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He has also been a game show host.
 
He has also been a game show host.
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His father was economist [[Herbert Stein]].  Stein earned a law degree from Yale.  Having been a speech writer and lawyer for former Presidents [[Richard Nixon]] and [[Gerald Ford]] as well as a publisher of conservative thought in newspapers, Stein unexpectedly turned up with a new career on television after getting his start in the movie ''Ferris Bueller's Day Off'' as the most boring high school teacher on the planet due to his monotone voice. In this scene, which was mostly unscripted, Stein showed a key knowledge for understated humor.  
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His father was economist [[Herbert Stein]].  Stein earned a law degree from Yale.  Having been a speech writer and lawyer for former Presidents [[Richard Nixon]] and [[Gerald Ford]] as well as a publisher of conservative thought in newspapers, Stein unexpectedly turned up with a new career on television after getting his start in the movie ''Ferris Bueller's Day Off'' as the boring high school economics teacher due to his monotone voice. In this scene, which was mostly unscripted<ref>Except for the famous line "Bueller...Bueller?", the entire scene -- a lecture on the Smoot-Hawley Tariff of 1930 and the then-current debate over supply-side economics -- was totally adlibbed by Stein based on his economics knowledge.</ref>, Stein showed a key knowledge for understated humor.  
    
Stein has been married for {{years ago|1968}} years - having married, divorced, and remarried the same woman.  
 
Stein has been married for {{years ago|1968}} years - having married, divorced, and remarried the same woman.  
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