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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.
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Late Night with Seth Meyers
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Family Guy
Raw
The Graham Norton Show
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
King of the Hill
The Boys
The Daily Show
The Oscars
The One Show
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
The Kelly Clarkson Show
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
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
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Strangers with Candy
Drunk History
SmartLess: On the Road
Curious George
Man vs. Wild
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Starsky & Hutch
Saturday Night Live
Val
Wedding Crashers
The Internship
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!
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
Quiz Lady
Zoolander 2
Despicable Me 4
The Lego Movie
Comedy Central Roast of Justin Bieber
Bewitched
Downhill
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
The House
The Shrink Next Door
A Night at the Roxbury
Superstar
Funny or Die Presents
Old School
The Oblongs
Step Brothers
Megamind: The Button of Doom
Spirited
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
Daddy's Home
Blades of Glory
The Campaign
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
Madden
The 2018 Rose Parade Hosted by Cord & Tish
Daddy's Home 2
Land of the Lost
Kicking & Screaming
The Other Guys
Megamind
You're Cordially Invited
Get Hard
Elf
Stranger Than Fiction
Curious George
The Prince of Fashion
GOLF
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Strays
Production Credits
Vice
Spirited
Succession
The Other Guys
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
Daddy's Home 2
A Night at the Roxbury
No Good Deed
Hot Rod
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
The Prince of Fashion
Tammy
Am I OK?
Bachelorette
The Shrink Next Door
Ibiza
The Menu
No Activity
The 2018 Rose Parade Hosted by Cord & Tish
Bad Blood
The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window
Will
Bad Judge
Funny or Die Presents
Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters 2
You're Cordially Invited
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters
Booksmart
Motherland: Fort Salem
Daddy's Home
Hustlers
Get Hard
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Eastbound & Down
The Boss
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
The House
May December
Dead to Me
Step Brothers
Quiz Lady
GOLF
Big Lake
The Campaign
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