1967-07-16 Irvine, California, USA
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 has received various accolades, including six Primetime Emmy Awards and a British Academy Television Award, in addition to nominations for two Golden Globe Awards and for a Tony Award. In 2011, Ferrell 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 year's best comedian in British GQ. Ferrell first 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 has 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 for the specials Live in Front of a Studio Audience (2019–2022). He also produced the series I'm Sorry (2017–2019), Dead to Me (2019–2022), and 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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Playing POTUS | Self | 2026-06-06 |
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You're Cordially Invited | Jim | 2025-01-29 |
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SNL50: The Homecoming Concert | Self | 2025-02-14 |
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A Very Jonas Christmas Movie | Will Ferrell | 2025-11-10 |
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Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music | Self | 2025-01-27 |
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Not So Fast, My Friend: A Lee Corso Special | Self | 2025-08-22 |
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Will & Harper | Self | 2024-09-12 |
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The Roast of Tom Brady | Ron Burgundy | 2024-05-05 |
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Despicable Me 4 | Maxime (voice) | 2024-06-20 |
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Barbie | Mattel CEO | 2023-07-19 |
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Strays | Reggie (voice) | 2023-08-17 |
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Quiz Lady | Terry McTeer | 2023-09-09 |
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Pickled | Self | 2022-11-17 |
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Spirited | Present | 2022-11-10 |
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David | Therapist | 2020-09-10 |
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537 Votes | George W. Bush (archive footage) | 2020-10-21 |
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Impractical Jokers: The Movie | Miami Restaurant Guy #4 | 2020-02-21 |
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Feeding America Comedy Festival | Self | 2020-05-10 |
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Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga | Lars Erickssong | 2020-06-26 |
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VOMO: Vote or Miss Out | Self | 2020-09-14 |
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Downhill | Pete Stanton | 2020-02-06 |
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Between Two Ferns: The Movie | Will Ferrell | 2019-09-20 |
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The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part | President Business / Dad | 2019-02-06 |
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The 2019 Rose Parade with Cord & Tish | Cord Hosenbeck | 2019-01-01 |
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Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons" | Tom Willis | 2019-05-22 |
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Zeroville | Rondell | 2019-09-19 |
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Drunk Parents | Bum | 2019-02-08 |
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The 2018 Rose Parade Hosted by Cord & Tish | Cord Hosenbeck | 2018-01-01 |
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Holmes & Watson | Sherlock Holmes | 2018-12-25 |
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The Royal Wedding Live with Cord and Tish! | Cord Hosenbeck | 2018-05-19 |
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Daddy's Home 2 | Brad | 2017-11-09 |
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The House | Scott Johansen/The Butcher | 2017-06-29 |
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A.C. Green: Iron Virgin | Narrator | 2016-05-13 |
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Zoolander 2 | Jacobim Mugatu | 2016-02-06 |
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A Deadly Adoption | Robert Benson | 2015-06-20 |
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Get Hard | James King | 2015-03-26 |
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Comedy Central Roast of Justin Bieber | Ron Burgundy | 2015-03-30 |
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Daddy's Home | Brad Whitaker | 2015-12-25 |
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Ferrell Takes the Field | Himself | 2015-09-12 |
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Live from New York! | Self | 2015-04-15 |
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The Lego Movie | Lord Business / President Business / The Man Upstairs | 2014-02-06 |
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Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues | Ron Burgundy | 2013-12-18 |
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The Internship | Kevin (uncredited) | 2013-06-07 |
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The Campaign | Cam Brady | 2012-08-09 |
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Casa de Mi Padre | Armando Alvarez | 2012-03-15 |
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Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie | Damien Weebs | 2012-03-02 |
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The Love We Make | Self | 2011-09-10 |
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Fight for Your Right Revisited | Ad-Rock (B-Boys 2) | 2011-04-22 |
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John and Will's Animal Choices | Will | 2011-01-28 |
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Everything Must Go | Nick Halsey | 2011-05-13 |
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Star Wars Spoofs | Himself | 2011-01-01 |
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Megamind: The Button of Doom | Megamind (voice) | 2011-02-25 |
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The Women of SNL | Ted Nettters / Craig Buchanan / Alex Trebek / Various (archive footage) | 2010-11-01 |
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The Other Guys | Detective Allen Gamble | 2010-08-06 |
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Presidential Reunion | George W. Bush | 2010-03-02 |
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Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy | David Bowie | 2010-12-25 |
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Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and Again | Self | 2010-04-15 |
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Megamind | Megamind (voice) | 2010-10-28 |
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Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell - Volume 3 | 2010-08-03 | |
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SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas | (archive footage) | 2009-12-17 |
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Bat Fight | 2009-02-01 | |
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Land of the Lost | Dr. Rick Marshall | 2009-06-05 |
