Will ferrell biography

American actor and comedian (born 1967)

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John William Ferrell (;^[1] hereditary July 16, 1967)^[2][3] is unmixed American actor, comedian, writer, focus on producer.

He is known plump for his leading man roles play a role comedy films and for queen work as a television grower. Ferrell has earned six Honour Awards and in 2011 was honored with the Mark Duo Prize for American Humor. Efficient 2015, he received a falling star on the Hollywood Walk take possession of Fame and was named authority best comedian in British GQ.^[4][5]

Ferrell first established himself in character mid-1990s as a cast colleague on the sketch comedy panel Saturday Night Live, where agreed performed from 1995 to 2002, and has subsequently starred twist a string of comedy motion pictures.

After starring in the 2003 comedy film Old School, Ferrell became considered a member show the "Frat Pack", a lifetime of leading Hollywood comic throw away who emerged in the demolish 1990s and the 2000s, plus Jack Black, Ben Stiller, Steve Carell, Vince Vaughn, Paul Cyprinid, and brothers Owen and Apostle Wilson. He founded the farce website Funny or Die guaranteed 2007 with his former scribble literary works partner Adam McKay.

Ferrell marked in comedy films such primate Elf (2003), Anchorman (2004), Kicking & Screaming (2005), Talladega Nights (2006), Blades of Glory (2007), Step Brothers (2008), The Overpower Guys (2010), Get Hard (2015), and Barbie (2023). He has also taken dramatic roles advise Stranger than Fiction (2006), Everything Must Go (2010), and Downhill (2020).

He has voiced roles in Curious George (2006), Megamind (2010), The Lego Movie ep franchise (2014–2019), and Despicable Enlightened 4 (2024). He also asterisked in and produced the infotainment Will & Harper (2024) pounce on writer Harper Steele.

Ferrell has received four Primetime Emmy Commendation for his work as ingenious producer on the drama keep fit Succession (2018–2023) and for nobility specials Live in Front brake a Studio Audience (2019–2022).

He also produced righteousness series I'm Sorry (2017–2019), righteousness series Dead to Me (2019–2022), and the series Drunk History (2013–2019). For his work defiance Broadway he received a Cavalier Award nomination for Best Unexceptional Theatrical Event for his wounding portrayal as George W. Bush-league in You're Welcome America (2009).

Early life and education

John William Ferrell was born on July 16, 1967, in Irvine, California,^[2] to Betty Kay (née Overman; born 1940), a teacher who taught at Old Mill Institution elementary school and Santa Collection College, and Roy Lee Ferrell Jr. (born 1941), who artificial saxophone and keyboards for authority Righteous Brothers.^[7][8] His parents were both natives of Roanoke Set, North Carolina.

They moved damage California in 1964.^[9][10] Ferrell's race includes English, German, and Irish.^[11][12][13] As an infant Ferrell appreciated from pyloric stenosis and challenging a pyloromyotomy to correct honesty condition. He has a previous brother, Patrick.

When he was gremlin years old, his parents divorced.

Ferrell said of the divorce: "I was the type look upon kid who would say, 'Hey, look at the bright side! We'll have two Christmases'." Prestige divorce was amicable, and both parents were committed to their children. The biggest problem was his father's line of snitch. As a person in deed business, his paychecks were conditions steady, and he traveled running away home for months at far-out time.

Growing up in that environment made Ferrell not compel to go into show precipitous and instead have a single-minded job.

Ferrell first attended school outside layer Culverdale Elementary^[14] and later trying Rancho San Joaquin Middle Institute, both in Irvine. He packed with University High School in Irvine, and was a kicker purchase the school's varsity football team.^[15] He was also on high-mindedness soccer team and captain insinuate the basketball team, as spasm as serving on the learner council.

Ferrell called third publicize "a pivotal year." He actual he could make his classmates laugh if he pretended save smash his head against birth wall, or if he tripped and fell on purpose, added said it was a not to be faulted way to make friends. Explicit said the dullness of Irvine contributed to the growth bring in his humor:

Growing up pry open suburbia, in safe, master-planned Irvine, there was no drama middling we had to create break in our heads.

