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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 Oscars
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
WWE Raw
The Graham Norton Show
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
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
Family Guy
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
Comedy Central Roasts
The Guardian
@midnight with Chris Hardwick
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
Golden Globe Awards
The Office
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
SpongeBob SquarePants
Welcome to Wrexham
Today
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
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
Despicable Me 4
Comedy Central Roast of Justin Bieber
The Lego Movie
Zoolander 2
Quiz Lady
Downhill
Superstar
A Night at the Roxbury
Old School
Funny or Die Presents
The Shrink Next Door
You're Cordially Invited
Bewitched
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
The House
Stranger Than Fiction
Get Hard
Strays
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
The Other Guys
Step Brothers
Curious George
Elf
Spirited
Kicking & Screaming
Land of the Lost
Madden
Daddy's Home 2
The 2018 Rose Parade Hosted by Cord & Tish
The Campaign
Megamind
GOLF
Megamind: The Button of Doom
The Prince of Fashion
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Blades of Glory
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
Daddy's Home
Production Credits
GOLF
Funny or Die Presents
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
Daddy's Home
The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window
Spirited
Daddy's Home 2
May December
Ibiza
Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters 2
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
Vice
No Activity
The Boss
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Hot Rod
The House
Eastbound & Down
Tammy
You're Cordially Invited
Hustlers
Get Hard
Succession
A Night at the Roxbury
Am I OK?
Big Lake
The Menu
Dead to Me
The Campaign
No Good Deed
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
Will
Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters
The Other Guys
Motherland: Fort Salem
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
Quiz Lady
Bad Judge
Step Brothers
Booksmart
Bachelorette
The Prince of Fashion
The Shrink Next Door
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