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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
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
WWE Raw
The Graham Norton Show
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
King of the Hill
The Daily Show
The Oscars
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Family Guy
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
The Guardian
@midnight with Chris Hardwick
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
The Men In Blazers Show
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
The Early Show
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Kids' Choice Awards
Golden Globe Awards
The Office
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
The Holiday Movies That Made Us
Eastbound & Down
SpongeBob SquarePants
Today
Welcome to Wrexham
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
30 Rock
Welcome to Sweden
No Activity
Drunk History
Strangers with Candy
SmartLess: On the Road
Man vs. Wild
Curious George
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
Starsky & Hutch
The Internship
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
Inside Comedy
Wedding Crashers
The Movies That Made Us
Boat Trip
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
Barbie
Between Two Ferns: The Movie
Zoolander
Comedy Central Roast of Justin Bieber
Despicable Me 4
The Lego Movie
Zoolander 2
Quiz Lady
Funny or Die Presents
Superstar
A Night at the Roxbury
The House
Bewitched
Downhill
The Oblongs
Old School
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
The Shrink Next Door
Night of Too Many Stars: An Overbooked Concert for Autism Education
You’re Cordially Invited
Megamind
Elf
Stranger Than Fiction
Blades of Glory
Daddy's Home
Land of the Lost
Strays
Step Brothers
Spirited
The Campaign
Daddy's Home 2
The 2018 Rose Parade Hosted by Cord & Tish
Madden
Curious George
Get Hard
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
Megamind: The Button of Doom
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
The Prince of Fashion
The Other Guys
Kicking & Screaming
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
Production Credits
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
Daddy's Home 2
Daddy's Home
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
Bachelorette
The Shrink Next Door
Tammy
Eastbound & Down
No Activity
Quiz Lady
May December
No Good Deed
Booksmart
Hot Rod
Dead to Me
Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters 2
The Prince of Fashion
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
The Boss
Get Hard
Spirited
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
Motherland: Fort Salem
A Night at the Roxbury
The Other Guys
Succession
The House
Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters
The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window
The Menu
Step Brothers
Hustlers
Bad Judge
Funny or Die Presents
You’re Cordially Invited
Big Lake
Ibiza
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
Vice
The Campaign
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