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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!
Family Guy
Raw
The Graham Norton Show
The Oscars
King of the Hill
The Boys
The Daily Show
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
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
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
Strangers with Candy
Drunk History
SmartLess: On the Road
Curious George
Man vs. Wild
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
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
The Ladies Man
Between Two Ferns: The Movie
Zoolander
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
The Lego Movie
Quiz Lady
Zoolander 2
Despicable Me 4
Comedy Central Roast of Justin Bieber
Funny or Die Presents
Bewitched
Downhill
Superstar
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
Old School
A Night at the Roxbury
The Shrink Next Door
The Oblongs
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
The House
Get Hard
Blades of Glory
Daddy's Home 2
The Campaign
Daddy's Home
You're Cordially Invited
Spirited
GOLF
Stranger Than Fiction
Step Brothers
The 2018 Rose Parade Hosted by Cord & Tish
Madden
Kicking & Screaming
Strays
The Prince of Fashion
Land of the Lost
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
Megamind: The Button of Doom
Megamind
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Curious George
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
Elf
The Other Guys
Production Credits
Daddy's Home 2
Motherland: Fort Salem
The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window
Ibiza
Eastbound & Down
Step Brothers
You're Cordially Invited
A Night at the Roxbury
May December
No Activity
Spirited
Vice
Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters 2
Big Lake
Daddy's Home
Quiz Lady
Succession
The Other Guys
Get Hard
The House
No Good Deed
GOLF
The Menu
Bachelorette
The Shrink Next Door
Tammy
Bad Judge
The 2018 Rose Parade Hosted by Cord & Tish
The Campaign
Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters
The Boss
The Prince of Fashion
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Will
Funny or Die Presents
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
Dead to Me
Am I OK?
Booksmart
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
Hustlers
Hot Rod
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