Actor Ben Stiller was on a holiday vacation with his family in New York when he fractured his wrist in a snowboarding accident. The “Tropic Thunder” star took a spill on the slopes and was treated at Mount Sinai Hospital for his injuries. He was seen the next day finishing up holiday shopping in a cast.

Ben Stiller might be having a painful Christmas this year.

The Tropic Thunder star was rushed to New York’s Mount Sinai Hospital after fracturing his wrist in a snowboarding accident.

But his Christmas spirit remained in tact as he stepped out of Barney’s shopping centre on Madison avenue later in the day, showing off his cast and bandages.

Fans need not worry though as Ben, 42, is expected to make a full recovery in time for his next film, Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, due in May.

Meanwhile, Stiller is preparing to produce and possibly star in a film version of the yet-to-be-published graphic novel The Return of King Doug, about a man who must return to the fantasy world he abandoned 30 years earlier.

[From The Daily Mail]

I’m pretty sure Ben Stiller is Jewish, but perhaps his wife isn’t and they celebrate Christmas and Hanukah. As for his injury, I’ve been skiing for more than 30 years and have never broken anything - I guess I’m lucky. There’s no way you could get me to try snowboarding - I’ve seen way too many injuries from it. Something about having your feet locked into one position just seems too risky to me.

Anyway, it’s good to know that Ben will be recovered in time to make another sh*tty “Night at the Museum” movie. Who keeps greenlighting these projects, anyway?

Ben Stiller and Christine Taylor are shown at The Who’s Tommy: 15th Anniversary Concert on 12/15/08. He is also shown at the opening night of Shrek: The Musical on 12/14/08. Credit: WENN