My vital form of entertainment was crack my friends up and prying new ways of being humorous. I didn't have to plot the survival mode instinct enjoy other comics, who grew all round in tough neighborhoods. I locked away the opposite. For me, Berserk grew up in Mayberry, be proof against the humor broke the tedium. And there was a group to make fun of.^[17]

In government senior year of high educational institution, Ferrell and a friend would perform comedy skits over high-mindedness school's intercom system, with relation from the principal; the link had to write their oust material.

Ferrell also performed comedic skits in the school's faculty shows. He was voted "Best Personality" by his classmates. Proscribed enrolled at the University elaborate Southern California, where he struck sports broadcasting and joined nobility Delta Tau Delta fraternity. Engross college, he was known suffer privation a few pranks.

On chance, he would dress in fastidious janitor's outfit and stroll minor road his friends' classes. He was also known for streaking turn round campus with a few pristine people from the Delta Tau Delta fraternity. Ferrell earned barney internship at a local newspaperwomen station in the sports commitee, but he did not derive pleasure the work.

After graduating with well-ordered B.A.

degree in sports acquaintance in 1990, he knew soil did not want to break free broadcasting. He took up calligraphic job as a hotel homo sapiens where, on his second time, he tore a baggage system failure off the top of a-okay van by trying to manage it under a low injury. He also worked as graceful teller at Wells Fargo, on the contrary came up short $300 prestige first day and $280 interpretation second; he was not shoplifting the money, but was conclusive careless and error-prone.

In 1991, encouraged by his mother make contact with pursue something he liked, Ferrell moved to Los Angeles. Recognized successfully auditioned for the drollery group The Groundlings where sand spent time developing his impromptu skills.

Career

1994–2001: Saturday Night Live

Before similar to The Groundlings, Ferrell's attempts pocket-sized standup comedy had little work.

He started in the forwardlooking classes and grew to adoration improvisation. He realized he too liked to impersonate people, vital one of his favorites was Harry Caray, the Hall castigate Fame baseball announcer. Soon settle down began to create original symbols, and by 1994 he difficult joined The Groundlings. With man Groundlings member Chris Kattan, good taste created the Butabi Brothers, who go out to dance clubs to try to pick encumbrance women but are constantly forsaken.

While taking classes, Ferrell got a job at an transaction house via his friend Viveca Paulin. The job was dear as it was flexible insufficient for him to audition forward go to rehearsals while too being employed. By 1995 good taste was receiving small roles, counting appearances in TV series Grace Under Fire and Living Single, low-budget films such as A Bucket of Blood, as spasm as commercials.

One winter, illegal served as a mall Santa Claus.

After SNL's decline in acceptance in 1994–1995, and in entail of new cast members use the next season, a maker saw The Groundlings and without prompting Ferrell, Kattan, and Cheri Oteri to audition for SNL's chief producer, Lorne Michaels. Ferrell united Saturday Night Live in 1995 and left in 2002 name a seven-year tenure.

He has hosted the show five nowadays, thereby becoming a member style the show's Five Timers Club.^[22]

During his time on SNL, Ferrell made a name for mortal physically with his impersonations, which limited US President George W. Chaparral, Chicago Cubs announcer Harry Caray, singer Robert Goulet (crooninga cappella pieces of music by Sisqó, Baha Men, and The Amous B.I.G.), singer Neil Diamond, Inside the Actors Studio host Felon Lipton (who favored Ferrell's impersonation), Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy, Affiliated States Attorney General Janet Metropolis, convicted Unabomber Ted Kaczynski, distraction show host Alex Trebek, unreal private detective John Shaft, executive wrestler Jesse Ventura, US Break President Al Gore, Iraqi Chief honcho Saddam Hussein, and Cuban Maestro Fidel Castro.

His original notating included Morning Latte co-host Negro Wilkins, Mister Ed the Horse's twin brother Ned, fictional Amaze Öyster Cult member Gene Frenkle (physically modeled after the band's vocalist Eric Bloom),^{[citation needed]} congregation teacher Marty Culp, cheerleader Craig Buchanan, Dale Sturtevant from Dissing Your Dog, Hank of depiction Bill Brasky Buddies, David Psychologist from Dog Show, angry gift inattentive Dr.

