Will Ferrell
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Highest Rated: 100% Will & Harper (2024)

Lowest Rated: 0% The Suburbans (1999)

Birthday: Jul 16, 1967

Birthplace: Irvine, California, USA

Will Ferrell used his prodigious skills in sketch comedy to become one of the most successful comedians of his generation. A native of Irvine, California, he attended the University of Southern California with an eye towards going into sports broadcasting. After college, however, he joined the Los Angeles improv group The Groundlings. He made his screen debut on the family sitcom "On Our Own" (ABC, 1994-95), and added small parts on the hit comedies "Grace Under Fire" (ABC, 1993-98) and "Living Single" (Fox, 1993-98). Ferrell's big break came in 1995 when he was asked, along with fellow Groundlings member Chris Kattan and Cheri Oteri, to join the cast of "Saturday Night Live" (NBC, 1975-). He initially established himself with characters developed in Los Angeles, including the club-going Butabi Brothers with Kattan, and the overly-enthusiastic Spartan cheerleaders with Oteri. He soon became one of the shows breakout stars, using his impressions of everyone from Alex Trebek to President George W. Bush to tremendous comedic effect. While still on "SNL," he began adding film credits with a cameo in Mike Myers' "Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery" (1998) and the "SNL" sketch based "A Night at the Roxbury" (1998). His film profile took a noticeable leap in 2003 when he starred in both Jon Favreau's Christmas-themed film, "Elf" (2003) and the broad comedy "Old School" (2003), with Luke Wilson and Vince Vaughn. Starring in the 1970s parody "Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy" (2004), directed by his longtime writing partner Adam McKay, added another memorable character to his growing portfolio. Wanting to diversify beyond the standard comedy conventions, he added roles in Woody Allen's "Melinda and Melinda" (2004), "Stranger Than Fiction" (2005), and the musical "The Producers" (2005). Soon after, he began one of his most fruitful on-screen pairings when he starred with John C. Reilly in "Talladega Nights: The Legend of Ricky Bobby" (2006). The duo would reteam for "Step Brothers" (2008). Ferrell and McKay began the online comedy outlet Funny or Die in 2007, featuring a series of short films, including the pair's viral video "The Landlord" (2007). He formed yet another film partnership when he worked with Mark Wahlberg on "The Other Guys" (2010). They would costar with each other again in "Daddy's Home" (2015) and "Daddy's Home Two" (2017). While he became recognized as a film star, he didn't shun television. He joined both "The Office" (NBC, 2005-2013) and "Eastbound & Down" (HBO, 2009-13) for multi-episode appearances. Along with McKay, he produced the Emmy-nominated sketch comedy series "Drunk History" (Comedy Central, 2011-), and the mini-series "The Spoils of Babylon" (IFC, 2014). He was also a much sought after guest on television talk shows, where he would frequently appear in character. Working with fellow "SNL" alum Molly Shannon, he starred in the TV film "The Royal Wedding Live With Cord and Tish!" (HBO, 2018), and its follow-up "The 2019 Rose Parade Hosted by Cord & Tish" (HBO, 2019). Ferrell re-teamed with Reilly for the Sherlock Holmes spoof "Holmes & Watson" (2018).

Highest rated movies

88% Barbie

88% Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's 'All in the Family' and 'The Jeffersons'

86% Elf 81% Quiz Lady 79% The Other Guys 75% Wedding Crashers 74% Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues 73% Between Two Ferns: The Movie

