John William "Will" Ferrell (/ˈfɛrəl/;[1] born July 16, 1967)[2] is an American actor, comedian, and producer. He began his successful career as a cast member of Saturday Night Live. He has since appeared in many different movies, such as Blades of Glory, Elf, Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, Talledega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, Old School and Despicable Me 4.
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Will Ferrell | |
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![]() Ferrell at the Australian premiere of The Campaign on August 5, 2012 | |
Born | John William Ferrell July 16, 1967 Irvine, California, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
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Years active | 1991–present |
Spouse | Viveca Paulin (m. 2000-present) |
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Early life
Ferrell was born in Irvine, California on July 16, 1967 He is the son of Betty Kay (née Overman), a teacher who taught at Old Mill School elementary school and Santa Ana College,[3] and Roy Lee Ferrell Jr., a musician with The Righteous Brothers.[4] His parents were both natives of Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, and moved to California in 1964.[5][6] He has a younger brother named Patrick.[7] When he was 8, his parents divorced. Ferrell said of the divorce: "I was the type of kid who would say, 'Hey, look at the bright side! We'll have two Christmases'."
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | US Gross | Also |
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1995 | Bucket of Blood | Young Man | Made for TV | |
Criminal Hearts | Newscaster | |||
1997 | Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery | Mustafa | US $53.9 million | |
Men Seeking Women | Al | |||
1998 | A Night at the Roxbury | Steve Butabi | US $30.3 million | |
The Thin Pink Line | Darren Clark | |||
1999 | Superstar | Sky Corrigan/God | US $30.6 million | |
Dick | Bob Woodward | US $6.2 million | ||
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me | Mustafa | US $206. million | ||
The Suburbans | Gil | |||
2000 | The Ladies Man | Lance DeLune | US $13.6 million | |
Drowning Mona | Cubby the Funeral Director | US $15.4 million | ||
2001 | Zoolander | Mugatu | US $45.2 million | |
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back | Federal Wildlife Marshal Willenholly | US $30.1 million | ||
2002 | Boat Trip | Brian's Boyfriend | US $8.6 million | |
2003 | Elf | Buddy | US $173.4 million | |
Old School | Frank "the Tank" Ricard | US $74.6 million | ||
2004 | Melinda and Melinda | Hobie | US $3.8 million | |
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy | Ron Burgundy | US $84.1 million | ||
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie | Ron Burgundy | |||
Starsky & Hutch | Big Earl | US $88.2 million | ||
The Incredibles | Jack The Tank Sergeant | US $261.4 million | ||
Oh, What a Lovely Tea Party | Himself | |||
2005 | The Producers | Franz Liebkind | US $19.4 million | |
Wedding Crashers | Chazz Reinhold | US $209.2 million | ||
Winter Passing | Corbit | |||
Bewitched | Jack Wyatt/Darrin | US $62.3 million | ||
Kicking & Screaming | Phil Weston | US $52.6 million | ||
The Wendell Baker Story | Dave Bix | |||
2006 | Stranger than Fiction | Harold Crick | US $40.1 million | |
Talledega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby | Ricky Bobby | US $148.2 million | ||
Curious George | Ted/The Man in the Yellow Hat | US $58.3 million | ||
2007 | Blades of Glory | Chazz Michael Michaels | US $118.2 million | |
2008 | Semi-Pro | Jackie Moon | US $33.4 million | |
Step Brothers | Brennan Huff | |||
2009 | Land of the Lost | Dr. Rick Marshall | $49.4M | |
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard | Craig McDermott | $15.1M | Uncredited Also Producer | |
SpongeBob's Truth or Square | Himself | |||
2010 | The Other Guys | Detective Allen Gamble | $119M | Also Executive Producer |
Megamind | Megamind | $147M | Voice Role | |
Hubworld | Himself | Guest star Season 1, Episode 1 | ||
Everything Must Go | Nick Halsey | $2.7M | ||
2012 | Casa de Mi Padre[8] | Armando Alvarez | Also Producer | |
Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie[9] | Damein Weebs | Also Producer/Co-Producer | ||
The Campaign | Cam Brady | Also Producer/Co-Producer | ||
2013 | Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues | Ron Burgundy | Also writer and producer | |
2014 | The Lego Movie | President Business | Voice Role | |
2015 | Get Hard | James King | Also producer | |
Daddy's Home | Brad | Also Producer | ||
2016 | Zoolander 2 | Jacobim Mugatu | Post-Production | |
Television work
- Saturday Night Live (cast member from 1995 to 2002)
- Cow and Chicken (1997–2001) (voice in various episodes)
- Saturday Night Live: Presidential Bash 2000 (2000)
- Undeclared (guest star)
- The Oblongs (2001–2002) (voice)
- King of the Hill (voice)
- The Tom Green Show (guest star)
- The Naked Trucker and T-Bones Show (guest star)
- Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway (voiceover and guest)
- Family Guy (voices in various episodes)
References
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