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Will Ferrell
Known for: ActingJohn 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.
Filmography 86
The Menu
+3
Producer 
Megamind
+4
as Megamind (voice) 
Despicable Me 4
+5
as Maxime (voice) 
Eastbound & Down
+2
Producer 
Daddy's Home 2
+5
as Brad 
The Lego Movie
+7
as Lord Business / President Business / The Man Upstairs 
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
+7
as President Business / Dad 
Bewitched
+4
as Jack Wyatt 
Hustlers
+4
Producer 
The Hawk
as Lonnie 'The Hawk' Hawkins 
Zoolander 2
+8
as Jacobim Mugatu 
Get Hard
+6
as James King 
The Other Guys
+1
as Detective Allen Gamble 
Will & Harper
as Self 
Daddy's Home
+5
as Brad Whitaker 
Step Brothers
+2
as Brennan Huff 
A Very Jonas Christmas Movie
as Will Ferrell 
Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar
+4
Producer 
The Shrink Next Door
as Martin 'Marty' Markowitz 
Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters
+2
Producer 
May December
Producer 
Old School
+8
as Frank Ricard 
Blades of Glory
+7
as Chazz Michael Michaels 
You're Cordially Invited
+6
as Jim 
Val
+1
as Self (archive) 
Elf
+6
as Buddy 
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
+6
as Mustafa 
Curious George
+5
as Ted (Man with the Yellow Hat) (voice) 
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
as Lars Erickssong 
Quiz Lady
as Terry McTeer 
Downhill
+1
as Pete Stanton 
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
+10
as Ron Burgundy 
Land of the Lost
+3
as Dr. Rick Marshall 
Stranger Than Fiction
as Harold Crick 
Strays
+3
as Reggie (voice) 
Spirited
+2
as Present 
Holmes & Watson
+4
as Sherlock Holmes 
The Campaign
+4
as Cam Brady 
The Oblongs
as Bob Oblong (voice) 
The Boss
+5
Producer 
Vice
+5
Producer 
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
+6
as Ricky Bobby 
The House
+3
as Scott Johansen/The Butcher 
The Producers
+6
as Franz Liebkind 
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
+5
as Ron Burgundy 
A Night at the Roxbury
+4
as Steve Butabi 
The Spoils Before Dying
as Eric Jonrosh 
Zoolander
+8
as Mugatu 
Funny or Die Presents
+2
Producer 
Sleeping with Other People
+3
Producer 
LA to Vegas
Producer 
Boat Trip
as Michael, Brian's Boyfriend (uncredited) 
Tammy
+4
Producer 
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
+2
as Federal Wildlife Marshal Willenholly 
Am I OK?
+5
Producer 
Drunk Parents
+3
as Bum 
Kicking & Screaming
+3
as Phil Weston 
Melinda and Melinda
+2
as Hobie 
Semi-Pro
+1
as Jackie Moon 
The Spoils of Babylon
+1
as Eric Jonrosh 
Megamind: The Button of Doom
as Megamind (voice) 
Ibiza
Producer 
Between Two Ferns: The Movie
as Will Ferrell 
Everything Must Go
as Nick Halsey 
Bachelorette
+4
Producer 
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
Producer 
Casa de Mi Padre
+3
as Armando Alvarez 
The Ladies Man
+2
as Lance DeLune 
Dick
+2
as Bob Woodward 
Impractical Jokers: The Movie
+2
as Miami Restaurant Guy #4 
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
as Self 
The Wendell Baker Story
+9
as Dave 
Winter Passing
+5
as Corbit 
Superstar
as Sky Corrigan / Jesus 
The Suburbans
as Gil 
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
+1
as Ron Burgundy 
The Virginity Hit
+1
Producer 
Drowning Mona
+1
as Cubby 
Welcome to Me
+6
Producer 
Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie
+2
as Damien Weebs 
A Bucket of Blood
as Young Man 
Men Seeking Women
as Al 
Ferrell Takes the Field
as Himself 
David
as Therapist