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Will Ferrell
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A graduate of the University of Southern California, Will Ferrell became interested in performing while a student at University High School in Irvine, California, where he made his school's daily morning announcements over the public address system in disguised voices. He started as a member of the Los Angeles comedy/improvisation group The Groundlings, where fellow cast members Ana Gasteyer, Maya Rudolph and former Saturday Night Live repertory players such as Laraine Newman, Jon Lovitz and Phil Hartman began their careers. It was there he met Chris Kattan and the two became good friends and both went on to Saturday Night Live later. He has also appeared on several television programs, including Strangers with Candy, Grace Under Fire and Living Single during his time at The Groundlings. Will also lent his voice to the armless and legless dad of cartoon family The Oblongs. In 1995 he became a feature cast member at Saturday Night Live during the show's rapid re-casting. He was declared quite possibly the worst cast member ever during his first season. However, his talents of impersonations and range of characters shot him forward to making him arguably the greatest Saturday Night Live cast member ever. During his seven year run he is one of the few cast members to ever be nominated for an Emmy for a performance and played George W. Bush during the 2000 elections. He's appeared in every Saturday Night Live movie since his premiere on the show in 1995. In 2002 he left  Saturday Night Live and was the only cast member to ever receive a farewell from all the current cast members at the end of the season finale show. Since leaving the show Will has pursued a career in films. In 2000 he married and now lives in L.A.
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A graduate of the University of Southern California, Will Ferrell became interested in performing while a student at University High School in Irvine, California, where he made his school's daily morning announcements over the public address system in disguised voices. He started as a member of the Los Angeles comedy/improvisation group The Groundlings, where fellow cast members Ana Gasteyer, Maya Rudolph and former Saturday Night Live repertory players such as Laraine Newman, Jon Lovitz and Phil Hartman began their careers. It was there he met Chris Kattan and the two became good friends and both went on to Saturday Night Live later. He has also appeared on several television programs, including Strangers with Candy, Grace Under Fire and Living Single during his time at The Groundlings. Will also lent his voice to the armless and legless dad of cartoon family The Oblongs. In 1995 he became a feature cast member at Saturday Night Live during the show's rapid re-casting. He was declared quite possibly the worst cast member ever during his first season. However, his talents of impersonations and range of characters shot him forward to making him arguably the greatest Saturday Night Live cast member ever. During his seven year run he is one of the few cast members to ever be nominated for an Emmy for a performance and played George W. Bush during the 2000 elections. He's appeared in every Saturday Night Live movie since his premiere on the show in 1995. In 2002 he left  Saturday Night Live and was the only cast member to ever receive a farewell from all the current cast members at the end of the season finale show. Since leaving the show Will has pursued a career in films. In 2000 he married and now lives in L.A.
Known For
Saturday Night Live
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
WWE Raw
The Graham Norton Show
The Oscars
The Boys
King of the Hill
The Daily Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Family Guy
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
Comedy Central Roasts
The Guardian
@midnight with Chris Hardwick
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
The Men In Blazers Show
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
The Early Show
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Kids' Choice Awards
Golden Globe Awards
The Office
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
The Holiday Movies That Made Us
Inside Comedy
John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A.
Eastbound & Down
SpongeBob SquarePants
Today
Welcome to Wrexham
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
30 Rock
Welcome to Sweden
No Activity
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Drunk History
Strangers with Candy
SmartLess: On the Road
Curious George
Man vs. Wild
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
Starsky & Hutch
The Internship
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
Barbie
Wedding Crashers
The Movies That Made Us
Boat Trip
Impractical Jokers: The Movie
A Bucket of Blood
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
Comedy Central Roast of Justin Bieber
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
Between Two Ferns: The Movie
Zoolander
Zoolander 2
Comedy Central Roast of Justin Bieber
Despicable Me 4
The Lego Movie
Quiz Lady
Funny or Die Presents
A Night at the Roxbury
Bewitched
The Oblongs
The House
Old School
You're Cordially Invited
Superstar
Downhill
The Shrink Next Door
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Step Brothers
Spirited
Megamind: The Button of Doom
The 2018 Rose Parade Hosted by Cord & Tish
The Prince of Fashion
The Campaign
GOLF
The Other Guys
Blades of Glory
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
Madden
Daddy's Home
Strays
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
Daddy's Home 2
Curious George
Megamind
Land of the Lost
Get Hard
Kicking & Screaming
Stranger Than Fiction
Elf
Production Credits
The House
Step Brothers
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
The Other Guys
Quiz Lady
Am I OK?
Daddy's Home 2
Vice
Eastbound & Down
GOLF
The Menu
A Night at the Roxbury
Get Hard
May December
Tammy
Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters
Bachelorette
Succession
Spirited
Motherland: Fort Salem
Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters 2
Ibiza
Hot Rod
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
Dead to Me
The Shrink Next Door
The Boss
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
Will
Hustlers
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
Bad Judge
You're Cordially Invited
Funny or Die Presents
Booksmart
The Prince of Fashion
The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
No Activity
Daddy's Home
Big Lake
No Good Deed
The Campaign
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