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
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
WWE Raw
The Graham Norton Show
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
The Oscars
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
The Guardian
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
The Men In Blazers Show
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
The Early Show
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Kids' Choice 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
The Oblongs
30 Rock
No Activity
Strangers with Candy
Drunk History
SmartLess: On the Road
Man vs. Wild
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
Starsky & Hutch
The Internship
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
Inside Comedy
Wedding Crashers
Welcome to Sweden
Boat Trip
The Movies That Made Us
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
Zoolander 2
The Lego Movie
A Night at the Roxbury
The Shrink Next Door
Bewitched
The House
Downhill
Funny or Die Presents
Night of Too Many Stars: An Overbooked Concert for Autism Education
You’re Cordially Invited
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
Old School
Superstar
Curious George
Daddy's Home 2
Madden
Elf
The Prince of Fashion
Daddy's Home
Blades of Glory
Get Hard
Strays
Curious George
Megamind
The 2018 Rose Parade Hosted by Cord & Tish
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Spirited
The Campaign
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
Kicking & Screaming
Step Brothers
The Other Guys
Stranger Than Fiction
Land of the Lost
Production Credits
A Night at the Roxbury
Eastbound & Down
Hustlers
Booksmart
The Shrink Next Door
Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters 2
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
Hot Rod
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
Step Brothers
Dead to Me
Vice
You’re Cordially Invited
The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window
Funny or Die Presents
Motherland: Fort Salem
Big Lake
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Spirited
Succession
No Activity
Get Hard
The Campaign
Daddy's Home
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
Will
The Prince of Fashion
Bad Judge
Tammy
Bachelorette
The Other Guys
Daddy's Home 2
Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters
The House
The Menu
Ibiza
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