Ben Stein Parents: Who Are Ben Stein Parents?
John Campbell
Updated on January 05, 2026
Ben Stein Parents: Who Are Ben Stein Parents?: Ben Stein, officially known as Benjamin Jeremy Stein was born on November 25, 1944.
He’s a renowned 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.
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His acting career started in 1984 and has had a long career in the industry. From Ferris Bueller to Family Guy, Stein has been around for decades lending his face and voice to various productions.
He’s 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.
Ben Stein also co-wrote and starred in the 2008 propaganda film Expelled promoting pseudoscientific intelligent design creationist claims of persecution
As a character actor, he’s well known for his droning, monotonous delivery. In comedy, he is known for his deadpan delivery.
As a lawyer, he was first a poverty lawyer in New Haven, Connecticut, and Washington, D.C. before becoming a trial lawyer for the Federal Trade Commission.
In February 2023, Ben Stein made headlines after he came under fire for his controversial comments regarding the rebranding of Aunt Jemima syrup.
It seems the rebrand has sparked some late controversy as the actor seems not to be happy with the new product even though the rebrand happened almost 3 years ago.
In a viral video, Ben Stein complains about the syrup, claiming he prefers the old branding claiming his reason was due to the “inherent racism of America’s corporate culture.”
*The syrup is now called Pearl Milling Company pancake syrup. The Aunt Jemima brand was retired in 2021
Ben Stein is upset that “Woke corporate culture” removed the image of a “large African-American woman” from his syrup bottle.
Ben Stein Parents: Who Are Ben Stein Parents?
Ben Stein was born in Washington, D.C., United States to Herbert Stein (father) and Mildred Stein (mother, who died in 1997).
His father was an American economist, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, and a member of the board of contributors of The Wall Street Journal.
Herbert Stein was also the chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers under Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. He was born on August 27, 1916, and died on September 8, 1999.
