The Ben Stiller Show

Summary: Ben Stiller and friends Andy Dick, Janeane Garofalo, and Bob Odenkirk spoof TV, movies, commercials, rock musicians, and celebrities in this sketch comedy show.

Release Date: September 27, 1992

Genre: Comedy

Runtime: 5 h 06 min

MPAA: TV-PG

Production: HBO Independent Productions

Country: United States

Language: English

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17% of the Stars & Main Cast are Female.

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Race	White	Jewish	Black	Asian	Arab	Total	Visuals	Info
Ethnic	4	2	1		1	8		This is the most reliable data source for accurate ethnic breakdowns of famous people. Often the information is crowdsourced by users and they cite all their sources (family trees, obituaries, census archives, etc.) on the bottom of the page. The only issue is converting their ambiguous and inconsistent verdicts into quantifiable variables. Source: https://ethnicelebs.com/
Kairos	6		1	1		8		A third party facial recognition software company we used to maintain objectivity. Upload images to the facial recognition demo page to check the veracity of our data set. Or use their API and do a bulk peer review if you'd like. Source: https://www.kairos.com/demos
Forebears	2					2
Total	12	2	2	1	1	18
Cast Percentages	66.67%	11.11%	11.11%	5.56%	5.56%	100%	{"name":"Cast Percentages","series":[{"name":"White","y":66.67,"color":"#2b908f","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Jewish","y":11.11,"color":"#ff0066","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Black","y":11.11,"color":"#f45b5b","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Asian","y":5.56,"color":"#90ee7e","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Arab","y":5.56,"color":"#DF5353","sliced":true,"selected":true}],"prefix":""}
U.S. Population (1990) Percentage	75.6%	2.22%	12.1%	2.78%	0.35%		{"name":"U.S. Population (1990)","series":[{"name":"White","y":75.6,"color":"#2b908f"},{"name":"Arab","y":0.35,"color":"#DF5353"},{"name":"Asian","y":2.78,"color":"#90ee7e"},{"name":"Black","y":12.1,"color":"#f45b5b"},{"name":"Indian","y":0.33,"color":"#7798BF"},{"name":"Indigenous","y":0.8,"color":"#aaeeee"},{"name":"Latino","y":9,"color":"#eeaaee"},{"name":"Mixed \/ Other","y":3.9,"color":"#55BF3B"},{"name":"Jewish","y":2.22,"color":"#ff0066"}],"prefix":""}	Source: US Census (Note: Racial and ethnic categories overlap so the sum will not equal 100%.)
U.S. Population (1990) Representation	-8.93	+8.89	-0.99	+2.78	+5.21		{"name":"U.S. Population (1990)","series":[["White",75.6],["Jewish",2.22],["Black",12.1],["Asian",2.78],["Arab",0.35]],"cast":[{"name":"White","y":66.67,"color":"#2b908f"},{"name":"Jewish","y":11.11,"color":"#ff0066"},{"name":"Black","y":11.11,"color":"#f45b5b"},{"name":"Asian","y":5.56,"color":"#90ee7e"},{"name":"Arab","y":5.56,"color":"#DF5353"}]}
U.S. Buying Power (2000) Percentage	81.25%		7.72%	3.5%			{"name":"U.S. Buying Power (2000)","series":[{"name":"White","y":6413300000000,"color":"#2b908f","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Arab","y":0,"color":"#DF5353","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Asian","y":276400000000,"color":"#90ee7e","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Black","y":609100000000,"color":"#f45b5b","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Indian","y":0,"color":"#7798BF","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Indigenous","y":40300000000,"color":"#aaeeee","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Latino","y":494000000000,"color":"#eeaaee","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Mixed \/ Other","y":60300000000,"color":"#55BF3B","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Jewish","y":0,"color":"#ff0066","sliced":true,"selected":true}],"prefix":"$"}	Source: Selig Center, University of Georgia
U.S. Buying Power (2000) Representation	-14.58		+3.39	+2.06			{"name":"U.S. Buying Power (2000)","series":[["White",81.25],["Jewish",0],["Black",7.72],["Asian",3.5],["Arab",0]],"cast":[{"name":"White","y":66.67,"color":"#2b908f"},{"name":"Jewish","y":11.11,"color":"#ff0066"},{"name":"Black","y":11.11,"color":"#f45b5b"},{"name":"Asian","y":5.56,"color":"#90ee7e"},{"name":"Arab","y":5.56,"color":"#DF5353"}]}
U.S. Average Individual Income (2018) Percentage	80.3%		8.65%	3.28%			{"name":"U.S. Average Individual Income (2018)","series":[{"name":"White","y":12078730400895,"color":"#2b908f","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Arab","y":0,"color":"#DF5353","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Asian","y":492694654404,"color":"#90ee7e","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Black","y":1301541039245,"color":"#f45b5b","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Indian","y":0,"color":"#7798BF","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Indigenous","y":91710978434,"color":"#aaeeee","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Latino","y":646415280000,"color":"#eeaaee","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Mixed \/ Other","y":431114358324,"color":"#55BF3B","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Jewish","y":0,"color":"#ff0066","sliced":true,"selected":true}],"prefix":"$"}	Source: IPUMS-CPS, University of Minnesota
