Benjamin Jeremy Stein (born November 25, 1944 in Washington, D.C.) is a lawyer, economist, law professor, actor, comedian and former White House speechwriter. He is the son of noted economist and writer Herbert Stein. His sister Rachel is a writer.

Early years

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Ben Stein was born to American Jewish parents and grew up in the neighborhood Woodside Forest in Silver Spring, Maryland. He graduated from Montgomery Blair High School, where his classmates included journalist Carl Bernstein and actors Goldie Hawn and Sylvester Stallone. He went on to major in economics at Columbia University's Columbia College. He graduated with honors in 1966, and then enrolled in Yale University Law School, graduating as the valedictorian in 1970.

Legal and academic career

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Ben Stein was first a poverty lawyer in New Haven, Connecticut, and Washington, D.C. before becoming a trial lawyer for the Federal Trade Commission.

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also watched Ben Stein's "Expelled" last night. An overwrought piece of hackery that ends up sabotaging his own thesis. #fb
martinboz (Martin Bosworth) Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:38:46 -0000
also watched Ben Stein's "Expelled" last night. An overwrought piece of hackery that ends up sabotaging his own thesis. #fb
"The indispensable first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: decide what you want. " - Ben Stein http://bit.ly/6K3DbQ
dawnofwellness (Dawn Moro) Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:13:50 -0000
"The indispensable first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: decide what you want. " - Ben Stein http://bit.ly/6K3DbQ
RT @BridgetAyers: The first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: Decide what you want. ~Ben Stein
bbesser502 (BARRY BESSER) Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:01:22 -0000
RT @BridgetAyers: The first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: Decide what you want. ~Ben Stein
RT @Sznq: The first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: Decide what you want. ~Ben Stein
alambchop (amanda lambe) Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:58:27 -0000
RT @Sznq: The first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: Decide what you want. ~Ben Stein <you talking to me?
"The indispensable first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: decide what you want."~Ben Stein
Infinite_Quest (Infinite Quest) Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:54:40 -0000
"The indispensable first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: decide what you want."~Ben Stein
The indispensable first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: decide what you want. ~Ben Stein
Joy_Star (Joy Star) Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:48:59 -0000
The indispensable first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: decide what you want. ~Ben Stein

 

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