07/16/1967
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 (2026) as Self |
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Lorne (2026) as Self (Uncredited) |
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A Very Jonas Christmas Movie (2025) as Will Ferrell |
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Downey Wrote That (2025) as Self |
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Not So Fast, My Friend: A Lee Corso Special (2025) as Self |
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SNL50: The Homecoming Concert (2025) as Self |
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You're Cordially Invited (2025) as Jim |
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Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music (2025) as Self |
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An SNL Thanksgiving (2024) as (archive footage) |
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Will & Harper (2024) as Self |
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Despicable Me 4 (2024) as Maxime (voice) |
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The Roast of Tom Brady (2024) as Ron Burgundy |
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Quiz Lady (2023) as Terry McTeer |
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Strays (2023) as Reggie (voice) |
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Barbie (2023) as Mattel CEO |
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Pickled (2022) as Self |
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Spirited (2022) as Present |
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Val (2021) as Self (archive) |
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537 Votes (2020) as George W. Bush (archive footage) |
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VOMO: Vote or Miss Out (2020) as Self |
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David (2020) as Therapist |
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Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga (2020) as Lars Erickssong |
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Feeding America Comedy Festival (2020) as Self |
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Impractical Jokers: The Movie (2020) as Miami Restaurant Guy #4 |
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Downhill (2020) as Pete Stanton |
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Between Two Ferns: The Movie (2019) as Will Ferrell |
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Zeroville (2019) as Rondell |
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Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons" (2019) as Tom Willis |
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Drunk Parents (2019) as Bum |
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The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part (2019) as President Business / Dad |
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The 2019 Rose Parade with Cord & Tish (2019) as Cord Hosenbeck |
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Holmes & Watson (2018) as Sherlock Holmes |
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The Royal Wedding Live with Cord and Tish! (2018) as Cord Hosenbeck |
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The 2018 Rose Parade Hosted by Cord & Tish (2018) as Cord Hosenbeck |
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Daddy's Home 2 (2017) as Brad |
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The House (2017) as Scott Johansen/The Butcher |
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A.C. Green: Iron Virgin (2016) as Narrator |
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Zoolander 2 (2016) as Jacobim Mugatu |
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Daddy's Home (2015) as Brad Whitaker |
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Ferrell Takes the Field (2015) as Himself |
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A Deadly Adoption (2015) as Robert Benson |
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Live from New York! (2015) as Self |
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Comedy Central Roast of Justin Bieber (2015) as Ron Burgundy |
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Get Hard (2015) as James King |
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An SNL Valentine (2015) as (archive footage) |
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The Lego Movie (2014) as Lord Business / President Business / The Man Upstairs |
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Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013) as Ron Burgundy |
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The Internship (2013) as Kevin (uncredited) |
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Wampler's Ascent (2013) as Self |
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The Campaign (2012) as Cam Brady |
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Casa de Mi Padre (2012) as Armando Alvarez |
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Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie (2012) as Damien Weebs |
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The Love We Make (2011) as Self |
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Everything Must Go (2011) as Nick Halsey |
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Fight for Your Right Revisited (2011) as Ad-Rock (B-Boys 2) |
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Megamind: The Button of Doom (2011) as Megamind (voice) |
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John and Will's Animal Choices (2011) as Will |
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Star Wars Spoofs (2011) as Himself |
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Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy (2010) as David Bowie |
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The Women of SNL (2010) as Ted Nettters / Craig Buchanan / Alex Trebek / Various (archive footage) |
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Megamind (2010) as Megamind (voice) |
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The Other Guys (2010) as Detective Allen Gamble |
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Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell - Volume 3 (2010) as |
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Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and Again (2010) as Self |
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Presidential Reunion (2010) as George W. Bush |
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SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas (2009) as (archive footage) |
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SpongeBob's Truth or Square (2009) as Self |
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Land of the Lost (2009) as Dr. Rick Marshall |
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The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard (2009) as McDermott (uncredited) |
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Will Ferrell: You're Welcome America - A Final Night with George W. Bush (2009) as George W. Bush |