Photos

Will Ferrell Will Ferrell at arrivals for THE SPOILS OF BABYLON Premiere, Directors Guild of America (DGA) Theatre, Los Angeles, CA January 7, 2014. Photo By: Dee Cercone/Everett Collection Will Ferrell at arrivals for STEP BROTHERS Premiere, Mann''s Village Theatre in Westwood, Los Angeles, CA, July 15, 2008. Photo by: Adam Orchon/Everett Collection John C. Reilly, Will Ferrell at arrivals for World Premiere of STEP BROTHERS, Mann''s Village Theatre in Westwood, Los Angeles, CA, July 15, 2008. Photo by: Michael Germana/Everett Collection Will Ferrell, Kevin Hart, Etan Cohen at arrivals for GET HARD Premiere, TCL Chinese 6 Theatres (formerly Grauman''s), Los Angeles, CA March 25, 2015. Photo By: Michael Germana/Everett Collection Will Farrell at arrivals for BOOKSMART Screening, Ace Hotel, Los Angeles, CA May 13, 2019. Photo By: Priscilla Grant/Everett Collection Will Ferrell, Kevin Hart, Etan Cohen at arrivals for GET HARD Premiere, TCL Chinese 6 Theatres (formerly Grauman''s), Los Angeles, CA March 25, 2015. Photo By: Michael Germana/Everett Collection Will Ferrell, Viveca Paulin at arrivals for GET HARD Premiere, TCL Chinese 6 Theatres (formerly Grauman''s), Los Angeles, CA March 25, 2015. Photo By: Michael Germana/Everett Collection Will Ferrell, Viveca Paulin at arrivals for GET HARD Premiere, TCL Chinese 6 Theatres (formerly Grauman''s), Los Angeles, CA March 25, 2015. Photo By: Michael Germana/Everett Collection Will Ferrell at arrivals for WELCOME TO ME Premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival 2014, Princess of Wales Theatre, Toronto, ON September 5, 2014. Photo By: Gregorio Binuya/Everett Collection Will Ferrell at arrivals for WELCOME TO ME Premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival 2014, Princess of Wales Theatre, Toronto, ON September 5, 2014. Photo By: Gregorio Binuya/Everett Collection Will Ferrell at arrivals for TAMMY Premiere, TCL Chinese 6 Theatres (formerly Grauman''s), Los Angeles, CA June 30, 2014. Photo By: Dee Cercone/Everett Collection Will Ferrell at arrivals for THE SPOILS OF BABYLON Premiere, Directors Guild of America (DGA) Theatre, Los Angeles, CA January 7, 2014. Photo By: Dee Cercone/Everett Collection Will Ferrell at arrivals for ANCHORMAN 2: THE LEGEND CONTINUES Premiere, Beacon Theatre, New York, NY December 15, 2013. Photo By: Gregorio T. Binuya/Everett Collection Will Ferrell at arrivals for ANCHORMAN 2: THE LEGEND CONTINUES Premiere, Beacon Theatre, New York, NY December 15, 2013. Photo By: Gregorio T. Binuya/Everett Collection Will Ferrell at arrivals for THE CAMPAIGN Premiere, Grauman''s Chinese Theatre, Los Angeles, CA August 2, 2012. Photo By: Dee Cercone/Everett Collection Will Ferrell at arrivals for THE CAMPAIGN Premiere, Grauman''s Chinese Theatre, Los Angeles, CA August 2, 2012. Photo By: Dee Cercone/Everett Collection Will Ferrell at arrivals for CASA DE MI PADRE Premiere, Grauman''s Chinese Theater, Hollywood, CA March 14, 2012. Photo By: Elizabeth Goodenough/Everett Collection Will Ferrell, Viveca Paulin at arrivals for CASA DE MI PADRE Premiere, Grauman''s Chinese Theater, Hollywood, CA March 14, 2012. Photo By: Elizabeth Goodenough/Everett Collection Will Ferrell, Viveca Paulin at arrivals for CASA DE MI PADRE Premiere, Grauman''s Chinese Theater, Hollywood, CA March 14, 2012. Photo By: Elizabeth Goodenough/Everett Collection

Filmography

Movies

Credit No Score Yet No Score Yet You're Cordially Invited Unknown (Character),

Producer - 2025 55% 89% Despicable Me 4 Maxime (Voice) $210.1M 2024 100% No Score Yet Will & Harper Self,

Producer - 2024 91% 65% May December Producer - 2023 81% 80% Quiz Lady Unknown (Character),

Producer - 2023 53% 69% Strays Reggie (Voice) $23.9M 2023 86% 78% Theater Camp Producer $4.0M 2023 88% 83% Barbie Mattel CEO (Character) $636.2M 2023 81% 67% Am I OK? Producer - 2022 88% 76% The Menu Producer $38.5M 2022 No Score Yet 67% Pickled Self - 2022 70% 81% Spirited Present (Character),

Producer - 2022 No Score Yet No Score Yet Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes Executive Producer - 2021 80% 59% Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar Producer - 2021 64% 77% Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga Lars Erickssong (Character),

Screenwriter,

Producer - 2020 36% 14% Downhill Pete (Character) $8.3M 2020 80% No Score Yet Live in Front of a Studio Audience: 'All in the Family' and 'Good Times' Executive Producer - 2019 23% 38% Zeroville Rondell (Character) $8.0K 2019 73% 44% Between Two Ferns: The Movie Will Ferrell (Character) - 2019 88% 65% Hustlers Producer $105.0M 2019 96% 77% Booksmart Executive Producer $22.7M 2019 88% No Score Yet Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's 'All in the Family' and 'The Jeffersons' Tom Willis (Character),

Executive Producer - 2019 84% 68% The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part President Business/Dad (Voice) $105.8M 2019 10% 25% Holmes & Watson Sherlock Holmes (Character),

