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Will Ferrell

Will Ferrell

Birthday: 1967-07-16 | Place of Birth: Irvine, California, USA

John William Ferrell (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).

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2025
You're Cordially Invited

as    Jim

2025
Despicable Me 4

as    Maxime (voice)

2025
2024
Will & Harper

as    Self

2023
Strays

as    Reggie (voice)

2023
Quiz Lady

as    Terry McTeer

2022
Spirited

as    Present

2022
Pickled

as    Self

2021
The Shrink Next Door

as    Martin 'Marty' Markowitz

2020
2020
Downhill

as    Pete Stanton

2020
VOMO: Vote or Miss Out

as    Self

2020
David

as    Therapist

2019
The 2019 Rose Parade with Cord & Tish

as    Cord Hosenbeck

2019
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part

as    President Business / Dad

2019
Between Two Ferns: The Movie

as    Will Ferrell

2018
2018
2018
Holmes & Watson

as    Sherlock Holmes

2017
Daddy's Home 2

as    Brad

2017
The House

as    Scott Johansen/The Butcher

2016
Zoolander 2

as    Jacobim Mugatu

2016
A.C. Green: Iron Virgin

as    Narrator

2015
The Spoils Before Dying

as    Eric Jonrosh

2015
Get Hard

as    James King