Ben Stiller (Real-Life Reader Biography) [Library Binding]

John Bankston (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up | Series: Real-Life Reader Biography

Ben Stiller grew up watching his parents on television. The world of show business was the only world Ben knew. The second child of Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara, Ben had entertainment in his blood. But when Ben wanted to enter the business himself, it was not as easy as it might have looked. Even with experienced show business parents, Ben struggled to find his niche. He started out wanting to make his own films, but found that enrolling in film school felt like a waste of time. With his mother’s help, he got an audition for a Broadway play, and from there got small parts in movies. It was not until his part in There’s Something About Mary and then Meet the Parents that Ben found his own success in the field.

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About the Author

Born in Boston, Massachussetts, John Bankston began publishing articles in newspapers and magazines while still a teenager. Since then, he has written over two hundred articles, and contributed chapters to books such as Crimes of Passion, and Death Row 2000, which have been sold in bookstores across the world. He has written numerous biographies for young adults, including Mandy Moore and Alexander Fleming and the Story of Penicillin (Mitchell Lane). He currently lives in Portland, Oregon.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Library Binding: 32 pages
• Publisher: Mitchell Lane Pub Inc (September 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1584151323
• ISBN-13: 978-1584151326
• Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 7.4 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #362,779 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #66 in Books > Children's Books > Arts, Crafts & Music > Performing Arts > Film

More About the Author

Born in Boston, Massachusetts, John Bankston began writing professionally while still a teenager. Since then, over two hundred of his articles have been published in magazines and newspapers across the country, including travel articles in The Tallahassee Democrat, The Orlando Sentinel and The Tallahassean. He is the author of over sixty biographies for young adults, including works on Alexander the Great, scientist Stephen Hawking, actor Jodi Foster, and authors including Katherine Paterson, Ray Bradbury and F. Scott Fitzgerald. He currently lives in Newport Beach, California.