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