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