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Will Ferrell

Born · July 16, 1967 (57 years old)

Known For: Acting

Place of Birth: Irvine, California, USA

Bio

A graduate of the University of Southern California, Will Ferrell became interested in performing while a student at University High School in Irvine, California, where he made his school's daily morning announcements over the public address system in disguised voices. He started as a member of the Los Angeles comedy/improvisation group The Groundlings, where fellow cast members Ana Gasteyer, Maya Rudolph and former Saturday Night Live repertory players such as Laraine Newman, Jon Lovitz and Phil Hartman began their careers. It was there he met Chris Kattan and the two became good friends and both went on to Saturday Night Live later. He has also appeared on several television programs, including Strangers with Candy, Grace Under Fire and Living Single during his time at The Groundlings. Will also lent his voice to the armless and legless dad of cartoon family The Oblongs. In 1995 he became a feature cast member at Saturday Night Live during the show's rapid re-casting. He was declared quite possibly the worst cast member ever during his first season. However, his talents of impersonations and range of characters shot him forward to making him arguably the greatest Saturday Night Live cast member ever. During his seven year run he is one of the few cast members to ever be nominated for an Emmy for a performance and played George W. Bush during the 2000 elections. He's appeared in every Saturday Night Live movie since his premiere on the show in 1995. In 2002 he left Saturday Night Live and was the only cast member to ever receive a farewell from all the current cast members at the end of the season finale show. Since leaving the show Will has pursued a career in films. In 2000 he married and now lives in L.A.

Known for

You're Cordially Invited

Jim

0.0

2025

Will & Harper

Self

7.4

2024

Strays

Reggie (voice)

7.3

2023

Barbie

Mattel CEO

7.0

2023

537 Votes

George W. Bush (archive footage)

7.1

2020

Daddy's Home

Brad Whitaker

6.3

2015

Get Hard

James King

6.0

2015

Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary Special

Self / Alex Trebek / Marty Culp

8.2

2015

The Lego Movie

Lord Business / President Business / The Man Upstairs

7.4

2014

Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues

Ron Burgundy

6.1

2013

The Internship

Kevin (uncredited)

6.2

2013

The Campaign

Cam Brady

5.8

2012

Casa de Mi Padre

Armando Alvarez

McDermott (uncredited)

5.4

2009

Will Ferrell: You're Welcome America - A Final Night with George W. Bush

George W. Bush

6.4

2009

Step Brothers

Brennan Huff

6.6

2008

Semi-Pro

Jackie Moon

5.6

2008

The Landlord

Tenant

6.5

2007

Blades of Glory

Chazz Michael Michaels

6.1

2007

Stranger Than Fiction

Harold Crick

7.3

2006

Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby

6.2

2004

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell - Volume 2

7.1

2004

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy

Ron Burgundy

6.7

2004

Starsky & Hutch

Big Earl (uncredited)

5.8

2004

Elf

Buddy

6.7

2003

Old School

Frank

6.6

2003

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell

Himself / Various Characters (archive footage)

7.7

2002

NBC 75th Anniversary Special

Self

0.0

2002

Zoolander

Mugatu

6.2

2001

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back

Federal Wildlife Marshal Willenholly

6.4

2001

The Ladies Man

Lance DeLune

5.3

2000

Superstar

Sky Corrigan / Jesus

5.3

1999

Dick

Bob Woodward

5.9

1999

A Night at the Roxbury

Steve Butabi

6.6

1998

Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery

Mustafa

6.6

1997

They're Lit, But Are They Bros?

Buddy (pictured)

8.0

Despicable Me 4

Maxime (voice)

7.1

2024

The Roast of Tom Brady

Ron Burgundy

6.8

2024

Quiz Lady

Terry McTeer

6.7

2023

Pickled

Self

8.0

2022

Spirited

Present

6.9

2022

Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga

Lars Erickssong

6.4

2020

Downhill

Pete Stanton

5.3

2020

Between Two Ferns: The Movie

Will Ferrell

6.0

2019

Zeroville

Rondell

5.1

2019

Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"

Tom Willis

6.5

2019

The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part

President Business / Dad

6.7

2019

The 2019 Rose Parade with Cord & Tish

Cord Hosenbeck

6.2

2019

Holmes & Watson

Sherlock Holmes

4.3

2018

The Royal Wedding Live with Cord and Tish!

