Will Ferrell

Will Ferrell

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.

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CREDITS
PHOTOS

TV Series

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

5.7
Best Week Ever

Best Week Ever

6.3
Family Guy

Family Guy

7.384
Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

5.5
The One Show

The One Show

4.538
The Guardian

The Guardian

6.8
The Daily Show

The Daily Show

6.355
Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

6.949
Strangers with Candy

Strangers with Candy

7.7
LIVE with Kelly and Mark

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

5.5
Today

Today

5.6
The Office

The Office

8.6
HypaSpace

HypaSpace

4
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

5.411
Hercules

Hercules

6.789
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway

Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway

6
The Oblongs

The Oblongs

7.3
Inside Comedy

Inside Comedy

6.5
Cow and Chicken

Cow and Chicken

7.087
The Early Show

The Early Show

5.7
30 Rock

30 Rock

7.448
The Holiday Movies That Made Us

The Holiday Movies That Made Us

7.2
Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

7.2
Demi Lovato: Dancing with the Devil

Demi Lovato: Dancing with the Devil

6.7
Eastbound & Down

Eastbound & Down

7.411
The Naked Trucker and T-Bones Show

The Naked Trucker and T-Bones Show

5.3
On Our Own

On Our Own

6
Conan

Conan

7.068
The Oscars

The Oscars

7
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

4.2
TRL

TRL

5.1
We Are LAFC

We Are LAFC

0
Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis

Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis

7.491
Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

6.949
The Late Late Show with James Corden

The Late Late Show with James Corden

5.312
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

5.85
The Spoils of Babylon

The Spoils of Babylon

6.193
The Late Late Show with James Corden

The Late Late Show with James Corden

5.312
Family Guy

Family Guy

7.384
Billy on the Street

Billy on the Street

6.6
Welcome to Wrexham

Welcome to Wrexham

7.797
The Spoils Before Dying

The Spoils Before Dying

5.967
Drunk History

Drunk History

6.839
Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

5.3
Kids' Choice Awards

Kids' Choice Awards

9.2
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

5.85
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

7.855
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee

Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee

7.195
Welcome to Sweden

Welcome to Sweden

6.19
SpongeBob SquarePants

SpongeBob SquarePants

7.68
MTV Movie & TV Awards

MTV Movie & TV Awards

7.9
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!

Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!