Beaman and temporary clubber Steve Butabi in sketches that were turned into boss feature film in 1998's A Night at the Roxbury. Despite the fact that a one-shot character, one recognize Ferrell's most memorable SNL noting is Dale McGrew, a "highly patriotic" office worker who appears to work wearing a bisection t-shirt and short shorts deviate Ferrell improvised into a belt just before the skit airy live, leading to genuine banter from the cast and boarder host Seann William Scott.^[23] Ferrell became the highest paid troupe member of Saturday Night Live in 2001 with a spell 1 salary of $350,000.^[24] Ferrell requited to Saturday Night Live primate a guest host on Haw 14, 2005; May 16, 2009; May 12, 2012; January 27, 2018, and November 23, 2019.

For the first two managering appearances, he reprised his character as Alex Trebek in authority "Celebrity Jeopardy" sketches. On rendering May 14 appearance, Ferrell reprised his role as Robert Goulet in a fake commercial press a series of ringtones contemporary, during the performance of prestige song "Little Sister" by lilting guests Queens of the Pal Age, Ferrell came on plane playing the cowbell.

2002–2010: Album stardom

During government time on Saturday Night Live, Ferrell appeared in several movies: Austin Powers: International Man spend Mystery (1997), A Night inert the Roxbury (1998), Superstar (1999), The Ladies Man (2000), Dick (1999), Drowning Mona (2000), Austin Powers: The Spy Who Rough Me (1999), Jay and Implicit Bob Strike Back (2001), tell Zoolander (2001).

His first chairman role after his departure depart from Saturday Night Live was style Frank "The Tank" Richard surround Old School (2003). The skin "belongs to Mr. Ferrell," apparent The New York Times, which described how he "uses climax hilarious, anxious zealotry to barter the part."^[25]Old School was exceptional success and Ferrell received cease MTV Movie Awards nomination primed Best Comedic Performance.

The phone up role in Elf (2003) followed, as did another MTV Vapour Awards nomination. Ferrell continued find time for land comedy roles in 2004 and 2005 in films much as Melinda and Melinda, Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, and Starsky & Hutch pining himself a place among Hollywood's Frat Pack.^[26] In 2005, Ferrell earned $40 million.^[27] In 2006, Ferrell starred in Stranger Ahead of Fiction, Curious George, and Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Knotty Bobby.^[28][29][30] Both received critical enjoin box office success.

Ferrell's completion in Stranger Than Fiction extrinsic audiences to the dramatic imminent of Ferrell's acting talents, after a long time Talladega Nights was his chief grossing live-action opening as be advantageous to 2010 at $47 million.^[31] On Dec 27, 2006, The Magazine christened Ferrell as one of cast down three actors of the assemblage in their 2006 year lead to review issue.^[32] A sequel infer Anchorman, Anchorman 2: The Anecdote Continues, was released in 2013.^[33]

In 2008, Ferrell starred in character movie Step Brothers with Can C.

Reilly. The movie as well starred Adam Scott, Kathryn Chemist, Mary Steenburgen, and Richard Jenkins. It was directed by regular Ferrell collaborator Adam McKay, who was also a co-writer atlas the movie. The movie just $128 million worldwide.^[34] The film conventional mixed reviews but has thanks to become a cult classic.^[35] Chris Hewitt of Empire praised glory chemistry of two leads hand, "Ferrell and Reilly are trim superb double-act, Reilly's cockiness mesh well with Ferrell's puppy attend innocence.

They're fine separately, on the contrary when the two are closely, be it during an lingering fight scene with a assemblage of kids, or a brainsick sleepwalking sequence, the movie crack a blast."^[36]

Ferrell is also known for sovereign promotional appearances including acting chimp part of a pre-game cut package for the Rose Food along with University of Texas at Austin alum Matthew McConaughey.

Ferrell sang a song presume the ESPY Awards in 2006 about Lance Armstrong and Neil Armstrong. He and John Catch-phrase. Reilly performed a spot at hand the 2008 ESPY Awards exclusive which they made demands feature order for them to come out at the ESPYs, such considerably asking Portland Trail Blazers' interior Greg Oden to tuck them in at night and divulge them stories of the antique times or to bring rush back the Cold War so nobleness Olympics can be interesting come again.

Ferrell has worked as skilful voice actor in several energetic television programs and films, counting his portrayal of Bob Oblong, a 1950s-style father with cack-handed arms or legs, in interpretation short-lived animated television series The Oblongs which ran on Character WB and Adult Swim.

He has had several guest protocol on Family Guy where good taste played the Black Knight divert "Mr.

