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Will Ferrell
Birth name
John W. Ferrell
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Date of birth (location)
16 July 1967
Irvine, California, USA
Spouse
Viveca Paulin (August 2000 - present)
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A graduate of the University of Southern California with a degree in Sports Information. Studied at USC in the hopes of becoming a sports broadcaster. He graduated and interned at NBC Sports, but then drew laughs after ad-libbing a joke on-air during one of his broadcasting courses and switched to comedy.
Will Ferrell started as a member of the Los Angeles comedy/improve group The Groundlings, where fellow cast members Ana Gasteyer, Maya Rudolph and former SNL repertory players such as Laraine Newman, Jon Lovitz and Phil Hartman began their careers. It was there Will met Chris Kattan and the two became good friends and they would both go on to Saturday Night Live later. He has also appeared on several television programs, including Strangers with Candy, Grace Under Fire and Living Single, during his time at The Groundlings. Will also lent his voice to the arm- less and leg-less dad of cartoon family The Oblongs.
In 1995 Will became a feature cast member at Saturday Night Live during the show's rapid recasting. He was declared quite possibly the worst cast member ever during his first season. However, his talents of impersonations and range of characters shot him forward to making him arguably the greatest SNL cast member ever. During his seven year run he is one of the few cast members to ever be nominated for an Emmy for a performance and played George W. Bush during the 2000 elections. He's appeared in every Saturday Night Live movie since his premiere on the show in 1995. In 2002 he left SNL and was the only cast member to ever receive a farewell from all the current cast members at the end of the season finale show. Since leaving the show Will has pursued a career in film.
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Filmography
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Joan of Bark: The Dog that Saved France (2006) (pre-production)
Blades of Glory (2006) (pre-production)
Talladega Nights (2006) (post-production) .... Ricky Bobby
Stranger Than Fiction (2006) (completed)
Producers, The (2005) .... Franz Liebkind
Curious George (2006) (voice) .... The Man in the Yellow Hat
Wedding Crashers, The (2005) .... Chaz
Bewitched (2005) .... Jack Wyatt/Darrin Stephens
Winter Passing (2006) .... Corbit
Kicking & Screaming (2005) .... Phil Weston
Wendell Baker Story, The (2004)
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy (2005) (V) .... Ron Burgundy
Melinda and Melinda (2004) .... Hobie
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell II (2004) (TV)
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004) .... Ron Burgundy
... aka Anchorman (2004) (USA: short title)
Starsky & Hutch (2004) (uncredited) .... Big Earl
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell (2003) (TV)
Elf (2003) .... Buddy
Old School (2003) .... Frank Ricard
Boat Trip (2002) (uncredited) .... Brian's Boyfriend
Zoolander (2001) .... Jacobin Mugatu/Jacob Moogberg/Little Cletus
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001) .... Federal Wildlife Marshal Willenholly
"Oblongs..., The" (2001) TV Series (voice) .... Bob Oblong
Ladies Man, The (2000/I) .... Lance DeLune
Drowning Mona (2000) .... Cubby the Funeral Director
Superstar (1999) .... Sky Corrigan/Jesus
Dick (1999) .... Bob Woodward
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) .... Mustafa
Suburbans, The (1999) .... Gil
Thin Pink Line, The (1998) .... Darren Clark
Night at the Roxbury, A (1998) .... Steve Butabi
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997) .... Mustafa
Men Seeking Women (1997) .... Al
Bucket of Blood (1995) (TV) .... Young Man
... aka Dark Secrets (1995) (TV)
... aka Death Artist, The (1995) (TV)
... aka Roger Corman Presents 'Bucket of Blood' (1995) (TV)
Criminal Hearts (1995) (uncredited) .... Newscaster