Zac Efron to Present an Award to Ben Stiller
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Zac Efron is to present Ben Stiller with MTV’s Generation Award at the upcoming Movie Awards, it was announced Friday.
“Ben is a comedic chameleon, able to make the leap between drama and full-out comedy while maintaining his own unique brand of subversive humor,” Van Toffler, President of MTV Networks Music/Logo/Film Group, said in a statement.
The Movie Awards are set to air on MTV May 31 (9 p.m. ET).
“Whether it’s fighting a monkey in a museum or licking a decapitated head, nothing is ever off-limits for him and that’s the type of warped creative vision and commitment MTV loves to reward,” Toffler added.
Stiller — who has appeared in dozens of films, including Reality Bites; There’s Something About Mary; Meet the Parents; Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story; Tropic Thunder; and Night at the Museum: Battle at the Smithsonian — has already expressed his appreciation for the recognition.
“I am honored to be getting the ‘Generation Award,’” he said in his own statement. “I was given my first show at MTV, and also canceled for the first time. I also was secretly having an affair with JJ Jackson, so it brings back pleasant memories.”
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