Will Ferrell
Biography
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).
Acting (110 movies)
Stranger Than Fiction
2006
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
1997
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
2001
Elf
2003
Old School
2003
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
2004
Step Brothers
2008
The Wendell Baker Story
2005
A Night at the Roxbury
1998
Bewitched
2005
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
2006
Wedding Crashers
2005
Blades of Glory
2007
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
2004
Semi-Pro
2008
Starsky & Hutch
2004
Curious George
2006
Kicking & Screaming
2005
Zoolander
2001
The Other Guys
2010
Melinda and Melinda
2004
537 Votes
2020
The Producers
2005
Superstar
1999
Winter Passing
2006
The Landlord
2007
Megamind
2010
Strays
2023
Will Ferrell: You're Welcome America - A Final Night with George W. Bush
2009
Everything Must Go
2011
Dick
1999
The Ladies Man
2000
Land of the Lost
2009
Casa de Mi Padre
2012
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
2009
Megamind: The Button of Doom
2011
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell - Volume 3
2010
The Campaign
2012
Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie
2012
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
2013
The Internship
2013
Barbie
2023
The Lego Movie
2014
SpongeBob's Truth or Square
2009
Get Hard
2015
You're Cordially Invited
2025
Daddy's Home
2015
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
2002
Will & Harper
2024
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell
2002
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell - Volume 2
2004
SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas
2009
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Jimmy Fallon
2005
The Love We Make
2011
Zeroville
2019
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Commercial Parodies
2006
Despicable Me 4
2024
Earth to America
2005
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
1999
Zoolander 2
2016
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman
1998
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman
1998
Comedy Central Roast of Justin Bieber
2015
Quiz Lady
2023
Pickled
2022
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Kattan
2003
A Deadly Adoption
2015
The House
2017
Ferrell Takes the Field
2015
The Roast of Tom Brady
2024
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Molly Shannon
2001
Daddy's Home 2
2017
Holmes & Watson
2018
Boat Trip
2002
A Bucket of Blood
1995
Oh, What a Lovely Tea Party
2004
Criminal Hearts
1996
Good Cop, Baby Cop
2007
The Suburbans
1999
A.C. Green: Iron Virgin
2016
Drowning Mona
2000
The Thin Pink Line
1998
Men Seeking Women
1997
Fight for Your Right Revisited
2011
The 2018 Rose Parade Hosted by Cord & Tish
2018
The Royal Wedding Live with Cord and Tish!
2018
The Concert for New York City
2001
Downhill
2020
The 2019 Rose Parade with Cord & Tish
2019
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
2019
Star Wars Spoofs
2011
MTV Reloaded
2003
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
2019
Between Two Ferns: The Movie
2019
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
2020
Spirited
2022
The Women of SNL
2010
Green Team
2007
Drunk Parents
2019
Feeding America Comedy Festival
2020