Ben Stiller, the star of Dodgeball ... when Gene Hackman was slated to direct the movie and possibly play Jack Crawford, they offered the role to even more actors. Jeremy Irons was among them ...

While the 1995 Disney movie Heavyweights was decidedly a comedy, actor Shaun Weiss says that star Ben Stiller took it quite seriously — so much so that he intimidated some of the younger actors ...

Tom Cruise played a pivotal role in ... with Ben Stiller, significantly enhancing the film's comedic appeal. Cruise's contribution made Les Grossman an iconic part of the movie.