Will Ferrell

Height:	6' 3 1/2"
Birth Notes:	Irvine, California, USA
Birth Name:	Ferrell, John William
Birth Date:	16 July 1967

Will Ferrell Trivia

He was the first guest on The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien.
Aside from University High School where he graduated, he also attended Rancho San Joaquin Middle School Irvine.
Is a member of what the media refers to as "The Frat Pack", along with 'Jack Black (I)', 'Ben Stiller', 'Vince Vaughn', 'Steve Carell', 'Owen Wilson' and 'Luke Wilson (I)'. The "Frat Pack" name is a reference to the film Old School (2003) featuring 'Vince Vaughn', Ferrell and 'Luke Wilson (I)', due to the wide number of films featuring the seven actors. Ferrell's "Frat Pack" films include Zoolander (2001), Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004), Starsky & Hutch (2004) and Wedding Crashers (2005).
Lives in both Los Angeles and New York City.
Ranked #34 on Premiere's 2006 "Power 50" list. Had ranked #38 in 2005.

Will Ferrell Mini Biography

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 (I)' and former "Saturday Night Live" (1975) repertory players such as 'Laraine Newman', 'Jon Lovitz' and 'Phil Hartman (I)' began their careers. It was there he met 'Chris Kattan (I)' and the two became good friends and both went on to "Saturday Night Live" (1975) later. He has also appeared on several television programs, including "Strangers with Candy" (1999), "Grace Under Fire" (1993) and "Living Single" (1993) 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" (1975) 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" (1975) 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" (1975) movie since his premiere on the show in 1995. In 2002 he left "Saturday Night Live" (1975) 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.

Will Ferrell Quotes

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 wasn't in You, Me and Dupree, Luke's last movie, and none of them was in Talladega Nights with me and actually, nobody gives a shit.
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. And I'm gonna do the opposite of these kids like LeBron James who are coming out of high school and going into the NBA. I'm gonna be the first 36-year-old white guy who tries to make it in the NBA.
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 that happen then in terms of films, and it was really Old School (2003) that got me a real lead part. It was a scary thing when I left SNL (in 2003), but then Old School came out, and then Elf happened the same year, and now Talledega Nights.
I often don't think a lot about the ramifications of anything I do.
[On his role as a basketball player in 'Semi-Pro'] I love the fact that this is historically accurate and funny all at the same time. You can parody the sport and you can parody the era, but at the same time you have a built-in arc for the audience as they watch this team try to attain the lofty goal of fourth place.

Will Ferrell Movies

2-Face (2010) as ...
Movie Rush (2006) as Himself
Saturday Night Live: Game Show Parodies (2000) as Alex Trebek, Various Characters
(2004-06-30) (2004) as Ron Burgundy
Lucy Liu/Jay-Z (2000) as Various
Kicking & Screaming: Behind the Net - The Making of 'Kicking & Screaming' (2005) as Himself
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2009 (2009) as Himself
(#15.73) (1993) as Himself - Guest
Saturday Night Live Primetime Extra 1 (2001) as George W. Bush, Marty Culp
Man vs. Wild: The Will Ferrell Special (0) as Himself
Scott Wolf/Natalie Imbruglia (1998) as Various
Sylvester Stallone/Jamiroquai (1997) as Various
Film School for Kids (2004) as Himself
Fifteen Minutes of Shame (2000) as Fat Greek Guy, Miles 'Chatterbox' Musket
Tom Hanks/Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers (1996) as Various
A Night at the Roxbury (1998) as Steve Butabi
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004) as Ron Burgundy
Cameron Diaz/Jimmy Eat World (2002) as Various
Semi-Pro (0) as Himself
(2006-11-06) (2006) as Himself