Ben Stein Net Worth

Ben Stein's Quotes

• [on Jimmy Kimmel] I was privileged to tell Michael Eisner some ten years ago that Jimmy was their only choice when they were looking for a late-night host who would get the young. He has not disappointed. He can interview a major star and cut the star down to human size with the deftness of a brain surgeon. He is the stand-up guy that young male viewers want as their pal late at night. He projects it because he is it.

Interesting Facts about Ben Stein

1. 2000: Appeared at the Republican National Convention honoring George W. Bush in a spoof of his game show, Win Ben Stein's Money (1997).
2. Mugged by two gunmen in his own garage. [January 2000]
3. Schoolmate of Sylvester Stallone, Goldie Hawn and Carl Bernstein.
4. He was a childhood friend of Carl Bernstein, who, as a reporter for the Washington Post, helped bring about the downfall of President Richard Nixon, for whom Stein was a speechwriter.
5. Wrote an article in a woman's magazine (Cosmo?) about his life as a nerd, and the advantages in dating nerds.
6. His father, economist Herbert Stein, was Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors in the Richard Nixon administration.
7. Has a son, Tom Stein (b. 1987).
8. Was extremely fond of his dog, Puppy Wuppy. Puppy Wuppy appeared on every episode of Turn Ben Stein On (1999), as he was allowed to simply run around on the set during the taping. Puppy Wuppy was killed when he was hit by a car, and parts of the episodes of Turn Ben Stein On (1999) and Win Ben Stein's Money (1997) taped after his death were devoted to him.
9. Best known in the 1980s for his bit role as the repetitive teacher in Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986).
10. Currently the spokesperson for Clear Eyes eye drops
11. The only actor to appear in The Mask (1994), Son of the Mask (2005), plus the animated TV-series The Mask (1995), reprising his role of Dr. Arthur Neuman.
12. Is a freelance/part-time Professor at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California.
13. Twenty years after his Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) part as the economics teacher, Stein made a 2006 commercial with the old 1986 footage from the movie. He used make-up to stay accurate, while adding new comedic material.
14. Member of Alpha Delta Phi fraternity, Columbia University, 1966.
15. Has been stripped of his Sunday New York Times business column because of his work as a pitchman for FreeScore.com, a credit monitoring company [August 8, 2009].
16. Appeared, with Shaquille O'Neal and Giuliana Rancic (as Giuliana Rancic), of a commercial for the "Comcast Hollywood Triple Play". [2009]
17. Release of his book, "Yes, You Can Be a Successful Income Investor!: Reaching for Yield in Today's Market" by Ben with Phil DeMuth. [2005]
18. Release of his book, "Yes, You Can Time the Market!" by Ben with Phil DeMuth. [2003]
19. Release of his book, "The Book of Bulletproof Investing" by Ben with Phil DeMuth. [2010]
20. Co-host, with Shaquille O'Neal, of an infomercial for "Comcast's Digital Internet". [2009]