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Will Ferrell (born July 16, 1967) is an American actor. A graduate of the University of Southern California, 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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Will Ferrell (born July 16, 1967) is an American actor. A graduate of the University of Southern California, 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
Saturday Night Live
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Oscars
Family Guy
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
Raw
The Graham Norton Show
King of the Hill
The Boys
The Daily Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
SNL Digital Shorts
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
Inside Comedy
The Holiday Movies That Made Us
John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A.
Eastbound & Down
Today
Welcome to Wrexham
SpongeBob SquarePants
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
The Oblongs
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
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
Starsky & Hutch
The Internship
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
I Spy
Barbie
Wedding Crashers
Boat Trip
The Movies That Made Us
Impractical Jokers: The Movie
A Bucket of Blood
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
The Ladies Man
Between Two Ferns: The Movie
Zoolander
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
Despicable Me 4
Comedy Central Roast of Justin Bieber
Zoolander 2
The Lego Movie
Quiz Lady
Funny or Die Presents
A Night at the Roxbury
The House
Old School
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
The Shrink Next Door
Downhill
Superstar
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
Bewitched
Megamind
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
The Campaign
You're Cordially Invited
The Prince of Fashion
Kicking & Screaming
Step Brothers
Curious George
Strays
Megamind: The Button of Doom
The Other Guys
Madden
Elf
Get Hard
Stranger Than Fiction
Land of the Lost
Spirited
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
Daddy's Home
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
Daddy's Home 2
The 2018 Rose Parade Hosted by Cord & Tish
GOLF
Blades of Glory
Production Credits
Hot Rod
The Other Guys
Hustlers
Get Hard
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters
Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters 2
The Campaign
The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window
The Shrink Next Door
May December
Daddy's Home 2
Am I OK?
GOLF
The House
Will
Succession
The Boss
A Night at the Roxbury
No Activity
No Good Deed
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
You're Cordially Invited
Tammy
Spirited
Funny or Die Presents
Vice
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
The Menu
Dead to Me
Ibiza
Motherland: Fort Salem
The 2018 Rose Parade Hosted by Cord & Tish
Daddy's Home
Booksmart
Bad Judge
Step Brothers
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Eastbound & Down
The Prince of Fashion
Bachelorette
Quiz Lady
Big Lake
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