Ben Stein

Ben Stein
Stein at Murray State University in 2011
Born
Benjamin Jeremy Stein

(1944-11-25) November 25, 1944 (age 79)
EducationColumbia University (BA)
Yale University (JD)
Occupations
  • Writer
  • lawyer
  • economist
  • actor
  • comedian
  • commentator
Years active1970–present (writer and lawyer)
1986–present (actor and comedian)
TelevisionWin Ben Stein's Money
Political partyRepublican
Spouses
Alexandra Denman
(m. 1968; div. 1974)
(m. 1977)
FatherHerbert Stein
Websitebenstein.com

Benjamin Jeremy Stein (born November 25, 1944) is an American writer, lawyer, actor, comedian, and commentator on political and economic issues. He began his career as a speechwriter for U.S. presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford before entering the entertainment field as an actor, comedian, and game show host. He is best known on screen as the economics teacher in Ferris Bueller's Day Off, as the host of Win Ben Stein's Money, and as Dr. Arthur Neuman in The Mask and Son of the Mask. Stein also co-wrote and starred in the controversial 2008 film Expelled which was widely criticized for promoting pseudoscientific intelligent design creationist claims of persecution.[1][2] Stein is the son of economist and writer Herbert Stein, who worked at the White House under President Nixon. As a character actor he is well known for his droning, monotonous delivery. In comedy, he is known for his deadpan delivery.[3]

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  3. ^ "'Ferris Bueller's Ben Stein Sues Ad Agency & Client Claiming Political Discrimination". Deadline Hollywood. January 11, 2012. Retrieved November 3, 2015.