Cord Hosenbeck

6.1

2018

The 2018 Rose Parade Hosted by Cord & Tish

Cord Hosenbeck

6.3

2018

Daddy's Home 2

Brad

6.3

2017

The House

Scott Johansen/The Butcher

5.6

2017

A.C. Green: Iron Virgin

Narrator

0.0

2016

Zoolander 2

Jacobim Mugatu

4.9

2016

Ferrell Takes the Field

Himself

6.1

2015

A Deadly Adoption

Robert Benson

4.9

2015

Comedy Central Roast of Justin Bieber

Ron Burgundy

6.9

2015

And the Oscar Goes To...

Self (archive footage)

7.0

2014

The Love We Make

Self

7.2

2011

Fight for Your Right Revisited

Ad-Rock (B-Boys 2)

6.6

2011

Star Wars Spoofs

Himself

7.5

2011

The Women of SNL

Ted Nettters / Craig Buchanan / Alex Trebek / Various (archive footage)

7.3

2010

SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas

7.4

2009

Bat Fight with Will Ferrell

5.8

2009

The Procedure

Bob

4.6

2007

Good Cop, Baby Cop

Angel

6.1

2007

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Commercial Parodies

6.8

2006

Earth to America

George W. Bush

8.0

2005

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Jimmy Fallon

6.5

2005

Oh, What a Lovely Tea Party

Self

6.1

2004

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Kattan

Himself

8.5

2003

MTV Reloaded

The Architect

7.3

2003

Boat Trip

Michael, Brian's Boyfriend (uncredited)

5.3

2002

The Concert for New York City

Self

4.6

2001

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Molly Shannon

Self

2.0

2001

Drowning Mona

Cubby

5.5

2000

The Suburbans

Gil

3.9

1999

Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me

Mustafa

6.3

1999

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman

Self / Nancy Reagan / Various Characters

7.7

1998

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman

Troy

7.7

1998

1997

Criminal Hearts

Newscaster (uncredited)

5.4

1996

A Bucket of Blood

Young Man

5.3

1995

The Prince of Fashion

0.0

Untitled The Legend of Cocaine Island Remake

0.0

Demi Lovato: Dancing with the Devil

Self · (1 episode)

6.7

2021

The Holiday Movies That Made Us

Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)

7.2

2020

VOMO: Vote or Miss Out

Self

10.0

2020

David

Therapist

7.1

2020

Feeding America Comedy Festival

Self

6.8

2020

Impractical Jokers: The Movie

Miami Restaurant Guy #4

6.6

2020

We Are LAFC

Self · (1 episode)

0.0

2019

Drunk Parents

Bum

4.6

2019

The Late Late Show with James Corden

Self - Guest · (1 episode)

5.4

2015

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

(2 episodes)

5.8

2014

Inside Comedy

Self · (1 episode)

6.0

2012

John and Will's Animal Choices

Will

2.0

2011

Conan

Ron Burgundy · (1 episode)

7.0

2010

Eastbound & Down

Ashley Schaeffer · (5 episodes)

7.4

2009

Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis

Self · (1 episode)

7.5

2008

Green Team

Arnold Darkshner

5.7

2007

The Naked Trucker and T-Bones Show

(1 episode)

5.3

2007

30 Rock

Shane Hunter · (2 episodes)

7.4

2006

The Office

Deangelo Vickers · (5 episodes)

8.6

2005

Old School: Orientation

Himself

7.3

2003

American Huckster

Chuck Blazer

0.0

Presidential Reunion

George W. Bush

6.1

2010

Curious George

(1 episode)

7.1

2006

The One Show

Self - Guest · (1 episode)

4.6

2006

Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special

Self

6.8

2003

I Spy

President George W. Bush (voice) (uncredited)

5.4

2002

Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway

Self · (1 episode)

5.9

2002

HypaSpace

Self · (1 episode)

4.0

2002

The Oblongs

Bob Oblong (voice) · (13 episodes)

