Will Ferrell
Acting
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.
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
as Ron Burgundy
Age 36 (now 58)
The Lego Movie
as Lord Business / President Business / The Man Upstairs
Age 46 (now 58)
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
as Ron Burgundy
Age 46 (now 58)
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
as Ricky Bobby
Age 39 (now 58)
Not So Fast, My Friend: A Lee Corso Special
as Self
Age 58
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
as Self
Age 57 (now 58)
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes
Executive Producer
Age 54 (now 58)
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
Writer
Age 52 (now 58)
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
as Lars Erickssong
Age 52 (now 58)
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
Producer
Age 52 (now 58)
Impractical Jokers: The Movie
as Miami Restaurant Guy #4
Age 52 (now 58)
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"
Executive Producer
Age 52 (now 58)
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
Executive Producer
Age 51 (now 58)
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
as Tom Willis
Age 51 (now 58)
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
as President Business / Dad
Age 51 (now 58)
The 2019 Rose Parade with Cord & Tish
as Cord Hosenbeck
Age 51 (now 58)
The Royal Wedding Live with Cord and Tish!
Executive Producer
Age 50 (now 58)
The Royal Wedding Live with Cord and Tish!
Writer
Age 50 (now 58)
The Royal Wedding Live with Cord and Tish!
as Cord Hosenbeck
Age 50 (now 58)
The 2018 Rose Parade Hosted by Cord & Tish
as Cord Hosenbeck
Age 50 (now 58)
The 2018 Rose Parade Hosted by Cord & Tish
Writer
Age 50 (now 58)
Comedy Central Roast of Justin Bieber
as Ron Burgundy
Age 47 (now 58)
The Lego Movie
as Lord Business / President Business / The Man Upstairs
Age 46 (now 58)
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
Producer
Age 46 (now 58)
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
Screenplay
Age 46 (now 58)
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
as Ron Burgundy
Age 46 (now 58)
Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie
as Damien Weebs
Age 44 (now 58)
Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie
Producer
Age 44 (now 58)
Fight for Your Right Revisited
as Ad-Rock (B-Boys 2)
Age 43 (now 58)
Megamind: The Button of Doom
as Megamind (voice)
Age 43 (now 58)Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy
as David Bowie
Age 43 (now 58)
The Women of SNL
as Ted Nettters / Craig Buchanan / Alex Trebek / Various (archive footage)
Age 43 (now 58)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell - Volume 3
Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and Again
as Self
Age 42 (now 58)
SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas
as (archive footage)
Age 42 (now 58)
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
as McDermott (uncredited)
Age 41 (now 58)
Will Ferrell: You're Welcome America - A Final Night with George W. Bush
Executive Producer
Age 41 (now 58)
Will Ferrell: You're Welcome America - A Final Night with George W. Bush
as George W. Bush
Age 41 (now 58)
Will Ferrell: You're Welcome America - A Final Night with George W. Bush
Writer
Age 41 (now 58)
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation
as Self
Age 39 (now 58)
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
Writer
Age 39 (now 58)
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
as Ricky Bobby
Age 39 (now 58)
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
Executive Producer
Age 39 (now 58)Ricky Bobby: Sports Century
as Ricky Bobby (archive footage)
Age 39 (now 58)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Commercial Parodies
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Jimmy Fallon
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
Writer
Age 37 (now 58)
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
as Ron Burgundy
Age 37 (now 58)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell - Volume 2
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Writer
Age 36 (now 58)
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
as Ron Burgundy
Age 36 (now 58)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special
as Self
Age 36 (now 58)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Kattan
as Himself
Age 36 (now 58)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell
as Self / Various Characters (archive footage)
Age 35 (now 58)
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
as Federal Wildlife Marshal Willenholly
Age 34 (now 58)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Molly Shannon
as Self
Age 33 (now 58)
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
as Self
Age 32 (now 58)
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
as Mustafa
Age 31 (now 58)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman
as Self / Nancy Reagan / Various Characters
Age 30 (now 58)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman
as Troy
Age 30 (now 58)
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
as Mustafa
Age 29 (now 58)Untitled The Legend of Cocaine Island Remake
Producer
John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A.
as Lou Adler
Age 56 (now 58)
The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window
Executive Producer
Age 54 (now 58)
The Shrink Next Door
as Martin 'Marty' Markowitz
Age 54 (now 58)
Demi Lovato: Dancing with the Devil
as Self
Age 53 (now 58)
The Holiday Movies That Made Us
as Self (archive footage)
Age 53 (now 58)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest
Age 48 (now 58)
The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self - Guest
Age 47 (now 58)
The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self
Age 47 (now 58)
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
as Self
Age 46 (now 58)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Ron Burgundy
Age 46 (now 58)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest
Age 46 (now 58)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self - Guest
Age 46 (now 58)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
Age 46 (now 58)
@midnight with Chris Hardwick
as President George W. Bush
Age 46 (now 58)
@midnight with Chris Hardwick
as Self - Guest
Age 46 (now 58)
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
as Self
Age 45 (now 58)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
Age 42 (now 58)
Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis
as Self
Age 40 (now 58)
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
as Donald Mahanahan
Age 39 (now 58)The Naked Trucker and T-Bones Show
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
as Self
Age 34 (now 58)
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
as Self - Guest
Age 31 (now 58)
Family Guy
as Fat Greek Guy / Miles 'Chatterbox' Musket (voice)
Age 31 (now 58)
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
as Mamet the Moocher (voice)
Age 27 (now 58)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as George W. Bush
Age 26 (now 58)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
Age 26 (now 58)
Late Show with David Letterman
as Self - Guest
Age 26 (now 58)
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
as Self
Age 24 (now 58)
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Various Characters
Age 8 (now 58)
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Various Characters (uncredited)
Age 8 (now 58)Gathering insights...
Also Known As
John William "Will" Ferrell, John William Ferrell, William Ferrell
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