Ben Stein

From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Benjamin Jeremy Ben Stein born November 25 1944 is an American actor writer lawyer and commentator on political and economic issues He attained early success as a speechwriter for American presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford Later he entered the entertainment field and became an actor comedian and Emmy Awardwinning game show host Stein has frequently written commentaries on economic political and social issues along with financial advice to individual investors He is the son of economist and writer Herbert Stein1 who worked at the White House under President Nixon His sister Rachel is also a writer While as a character actor he is wellknown for his droning monotone delivery in real life he is a public speaker on a wide range of economic and social issues Description above from the Wikipedia article Ben Stein licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia