Will Ferrell
Irvine, California, USA
1967-07-16
Biography: John William Ferrell (born July 16, 1967)is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer. He is known for his leading man roles in comedy films and for his work as a television producer. Ferrell received various accolades, including six Primetime Emmy Awards and a British Academy Television Award, in addition to nomination for two Golden Globe Awards and a Tony Award. In 2011, Farrell was honoured with the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. In 2015, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and was named the best comedian in British GQ. Ferrell established himself in the mid-1990s as a cast member on the sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live, where he performed from 1995 to 2002, and has subsequently starred in a string of comedy films. After starring in the 2003 comedy film Old School, Ferrell became considered a member of the "Frat Pack", a generation of leading Hollywood comic actors who emerged in the late 1990s and the 2000s, including Jack Black, Ben Stiller, Steve Carell, Vince Vaughn, Paul Rudd, and brothers Owen and Luke Wilson. He founded the comedy website Funny or Die in 2007 with his former writing partner, Adam McKay. Ferrell starred in comedy films such as A Night at the Roxbury (1998), Elf (2003), Anchorman (2004), Kicking & Screaming (2005), Talladega Nights (2006), Blades of Glory (2007), Step Brothers (2008), The Other Guys (2010), Get Hard (2015), and Barbie (2023). He has also taken dramatic roles in Stranger than Fiction (2006), Everything Must Go (2010), and Downhill (2020). He has voiced roles in Curious George (2006), Megamind (2010), The Lego Movie film franchise (2014–2019), and Despicable Me 4 (2024). He also starred in and produced the documentary Will & Harper (2024) with writer Harper Steele. Ferrell has received four Primetime Emmy Awards for his work as a producer on the drama series Succession (2018–2023) and the specials Live in Front of a Studio Audience (2019–2022). He also produced the series I'm Sorry (2017–2019), the series Dead to Me (2019–2022), and the series Drunk History (2013–2019). For his work on Broadway, he received a Tony Award nomination for Best Special Theatrical Event for his satirical portrayal of George W. Bush in You're Welcome America (2009).
Movies:
Stranger Than Fiction
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
Elf
Old School
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Step Brothers
The Wendell Baker Story
A Night at the Roxbury
Bewitched
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
Wedding Crashers
Blades of Glory
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
Semi-Pro
Starsky & Hutch
Curious George
Kicking & Screaming
Zoolander
The Other Guys
Melinda and Melinda
537 Votes
The Producers
Superstar
Winter Passing
The Landlord
Megamind
Strays
Will Ferrell: You're Welcome America - A Final Night with George W. Bush
Everything Must Go
Dick
The Ladies Man
Land of the Lost
Ricky Bobby: Sports Century
Casa de Mi Padre
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
Megamind: The Button of Doom
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell - Volume 3
The Campaign
Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
The Internship
Barbie
The Lego Movie
SpongeBob's Truth or Square
Get Hard
You're Cordially Invited
Daddy's Home
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
Will & Harper
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell - Volume 2
SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Jimmy Fallon
The Procedure
The Love We Make
Zeroville
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Commercial Parodies
Despicable Me 4
Earth to America
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
Zoolander 2
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman
Comedy Central Roast of Justin Bieber
Quiz Lady
Pickled
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Kattan
A Deadly Adoption
The House
Ferrell Takes the Field
The Roast of Tom Brady
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Molly Shannon
Daddy's Home 2
Holmes & Watson
Boat Trip
A Bucket of Blood
Oh, What a Lovely Tea Party
Criminal Hearts
Good Cop, Baby Cop
The Suburbans
A.C. Green: Iron Virgin
Drowning Mona
The Thin Pink Line
Men Seeking Women
Fight for Your Right Revisited
The 2018 Rose Parade Hosted by Cord & Tish
Bat Fight with Will Ferrell
The Royal Wedding Live with Cord and Tish!
The Concert for New York City
Downhill
The Prince of Fashion
The 2019 Rose Parade with Cord & Tish
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
Star Wars Spoofs
MTV Reloaded
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
Between Two Ferns: The Movie
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
Spirited
The Women of SNL
Untitled The Legend of Cocaine Island Remake
Green Team
Old School: Orientation
Drunk Parents
Feeding America Comedy Festival
Impractical Jokers: The Movie
David
VOMO: Vote or Miss Out
John and Will's Animal Choices
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
Presidential Reunion
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special
I Spy
Playing POTUS
Street Justice
Judgment Day
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Tough Guys
Not So Fast, My Friend: A Lee Corso Special
Elf: Buddy's Sing & Cheer Along Edition
A Very Jonas Christmas Movie
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation
Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and Again
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