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Bat Fight (2009) as |
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Step Brothers (2008) as Brennan Huff |
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Semi-Pro (2008) as Jackie Moon |
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Green Team (2007) as Arnold Darkshner |
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The Procedure (2007) as Bob |
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Good Cop, Baby Cop (2007) as Angel (The Confessor) |
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Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation (2007) as Self |
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The Landlord (2007) as Tenant |
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Blades of Glory (2007) as Chazz Michael Michaels |
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Stranger Than Fiction (2006) as Harold Crick |
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Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006) as Ricky Bobby |
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Ricky Bobby: Sports Century (2006) as Ricky Bobby (archive footage) |
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Saturday Night Live: The Best of Commercial Parodies (2006) as |
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Curious George (2006) as Ted (Man with the Yellow Hat) (voice) |
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Winter Passing (2006) as Corbit |
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The Producers (2005) as Franz Liebkind |
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Earth to America (2005) as George W. Bush |
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Casting a Spell: Making 'Bewitched' (2005) as Self |
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Why I Love 'Bewitched' (2005) as Self |
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The Wendell Baker Story (2005) as Dave |
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Wedding Crashers (2005) as Chazz Reinhold (uncredited) |
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Bewitched (2005) as Jack Wyatt |
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Kicking & Screaming (2005) as Phil Weston |
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Saturday Night Live: The Best of Jimmy Fallon (2005) as |
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Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie (2004) as Ron Burgundy |
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Melinda and Melinda (2004) as Hobie |
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Oh, What a Lovely Tea Party (2004) as Self |
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Elf: Film School for Kids (2004) as Self |
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Elf: Tag Along with Will Ferrell (2004) as Self |
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Elf: How they Made the North Pole (2004) as Self |
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Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell - Volume 2 (2004) as |
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Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004) as Ron Burgundy |
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Starsky & Hutch (2004) as Big Earl (uncredited) |
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Elf (2003) as Buddy |
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Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special (2003) as Self |
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Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Kattan (2003) as Himself |
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Saturday Night Live: 25 Years of Music Vol. 5 (2003) as Self |
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Old School: Orientation (2003) as Himself |
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MTV Reloaded (2003) as The Architect |
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Old School (2003) as Frank Ricard |
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I Spy (2002) as President George W. Bush (voice) (uncredited) |
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Boat Trip (2002) as Michael, Brian's Boyfriend (uncredited) |
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Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell (2002) as Self / Various Characters (archive footage) |
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NBC 75th Anniversary Special (2002) as Self |
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The Concert for New York City (2001) as Self |
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Zoolander (2001) as Mugatu |
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50 Years of NBC Late Night (2001) as Self (archive footage) |
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Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001) as Federal Wildlife Marshal Willenholly |
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Saturday Night Live: The Best of Molly Shannon (2001) as Self |
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The Ladies Man (2000) as Lance DeLune |
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Drowning Mona (2000) as Cubby |
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The Suburbans (1999) as Gil |
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Superstar (1999) as Sky Corrigan / Jesus |
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Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special (1999) as Self |
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Dick (1999) as Bob Woodward |
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Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) as Mustafa |
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Tom Green Show: Road Kill (1999) as Self |
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The Thin Pink Line (1998) as Darren Clark |
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A Night at the Roxbury (1998) as Steve Butabi |
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Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman (1998) as Self / Nancy Reagan / Various Characters |
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Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman (1998) as Troy |
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Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997) as Mustafa |
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Men Seeking Women (1997) as Al |
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Criminal Hearts (1996) as Newscaster (uncredited) |
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A Bucket of Blood (1995) as Young Man |
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Untitled The Legend of Cocaine Island Remake () as |
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The Fifth Wheel () as |
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Street Justice () as |
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Tough Guys () as |
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Judgment Day () as |
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Untitled Inspector Gadget Reboot () as Inspector Gadget |
