Will Ferrell

46 FOLLOWERS • 145 CREDITS • JUL 16, 1967 • 57

Biography

A graduate of the University of Southern California, Will Ferrell became interested in performing while a student at University High School in Irvine, California, where he made his school's daily morning announcements over the public address system in disguised voices. He started as a member of the Los Angeles comedy/improvisation group The Groundlings, where fellow cast members Ana Gasteyer, Maya Rudolph and former Saturday Night Live repertory players such as Laraine Newman, Jon Lovitz and Phil Hartman began their careers. It was there he met Chris Kattan and the two became good friends and both went 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 armless and legless dad of cartoon family The Oblongs. In 1995 he became a feature cast member at Saturday Night Live during the show's rapid re-casting. 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 Saturday Night Live 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 Saturday Night Live 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 films. In 2000 he married and now lives in L.A.

Overview

Known For

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

The Graham Norton Show

The Boys

King of the Hill

The Daily Show

The Kelly Clarkson Show

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

The Late Late Show with James Corden

@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

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

The Men In Blazers Show

The Early Show

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Kids' Choice Awards

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Golden Globe Awards

The Office

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

SpongeBob SquarePants

Welcome to Wrexham

Today

Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee

SmartLess: On the Road

Man vs. Wild

Curious George

Saturday Night Live

Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me

Starsky & Hutch

The Internship

The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard

Barbie

Wedding Crashers

The Movies That Made Us

Boat Trip

Impractical Jokers: The Movie

A Bucket of Blood

Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!

Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back

The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part

Between Two Ferns: The Movie

Comedy Central Roast of Justin Bieber

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Bewitched

Funny or Die Presents

The Oblongs

You're Cordially Invited

Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga

Old School

A Night at the Roxbury

The Prince of Fashion

GOLF

Curious George

Stranger Than Fiction

Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby

The Other Guys

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy

Daddy's Home 2

The Campaign

The 2018 Rose Parade Hosted by Cord & Tish

Blades of Glory

Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues

Megamind: The Button of Doom

Spirited

Production Credits

Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga

Daddy's Home

The House

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy

Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby

Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters 2

Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues

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

Hot Rod

A Night at the Roxbury

Quiz Lady

Motherland: Fort Salem

You're Cordially Invited

The Campaign

The Shrink Next Door

The Prince of Fashion

Vice

Hustlers

Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters

Eastbound & Down

Funny or Die Presents

The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard

Will

Step Brothers

Am I OK?

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