Will Ferrell was born on July 16, 1967 in Irvine, California.
Sometimes Will Ferrell is credited as Phil Reston. His actual
birth name is John William Ferrell. Ferrell's father, Lee,
was a longtime keyboardist and saxophonist for the Righteous
Brothers. When Will Ferrell was in high school, hel made the
daily morning announcements over the public access system
in disguised voices. This is how he first became interested
in performing.
TV has been very sucessful for Will Ferrell having appeared
on several programs, including STRANGERS WITH CANDY, GRACE
UNDER FIRE, and LIVING SINGLE. Starting in 1995 Will Ferrell
appeared in every Saturday Night Live movie since his premiere
on the show. He left the show in 2002 to pursue his acting.
Known as the greatest SNL 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.
Will Ferrell was voted the 3rd funniest person in America
by Entertainment Weekly. In 2004 Will Ferrell was ranked #51
in Premiere's Power 100 List, this was a first time for Will.
Will Ferrell ia a member of, what the media refers to as,
The Frat Pack, along with Jack Black, Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn,
Owen Wilson, and Luke Wilson. The "Frat Pack name in a reference
to the film, OLD SCHOOL (2003), featuring Vaughn, Ferrell
and Luke Wilson, due to the wide number of films featuring
the six actors. Ferrell's "Frat Pack" films include ZOOLANDER
(2001), ANCHORMAN: THE LEGEND OF RON BURGUNDY (2004), and
STARSKY & HUTCH (2004).
Will and his wife, Viv, ran the Boston Marathon on April
21, 2003. his official time was 4 hours, 2 minutes, and 29
seconds. Back in 2001 they ran in the New York City Marathon,
finishing together in 5 hours, 1 minute and 56 seconds.
In the movie KINGPIN, Will Ferrell can be heard in the background
during the final bowling scene between Bill Murray and Woody
Harrelson's characters yelling, "Ernie, you're the man!" Will
also brought to life the animated character of the arm- less
and leg-less dad of cartoon family THE OBLONGS.
Will Ferrell's other notable credits include...
