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Will Ferrell
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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.
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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.
Known For
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
WWE Raw
The Graham Norton Show
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
The Oscars
The Boys
King of the Hill
The Daily Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Family Guy
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
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
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
The Oblongs
30 Rock
Welcome to Sweden
No Activity
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Strangers with Candy
Drunk History
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
Inside Comedy
Barbie
Wedding Crashers
Boat Trip
The Movies That Made Us
Impractical Jokers: The Movie
A Bucket of Blood
Comedy Central Roast of Justin Bieber
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
Between Two Ferns: The Movie
Zoolander
Despicable Me 4
Zoolander 2
The Lego Movie
Quiz Lady
Comedy Central Roast of Justin Bieber
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
Funny or Die Presents
Superstar
You're Cordially Invited
A Night at the Roxbury
The Shrink Next Door
The House
Old School
Bewitched
Downhill
Strays
The Campaign
Daddy's Home
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Curious George
Megamind: The Button of Doom
The Other Guys
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
Step Brothers
Kicking & Screaming
Madden
Land of the Lost
The 2018 Rose Parade Hosted by Cord & Tish
Daddy's Home 2
Spirited
Get Hard
Megamind
Stranger Than Fiction
GOLF
Elf
Blades of Glory
The Prince of Fashion
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
Production Credits
Will
Big Lake
Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters
The Campaign
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
Hustlers
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window
You're Cordially Invited
The Boss
Am I OK?
Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters 2
Booksmart
Eastbound & Down
Tammy
Dead to Me
Bad Judge
Vice
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
Hot Rod
May December
Motherland: Fort Salem
Funny or Die Presents
Daddy's Home 2
Daddy's Home
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
A Night at the Roxbury
The Other Guys
Bachelorette
The House
Quiz Lady
No Activity
The Prince of Fashion
Spirited
GOLF
The Shrink Next Door
Ibiza
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
Step Brothers
Get Hard
Succession
No Good Deed
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