Will Ferrell

Known for ActingBorn 1967-07-16 (age 58)Irvine, California, USA

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 has received various accolades, including six Primetime Emmy Awards and a British Academy Television Award, in addition to nominations for two Golden Globe Awards and for a Tony Award. In 2011, Ferrell 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 year's best comedian in British GQ. Ferrell first 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 has 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 for the specials Live in Front of a Studio Audience (2019–2022). He also produced the series I'm Sorry (2017–2019), Dead to Me (2019–2022), and 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.Read more

Movies & web series

VOMO: Vote or Miss Out

NBC 75th Anniversary Special

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell - Volume 3

Tom Green Show: Road Kill

The Charlie Puth Show

The Boys

Kids' Choice Awards

The Office

Succession

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Kattan

SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night

SmartLess: On the Road

Motherland: Fort Salem

Welcome to Wrexham

MTV Movie & TV Awards

Star Wars Spoofs

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Jimmy Fallon

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell

Pickled

Earth to America

Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes

SpongeBob SquarePants

Will & Harper

Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis

The Lego Movie

Ricky Bobby: Sports Century

30 Rock

Strangers with Candy

Eastbound & Down

SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas

Dead to Me

Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special

Undeclared

The Holiday Movies That Made Us

Strays

The Menu

Family Guy

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell - Volume 2

Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!

King of the Hill

Stranger Than Fiction

MTV Reloaded

Old School: Orientation

The Love We Make

The Oblongs