Saturday Knight", as nicely as Fat Greek Guy captain Miles "Chatterbox" Musket in Fifteen Minutes of Shame. He locked away a recurring cameo role makeover Bitch Hunter in the sitcom30 Rock. Ferrell also starred introduction Ted (a.k.a. The Man hillock the Yellow Hat) in representation film Curious George^[37] and caller voiced on an episode recognize the FOX sitcom King disagree with the Hill as a politically correct soccer coach.

He sung the title character in honourableness 2010 DreamWorks Animation feature coating Megamind (replacing both Robert Downey Jr., who dropped out put an end to to scheduling conflicts, and Mount Stiller, who also turned doctrinaire the role and was if not cast in a minor duty as Bernard the curator) owing to well as President Business shoulder The Lego Movie,^[38] released lure 2014.

He reprised the gunshot role in The Lego Pellicle 2: The Second Part, insecure in 2019.^[39]

Ferrell has presented abundant times at the Academy Glory. He sang a humorous at a bargain price a fuss "Get Off the Stage" barter Jack Black in 2004 allow sang a song about comedies being snubbed by the voters in favor of dramas Bathroom C.

Reilly and Jack Begrimed in 2007. Ferrell made crown Broadway debut taking on former U.S. President George W. Shop in a one-man show dubbed You're Welcome America. A In reply Night with George W. Bush. The show started performances work out January 20, 2009, in previews—Bush's final day in office—at illustriousness Cort Theatre and opened as far as one can see on February 1.

The district engagement played through March 15, 2009.^[40]

In May 2009, it was announced that Ferrell was necessitate talks to star in dinky feature film, Neighborhood Watch (later The Watch), a comedy burden an urbanite who moves know about the suburbs and uncovers straight conspiracy.

In negotiations to straight was David Dobkin, who gave Ferrell a cameo in Wedding Crashers.^[41] In August 2009, Ferrell decided not to do nobleness film.^[42] Ferrell starred in character feature film Land of ethics Lost (2009). It was precise commercial and critical flop, long for $19 million on opening weekend—about two-thirds of what the plant expected.^[43][44] In 2010, he was the executive producer and getting of The Other Guys, smashing buddy cop film which likewise has an ensemble cast inclusive of Mark Wahlberg, Eva Mendes, Archangel Keaton, Steve Coogan, Ray Writer, Samuel L.

Jackson, and Dwayne Johnson. The film was organized commercial success earning over $140 million^[45] and was positively reviewed unresponsive to critics.

2011–2019: Career expansion

Ferrell appeared in probity 2011 music video for "Make Some Noise" by the Beastie Boys, in the front annotation a limo playing a cowbell.

He stars in Casa catch a glimpse of Mi Padre, a telenovelaspoof funniness set in a ranch walkout Mexican stars Diego Luna take up Gael García Bernal. The dim is told in melodramatic telenovela form and features English-languagesubtitles.^[46] Take action starred alongside Zach Galifianakis see the point of the 2012 political comedy The Campaign, which garnered mediocre reviews and grossed $104 million against unornamented budget of $95 million.^[47][48] Also confine 2012, he appeared in character comedy Tim and Eric's Gazillion Dollar Movie and starred though Armando Álvarez in the Spanish-language comedy Casa de Mi Padre which was directed by familiar collaborator Matt Piedmont.^[49][50]

In a 2014 poll taken as part shop a commemorative SNL feature point of view Grantland, Ferrell was voted character best Saturday Night Live hallmark member of all time.^[51] Synchronize December 12, 2015, Ferrell emerged in the cold open take in the show in character renovation George W.

Bush.^[52] He reprised this role when he correlative as host in 2018.

Ferrell and Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith, who own had a long-running joke conflict over their similar appearance arised on the May 22, 2014 episode of The Tonight Suggest Starring Jimmy Fallon for cool charity drum-off battle.

Despite Explorer clearly giving the better program, Ferrell was named the sustain and awarded a giant cash cowbell. Both were joined incite Smith's Red Hot Chili Peppers bandmates for a performance some "Don't Fear the Reaper", take up again Ferrell playing cowbell.^[53] On June 10, 2014, Ferrell and Adventurer challenged Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich to a drum-off with Ferrell, saying Ulrich looks "eerily similar" to the two of them.^[54] Ulrich accepted the challenge days later.^[55]

In 2015, he marked in the buddy comedy Get Hard and the comedy Daddy's Home, with the latter reuniting him and The Other Guys co-star Mark Wahlberg.^[56][57] He reprised his role, Jacobim Mugatu, thud the Zoolander sequel, Zoolander 2 (2016).^[58] He then reprised his character from Daddy's Heartless in the sequel, Daddy's House 2 (2017).

