cast in a lead role in the hit comedy "Flirting with Disaster"

Helmed the commercially disappointing "The Cable Guy" starring Jim Carrey; first film with Owen Wilson

Signed to an exclusive contract with FOX; deal called for Stiller to establish a production company (Red House Productions)

Co-starred with Cameron Diaz in the sleeper hit "There's Something About Mary" directed by the Farrelly Brothers

Appeared in Neil LaBute's ensemble "Your Friends and Neighbors"

Offered a critically lauded performance as a heroin-abusing screenwriter in "Permanent Midnight"; Wilson had supporting role

Played a rabbi in love with the same woman (Jenna Elfman) as his priest pal (Edward Norton) in "Keeping the Faith"

Portrayed male nurse, Gaylord Focker in the box-office smash "Meet the Parents" opposite Robert De Niro; Wilson had supporting role

Co-starred with Owen Wilson, as rival male models in the comedy "Zoolander"; also directed and co-wrote

Portrayed the eldest child in a family of geniuses in "The Royal Tenenbaums"; Owen Wilson co-wrote screenplay with director Wes Anderson and co-starred as a family friend

Made cameo appearance as a firefighter in Jake Kasdan's "Orange County"

Co-starred with Drew Barrymore in the lackluster box office film "The Duplex"; directed by Danny De Vito

Starred as the risk-averse Reuben Feffer in the romantic comedy "Along Came Polly"; produced by Danny DeVito

Cast as Dave Starsky, opposite Owen Wilson as Ken 'Hutch' Hutchinson in Todd Phillips' spoof film adaptation of the 70's classic television show series "Starsky & Hutch"

Co-starred opposite wife Christine Taylor in the comedy "Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story"; also produced

Reprised role of Gaylord Focker in the successful sequel "Meet the Fockers"

Co-starred with Jeffrey Wright in the Neil LaBute play "This Is How It Goes" at the Public Theater in New York

Voiced Alex the Lion in his animated feature debut "Madagascar"

Earned an Emmy nomination for Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for his appearance on HBO's "Extras"

Played a night security guard in the family adventure, "A Night at the Museum"

Produced "Tenacious D in: The Pick of Destiny" starring Jack Black and Kyle Gass; also appeared in a cameo

Played the lead in the Farrelly brother's remake of "The Heartbreak Kid"

Directed and co-starred in the action comedy "Tropic Thunder"; also co-wrote and produced