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Will Ferrell
Will Ferrell’s screen credits include Lord Business / President Business / The Man Upstairs in The Lego Movie, Megamind (voice) in Megamind, and Harold Crick in Stranger Than Fiction.
Born July 16, 1967 Irvine, California, USA4 movies on MoviHero
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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 …
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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).
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- 2026Norm: The Tale of Norm MacdonaldSelf (archive footage)
- 2026Playing POTUSSelf
- 2026LorneSelf (uncredited)
- 2025A Very Jonas Christmas MovieWill Ferrell
- 2025Downey Wrote ThatSelf
- 2025Not So Fast, My Friend: A Lee Corso SpecialSelf
- 2025SNL50: The Homecoming ConcertSelf
- 2025You're Cordially InvitedProducer · Jim
- 2025Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL MusicSelf
- 2024An SNL Thanksgiving(archive footage)
- 2024Will & HarperProducer · Self
- 2024Despicable Me 4Maxime (voice)
- 2024Am I OK?Producer
- 2024The Roast of Tom BradyRon Burgundy
- 2023May DecemberProducer
- 2023Quiz LadyProducer · Terry McTeer
- 2023StraysReggie (voice)
- 2023BarbieMattel CEO
- 2023Theater CampProducer
- 2022PickledSelf
- 2022The MenuProducer
- 2022SpiritedProducer · Present
- 2021Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent StrokesProducer
- 2021ValSelf (archive)
- 2021Barb & Star Go to Vista Del MarProducer
- 2020537 VotesGeorge W. Bush (archive footage)
- 2020VOMO: Vote or Miss OutSelf
- 2020DavidTherapist
- 2020Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire SagaWriter · Producer · Lars Erickssong
- 2020Feeding America Comedy FestivalSelf
- 2020Impractical Jokers: The MovieMiami Restaurant Guy #4
- 2020DownhillPete Stanton
- 2019Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"Producer
- 2019Between Two Ferns: The MovieWill Ferrell
- 2019ZerovilleRondell
- 2019HustlersProducer
- 2019BooksmartProducer
- 2019Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"Producer · Tom Willis
- 2019Drunk ParentsBum
- 2019The Lego Movie 2: The Second PartPresident Business / Dad
- 2019The 2019 Rose Parade with Cord & TishCord Hosenbeck
- 2018Holmes & WatsonProducer · Sherlock Holmes
- 2018ViceProducer
- 2018IbizaProducer
- 2018The Royal Wedding Live with Cord and Tish!Writer · Producer · Cord Hosenbeck
- 2018Oh Lucy!Producer
- 2018The 2018 Rose Parade Hosted by Cord & TishWriter · Cord Hosenbeck
- 2017Daddy's Home 2Producer · Brad
- 2017The HouseProducer · Scott Johansen/The Butcher
- 2016A.C. Green: Iron VirginNarrator
- 2016The BossProducer
- 2016Zoolander 2Jacobim Mugatu
- 2015Daddy's HomeProducer · Brad Whitaker
- 2015Ferrell Takes the FieldProducer · Himself
- 2015Sleeping with Other PeopleProducer
- 2015A Deadly AdoptionProducer · Robert Benson
- 2015Welcome to MeProducer
- 2015Live from New York!Self
- 2015Comedy Central Roast of Justin BieberRon Burgundy
- 2015Get HardProducer · James King
- 2015An SNL Valentine(archive footage)
- 2014TammyProducer
- 2013Anchorman 2: The Legend ContinuesWriter · Producer · Ron Burgundy
- 2013The InternshipKevin (uncredited)
- 2013Wampler's AscentSelf
- 2013Hansel & Gretel: Witch HuntersProducer
- 2012The CampaignProducer · Cam Brady
- 2012BacheloretteProducer
- 2012Casa de Mi PadreProducer · Armando Alvarez
- 2012Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar MovieProducer · Damien Weebs
- 2011The Love We MakeSelf
- 2011Everything Must GoNick Halsey
- 2011Fight for Your Right RevisitedAd-Rock (B-Boys 2)
- 2011Megamind: The Button of DoomMegamind (voice)
- 2011John and Will's Animal ChoicesWill
- 2011Star Wars SpoofsHimself
- 2010Peace on Earth/Little Drummer BoyDavid Bowie
- 2010The Women of SNLTed Nettters / Craig Buchanan / Alex Trebek / Various (archive footage)
- 2010The Virginity HitProducer
- 2010Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell - Volume 3Actor
- 2010Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and AgainSelf
- 2010Presidential ReunionGeorge W. Bush
- 2009SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas(archive footage)
- 2009SpongeBob's Truth or SquareSelf
- 2009Land of the LostDr. Rick Marshall
- 2009The Goods: Live Hard, Sell HardProducer · McDermott (uncredited)
- 2009Will Ferrell: You're Welcome America - A Final Night with George W. BushProducer · Writer · George W. Bush
- 2009Bat FightActor · Writer
- 2008Prop 8: The MusicalProducer
- 2008Step BrothersWriter · Producer · Brennan Huff
- 2008Semi-ProJackie Moon
- 2007Green TeamWriter · Arnold Darkshner
- 2007Hot RodProducer
- 2007The ProcedureBob
- 2007Good Cop, Baby CopWriter · Angel (The Confessor)
- 2007Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture NationSelf
- 2007The LandlordProducer · Writer · Tenant
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