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SpongeBob's Truth or Square | Self | 2009-11-06 |
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Will Ferrell: You're Welcome America - A Final Night with George W. Bush | George W. Bush | 2009-03-14 |
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The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard | McDermott (uncredited) | 2009-05-29 |
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Step Brothers | Brennan Huff | 2008-07-25 |
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Semi-Pro | Jackie Moon | 2008-02-28 |
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Green Team | Arnold Darkshner | 2007-11-19 |
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The Landlord | Tenant | 2007-04-17 |
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Good Cop, Baby Cop | Angel | 2007-06-30 |
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Blades of Glory | Chazz Michael Michaels | 2007-03-30 |
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Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation | Self | 2007-05-06 |
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The Procedure | Bob | 2007-08-01 |
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Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby | Ricky Bobby | 2006-08-04 |
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Saturday Night Live: The Best of Commercial Parodies | 2006-05-23 | |
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Ricky Bobby: Sports Century | Ricky Bobby (archive footage) | 2006-07-17 |
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Stranger Than Fiction | Harold Crick | 2006-11-10 |
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Winter Passing | Corbit | 2006-02-07 |
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Curious George | Ted (Man with the Yellow Hat) (voice) | 2006-02-10 |
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Saturday Night Live: The Best of Jimmy Fallon | 2005-01-25 | |
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Casting a Spell: Making 'Bewitched' | Self | 2005-10-25 |
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Bewitched | Jack Wyatt | 2005-06-21 |
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Kicking & Screaming | Phil Weston | 2005-05-13 |
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The Producers | Franz Liebkind | 2005-12-25 |
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Wedding Crashers | Chazz Reinhold (uncredited) | 2005-07-13 |
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Earth to America | George W. Bush | 2005-11-20 |
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The Wendell Baker Story | Dave | 2005-08-03 |
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Oh, What a Lovely Tea Party | Self | 2004-11-17 |
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Starsky & Hutch | Big Earl (uncredited) | 2004-03-05 |
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Melinda and Melinda | Hobie | 2004-12-22 |
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Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy | Ron Burgundy | 2004-06-28 |
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Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie | Ron Burgundy | 2004-12-28 |
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Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell - Volume 2 | 2004-09-07 | |
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Old School: Orientation | Himself | 2003-06-10 |
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Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special | Self | 2003-09-14 |
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Old School | Frank Ricard | 2003-02-21 |
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MTV Reloaded | The Architect | 2003-05-13 |
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Saturday Night Live: 25 Years of Music Vol. 5 | Self | 2003-08-12 |
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Elf | Buddy | 2003-11-07 |
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Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Kattan | Himself | 2003-09-07 |
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NBC 75th Anniversary Special | Self | 2002-05-05 |
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Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell | Self / Various Characters (archive footage) | 2002-09-28 |
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Boat Trip | Michael, Brian's Boyfriend (uncredited) | 2002-10-01 |
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I Spy | President George W. Bush (voice) (uncredited) | 2002-10-31 |
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Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back | Federal Wildlife Marshal Willenholly | 2001-08-22 |
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Saturday Night Live: The Best of Molly Shannon | Self | 2001-04-15 |
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Zoolander | Mugatu | 2001-09-28 |
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The Concert for New York City | Self | 2001-10-20 |
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Drowning Mona | Cubby | 2000-03-03 |
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The Ladies Man | Lance DeLune | 2000-10-13 |
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Superstar | Sky Corrigan / Jesus | 1999-10-08 |
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Tom Green Show: Road Kill | Self | 1999-03-18 |
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Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special | Self | 1999-09-25 |
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The Suburbans | Gil | 1999-10-29 |
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Dick | Bob Woodward | 1999-08-04 |
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Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me | Mustafa | 1999-06-08 |
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Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman | Troy | 1998-01-01 |
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Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman | Self / Nancy Reagan / Various Characters | 1998-01-01 |
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A Night at the Roxbury | Steve Butabi | 1998-10-01 |
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The Thin Pink Line | Darren Clark | 1998-10-07 |
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Men Seeking Women | Al | 1997-03-08 |
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Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery | Mustafa | 1997-05-02 |
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Criminal Hearts | Newscaster (uncredited) | 1996-02-15 |
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A Bucket of Blood | Young Man | 1995-09-12 |
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Untitled Inspector Gadget Reboot | Inspector Gadget | |
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Tough Guys | ||
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Untitled The Legend of Cocaine Island Remake | ||
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Street Justice | ||
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Judgment Day | ||
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Journeys of a Gentle Southern Man | ||
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