Will Ferrell

Will Ferrell

American actor, comedian, and producer (born 1967)
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John William Ferrell (; born July 16, 1967) is an American actor, comedian, producer, writer, and businessman. He first established himself in the mid-1990s as a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live, and has subsequently starred in comedy films such as Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004), Talladega Nights (2006), Step Brothers (2008), The Other Guys (2010) and Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013), all but one of which he co-wrote with his comedy partner Adam McKay. The two also founded the comedy website Funny or Die in 2007. Other film roles include Elf, Old School (both 2003), Blades of Glory (2007), Daddy's Home (2015), and the animated films Megamind (2010) and The Lego Movie (2014).

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Will Ferrell was born on Sunday, 16 July 1967 in Irvine, California, United States. His full name at birth was John William Ferrell. He is best known as a comic. Ferrell's country of citizenship (nationality) is American. Will attended high school at University High School, Irvine, California, United States (1986). For university, he studied at B.A., Sports Information, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States (1990). His religion is listed as Christian. He is 6' 3" (190 cm) tall with an athletic build. He has blue eyes and light brown hair (color). His net worth is reported to be $100,000,000 US dollars. Will Ferrell is 57 years old and his zodiac star sign is Cancer.

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John William Ferrell
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Claim to fame
Saturday Night Live
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Date of birth
16 July 1967
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Irvine, California, United States
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Comedian, Impressionist, Actor, And Filmmaker.
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6' 3" (190 cm)
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Net worth
$100,000,000 USD
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High school
University High School, Irvine, California, United States (1986)
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B.A., Sports Information, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States (1990)
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Partner: Viveca Paulin (Married) 3 children
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Viveca Paulin and Will Ferrell
I think a lot of the instincts you have doing comedy are really the same for doing drama, in that it's essentially about listening. The way I approach comedy, is you have to commit to everything as if it's a dramatic role, meaning you play it straight.
Saturday Night Live is such a comedy boot camp in a way, because you get to work with so many different people who come in to host the show and you get thrown into so many situations and learn how to think on your feet, so filmmaking actually feels slow, in a good way.
All you have in comedy, in general, is just going with your instincts. You can only hope that other people think that what you think is funny is funny. I don't have an answer but I just try to plough straight ahead.
  • December 2007 - According to Forbes, his movies averaged $8 of gross income for every dollar the actor got paid.
  • Is only seven years younger than Jane Lynch who plays his mother in Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006).
  • Will has said on the Old School (2003) DVD commentary that his nationalities are Irish and Filipin.
  • Ranked #51 in Premiere's 2004 Power 100 List. It is his first appearance on the list.
  • Was named #74 out of 137 on Entertainment Weekly's Must List (2004).

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