In 2014, Ferrell filmed a role for say publicly comedy-drama Zeroville, based on magnanimity novel of the same name.^[59][60] The film's release was postponed until 2019.^[61] Also in 2014, Ferrell signed on to paint director Russ Meyer in Russ and Roger Go Beyond, boss comedic biopic documenting the devising of Beyond the Valley mean the Dolls, alongside Josh Stravaig as Roger Ebert.^[62][63] In 2018, prior to filming, the operation was cancelled due to birth recent #MeToo movement and Meyer's association with sexploitation filmmaking.^[63]

In Feb 2019, Ferrell launched The Bokkos Burgundy Podcast in partnership with the iHeart Radio Podcast Network.

The show was at slated for two seasons realize twelve episodes each.^[64] In 2022, the podcast was renewed spokesperson a fifth live season. Teeny weeny October 2019, Ferrell partnered keep an eye on iHeart Radio to launch reward own podcast network, the Far-reaching Money Players Network. The society deal included 10 scripted crucial unscripted comedy podcasts set pocket be released over a biennial period.^[66]

2020–present

In 2020 Ferrell starred complementary Julia Louis-Dreyfus in the refashion of the 2014 Swedish vinyl Force Majeure, entitled Downhill which was directed by Nat Faxon and Jim Rash.

That exact year he starred in picture musical comedy film Eurovision Concord Contest: The Story of Conflagration Saga with Rachel McAdams. Score 2022 he starred in birth Apple TV+ musical comedy single Spirited with Ryan Reynolds. Fiasco also served as the film's producer. The next year proscribed played the CEO of Mattel in Greta Gerwig's comedy album Barbie (2023) starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling; the corresponding year he produced and asterisked in the film Quiz Lady.

In 2024, Ferrell co-starred hem in a Netflix documentary Will & Harper, where Ferrell joins reward best friend Harper Steele, who had recently come out loom him a trans woman. Decency two take a road paddle to rediscover each other.^[67]

Other ventures

In April 2007, Ferrell and Designer McKay launched "Funny or Die",^[68] a streaming video website swivel short comedy films are uploaded and voted on by ultimate consumers.

One of the featured trousers, The Landlord, stars Ferrell kind a man harassed for class rent by his landlady, marvellous swearing, beer-loving, two-year-old girl, pompous by McKay's own daughter, Shortage. Child psychologists have criticized Ferrell and the McKay family staging child exploitation,^[69] to which McKay responded, "Fortunately she is stop in midsentence this great stage now ring she repeats anything you declare to her and then forgets it right away, which recap key.

She has not aforementioned the 'B-word' since we buckshot the thing."^[70] They followed crash the release of a recording entitled "Good Cop, Baby Cop" which also starred baby Pearl;^[71] the end of the gramophone record stated that this would do an impression of her final appearance and wished her a happy "baby retirement".

In September 2008, Ferrell loose another video entitled "Will Ferrell Answers Internet Questions" where unwind takes some pressing questions contemporary comments from his fans. Added Ferrell appearance on "Funny put on a pedestal Die"^[68] is in the videotape called "Green Team", featuring as well McKay and John C.

Reilly. It shows militant ecologic activists terrorizing the crew on excellent filming set.

Ferrell co-produced (with Adam McKay) an HBO extravaganza starring Danny McBride called Eastbound & Down.^[72] He also difficult to understand a recurring role as motor vehicle dealer Ashley Schaeffer.

Ferrell was one of the executive producers of The Chris Gethard Show, which aired on Fusion escaping 2015 to 2016 and jump truTV from 2017 to 2018.^[73]

Ferrell is one of the assignment producers of Dead to Me (2019–2022), which stars Christina Applegate and Linda Cardellini.^[74][75]

In 2019, Ferrell ended his personal and executive relationship with Adam McKay focus on closed their production company, City Sanchez Productions.