7.3

2001

Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special

Self

6.8

1999

Playing POTUS

Self

0.0

Street Justice

0.0

Judgment Day

0.0

Martin "Marty" Markowitz · (8 episodes)

6.9

2021

The Kelly Clarkson Show

(1 episode)

6.2

2019

The Boys

Will Ferrell as Coach Brink · (4 episodes)

8.5

2019

Lie Detector

Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)

0.0

2018

Lie Detector

Self · (1 episode)

0.0

2018

No Activity

Adrian · (6 episodes)

Self · (1 episode)

6.5

2014

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

Self · (2 episodes)

7.9

2014

Welcome to Sweden

Will Ferrell · (1 episode)

6.2

2014

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Ron Burgundy · (1 episode)

5.5

2014

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Self · (5 episodes)

5.5

2014

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Self - Guest · (1 episode)

5.8

2014

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Self · (5 episodes)

5.8

2014

Off Camera with Sam Jones

Self · (1 episode)

4.0

2014

The Spoils of Babylon

Eric Jonrosh · (6 episodes)

6.1

2014

@midnight with Chris Hardwick

Self - Guest · (1 episode)

5.1

2013

@midnight with Chris Hardwick

President George W. Bush · (1 episode)

5.1

2013

Drunk History

Roald Dahl · (1 episode)

6.8

2013

Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee

Self · (1 episode)

7.2

2012

Billy on the Street

Self · (2 episodes)

6.6

2011

Conan

Self · (3 episodes)

7.0

2010

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Self - Guest · (4 episodes)

5.0

2009

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

Self · (1 episode)

6.0

2009

The Graham Norton Show

Self · (2 episodes)

7.2

2007

Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!

Donald Mahanahan · (1 episode)

7.5

2007

Man vs. Wild

Self · (1 episode)

6.8

2006

The Megan Mullally Show

Self - Guest · (2 episodes)

4.2

2006

The Reichen Show

Self · (1 episode)

4.8

2005

Best Week Ever

(1 episode)

6.3

2004

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

Self · (2 episodes)

5.8

2003

Comedy Central Roasts

Self · (1 episode)

0.0

2003

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

(2 episodes)

5.5

2003

The Guardian

(1 episode)

6.9

2001

The Early Show

Self · (1 episode)

5.7

1999

SpongeBob SquarePants

(1 episode)

7.7

1999

Strangers with Candy

Bob Whitely · (1 episode)

7.8

1999

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

Self - Guest · (2 episodes)

4.2

1999

Family Guy

The Black Knight (voice) · (2 episodes)

7.4

1999

Family Guy

Fat Greek Guy / Miles 'Chatterbox' Musket (voice) · (1 episode)

7.4

1999

TRL

(1 episode)

5.2

1998

Hercules

Geryon (voice) · (0 episode)

6.8

1998

Cow and Chicken

(1 episode)

7.1

1997

King of the Hill

Coach Lucas (voice) · (1 episode)

7.3

1997

The Daily Show

Self · (11 episodes)

6.4

1996

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

Mamet the Moocher (voice) · (1 episode)

6.0

1995

On Our Own

Construction Worker · (20 episodes)

6.0

1994

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Self - Guest · (8 episodes)

7.1

1993

WWE Raw

(1 episode)

6.7

1993

MTV Movie & TV Awards

Self / Presenter · (1 episode)

7.7

1992

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

Self · (6 episodes)

5.4

1992

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

Self - Guest · (4 episodes)

5.2

1988

Kids' Choice Awards

Self · (1 episode)

8.8

1987

Saturday Night Live

Self - Various Characters · (139 episodes)

6.9

1975

Saturday Night Live

Self - Cameo (uncredited) · (5 episodes)

6.9

1975

Saturday Night Live

Self - Host · (5 episodes)

6.9

1975

Saturday Night Live

Self · (2 episodes)

6.9

1975

Saturday Night Live

(2 episodes)

6.9

1975

The Oscars

Self · (3 episodes)

7.0

1953

Today

Self · (3 episodes)

5.5

1952

Golden Globe Awards

Self - Presenter · (1 episode)

6.8

1944

GOLF

(1 episode)

0.0