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Ben Stein is a well-respected actor, writer, commentator, and lawyer. His father is economist and writer Herbert Stein who worked at the White House under President Nixon. Ben Stein rose to prominence as a speechwriter for different American leaders. After the graduate from Columbia College and Yale Law School, Stein began working as a poverty lawyer and later served as a trial lawyer.

At the same time, he built his career as a writer and wrote several columns for The American Spectator, The New York Times, Penthouse, and The Wall Street Journal. Later on, Stein entered the world of Hollywood as a comedian. He starred in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, The Mask, and Married… with Children. We can say that his roles on screen are the total opposite of his image off-screen. Today, Stein remains a highly regarded public speaker on issues involving society.