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Derek Zoolander is a professional male model. He is the main protagonist of both Zoolander and Zoolander 2.
Larry Zoolander and his wife had three sons, Scrappy, Luke, and Derek. When Derek was in elementary school, being pleased with seeing his reflection on a spoon inspired him to make a career of it. While Scrappy and Luke went into their father's line of work; coal mining, Derek was signed by a talent agency. Following his inspiration originally paid off, as he won three consecutive modeling awards. However, by 2001 his star had faded to Hansel, a new up-and-comer. Zoolander was recruited by Jacobim Mugatu whom his agent Maury Ballstein encouraged to take the modeling job as it could be a chance to revive his career. Unknown to Derek, this was a sham to hypnotize Derek into assassinating the Prime Minister of Malaysia, who Mugatu wanted killed for hurting his business. The prime minister had recently outlawed child labor in his native country, and Derek would be the fall guy. However, Hansel and Matlida Jeffries uncover the conspiracy, and Derek saves the prime minister from outright murder by Mugatu.
Derek married Matilda Jeffries, and they had a son. The couple invested in the Derek Zoolander's Center For Kids Who Can't Read Good, which was destroyed two days after it opened and resulted in the death of Matilda. In 2009, Derek Zoolander was forced into hiding by the alias "Eric Toolander". In 2016, Zoolander's friend, Billy Zane informed the model to do another mission with his friend Hansel McDonald.
Zoolander is a 2001 American comedy film directed by and starring Ben Stiller. The film contains elements from a pair of short films directed by Russell Bates and written by Drake Sather and Stiller for the VH1 Fashion Awards television specials in 1996 and 1997. [ 4 ]
Mar 1, 2018 · The comedy film Zoolander centers on a male model named Derek Zoolander, played by Ben Stiller. Among Zoolander’s famous poses is a look called Blue Steel. It involves pursed lips and sucked-in cheeks made with the eyes fixed on the camera.
Sep 29, 2021 · Near the end of Zoolander, before Derek unveils “Magnum,” his death-defying new look, Mugatu calls out his brainwashed supermodel’s facade. “Blue Steel, Ferrari, Le Tigre—they’re the...
- Jake Kring-Schreifels
Feb 9, 2016 · To celebrate, we rounded up 25 of our favorite really, really ridiculously good Zoolander GIFs to suit your every mood, from introspective and deep Derek to the oh-so-flashy and confident Blue ...
Sep 28, 2016 · 1. The “Blue Steel” pose was inspired by Ben Stiller’s actual mirror face. Stiller’s wife Christine Taylor brought it to his attention that as he brushed his hair, his face took on a toned-down...