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John William Ferrell was born in Irvine, California, to Betty Kay (Overman), a teacher, and Roy Lee Ferrell, Jr., a musician. His parents were originally from Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina.
A graduate of the University of Southern California, Ferrell became interested in performing while a student at University High School in Irvine, where he made his school's daily morning announcements over the public address system in disguised voices. He started as a member of the Los Angeles comedy/improvisation group The Groundlings, where fellow cast members Ana Gasteyer, Maya Rudolph and former Saturday Night Live (1975) repertory players such as Laraine Newman, Jon Lovitz and Phil Hartman began their careers. It was there he met Chris Kattan and the two became good friends and both went on to Saturday Night Live (1975) later. He has also appeared on several television programs, including Strangers with Candy (1999), Grace Under Fire (1993) and Living Single (1993) during his time at
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Will Ferrell
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Will Ferrell | |
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Ferrell at the Australian premiere of The Campaign on August 5, 2012 | |
| Born | John William Ferrell (1967-07-16) July 16, 1967 (age 57) Irvine, California, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
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| Years active | 1994–present |
| Spouse | Viveca Paulin (m. 2000-present) |
John William "Will" Ferrell (;[1] born July 16, 1967)[2] is an American actor, comedian, and producer. He began his successful career as a cast member of Saturday Night Live. He has since appeared in many different movies, such as Blades of Glory, Elf, Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, Talledega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, Old School and Despicable Me 4.
Early life
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Will Ferrell
Years on SNL
As Cast Member:
1995-2002
As Host:
May 14, 2005
May 16, 2009
May 12, 2012
January 27, 2018
November 23, 2019
Cameos:
February 22, 2003
October 4, 2003
October 21, 2006
October 23, 2008
(Weekend Update Thursday)
December 7, 2013
December 12, 2015
With fellow friend and cast member Chris Kattan, Ferrell created Doug and Steve Butabi, two recurring characters that became popular enough to star in their own movie, A Night at the Roxbury.
Ferrell left after May 18, 2002, which is the Season 27 finale, hosted by actress Winona Ryder with musical guest Moby after seven years on the show. The final sketch of the episode featured a special farewell to Ferrell from all the other cast members. Ferrell is considered