Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

July 15, 1967 (57 years old)

Place of Birth

Irvine, California, USA

Will Ferrell

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 received various accolades, including six Primetime Emmy Awards and a British Academy Television Award, in addition to nomination for two Golden Globe Awards and a Tony Award. In 2011, Farrell 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 best comedian in British GQ. Ferrell 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 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 the specials Live in Front of a Studio Audience (2019–2022). He also produced the series I'm Sorry (2017–2019), the series Dead to Me (2019–2022), and the series 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

Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery

Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby

Will Ferrell: You're Welcome America - A Final Night with George W. Bush

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell - Volume 3

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell - Volume 2

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Jimmy Fallon

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Commercial Parodies

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Kattan

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Molly Shannon

The 2018 Rose Parade Hosted by Cord & Tish

The Royal Wedding Live with Cord and Tish!

Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"

Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga

Untitled The Legend of Cocaine Island Remake

Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special

Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special

Untitled Will Ferrell/Nicholas Stoller Comedy

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: 10th Anniversary Special

Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A.

Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes

Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"

The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window

Photos