Ben Stiller explains why bowling has a ‘warm place’ in his heart.
Hollywood actor Ben Stiller is an accomplished actor, producer and director, but he could use a little more practice when it comes to bowling. The game, which is the subject of a five-part series that premiered on March 16, was an important part of the multi-hyphenate’s career, People magazine reports.“I’ve had to bowl in public a few times, the last time was at the premiere of this show (Born to Bowl), where people asked me if I would bowl the ceremonial first ball and I of course bowled it,” he said.He further mentioned, “The first short film I made, which got me on ‘Saturday Night Live’ when I was starting out, was a takeoff on ‘The Color of Money,’ Martin Scorsese and Tom Cruise’s film about pool, which was a sequel to The Hustler, which I made with my friends about bowling. So, I have a really warm place in my heart for bowling.”The actor sold his film ‘The Hustler of Money’ to SNL before joining the cast for a four-episode long stint in 1989. More than three decades later, Stiller revisits the game with a documentary that follows five bowlers on the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Tour, exposing the realities of life on the road.He said, “These guys are the best in the world, the best in America and the reality of what their lives are is almost 180 degrees away from the reality of these other guys who are at the top of their game.”“It was a little shocking to me that these guys would do what they had to do to survive on a bowling tour,” he said.
