Ridiculously Good-Looking Facts About Zoolander
Zoolander was a 2001 American comedy film directed by Ben Stiller, and starring Stiller, Owen Wilson, and Will Ferrell.
Stiller plays Derek Zoolander, an idiotic, narcissistic model who is brainwashed by corrupt fashion executives to assassinate the Prime Minister of Malaysia.
The film was released to favorable reviews, earned enough box office, and gained enough of a cult following to inspire a sequel fifteen years later. Here are a few things you might now have known about everyone’s favorite male model.
Zoolander Facts
32. 9021-Oh!
Created by Ben Stiller and writer Drake Sather, the character of Derek Zoolander was meant to be a “Luke Perry-type” and made his debut at the 1996 VH1 Fashion Awards.
30. The Brangelina of Fashion
The name “Derek Zoolander” was inspired by the names of two male models who both worked for Calvin Klein: Mark Vanderloo and Johnny Zander.
