Will Ferrell
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 years best comedian in British GQ Ferrell first established himself in the mid1990s 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 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 20142019 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 20182023 and for the specials Live in Front of a Studio Audience 20192022 He also produced the series Im Sorry 20172019 Dead to Me 20192022 and Drunk History 20132019 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 Youre Welcome America 2009 Description above from the Wikipedia article Will Ferrell licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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