About Ben
Benjamin Jeremy Stein is an American writer, lawyer, actor, economist, and political commentator born November 25, 1944, in Washington, D.C. He holds a BA in economics from Columbia University (1966) and a JD from Yale Law School (1970), where he was valedictorian. Early in his career, he worked as a poverty lawyer and trial attorney for the Federal Trade Commission before teaching law and economics at American University, University of California Santa Cruz, and Pepperdine University Law School (approximately 1990–1997).
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Known for
- Economics teacher role in Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
- Hosting Win Ben Stein's Money game show (1997-2003)
- Deadpan comedic delivery
- Political and economic commentary
- Speechwriting for President Richard Nixon
- Speechwriting for President Gerald Ford
- Co-starring in The Mask and Son of the Mask as Dr. Arthur Neuman
- Monotonous acting delivery in character roles
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