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Will Ferrell
Actor, Producer, Writer
Born July 16, 1967 (55 years)
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.
Filmography
| 2021 | The Shrink Next Door (TV Series) · as Marty Markowitz |
| 2020 | Downhill · as Pete |
| 2020 | Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga · as Lars Erickssong |
| 2020 | Impractical Jokers: The Movie · as Miami Restaurant Girl #4 |
| 2020 | David · as Therapist |
| 2020 | 537 Votes · as George W. Bush |
| 2019 | Zeroville · as Rondell |
| 2019 | Drunk Parents · as Bum |
| 2019 | The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part · as President Business / Dad |
| 2019 | The 2019 Rose Parade Hosted by Cord & Tish · as Cord Hosenbeck |
| 2019 | Between Two Ferns: The Movie · as Will Ferrell |
| 2019 | |
| 2018 | Holmes & Watson · as Sherlock Holmes |
| 2018 | The 2018 Rose Parade Hosted by Cord & Tish · as Cord Hosenbeck |
| 2018 | The Royal Wedding Live with Cord and Tish! · as Cord Hosenbeck |
| 2017 | The House · as Scott Johansen/The Butcher |
| 2017 | Daddy's Home 2 · as Brad Whitaker |
| 2017 | Throwing Shade (TV Series) · as Murph |
| 2017 | I Love You, America (TV Series) · as Socrates |
| 2017 | No Activity (US) (TV Series) · as Adrian |
| 2016 | Zoolander 2 · as Jacobim Mugatu |
| 2016 | Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (TV Series) · as George W. Bush |
| 2016 | A Saturday Night Live Christmas Special · as Mark Jensen |
| 2016 | |
| 2015 | Get Hard · as James King |
| 2015 | Daddy's Home · as Brad Whitaker |
| 2015 | Comedy Central Roast of Justin Bieber · as Ron Burgundy |
| 2015 | The Last Man on Earth (TV Series) · as Gordon |
| 2015 | The Spoils Before Dying (TV Series) · as Eric Jonrosh |
| 2015 | The Jim Gaffigan Show (TV Series) · as Will Ferrell |
| 2015 | A Deadly Adoption · as Robert Benson |
| 2014 | The Lego Movie · as Lord Business / President Business / The Man Upstairs (voice) |
| 2014 | SNL Sports Spectacular · as Various |
| 2014 | The Spoils of Babylon (TV Series) · as Eric Jonrosh |
| 2014 | Welcome to Sweden (TV Series) · as Will Ferrell |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers (TV Series) · as Ron Burgundy |
| 2014 | Saturday Night Live: Thanksgiving Special · as Cornelius Blake |
| 2013 | Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues · as Ron Burgundy |
| 2013 | The Internship · as Kevin |
| 2013 | Drunk History (TV Series) · as Roald Dahl |
| 2013 | @midnight (TV Series) · as Chad Softwick |
| 2012 | The Campaign · as Cam Brady |
| 2012 | Casa de mi Padre · as Armando Alvarez |
| 2012 | Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie · as Damien Weebs |
| 2011 | Megamind: The Button of Doom · as Megamind (voice) |
| 2011 | Beastie Boys: Fight for Your Right Revisited · as Ad-Rock (B-Boys 2) |
| 2011 | DreamWorks Spooky Stories Volume 2 (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2010 | The Other Guys · as Detective Allen Gamble |
| 2010 | Megamind · as Megamind (voice) |
| 2010 | Everything Must Go · as Nick Halsey |
| 2010 | The Women of SNL · as Ted Nettters / Craig Buchanan / Alex Trebek / Various (archive footage) |
| 2010 | Funny or Die Presents (TV Series) · as Abraham Lincoln |
| 2009 | You're Welcome America: A Final Night With George W. Bush · as George W. Bush |
| 2009 | Land of the Lost · as Dr. Rick Marshall |
| 2009 | The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard · as McDermott (uncredited) |
| 2009 | Bat Fight with Will Ferrell · as Unknown |
| 2009 | Eastbound & Down (TV Series) · as Ashley Schaeffer |
| 2008 | Green Team · as Will |
