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