7.426
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

5.85
SmartLess: On the Road

SmartLess: On the Road

8
The Graham Norton Show

The Graham Norton Show

7.2
The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Kelly Clarkson Show

6.508
Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

6.949
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

6
@midnight with Chris Hardwick

@midnight with Chris Hardwick

5.2
Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

7
The Reichen Show

The Reichen Show

4.8
Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

5.3
No Activity

No Activity

6.8
Stupid Pet Tricks

Stupid Pet Tricks

3.5
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

5.034
Raw

Raw

6.761
The Men In Blazers Show

The Men In Blazers Show

6.5
Man vs. Wild

Man vs. Wild

6.898
Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

6.949
King of the Hill

King of the Hill

7.3
John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A.

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

6.727
Comedy Central Roasts

Comedy Central Roasts

6.5
GOLF

GOLF

0
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

6.3
The Shrink Next Door

The Shrink Next Door

6.9
Hot Ones

Hot Ones

7.4
Off Camera with Sam Jones

Off Camera with Sam Jones

4
The Boys

The Boys

8.456
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

5.989
@midnight with Chris Hardwick

@midnight with Chris Hardwick

5.2
Conan

Conan

7.068
The Megan Mullally Show

The Megan Mullally Show

4.2
The Charlie Puth Show

The Charlie Puth Show

8.5
Lie Detector

Lie Detector

10
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night

SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night

8
Undeclared

Undeclared

7.4

Movies

Stranger Than Fiction

Stranger Than Fiction

7.279
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery

Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery

6.573
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back

6.429
Elf

Elf

6.655
Old School

Old School

6.602
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy

6.696
Step Brothers

Step Brothers

6.551
The Wendell Baker Story

The Wendell Baker Story

5.1
A Night at the Roxbury

A Night at the Roxbury

6.5
Bewitched

Bewitched

5.065
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby

Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby

6.359
Wedding Crashers

Wedding Crashers

6.49
Blades of Glory

Blades of Glory

6.112
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie

Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie

6
Semi-Pro

Semi-Pro

5.647
Starsky & Hutch

Starsky & Hutch

5.818
Curious George

Curious George

6.4
Kicking & Screaming

Kicking & Screaming

5.8
The Other Guys

The Other Guys

6.31
Zoolander

Zoolander

6.208
Melinda and Melinda

Melinda and Melinda

6.2
537 Votes

537 Votes

7.1
The Producers

The Producers

6.2
Superstar

Superstar

5.333
Winter Passing

Winter Passing

6.1
The Landlord

The Landlord

6.47
Megamind

Megamind

7.005
Strays

Strays

7.235
Will Ferrell: You're Welcome America - A Final Night with George W. Bush

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

6.491
Everything Must Go

Everything Must Go

6.16
Dick

Dick

5.921
The Ladies Man

The Ladies Man

5.382
Land of the Lost

Land of the Lost

5.428
Ricky Bobby: Sports Century

Ricky Bobby: Sports Century

7.5
Casa de Mi Padre

Casa de Mi Padre

5.352
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard

The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard

5.392
Megamind: The Button of Doom

Megamind: The Button of Doom

6.7
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell - Volume 3

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

9
The Campaign

The Campaign

5.83
Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie

Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie

5.5
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues

Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues

6.134
The Internship

The Internship

6.245
Barbie

Barbie

7
The Lego Movie

The Lego Movie

7.418
SpongeBob's Truth or Square

SpongeBob's Truth or Square

7.1
Get Hard

Get Hard

6
You're Cordially Invited

You're Cordially Invited

5.868
Daddy's Home

Daddy's Home

6.288
NBC 75th Anniversary Special

NBC 75th Anniversary Special

0
Will & Harper

Will & Harper

7.4
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell

7.7
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell - Volume 2

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

7.1
SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas

SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas

7.4
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Jimmy Fallon

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Jimmy Fallon

6.429
The Procedure

The Procedure

4.6
The Love We Make

The Love We Make

7.2
Zeroville

Zeroville

5.1
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Commercial Parodies

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Commercial Parodies

6.727
Despicable Me 4

Despicable Me 4

7.039
Earth to America

Earth to America

8
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me

Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me

6.281
Zoolander 2

Zoolander 2

4.9
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman

7.7
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman

7.7
Comedy Central Roast of Justin Bieber

Comedy Central Roast of Justin Bieber

6.813
Quiz Lady

Quiz Lady

6.7
Pickled

Pickled

7
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Kattan

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Kattan

8.5
A Deadly Adoption

A Deadly Adoption

4.878
The House

The House

5.624
Ferrell Takes the Field

Ferrell Takes the Field

6
The Roast of Tom Brady

The Roast of Tom Brady

6.9
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Molly Shannon

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Molly Shannon

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

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

0
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell

0
SNL: The Best of Will Ferrell: Volume 3

SNL: The Best of Will Ferrell: Volume 3

0
Daddy's Home 2

Daddy's Home 2

6.3
Holmes & Watson

Holmes & Watson

4.284
Boat Trip

Boat Trip

5.3
Criminal Hearts

Criminal Hearts

4.813
Good Cop, Baby Cop

Good Cop, Baby Cop

6.139
The Thin Pink Line

The Thin Pink Line

4.917
The Suburbans

The Suburbans

3.817
A.C. Green: Iron Virgin

A.C. Green: Iron Virgin

0
Drowning Mona

Drowning Mona

5.465
A Bucket of Blood

A Bucket of Blood

5.083
Fight for Your Right Revisited

Fight for Your Right Revisited

6.594
Oh, What a Lovely Tea Party

Oh, What a Lovely Tea Party

6.1
Men Seeking Women

Men Seeking Women

4.5
The 2018 Rose Parade Hosted by Cord & Tish

The 2018 Rose Parade Hosted by Cord & Tish

5.923
Bat Fight with Will Ferrell

Bat Fight with Will Ferrell

5.846
The Royal Wedding Live with Cord and Tish!

The Royal Wedding Live with Cord and Tish!

6.1
The Concert for New York City

The Concert for New York City

4.8
Downhill

Downhill

5.3
The Prince of Fashion

The Prince of Fashion

0
The 2019 Rose Parade with Cord & Tish

The 2019 Rose Parade with Cord & Tish

6.2
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part

The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part

6.671
Star Wars Spoofs

Star Wars Spoofs

7.885
MTV Reloaded

MTV Reloaded

7.3
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"

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

6.6
Between Two Ferns: The Movie

Between Two Ferns: The Movie

5.9
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga

Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga

6.434
And the Oscar Goes To...

And the Oscar Goes To...

6.991
Spirited

Spirited

6.869
The Women of SNL

The Women of SNL

7.3
Untitled The Legend of Cocaine Island Remake

Untitled The Legend of Cocaine Island Remake

0
Green Team

Green Team

5.7
Old School: Orientation

Old School: Orientation

7.3
Drunk Parents

Drunk Parents

4.6
Feeding America Comedy Festival

Feeding America Comedy Festival

6.8
Impractical Jokers: The Movie

Impractical Jokers: The Movie

6.6
David

David

7.1
VOMO: Vote or Miss Out

VOMO: Vote or Miss Out

10
American Huckster

American Huckster

0
John and Will's Animal Choices

John and Will's Animal Choices

2
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special

Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special

6.8
Presidential Reunion

Presidential Reunion

6.059
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special

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

6.8
I Spy

I Spy

5.4
Playing POTUS

Playing POTUS

0
Street Justice

Street Justice

0
Judgment Day

Judgment Day

0
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert

SNL50: The Homecoming Concert

8.167
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

7.909
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: 10th Anniversary Special

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: 10th Anniversary Special

6
Val

Val

7.194