| 2008 | Saturday Night Live: Weekend Update Summer Edition (TV Series) · as George W. Bush |
| 2008 | Step Brothers · as Brennan Huff |
| 2008 | Semi-Pro · as Jackie Moon |
| 2008 | Saturday Night Live Presidential Bash '08 · as George W. Bush |
| 2007 | Blades of Glory · as Chazz Michael Michaels |
| 2007 | Good Cop, Baby Cop · as Angel |
| 2007 | The Naked Trucker & T-Bones Show (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2007 | Drunk History (TV Series) · as Abraham Lincoln |
| 2007 | Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! (TV Series) · as Donald Mahanahan |
| 2006 | Stranger Than Fiction · as Harold Crick |
| 2006 | Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby · as Ricky Bobby |
| 2006 | Curious George · as Ted (Man with the Yellow Hat) (voice) |
| 2006 | 30 Rock (TV Series) · as Shane Hunter |
| 2005 | Wedding Crashers · as Chazz Reinhold (uncredited) |
| 2005 | The Producers · as Franz Liebkind |
| 2005 | Kicking & Screaming · as Phil Weston |
| 2005 | The Wendell Baker Story · as Dave |
| 2005 | Winter Passing · as Corbit |
| 2005 | Saturday Night Live: The Best of Jimmy Fallon · as Unknown |
| 2005 | The Office (US) (TV Series) · as Deangelo Vickers |
| 2005 | Bewitched · as Jack Wyatt |
| 2004 | Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy · as Ron Burgundy |
| 2004 | Starsky & Hutch · as Big Earl (uncredited) |
| 2004 | |
| 2004 | Best Week Ever (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2004 | Melinda and Melinda · as Hobie |
| 2004 | Wake Up, Ron Burgundy · as Ron Burgundy |
| 2003 | Elf · as Buddy |
| 2003 | Old School · as Frank |
| 2003 | Comedy Central Roasts (TV Series) · as Ron Burgundy |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2002 | Boat Trip · as Michael, Brian's Boyfriend (uncredited) |
| 2002 | Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2001 | Zoolander · as Jacobim Mugatu |
| 2001 | Undeclared (TV Series) · as Dave |
| 2001 | The Guardian (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2001 | The Oblongs (TV Series) · as Bob Oblong |
| 2001 | Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back · as Federal Wildlife Marshal Willenholly |
| 2000 | The Ladies Man · as Lance DeLune |
| 2000 | Drowning Mona · as Cubby |
| 1999 | Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me · as Mustafa |
| 1999 | Superstar · as Sky Corrigan |
| 1999 | Dick · as Bob Woodward |
| 1999 | The Suburbans · as Gil |
| 1999 | SpongeBob SquarePants (TV Series) · as Will Ferrell |
| 1999 | Family Guy (TV Series) · as The Black Knight (voice) |
| 1999 | Strangers with Candy (TV Series) · as Bob Whitely |
| 1998 | Hercules (TV Series) · as Geryon |
| 1998 | A Night at the Roxbury · as Steve Butabi |
| 1997 | Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery · as Mustafa |
| 1997 | Men Seeking Women · as Unknown |
| 1997 | Cow and Chicken (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1997 | The Angry Beavers (TV Series) · as Bouncer |
| 1997 | King of the Hill (TV Series) · as Coach Lucas |
| 1996 | Criminal Hearts · as Newscaster (uncredited) |
| 1995 | The Death Artist · as Unknown |
| 1995 | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (TV Series) · as Mamet the Moocher (voice) |
| 1994 | On Our Own (TV Series) · as Construction Worker |
| 1994 | MTV Europe Music Awards (TV Series) · as Ron Burgundy |
| 1993 | Living Single (TV Series) · as Roommate from Hell #1 |
| 1993 | WWE Raw (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1993 | Grace Under Fire (TV Series) · as Man at Meeting |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Ryan (TV Series) · as Unknown |