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| − | '''Benjamin Jeremy Stein''' (born November 25, 1944 in Washington, DC) is a Hollywood actor and comedian famous for his voice, and formerly a speech writer and lawyer for former United States President [[Richard Nixon]] and [[Gerald Ford]]. He has also appeared many times on [[Fox News]] discussing politics and finance. Ben Stein also writes his "Diary" in every issue of [[The American Spectator]]. One of his most famous roles was in the movie ''Ferris Bueller's Day Off'', where he played a high school [[Economics]] teacher with an exaggeratedly monotonous voice. Most of the scene was unscripted. | + | '''Benjamin Jeremy Stein''' (born November 25, 1944 in Washington, DC) is a Hollywood actor and comedian famous for his voice, and formerly a speech writer and lawyer for former United States President [[Richard Nixon]] and [[Gerald Ford]]. He has also appeared many times on [[Fox News]] discussing politics and finance. Ben Stein also writes his "Diary" in every issue of ''[[The American Spectator]]''. One of his most famous roles was in the movie ''Ferris Bueller's Day Off'', where he played a high school [[Economics]] teacher with an exaggeratedly monotonous voice. Most of the scene was unscripted. |
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| − | A man of considerable intellect, Stein starred in his own gameshow, ''Win Ben Stein's Money'' which would culminate in Stein taking on the winning contestant in a ten question round to see who could answer more of the questions correctly. Most of the time Stein would emerge victorious. | + | A man of considerable intellect, Stein starred in his own gameshow, ''Win Ben Stein's Money'', which would culminate in Stein taking on the winning contestant in a ten-question round to see who could answer more of the questions correctly. Most of the time Stein would emerge victorious. |
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| − | Stein once said "''Nixon was a peacemaker. He was a lying, conniving, covering-up peacemaker. He was not a lying, conniving drug addict like [[JFK]], a lying, conniving war-starter like [[LBJ]], a lying, conniving seducer like [[Bill Clinton|Clinton]]—a lying, conniving peacemaker.''" | + | Stein once said, "Nixon was a peacemaker. He was a lying, conniving, covering-up peacemaker. He was not a lying, conniving drug addict like [[JFK]], a lying, conniving war-starter like [[LBJ]], a lying, conniving seducer like [[Bill Clinton|Clinton]]—a lying, conniving peacemaker." |
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| | Stein has a movie (''[[Expelled]]'') due out in February 2008 in which he exposes how "Big Science" is suppressing [[Intelligent design]]. | | Stein has a movie (''[[Expelled]]'') due out in February 2008 in which he exposes how "Big Science" is suppressing [[Intelligent design]]. |
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| | ==Voice-overs== | | ==Voice-overs== |
| − | *Dukeman | + | *''Dukeman'' |
| − | *Fairly Odd Parents | + | *''Fairly Odd Parents'' |
| − | *Loony Toon | + | *''Loony Toon'' |
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| | ==Movies== | | ==Movies== |
| − | *The Mask | + | *''The Mask'' |
| − | *Ferris Bueller's Day Off | + | *''Ferris Bueller's Day Off'' |
| − | * Expelled (due for release in February 2008) | + | *''Expelled'' (due for release in February 2008) |
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| | ==Books== | | ==Books== |
| − | *Yes, You Can Become a Successful Income Investor! | + | *''Yes, You Can Become a Successful Income Investor!'' |
| − | *The Gift Of Peace: Guideposts on the Road to Serenity | + | *''The Gift Of Peace: Guideposts on the Road to Serenity'' |
| − | *How to Ruin Your Life: | + | *''How to Ruin Your Life'' |
| − | *How to Ruin Your Love Life | + | *''How to Ruin Your Love Life'' |
| − | *How to Ruin Your Financial Life | + | *''How to Ruin Your Financial Life'' |
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| | ==Articles== | | ==Articles== |
| | ''American Spectator'': | | ''American Spectator'': |
| − | | + | *[http://spectator.org/dsp_article.asp?art_id=11280 "Sharpton in the Morning"] |
| − | *[http://spectator.org/dsp_article.asp?art_id=11280 Sharpton in the Morning] | + | *[http://spectator.org/dsp_article.asp?art_id=11392 "Bush Much Greater"] |
| − | *[http://spectator.org/dsp_article.asp?art_id=11392 Bush Much Greater] | + | *[http://www.spectator.org/dsp_article.asp?art_id=10928 "The Lynching of the President"] |
| − | *[http://www.spectator.org/dsp_article.asp?art_id=10928 The Lynching of the President] | + | *[http://www.spectator.org/dsp_article.asp?art_id=10434 "Hypocrisy, Democrat Style"] |
| − | *[http://www.spectator.org/dsp_article.asp?art_id=10434 Hypocrisy, Democrat Style] | + | *[http://www.spectator.org/dsp_article.asp?art_id=10160 "How to Lose to Terrorists"] |
| − | *[http://www.spectator.org/dsp_article.asp?art_id=10160 How to Lose to Terrorists] | + | *[http://www.spectator.org/dsp_article.asp?art_id=10007 "Why I Am a Republican"] |
| − | *[http://www.spectator.org/dsp_article.asp?art_id=10007 Why I Am a Republican] | + | *[http://www.spectator.org/dsp_article.asp?art_id=10092 "Eretz Israel"] |
| − | *[http://www.spectator.org/dsp_article.asp?art_id=10092 Eretz Israel] | |
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| | ''Yahoo! Finance'': | | ''Yahoo! Finance'': |
| − | *[http://finance.yahoo.com/expert/article/yourlife/24513 To Get Rich, Just Follow the Instructions] | + | *[http://finance.yahoo.com/expert/article/yourlife/24513 "To Get Rich, Just Follow the Instructions"] |
| − | *[http://finance.yahoo.com/expert/article/yourlife/34125 Playing Politics at the Pump] | + | *[http://finance.yahoo.com/expert/article/yourlife/34125 "Playing Politics at the Pump"] |
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| | ''CBS Sunday Morning Commentary'': | | ''CBS Sunday Morning Commentary'': |
| − | *[http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/01/28/sunday/main2405061.shtml Bush Is Not All Bad] | + | *[http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/01/28/sunday/main2405061.shtml "Bush Is Not All Bad"] |
| − | *[http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/12/31/sunday/main2318344.shtml Ben Stein Remembers President Ford] | + | *[http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/12/31/sunday/main2318344.shtml "Ben Stein Remembers President Ford"] |
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| | ==Further Readings== | | ==Further Readings== |