Producer $30.5M 2018 64% 61% Vice Producer $47.8M 2018 67% 39% Ibiza Producer - 2018 No Score Yet No Score Yet The Royal Wedding Live with Cord and Tish! Unknown (Character) - 2018 No Score Yet No Score Yet David Therapist (Character) - 2018 98% 82% Oh Lucy! Executive Producer $374.3K 2017 21% 51% Daddy's Home 2 Brad Whitaker (Character),

Producer $104.0M 2017 20% 35% The House Scott Johansen (Character),

Producer $25.6M 2017 22% 38% The Boss Producer $63.0M 2016 22% 20% Zoolander No. 2 Mugatu (Character) $28.8M 2016 14% 24% A Deadly Adoption Robert Benson (Character) - 2015 30% 49% Daddy's Home Brad Whitaker (Character),

Producer $150.3M 2015 64% 56% Sleeping With Other People Producer $814.8K 2015 28% 45% Get Hard James (Character),

Producer $90.4M 2015 71% 38% Ferrell Takes The Field Unknown (Character) - 2015 73% 46% Welcome to Me Producer $625.7K 2014 24% 36% Tammy Producer $84.5M 2014 96% 87% The LEGO Movie Lord Business/President Business/The Man Upstairs (Voice) $257.8M 2014 74% 52% Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues Ron Burgundy (Character),

Screenwriter,

Producer $127.3M 2013 16% 53% Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters Producer $55.7M 2013 56% 33% Bachelorette Producer $418.3K 2012 66% 51% The Campaign Cam Brady (Character),

Producer $86.9M 2012 42% 35% House of My Father Armando Alvarez (Character),

Producer $5.9M 2012 38% 47% Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie Damien Weebs (Character) $200.8K 2012 73% 52% Everything Must Go Nick Porter (Character) $2.7M 2010 79% 60% The Other Guys Det. Allen Gamble (Character),

Producer $119.2M 2010 73% 72% Megamind Megamind (Voice) $148.3M 2010 27% 31% The Virginity Hit Producer $535.2K 2010 27% 37% The Goods: Live Hard. Sell Hard. Producer $15.1M 2009 26% 32% Land of the Lost Dr. Rick Marshall (Character) $49.4M 2009 60% 62% Will Ferrell: You're Welcome America - A Final Night with George W Bush Unknown (Character) - 2009 55% 69% Step Brothers Brennan Huff (Character),

Writer,

Executive Producer $100.5M 2008 23% 39% Semi-Pro Jackie Moon (Character) $33.5M 2008 39% 64% Hot Rod Executive Producer $13.9M 2007 70% 68% Blades of Glory Chazz (Character) - 2007 73% 85% Stranger Than Fiction Harold Crick (Character) $40.1M 2006 71% 73% Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby Ricky Bobby (Character),

Screenwriter,

Executive Producer $148.2M 2006 70% 69% Curious George The Man in the Yellow Hat (Voice) $58.3M 2006 40% 40% The Wendell Baker Story Dave Bix (Character) $127.1K 2005 40% 61% Winter Passing Corbit (Character) $106.6K 2005 51% 63% The Producers Franz Liebkind (Character) $19.4M 2005 75% 70% Wedding Crashers Chaz (Character) $209.2M 2005 24% 28% Bewitched Jack Wyatt/Darrin Stephens (Character) $62.3M 2005 41% 43% Kicking & Screaming Phil Weston (Character) $52.6M 2005 No Score Yet 56% Anchorman: Wake Up, Ron Burgundy -- The Lost Movie Ron Burgundy (Character),

Screenwriter - 2004 51% 47% Melinda and Melinda Hobie (Character) $3.8M 2004 66% 86% Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy Ron Burgundy (Character),

Screenwriter $84.1M 2004 86% 79% Elf Buddy (Character) $177.1M 2003 60% 86% Old School Frank (Character) $74.6M 2003 65% 80% Zoolander Mugatu (Character) $45.2M 2001 52% 75% Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back Willenholly (Character) $30.1M 2001 11% 42% The Ladies Man Lance (Character) $13.6M 2000 29% 47% Drowning Mona Cubby (Character) $15.4M 2000 No Score Yet 11% Men Seeking Women Al (Character) - 1999 0% 22% The Suburbans Gil (Character) $5.8K 1999 32% 59% Superstar Sky Corrigan/Jesus (Character) $30.6M 1999 72% 53% Dick Bob Woodward (Character) $6.2M 1999 53% 71% Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me Mustafa (Character) $206.0M 1999 11% 69% A Night at the Roxbury Steve Butabi (Character),

Writer $30.3M 1998 No Score Yet 64% The Thin Pink Line Darren Clark (Character) - 1998 73% 77% Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery Mustafa (Character) $53.9M 1997 No Score Yet 33% The Death Artist Young Man (Character) - 1995

