Sign in. Log into your account. Password recovery. Forgot your password? Get help. Wealthy Persons. In January , he spent two weeks traveling throughout Ireland with his father, Lee, and brother Patrick. He said that he is eager for his son to see it, because he will always associate it with his birth. Has been attacked by animals in several of his films. Can be seen wearing the jerseys from the clubs at events on television.
Met his wife, Viveca Paulin , in an acting class in Does not do stand-up comedy like most of the Saturday Night Live cast and alumni. He considers it to be "hard, lonely and vicious". On February 13, , while working security during a Lakers game at the Staples Center, Will Ferrell escorted a good-natured Shaquille O'Neal away from his courtside seat.
The name on Ferrell's official red jacket read "Ted Vagina". Endorsed Bernie Sanders in the presidential election of the United States. I Know Him! The Meatloaf! Friends with John C. Reilly , and Mark Ryan Walberg. I'm not really an exhibitionist. I'm drawn to the outrageous stuff because it's fun, not because it's some deep compulsion.
I'm no tortured, anger-stoked, deeply neurotic comic. Just a pretty low-key normal guy. A, "Hey, the glass is half-full", kind of a guy. But please keep it quiet, or I may never work again.
I often don't think a lot about the ramifications of anything I do. I wasn't beaten up by anyone, there was a really low crime rate. There was really nothing to do except think of funny things. It was a gradual rise that started on SNL. I went from being the guy who did the cheer-leading thing, to the guy who plays the president to, "Hey, that's Will Ferrell!
I saw a news story recently that said I'm 6' 4". I'm creeping up, like in the high school football programs where you give yourself 15 more pounds. In three years I want to be 6' 5" in stories. I'm gonna be the first year-old white guy who tries to make it in the NBA. It doesn't really exist, this Frat Pack.
We run into each other on occasions and we all like each other's films, I guess, but there isn't some big funny restaurant or bar where we all hang out. At least, if there is, they haven't invited me. I've got no dark secrets, I wasn't beaten up, my parents were kind to me and there was a low crime rate where we lived.
Ferrell's arrival at the New York City-based sketch comedy show in the fall of came at a tumultuous time for SNL. On the heels of a rough ratings stretch the year before, Michaels had chosen to clean house, retaining just a handful of veteran performers as he welcomed 14 new ones, including Jim Breuer, Darrell Hammond and Cheri Oteri, alongside Ferrell.
Within a few short years, Ferrell had helped lead a ratings renaissance for SNL , prompting television audiences to return each week to his unique mix of new characters, including Steve Butabi, Marty Culp and Professor Roger Klarvin, and impersonations of figures such as President George W.
Bush , Janet Reno and Neil Diamond. The film, while a flop, signaled the start of his expansive movie credits. As Ferrell was flooded with more and more movie offers, SNL producers became desperate to keep their franchise star.
A year later, though, Ferrell made the decision to leave the show for good. Unlike other former cast members who departed SNL with grand illusions of Hollywood success, Ferrell proved to be one of the industry's more bankable comedic stars. Following a signature role in the film Old School , Ferrell found more success later that year as Buddy in the Christmas comedy Elf.
Ferrell eventually found it difficult to sustain the impressive success he enjoyed early in his film career. His features Semi-Pro and Step Brothers both failed to make a sizable impact on audiences, while his foray into adventure with Land of the Lost proved a total flop. Ferrell slid seamlessly into the role of voice actor for the animated Megamind , starring as the titular villain turned superhero. Two years later he drew positive reviews for Everything Must Go , a comedy that ventured further into the dramatic abilities only occasionally glimpsed in the actor's previous work.
Ferrell returned to familiar territory with Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues and Zoolander 2 He also contributed prominently to The Lego Movie and delivered his signature over-the-top comedy with original characters in The Campaign , Daddy's Home and The House The success of Daddy's Home led to a holiday-themed sequel in , with veteran actors Mel Gibson and John Lithgow joining Ferrell alongside the first installment's co-star, Mark Wahlberg. In , Ferrell teamed with writers Adam McKay and Chris Henchy to launch Funny or Die, a streaming video site that offered viewers the chance to vote on whether they liked the short clips presented.
Ferrell's likable, popular personality was on display at the Boston Marathon, when the actor successfully completed the race in a time of just over four hours. The actor is interested in American football, baseball, and soccer. The actor is a member of the official fan club of Roman Abramovich 's team Chelsea. In the winter of , it became known that Ferrell would become the owner of the football club. In , Ferrell's filmography added several sequels. The actor returned to the role of Mugatu in Zoolander 2, where the plot turned into a detective story.
In the new film, the father and stepfather have made friends, but the grandfathers, who visit the family at Christmas, pose a danger to the holiday. In , the actor already appeared in new projects. Will Ferrell played the leading role in the comedy The House about a family that starts an underground casino to raise money for their daughter's tuition. The actor also starred in the role of Sherlock in the comedy film Holmes and Watson based on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 's famous detective story.
Toggle navigation Logo Biography News About. Celebrities Actors Will Ferrell. Will Ferrell. Birthplace: Irvine, USA. Occupation: actor, comedian, screenwriter, producer, writer. Actor Will Ferrell When Ferrell was eight years old, his parents divorced. Will Ferrell Then his mother told Will that he should do what he liked. Films Will Ferrell began filming when he was a comedian but left the famous show for the role of Mustafa in the grotesque comedy Austin Powers.
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