Ben Stiller

The 'Dodgeball' actor was visiting Ukraine in his role as a UNHCR goodwill ambassador.

We have talked to a bunch of people," the Tropic Thunder star said. Stiller was in Ukraine as part of his role as a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations High Commission for Refugees. Hollywood star Ben Stiller said his fellow comedic actor Volodymyr Zelenskyy was his hero as he met the Ukrainian president in Kyiv.

The Hollywood actor is helping to keep the war in the public eye.

We have talked to a bunch of people." "It's a great honour for me... "You see it on TV, you see it on social media, it's something else to actually see it and feel it and then to talk to people.

It's not just politicians lining up to meet Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Hollywood stars are getting in on the act. The actor Ben Stiller was in Kyiv Monday in his ...

The “Zoolander” and “Meet The Parents” star toldZelenskyy: “It’s a great honor for me. Stiller isn’t the first celebrity to meet Zelenskyy since Russia invaded. You quit a great acting career for this.” Zelenskyy was a

The 56-year-old American comedian - who is also a UN goodwill envoy - meets Ukrainian leader on World Refugee Day; Stiller also visited the Kyiv suburb of ...

"I was in Irpin this morning.. and the actual level of destruction, you see it on TV, you see it on social media, but it's something else to actually see it, feel it, and then to talk to the people," he said. you're my hero!"

Ben Stiller told President Zelensky "you're my hero" as they met for the first time on the actor's trip to Ukraine in an incredibly wholesome moment.

You quit a great acting career for this," Stiller told Zelensky, who responded: "Not so great as you." "It’s a great honour for me. "What you have done, the way you rallied the country and for the world, it’s really inspiring," the 56-year-old continued as they hugged.

Actor Ben Stiller met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv on Monday, marking World Refugee Day.

It's something else to actually see it and feel it." Stiller visited Zelenskyy in his role as an ambassador for the United Nations refugee agency. "Just the actual impact of coming here," he said. "No, but pretty great," Stiller responded. You're amazing," he said. “You quit a great acting career for this,” Stiller told Zelenskyy, praising the president for his leadership in the war.

Ben Stiller has spoken about the horrors of visiting war-ravaged Ukraine describing the “distressing” scenes of destruction as bigger than any movie set.

To which Zelensky laughed and replied: “Not as great as you”. In the interview with BBC Breakfast on Tuesday, Stiller - who is known for films like There’s Something About Mary and Dodgeball - added: “I’m an actor, so the first thing I go to is like, ‘Oh, it looks like a movie’. But the scale of it is even bigger and it’s real, so that’s really distressing.” “And then as you get closer and closer to Kyiv, into the east of the country, you start to see the roadblocks and see the destruction, which is really shocking when you haven’t seen anything like that up close.”

BEN STILLER has met his 'hero' President Volodymyr Zelensky during the actor's visit to war-torn Ukraine.

Seeking safety is a right, and it needs to be upheld for every person." Taking to Instagram, he added: "War and violence are devastating people all over the world. You're my hero," Ben told the Ukrainian leader, according to the Mirror.

US actor and comedian Ben Stiller said Tuesday he had been deeply affected by the stories he heard from Ukrainians after a surprise visit to the war-torn ...

It's really tough when you hear a young person say that, and you realise the effects of war are not always visible." "The work that UNHCR and other NGOs do is so important. "To see the physical destruction of those neighbourhoods, it's really massive, and it's impossible not to be affected by that," Stiller said.

Stars such as Liev Schreiber and Sean Penn have also visited Ukraine to show support during the war with Russia.

He also spoke at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland in May, following Zelenskyy's speech. The office shared a photo of Penn at the briefing, sitting in the front row, wearing sun glasses. Similarly, Angelina Jolie has also done extensive work with the agency, and visited Ukraine earlier this year. He also visited Ukraine in November 2021 and spoke with the military in Priazov for his documentary. Jolie also visited a boarding school and spoke to students, promising to visit again, Kozytskyy said. "Seeking safety is a right and it needs to be upheld for every person."

Ben Stiller is still processing the devastation he witnessed while visiting Kyiv, Ukraine, this week to meet with President Volodymyr Zelensky.

“Nobody wants to flee from their home. “They went to the basement and had to wait till the sound of the rockets had gone away ... and then not know where to even go for safety,” he said. “And then as you get closer and closer to Kyiv ... you start to see the roadblocks and see the destruction, which is really shocking when you haven’t seen anything like that up close.” While appearing Tuesday on “BBC Breakfast,” Stiller said his first thought on seeing the wreckage in Ukraine was, “It looks like a movie,” but “the scale of it is even bigger, and it’s real, so that’s really distressing. “What you’ve done and the way that you’ve rallied your country, and for the world, it’s really inspiring,” he told Zelensky. “It’s really strange, because when you drive into the ... west of the country, you don’t feel the conflict, except for the curfew at night, where it gets very quiet and a little bit eerie,” he said.

Ben Stiller has stressed the importance of showing support for Ukrainian refugees, as their situation 'doesn't get easier, it gets harder.'

We have talked to a bunch of people.’ The star met was quick to praise President Zelensky on Monday when the pair met for a chat, telling him: ‘It’s a great honour for me. Stiller arrived in Poland on Saturday and was pictured in the large south-eastern city of Rzeszow, close to the border, speaking to aid workers in a storage facility. You are my hero. He added that he is thankful for people willing to have conversation on the matter: ‘I’m grateful for that because these people are just trying to make their way in life like you and I and go forwards and it’s a really tough world for a lot of them.’ ‘The more attention we can shine on this, the more we can talk about it and you’re willing to listen, I think is an important thing.’

The Ministry of Defence said in a tweet that the country is 'grateful to Hollywood stars who, despite the danger, have visited us.'

The account named the actors in a tweet and said: 'You are more than just an inspiration to all of us. 'War and violence are devastating people all over the world. Nobody chooses to flee their home. Stiller started working with the UNHCR in 2016 and has travelled with the body to meet refugees in Germany, Jordan, Guatemala and Lebanon. 'I hope you'll follow along and share your own messages of support, for people who have fled their homes in Ukraine and for people who have been forced to flee all over the world. The actor took to Twitter to announce his arrival in Poland to meet with Ukrainian refugees Actor Ben Stiller, 56, has arrived in Poland to meet refugees forced to flee the war in Ukraine On Saturday, Stiller stopped over in the large south-eastern Polish city of Rzeszow, close to the border, where he spoke to aid workers in a storage facility. The actor, 56, arrived in Poland on Saturday and was pictured in the large south-eastern city of Rzeszow, close to the border, speaking to aid workers in a storage facility. Sean Penn is seen in Krakov, Poland, signing a deal with authorities to help Ukrainian refugees as he helps the victims of the war Hollywood star Ben Stiller has said 'seeking safety is a right and it needs to be upheld for every person' during a visit to Ukraine where he met with President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday. Stiller, who is a long-term Goodwill ambassador for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) – the UN refugee agency – visited Ukraine on World Refugee Day. As he met with Zelensky, the actor told him: 'You're my hero' Jolie is a special envoy with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and visited Ukraine in April where she met with volunteers and refugees.