Will Ferrell

Date of Birth: July 16, 1967
Place of Birth: Irvine, California

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WILL FERRELL

Born July 16, 1967, Will Ferrell got his start on Saturday Night Live. He then branched out into film, initially starring with fellow SNL castmates in A Night at the Roxbury and Superstar. Will left SNL and has branched out into several popular movies, including Zoolander, Talladega Nights, Elf, and Stranger Than Fiction.

John William Ferrell was born and raised in Irvine, California. His parents are Kay Overman and Lee Ferrell. Will is of Irish ancestry (of no relation to fellow actor Colin Ferrell either). Will studied Sports Broadcasting at the University of Southern California, and graduated with a degree in Sports Information. He is also a member of the Delta Tau Delta Fraternity.

After graduating University, Will developed his Improv skills and joined a comedy group. He joined the SNL cast in 2002 and left 7 years later.

Will is founder of the website "Funny or Die", which is a website that streams videos of short comedy films and sketches uploaded and voted on by users. Many of the videos featured are by other celebrities. Arguably the most popular video on the website is "The Landlord" which features the then two-year old daughter of the website's co-founder Andy McKay. Will and Andy are both featured in the film, in which Pearl (his daughter) plays the swearing, beer-loving landlady, harrassing Will to "pay the rent".

Will is married to Swedish actress Viveca Paulin, and they have two sons together named Magnus and Matthius Paulin Ferrell.

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Will Ferrell Information: Is in Curious George and Winter Passing.

Eye color: Blue

Height: 6' 3 1/2"

Nickname(s): Wilf

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Education: University High School, USC

Family: Viveca Paulin (spouse), Mattias Ferrell (son), Magnus Ferrell (son), Kay Overman (mother), Patrick Ferrell (brother)

Resides in: Los Angeles and New York City

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Personal interests/hobbies: football, soccer

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Other: His first son was born during the filming 'Kicking and Screaming,' which is why it is his favorite of the films he appeared in. He said that he is eager for his son to see it, because he will always associate it with his birth.

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lakanmi4u

I like u

posted 40 days ago
tsosie101

Loved "Land of the Lost." Ferrell delivers funny in a nut-shell, a walnut shell that is.

posted 164 days ago
ILLEGOAMIGO

oh my god awesome actor can't wait to see his land of the lost.....looks funny

posted 173 days ago
xconradswanson

will i ike your movies a lot but i would have to say that you performances with your more serious roles were much better i really liked Elf and Stranger Than Fiction i would really like to see you in more serious roles because i think you are a pretty tallented actor and that you would do well with serious roles as you have in your comedy films

posted 290 days ago
spudgun1987

{im alive im alive YOUR WAKEING THE NEIGHBOURS SHUT UP}
class scene from step brothers my favourite film with you in was {old school} but now step brothers is just wondering if you could ad me as a friend and possibly find the time to write back if you aint got the time no worys still be a huge friend thanks matt

posted 290 days ago
jordanlobb

hey will, will you add me

posted 317 days ago
riverphoenixgurl

He's awesome. :P

posted 422 days ago
Lukeyboy92

Step Brothers<3
Omg sweet film:)

posted 446 days ago
viCKelz

hi will! i love all ur movies and i cant wait 2 c step brothers. i loved u ricky bobby and all ur other movies so ur gonna be great in this. add me!

posted 477 days ago
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posted 479 days ago

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Will Ferrell Movies

Oobermind (Unrated, 2010)
The Other guys (Unrated, 2010)
The Stepfather (PG-13, 2009)
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard (R, 2009)
Land of the Lost (PG-13, 2009)
Will Ferrell: You're Welcome America - A Final Night with George W Bush (Unrated, 2009)
Green Team (Unrated, 2008)
Step Brothers (R, 2008)
Semi-Pro (R, 2008)
The Landlord (Unrated, 2007)

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