Stiller breaks hand snowboarding

Ben Stiller is recovering after breaking his hand in a snowboarding accident.

The Tropic Thunder star was admitted to New York's Mount Sinai Hospital on Sunday, reports the New York Daily News.

"One of the hospital's top hand specialists was called in to treat him," revealed an insider.

A representative for the actor confirmed the injury, saying: "I can confirm that he broke his hand snowboarding."

Earlier this month it was reported that Stiller was working on a Tropic Thunder spinoff featuring Les Grossman, the balding studio executive played by Tom Cruise.