Will Ferrell
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).
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Personal info
Gender
Male
Birthday
1967-07-16
Place of birth
Irvine, California, USA
Images
Cast
Stranger Than Fiction
2006
7.28
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
2001
6.43
Elf
2003
6.66
Old School
2003
6.60
Step Brothers
2008
6.55
The Wendell Baker Story
2005
5.10
A Night at the Roxbury
1998
6.55
Bewitched
2005
5.07
Wedding Crashers
2005
6.49
Blades of Glory
2007
6.11
Semi-Pro
2008
5.65
Starsky & Hutch
2004
5.82
Curious George
2006
6.50
Kicking & Screaming
2005
5.80
The Other Guys
2010
6.31
Zoolander
2001
6.21
Melinda and Melinda
2004
6.20
537 Votes
2020
7.10
The Producers
2005
6.17
Superstar
1999
5.35
Winter Passing
2006
6.10
The Landlord
2007
6.47
Megamind
2010
7.01
Strays
2023
7.20
Everything Must Go
2011
6.16
Dick
1999
5.93
The Ladies Man
2000
5.38
Land of the Lost
2009
5.43
Ricky Bobby: Sports Century
2006
7.50
Casa de Mi Padre
2012
5.35
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
2009
5.39
Megamind: The Button of Doom
2011
6.70
The Campaign
2012
5.83
The Internship
2013
6.25
Barbie
2023
6.97
The Lego Movie
2014
7.42
SpongeBob's Truth or Square
2009
7.10
Get Hard
2015
6.03
You're Cordially Invited
2025
5.88
Daddy's Home
2015
6.29
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
2002
0.00
Will & Harper
2024
7.40
The Procedure
2007
4.60
The Love We Make
2011
7.20
Zeroville
2019
5.10
Despicable Me 4
2024
7.04
Earth to America
2005
8.00
Zoolander 2
2016
4.93
Quiz Lady
2023
6.74
Pickled
2022
7.00
A Deadly Adoption
2015
4.90
The House
2017
5.62
Ferrell Takes the Field
2015
6.00
The Roast of Tom Brady
2024
6.90
Daddy's Home 2
2017
6.31
Holmes & Watson
2018
4.29
Boat Trip
2002
5.30
Criminal Hearts
1996
4.81
Good Cop, Baby Cop
2007
6.14
The Thin Pink Line
1998
4.92
The Suburbans
1999
3.80
A.C. Green: Iron Virgin
2016
0.00
Drowning Mona
2000
5.46
A Bucket of Blood
1995
5.08
Fight for Your Right Revisited
2011
6.59
Oh, What a Lovely Tea Party
2004
6.10
Men Seeking Women
1997
4.50
Bat Fight with Will Ferrell
2009
5.85
The Concert for New York City
2001
4.80
Downhill
2020
5.29
Star Wars Spoofs
2011
7.88
MTV Reloaded
2003
7.30
Between Two Ferns: The Movie
2019
5.94
And the Oscar Goes To...
2014
6.99
Spirited
2022
6.87
The Women of SNL
2010
6.00
Green Team
2007
5.82
Old School: Orientation
2003
7.30
Drunk Parents
2019
4.60
Feeding America Comedy Festival
2020
6.80
Impractical Jokers: The Movie
2020
6.60
David
2020
7.10
VOMO: Vote or Miss Out
2020
10.00
John and Will's Animal Choices
2011
2.00
Presidential Reunion
2010
6.06
I Spy
2002
5.39
Playing POTUS
0.00
Street Justice
0.00
Judgment Day
0.00
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
2025
8.14
Val
2021
7.16
