Benjamin Jeremy Stein 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. 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.
Stein was born in Washington, D.C., the son of Mildred (née Fishman), a homemaker, and Herbert Stein, a writer, economist, and presidential adviser. and grew up in the Woodside Forest neighborhood of Silver Spring, Maryland. Stein graduated from Montgomery Blair High School in 1962 along with classmate journalist Carl Bernstein (class of 1960); actress Goldie Hawn (class of 1963) was one year behind. He went on to major in economics at Columbia University's Columbia College, where he was a member of Alpha Delta Phi and the Philolexian Society. After graduating with honors from Columbia in 1966, Stein went to Yale Law School, graduating as valedictorian in June 1970.
| Date of Birth | 25th November 1944 |
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| Age | 80 Years |
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| Zodiac Sign | Sagittarius |
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| Country | United States of America |
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| Current City | Washington, D.C. |
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| Birth Place | Washington, D.C. |
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| Nationality | United States of America |
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| Citizenship | United States of America |
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| Language | English |
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| Reference | IMDB |
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| Education |
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| Yale Law School, Columbia University, Montgomery Blair High School |
| Occupation | actor, television presenter, lawyer, writer, film actor, television actor, teacher, screenwriter, voice actor |
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| Awards |
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- Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Game Show Host
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