U.S. Average Individual Income (2018) Representation	-13.63		+2.46	+2.28			{"name":"U.S. Average Individual Income (2018)","series":[["White",80.3],["Jewish",0],["Black",8.65],["Asian",3.28],["Arab",0]],"cast":[{"name":"White","y":66.67,"color":"#2b908f"},{"name":"Jewish","y":11.11,"color":"#ff0066"},{"name":"Black","y":11.11,"color":"#f45b5b"},{"name":"Asian","y":5.56,"color":"#90ee7e"},{"name":"Arab","y":5.56,"color":"#DF5353"}]}
World population (1992) Percentage	17.84%	0.34%	10.52%	35%	7.17%		{"name":"World population (1992) ","series":[{"name":"Mixed \/ Other","y":10596121575,"color":"#55BF3B","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Latino","y":30821675401,"color":"#eeaaee","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Indigenous","y":7193470722,"color":"#aaeeee","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"White","y":96878442458,"color":"#2b908f","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Black","y":57125167938,"color":"#f45b5b","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Asian","y":190026935420,"color":"#90ee7e","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Arab","y":38911036281,"color":"#DF5353","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Indian","y":109563210222,"color":"#7798BF","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Jewish","y":1843199181,"color":"#ff0066","sliced":true,"selected":true}],"prefix":""}	NOTE: ZR is the first organization to ever create a global buying power divided by race. Essentially we just took data from CIA.gov FactBook, UN Population Estimates, and The World Bank's Population Estimates / Purchasing Power Parity Per Capita.
World population (1992) Representation	+48.83	+10.77	+0.59	-29.44	-1.61		{"name":"World population (1992) ","series":[["White",17.84],["Jewish",0.34],["Black",10.52],["Asian",35],["Arab",7.17]],"cast":[{"name":"White","y":66.67,"color":"#2b908f"},{"name":"Jewish","y":11.11,"color":"#ff0066"},{"name":"Black","y":11.11,"color":"#f45b5b"},{"name":"Asian","y":5.56,"color":"#90ee7e"},{"name":"Arab","y":5.56,"color":"#DF5353"}]}
World Buying Power Percentage	36.48%	1.11%	6.38%	29.46%	6.38%		{"name":"World Buying Power","series":[{"name":"White","y":3010602822170000,"color":"#2b908f","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Latino","y":771525888400000,"color":"#eeaaee","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Jewish","y":91700962050000,"color":"#ff0066","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Black","y":526264226360000,"color":"#f45b5b","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Indigenous","y":174285727610000,"color":"#aaeeee","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Mixed \/ Other","y":148984454560000,"color":"#55BF3B","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Arab","y":526400066100000,"color":"#DF5353","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Asian","y":2431392083750000,"color":"#90ee7e","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Indian","y":572687873900000,"color":"#7798BF","sliced":true,"selected":true}],"prefix":"$"}	NOTE: ZR is the first organization to ever create a global buying power divided by race. Essentially we just took data from CIA.gov FactBook, UN Population Estimates, and The World Bank's Population Estimates / Purchasing Power Parity Per Capita.
World Buying Power Representation	+30.19	+10	+4.73	-23.9	-0.82		{"name":"World Buying Power","series":[["White",36.48],["Jewish",1.11],["Black",6.38],["Asian",29.46],["Arab",6.38]],"cast":[{"name":"White","y":66.67,"color":"#2b908f"},{"name":"Jewish","y":11.11,"color":"#ff0066"},{"name":"Black","y":11.11,"color":"#f45b5b"},{"name":"Asian","y":5.56,"color":"#90ee7e"},{"name":"Arab","y":5.56,"color":"#DF5353"}]}
Notes		If there were any inconsistencies with percentages calculated using our Census data, the Jewish Data Bank percentages were the ones used. Also please review the Jewish Data Bank pdf to understand the difference between the "Core" Jewish population and the "Extended" / "Law of Return" Jewish populations. We are displaying the "Core" Jewish populations since that is what the Jewish Data Bank and Wikipedia articles chose. Also, the 1942 population estimates were used for the 1940 row. For the 2000 estimates, the "Core" definition was not used, so we used the 5.2 mil broader estimate instead of the 4.3 mil estimate since the 5.2 broader estimate seemed too drastic of a drop and the definitions weren't congruent with Core and Law of Return.		The US Census considers Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Indian, and Bangladeshi as Asians. At ZR we group Pakistanis with the Arab world. And we group Sri Lankan and Bangladeshi with India because 1.) they are all genetically similar as "South Asians and 2.) there are only a handful of actors from those regions in our database. However, you are viewing the "Asian Alone" category from the US Census when comparing it with Domestic representation. Also note that the 2000 and 2010 estimates include MultiRacial Asians not just "Asian Alone" estimates, and in some categories they include Native Hawaiians as "Asian." So there is a margin of error less than 1% and some inconsistencies with the grouping.	Arab Americans are less than 1% of the US population and often check "White" or "Other" on the US Census. And the only data available for them started when the US Census added ancestry in 1980. So assume a less than 1% margin of error and overlap with the "White" and "Other" categories.

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