Will Ferrell
- Acting
- July 16, 1967 · Irvine, California, USA
Biography
John William Ferrell (/ˈfɛrəl/; born July 16, 1967) is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer. He is known for his leading man roles in comedy films and for his work as a television producer. Ferrell has received various accolades, including six Primetime Emmy Awards and a British Academy Television Award, in addition to nominations for two Golden Globe Awards and for a Tony Award. In 2011, Ferrell was honoured with the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. In 2015, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and was named the year's best comedian in British GQ. Ferrell first established himself in the mid-1990s as a cast member on the sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live, where he performed from 1995 to 2002, and has subsequently starred in a string of comedy films. After starring in the 2003 comedy film Old School, Ferrell became considered a member of the "Frat Pack", a generation of leading Hollywood comic actors who emerged in the late 1990s and the 2000s, including Jack Black, Ben Stiller, Steve Carell, Vince Vaughn, Paul Rudd, and brothers Owen and Luke Wilson. He founded the comedy website Funny or Die in 2007 with his former writing partner, Adam McKay. Ferrell has starred in comedy films such as A Night at the Roxbury (1998), Elf (2003), Anchorman (2004), Kicking & Screaming (2005), Talladega Nights (2006), Blades of Glory (2007), Step Brothers (2008), The Other Guys (2010), Get Hard (2015), and Barbie (2023). He has also taken dramatic roles in Stranger than Fiction (2006), Everything Must Go (2010), and Downhill (2020). He has voiced roles in Curious George (2006), Megamind (2010), The Lego Movie film franchise (2014–2019), and Despicable Me 4 (2024). He also starred in and produced the documentary Will & Harper (2024) with writer Harper Steele. Ferrell has received four Primetime Emmy Awards for his work as a producer on the drama series Succession (2018–2023) and for the specials Live in Front of a Studio Audience (2019–2022). He also produced the series I'm Sorry (2017–2019), Dead to Me (2019–2022), and Drunk History (2013–2019). For his work on Broadway, he received a Tony Award nomination for Best Special Theatrical Event for his satirical portrayal of George W. Bush in You're Welcome America (2009). Description above from the Wikipedia article Will Ferrell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Filmography
- The Hawk · Lonnie 'The Hawk' Hawkins, Executive producer
- Hot Ones: Extra Heat · Self
- Playing POTUS · Self
- Lorne · Self
- A Very Jonas Christmas Movie · Will Ferrell
- Downey Wrote That · Self
- Not So Fast, My Friend: A Lee Corso Special · Self
- Good Hang with Amy Poehler · Self
- SNL50: The Homecoming Concert · Self
- You're Cordially Invited · Jim, Producer
- Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music · Self
- SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night · Self
- No Good Deed · Executive producer
- An SNL Thanksgiving · (archive footage)
- The Charlie Puth Show · Will Ferrell
- Will & Harper · Self, Producer
- Despicable Me 4 · Maxime (Voice)
- Am I OK? · Producer
- The Roast of Tom Brady · Ron Burgundy
- John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A. · Lou Adler
- Stupid Pet Tricks · Ranger Jim
- May December · Producer
- Quiz Lady · Terry McTeer, Producer
- Strays · Reggie (Voice)
- Barbie · Mattel CEO
- Theater Camp · Producer
- SmartLess: On the Road
- Pickled · Self
- The Menu · Producer
- Spirited · Present, Producer
- Welcome to Wrexham · Self
- The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window · Executive producer
- Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes · Executive producer
- The Shrink Next Door · Martin 'Marty' Markowitz, Executive producer
- Val · Self
- Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar · Producer
- Demi Lovato: Dancing with the Devil · Self
- The Holiday Movies That Made Us · Self
- 537 Votes · George W. Bush (archive footage)
- VOMO: Vote or Miss Out · Self
- David · Therapist
- Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga · Lars Erickssong, Writer
- Feeding America Comedy Festival · Self
- Motherland: Fort Salem · Executive producer
- Impractical Jokers: The Movie · Miami Restaurant Guy #4
- Downhill · Pete Stanton
- Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times" · Executive producer
- Between Two Ferns: The Movie · Will Ferrell
- Zeroville · Rondell
- Hustlers · Producer
- The Kelly Clarkson Show · Self
- The Boys · Will Ferrell as Coach Brink
- Booksmart · Executive producer
- Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons" · Tom Willis, Executive producer
- Dead to Me · Executive producer
- We Are LAFC · Self
- Drunk Parents · Bum
- The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part · President Business / Dad
- The 2019 Rose Parade with Cord & Tish · Cord Hosenbeck
- Holmes & Watson · Sherlock Holmes, Producer
- Vice · Producer
- Succession · Executive producer
- Ibiza · Producer
- The Royal Wedding Live with Cord and Tish! · Cord Hosenbeck, Writer
- Oh Lucy! · Executive producer
- LA to Vegas · Producer
- The 2018 Rose Parade Hosted by Cord & Tish · Cord Hosenbeck, Writer
- No Activity · Adrian, Executive producer
- Daddy's Home 2 · Brad, Producer
- I Love You, America · Executive producer
- The House · Scott Johansen/The Butcher, Producer
- A.C. Green: Iron Virgin · Narrator
- The Boss · Producer
- Zoolander 2 · Jacobim Mugatu
- Daddy's Home · Brad Whitaker, Producer
- Ferrell Takes the Field · Self, Executive producer
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert · Self
- The Spoils Before Dying · Eric Jonrosh, Executive producer
- Sleeping with Other People · Producer
- A Deadly Adoption · Robert Benson, Executive producer