Will Ferrell

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Biography

John William Ferrell (/ˈfɛrəl/; 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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Will Ferrell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Overview

Known For

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Family Guy

Raw

The Graham Norton Show

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

The Kelly Clarkson Show

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

@midnight with Chris Hardwick

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway

Comedy Central Roasts

The Guardian

MTV Movie & TV Awards

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

The Men In Blazers Show

The Early Show

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Kids' Choice Awards

Late Night with Seth Meyers

The Office

Golden Globe Awards

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

Inside Comedy

The Holiday Movies That Made Us

John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A.

Eastbound & Down

Welcome to Wrexham

Today

SpongeBob SquarePants

Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee

The Late Late Show with James Corden

Drunk History

Strangers with Candy

SmartLess: On the Road

Man vs. Wild

Curious George

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me

The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard

I Spy

Barbie

Boat Trip

The Movies That Made Us

Impractical Jokers: The Movie

A Bucket of Blood

Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!

Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery

The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back

The Ladies Man

Between Two Ferns: The Movie

The Spoils of Babylon

Zoolander

SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night

The Lego Movie

Zoolander 2

Quiz Lady

Comedy Central Roast of Justin Bieber

Despicable Me 4

Old School

Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga

Downhill

The Shrink Next Door

Funny or Die Presents

The House

Superstar

Bewitched

A Night at the Roxbury

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Madden

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy

You're Cordially Invited

The Other Guys

Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues

The Prince of Fashion

Get Hard

The 2018 Rose Parade Hosted by Cord & Tish

Daddy's Home 2

Daddy's Home

Step Brothers

Megamind: The Button of Doom

GOLF

Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby

Elf

Kicking & Screaming

Stranger Than Fiction

Production Credits

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy

Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby

Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga

Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues

Daddy's Home 2

The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard

Booksmart

Bad Judge

The Prince of Fashion

Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters

Bachelorette

May December

No Good Deed

You're Cordially Invited

The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window

The 2018 Rose Parade Hosted by Cord & Tish

The Boss

A Night at the Roxbury

Funny or Die Presents

Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters 2

Motherland: Fort Salem

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