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"It's very important for us that people don't forget. It's not interesting to speak about the war every day.. but for us it's very important," the stocky Ukrainian leader told him. The pair also acknowledged their shared interest as comedy actors. "You quit a great acting career," said Stiller, who is best known for his comedy roles in "Meet the Parents" and the "Night at the Museum" films, in a nod to Zelensky's former career as a comedy actor."Not as great as yours," Zelensky retorted, both laughing.

Actor Ben Stiller met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday in Kyiv, as he toured the war-torn country to bring attention to the plight of refugees. Stiller, who serves as a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations, was seen sitting next to the Ukrainian leader in photos released of his visit on World Refugee Day.

[Catholic Caucus] TX Priest Under Fire for Orthodoxy Sister raising funds for canonical defense SAN ANTONIO, Texas (ChurchMilitant.com) - A faithful Texas priest is being punished by his bishop for reaffirming Catholic teaching on homosexuality. Father Clay Hunt, III, serves as chaplain for the criminal justice ministry in the archdiocese of San Antonio. His priesthood, backers claim, is being threatened by liberal archbishop Gustavo García-Siller.  On Wednesday, the San Antonio Family Association (SAFA) reported that "Fr. Clay has been and is being targeted and attacked. There is an attempt by certain people in the hierarchy of the archdiocese of San Antonio...

Jerry Stiller, the comedian who was best known for his roles on "Seinfeld" and "The King of Queens," has died of natural causes, Ben Stiller, his son, announced on Monday. He was 92.

Hollywood funnyman Ben Stiller had the time of his life when he was beaten up by two monkeys recently on the set of his new movie Night At The Musuem: Battle Of The Smithsonian. The incident took place when the actor was filming a fight scene with the mischievous animals and they gave him several slaps on his face and body, reported contactmusic.com. Though Stiller wanted to punch them back, he dropped the idea for the sake of animal rights laws and took out his frustration on a dummy monkey instead. "We have two (monkeys) this time. I had to...

Ben Stiller is in final talks to work with the Farrelly Brothers again, this time in Seven Day Itch, Variety reports. The comedy, a loose remake of The Heartbreak Kid, is about a man (Stiller) who hastily weds a woman, but then falls in love with another while on his honeymoon. The Farrellys directed Stiller in 1998's There's Something About Mary. Stiller is currently shooting the action-comedy The Night At The Museum with Ricky Gervais. *********************************************** Also see http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0408839/

Nicole DeHuff, an actress who played Teri Polo's sister in Meet the Parents, has died of causes related to pneumonia. She was 30. The actress died Feb. 16 in Hollywood, four days after she reportedly checked into a Los Angeles hospital, was misdiagnosed and sent home with orders to take Tylenol. When her condition worsened, she returned to the hospital and was prescribed antibiotics for bronchitis and again sent home. Two days later, paramedics were called to her home after she collapsed, gasping for breath. By the time she reached the hospital, she was unconscious and passed away soon after....

LOS ANGELES — Actress Nicole DeHuff (search), who memorably took a volleyball in the face from Ben Stiller in the 2000 hit movie "Meet the Parents" (search), died of complications from pneumonia. She was 31. DeHuff had twice visited a hospital shortly before her death Feb. 16 but was sent home both times, the E! Network's E! Online Web site reported Friday.Read the full article at FoxNews.com

John Kerry raised about $5 million for his campaign at a couple of events in Los Angeles on Thursday night, the second of which featured performances by Barbra Streisand, Neil Diamond, Billy Crystal and Willie Nelson. Amongst those who contributed in order to attend: Leonardo DiCaprio, Ben Affleck, Jamie Foxx, Ben Stiller and Robert DeNiro. Crystal "joked" about President Bush, according to multiple media accounts, "I realize that 9/11 is also his SAT scores." The New York Times touted how "the much-heralded highlight was the Barbra Streisand-Neil Diamond reunion duet, 'You Don't Bring Me Flowers,' which they had not performed...

With actresses Terri Polo and Blythe Danner ( Gwynneth Paltrow's mom) Her character's name: Mother Fokker

Babs is celebrating her return to the big screen by getting Focker'd up. Eight years since her last starring role, Barbra Streisand is thisclose to making her movie comeback as Ben Stiller's mom in Universal Pictures' Meet the Fockers, the sequel to the blockbuster 2000 comedy Meet the Parents. Streisand is in final talks to join the all-star cast, reps for the studio and Streisand confirmed Friday. A sealed deal should be announced soon. The sequel, which reunites Stiller with original cast members Robert De Niro, Blythe Danner (news) and Teri Polo (news), also stars Dustin Hoffman (news), who signed...