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3Award Score: +10
Title Average: B–
Will Ferrell
born Jul 16, 1967
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.
Credits 127 movies / 73 shows
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy • Screenplay • as Ron Burgundy
Released 2004 / 95 min
Average Grade: B (4 ratings)
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby • as Ricky Bobby
Released 2006 / 106 min
Average Grade: B (5 ratings)
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues • Screenplay • as Ron Burgundy
Released 2013 / 119 min
Average Grade: C– (3 ratings)
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga • Screenplay • as Lars Erickssong
Released 2020 / 123 min
Average Grade: B (3 ratings)
The Lego Movie • as Lord Business / President Business / The Man Upstairs (voice)
Released 2014 / 100 min
Average Grade: B+ (2 ratings)
A Night at the Roxbury • Screenplay • as Steve Butabi
Released 1998 / 81 min
Average Grade: C+ (2 ratings)
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me • as Mustafa
Released 1999 / 95 min
Average Grade: A (1 rating)
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery • as Mustafa
Released 1997 / 94 min
Average Grade: C+ (2 ratings)
Wedding Crashers • as Chazz Reinhold (uncredited)
Released 2005 / 119 min
Average Grade: A– (4 ratings)
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard • as McDermott (uncredited)
Released 2009 / 90 min
Average Grade: B (1 rating)
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons" • as Tom Willis
May 22, 2019
The Women of SNL • as Ted Nettters / Craig Buchanan / Alex Trebek / Various (archive footage)
Nov 1, 2010
Will Ferrell: You're Welcome America - A Final Night with George W. Bush • Screenplay • as George W. Bush
Mar 14, 2009