TV

Credit No Score Yet 61% Late Night With Seth Meyers Guest 2016-2017 2020 2024 No Score Yet 44% The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Guest 2014-2022 2024 95% 88% Succession Executive Producer 2018-2019 2021 2023 No Score Yet 79% Smartless: On The Road Guest 2023 No Score Yet 19% The Late Late Show With James Corden Guest 2015 2018 2020 2023 No Score Yet 36% Jimmy Kimmel Live! Music Performer,

Guest 2008-2010 2012-2013 2017-2018 2021-2022 No Score Yet 52% The Kelly Clarkson Show Guest 2022 88% 84% Dead to Me Executive Producer 2019-2020 2022 No Score Yet 93% Motherland: Fort Salem Executive Producer 2020-2022 53% 46% The Woman in the House Across the Street From the Girl in the Window Executive Producer 2022 58% 72% The Shrink Next Door Martin "Marty" Markowitz (Character),

Executive Producer 2021 No Score Yet 81% No Activity Unknown (Guest Star),

Executive Producer 2017-2019 2021 No Score Yet No Score Yet Conan Guest 2011-2013 2015 2017 2020 No Score Yet No Score Yet The Graham Norton Show Guest 2017 2020 No Score Yet No Score Yet Robbie Executive Producer 2020 No Score Yet No Score Yet Hot Ones Guest 2020 No Score Yet No Score Yet The Ellen DeGeneres Show Guest 2017 2020 No Score Yet 47% The Late Show With Stephen Colbert Guest 2016 2020 No Score Yet 58% Saturday Night Live Unknown (Character),

Unknown (Guest Star),

Host 1989 1991 1995-2002 2005 2009 2012-2013 2015 2018-2019 No Score Yet 81% Drunk History Frankenstein's Monster (Guest Star),

Executive Producer 2013-2016 2018-2019 75% 84% I'm Sorry Executive Producer 2019 43% 62% This Giant Beast That Is the Global Economy Executive Producer 2019 93% 52% I Love You, America With Sarah Silverman Executive Producer 2017-2018 50% 85% LA to Vegas Executive Producer 2018 No Score Yet No Score Yet Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen Guest 2013 2015 2017 41% 61% Chelsea Guest 2017 No Score Yet 7% The View Guest 2017 80% 88% The Jim Gaffigan Show Himself (Guest Star) 2016 No Score Yet 87% Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee Guest 2016 No Score Yet No Score Yet The Daily Show Guest 2000-2001 2003-2004 2006 2008 2010 2012-2013 2015 No Score Yet No Score Yet Funny or Die's Billy on the Street Guest 2012 2015 85% 82% The Last Man on Earth Gordon (Guest Star) 2015 81% 67% The Spoils of Babylon Eric Jonrosh (Character),

Producer 2014-2015 100% 90% Late Show With David Letterman Guest 2013 2015 No Score Yet No Score Yet The Comedy Central Roast Unknown (Character) 2015 20% 62% Bad Judge Executive Producer 2014-2015 79% 81% Welcome to Sweden Unknown (Guest Star) 2014 No Score Yet No Score Yet 106 & Park Guest 2014 No Score Yet No Score Yet Larry King Now Guest 2013 91% 90% Eastbound & Down Ashley Schaeffer (Guest Star),

Executive Producer 2009-2010 2012-2013 78% 92% 30 Rock Shane Hunter (Guest Star) 2010 2012 No Score Yet No Score Yet Late Night With Jimmy Fallon Guest 2009-2010 2012 No Score Yet No Score Yet Lopez Tonight Guest 2010-2011 81% 89% The Office Deangelo Vickers (Guest Star) 2011 100% No Score Yet Funny or Die Presents Will (Character),

Executive Producer 2010-2011 No Score Yet 72% SpongeBob SquarePants Unknown (Guest Voice) 2009 No Score Yet No Score Yet Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday Unknown (Guest Star) 2008 No Score Yet No Score Yet Late Night With Conan O'Brien Guest 2008 No Score Yet 83% The Guardian Unknown (Guest Star) 2003 44% 91% The Oblongs Bob Oblong (Voice) 2001-2002 93% 75% Undeclared Unknown (Guest Star) 2001 No Score Yet 64% Family Guy The Black Knight (Guest Voice) 2000-2001 No Score Yet No Score Yet Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child Unknown (Voice) 1999 No Score Yet 71% King of the Hill Coach Lucas (Guest Voice) 1999 No Score Yet No Score Yet Grace Under Fire Unknown (Guest Star) 1995 0% No Score Yet On Our Own Unknown (Guest Star) 1995