Roy Scheider

Roy Scheider

Roy Scheider (born November 10, 1932) is an American actor.

Born in Orange, New Jersey, was an athlete as a child, participating in organized baseball and boxing competitions. Scheider traded his boxing gloves for the stage, studying drama at both Rutgers University and Franklin and Marshall College. After three years in the United States Air Force, he appeared with the New York Shakespeare Festival, and won an Obie Award in 1968.

Scheider's first film role was in a forgettable horror film in 1963 called Curse of the Living Corpse (he was billed as "Roy R. Sheider"). In 1971 he appeared in two highly popular movies, Klute and The French Connection, the latter garnering him a nomination for Best Supporting Actor.

In 1975, Scheider starred in Jaws, and in 1978 its first sequel. In 1979, he broke the tough-guy stereotype he had found himself in by starring as musical theater director Joe Gideon in Bob Fosse's autobiographical movie All That Jazz, for which he was nominated for Best Actor.

Scheider has continued to make movies through the years, and also starred in the Steven Spielberg-produced television series SeaQuest DSV.


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Scheider has continued to make movies through the years, and also starred in the Steven Spielberg-produced television series SeaQuest DSV. Amy Stiller, Ben's older sister, is also an actor. In 1979, he broke the tough-guy stereotype he had found himself in by starring as musical theater director Joe Gideon in Bob Fosse's autobiographical movie All That Jazz, for which he was nominated for Best Actor. Ben and Christine have one daughter, Ella Olivia, born April 10, 2002. In 1975, Scheider starred in Jaws, and in 1978 its first sequel. In May 2002, he married actress Christine Taylor, whom he met while filming a never-broadcast television pilot for Fox called Heat Vision and Jack, starring Jack Black. In 1971 he appeared in two highly popular movies, Klute and The French Connection, the latter garnering him a nomination for Best Supporting Actor. During much of the 1990s, he was involved with actress Jeanne Tripplehorn.

Sheider"). This is generally considered to be artistic license. Scheider's first film role was in a forgettable horror film in 1963 called Curse of the Living Corpse (he was billed as "Roy R. In the parody self-help book they co-authored, Feel This Book, he and frequent co-star Janeane Garofalo claimed they briefly dated. After three years in the United States Air Force, he appeared with the New York Shakespeare Festival, and won an Obie Award in 1968. His directorial effort, 2001's Zoolander was well-received, showing he could be a bankable star both behind the camera as well as in front of it. Scheider traded his boxing gloves for the stage, studying drama at both Rutgers University and Franklin and Marshall College. Stiller directed both Reality Bites and The Cable Guy, to generally mixed reviews.

Born in Orange, New Jersey, was an athlete as a child, participating in organized baseball and boxing competitions. The show also starred (and launched the careers of) his frequent collaborators Andy Dick, Janeane Garofalo, and Bob Odenkirk. Roy Scheider (born November 10, 1932) is an American actor. The show lasted 12 episodes, but is considered by many to be one of the finest (if briefest) sketch comedy vehicles on television. He went on to host and perform in a self-titled comedy sketch show on MTV and then The Ben Stiller Show on the Fox Network in 1992. Stiller wrote and appeared on Saturday Night Live as a featured performer in 1990.

He was born in New York, New York on November 30, 1965 and raised with frequent visits from his family's Hollywood friends. Stiller is son of Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara, who are both veteran comedians and actors. He is possibly best known for his roles in the films Meet the Parents and There's Something About Mary. Ben Stiller (born November 30, 1965) is an American comedian, actor, and film director.

Hot Pursuit (1987). Empire of the Sun (1987). Fresh Horses (1988). Next of Kin (1989).

Elvis Stories (1989). That's Adequate (1990). Stella (1990). Highway to Hell (1992).

The Nutt House (1992, uncredited). Reality Bites (1994). Heavyweights (1995). Happy Gilmore (1996).

If Lucy Fell (1996). Flirting with Disaster (1996). The Cable Guy (1996). Zero Effect (1998).

There's Something About Mary (1998). Your Friends & Neighbors (1998). Permanent Midnight (1998). Nobody Knows Anything (1998).

The Suburbans (1999). Mystery Men (1999). Black and White (1999). The Independent (2000).

Keeping the Faith (2000). Meet the Parents (2000). Zoolander (2001). The Royal Tenenbaums (2001).

Orange County (2002, uncredited). Liberty's Kids, TV Series (2002, voice). Legend of the Lost Tribe, TV (2002, voice). Duplex (2003).

Nobody Knows Anything (2003). Along Came Polly (2004). Envy (2004). Starsky & Hutch (2004).

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004). Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004). Meet the Fockers (2004). Madagascar (2005, voice).