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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.
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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.
Known For
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Oscars
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Family Guy
Raw
The Graham Norton Show
King of the Hill
The Boys
The Daily Show
The One Show
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
Comedy Central Roasts
The Guardian
@midnight with Chris Hardwick
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
The Office
Golden Globe Awards
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
New Heights
The Holiday Movies That Made Us
Inside Comedy
John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A.
Eastbound & Down
Welcome to Wrexham
Today
SpongeBob SquarePants
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
30 Rock
Welcome to Sweden
No Activity
Drunk History
Strangers with Candy
SmartLess: On the Road
Man vs. Wild
Curious George
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Saturday Night Live
Starsky & Hutch
Val
Wedding Crashers
The Internship
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
I Spy
Barbie
The Movies That Made Us
Boat Trip
Impractical Jokers: The Movie
A Bucket of Blood
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
The Ladies Man
Between Two Ferns: The Movie
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
The Spoils of Babylon
Zoolander
Comedy Central Roast of Justin Bieber
Despicable Me 4
Zoolander 2
The Lego Movie
Quiz Lady
Superstar
Bewitched
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
Funny or Die Presents
The Shrink Next Door
Downhill
The House
The Oblongs
A Night at the Roxbury
Old School
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
GOLF
You're Cordially Invited
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Curious George
The Prince of Fashion
The Other Guys
Madden
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
Kicking & Screaming
Daddy's Home 2
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
Megamind: The Button of Doom
Step Brothers
Elf
Daddy's Home
Land of the Lost
Blades of Glory
The Campaign
Get Hard
Megamind
Spirited
Stranger Than Fiction
Strays
The 2018 Rose Parade Hosted by Cord & Tish
Production Credits
The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window
The Prince of Fashion
Vice
Ibiza
A Night at the Roxbury
Am I OK?
The Shrink Next Door
Will
Hustlers
The Other Guys
Get Hard
Succession
Quiz Lady
No Activity
Bad Blood
Eastbound & Down
Funny or Die Presents
The 2018 Rose Parade Hosted by Cord & Tish
Hot Rod
The Menu
Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
The Boss
May December
Spirited
Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar
Tammy
Motherland: Fort Salem
Bachelorette
Sleeping with Other People
You're Cordially Invited
The House
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
Daddy's Home
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters 2
GOLF
Booksmart
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
Bad Judge
Big Lake
No Good Deed
Daddy's Home 2
Dead to Me
Step Brothers
The Campaign
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