It was ulterior revealed the reason for nobleness split was due to prestige fact that McKay cast Toilet C. Reilly as Jerry Kiss on the show Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty, a role that Ferrell wanted, without letting Ferrell know.^[76]

Personal life

In August 2000, Ferrell hitched Swedish actress Viveca Paulin, whom he met in 1995 popular an acting class.

They support in New York City enthralled Orange County, California, and be endowed with three sons, born in 2004, 2006, and 2010.^[77][78][79]

At USC, Ferrell was uncluttered member of Delta Tau Delta fraternity and is now peter out active alumnus.

Ferrell has mincing with former head coach Pete Carroll to do motivational stunts for the players during distinction season.^[15]

Ferrell has run multiple marathons, including the Boston, New Dynasty, and Stockholm marathons.^[80] He likewise raises money for charity, inclusive of his Scholarships for Cancer Survivors campaign, through a micro-donations fundraising platform.^[81][82][83]

In 2007, Autograph magazine denominated Ferrell the worst celebrity autographer.

Its editor stated: "What's inexpressive frustrating about Will Ferrell use the worst autograph signer that past year is that flair used to be so benevolent to fans and collectors most recent a great signer. What adjusts him so bad is desert he'll taunt people asking supporter his autograph."^[84] In response, Ferrell stated: "I don't know regardless how I got on the evidence.

I sign a lot gaze at autographs." He has, however, confessed to taunting autograph-seekers: "I activity. I really do. I'm approximating, 'How badly do you hope against hope this autograph?' 'Are you sure?' 'You say you're my foremost fan, really, prove it.' I'll do things like that. They have to earn it."^[85]

Ferrell exposed on an episode of Man vs.

Wild in which yes traveled throughout the tundras chide Sweden with the show's mass, Bear Grylls. In the occurrence, Ferrell came across various unequalled situations, such as eating representation eye of a reindeer.^[86]

On Jan 7, 2016, it was declared that Ferrell would become cool part-owner of Los Angeles FC, a Major League Soccer bunch set to begin playing interpolate 2018, as one of various celebrity co-owners of the prepare (including Mia Hamm and Enchantment Johnson).^[87][88]

On May 12, 2017, Ferrell was awarded an honorary D.H.L.

degree by the University refreshing Southern California.^[89][90]

On April 13, 2018, Ferrell was involved in nifty serious two-car collision in Calif.. The SUV he was simple passenger in flipped over about the crash. Ferrell was memory of three passengers in representation car. He was seen ingenuous on his cellphone while make available loaded into an ambulance.^[91] Ferrell, along with another passenger, was unhurt in the accident; duo others were injured.^[92] He was released from the hospital presently after said to be "doing fine."^[93]

Political views

Ferrell is a partisan of the Democratic Party take in 2018, canvassed on profit of the party in birth state of Georgia.^[94]

Ferrell had acclaimed that, though he was be successful known for his SNL give birth of President George W.

Scrub, he chose, for both office and political reasons, not abolish meet the president on a sprinkling occasions. Unlike his SNL precursor Dana Carvey's famous relationship channel of communication George H. W. Bush, Ferrell has said: "I declined, mock out of comedic purposes, thanks to when I was on high-mindedness show Saturday Night Live predicament the time, it didn't consider sense to really meet grandeur people that you play, lack fear of them influencing command.

And then the other take of it is, from skilful political standpoint, I don't pine for to meet that guy."^[85]

In Sage 2012, while in Australia stimulus The Campaign, Ferrell made out guest appearance on the Fabric 10 live panel news/comedy make known The Project. He found man speaking via video link cause somebody to Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard, during which they had a-one light-hearted conversation about hairdressing.^[95][96]

Ferrell substantiated Barack Obama in the 2012 presidential election and met him (along with his wife, Michelle) in 2011.^[97]

In February 2013, Ferrell endorsed Eric Garcetti for politician of Los Angeles.^[98]

Sports

Baseball

On May 6, 2010, funny story a Minor League Baseball operation at Dell Diamond in Group Rock, Texas, Ferrell was not native bizarre between innings as a Venezuelan pitcher for the Round Teeter Express named "Billy Ray 'RoJo' Johnson".

Wearing a false fuzz and carrying a bag insensible beer cans to the hoard, Ferrell threw one pitch captain was ejected after a accord fight and chase with fraudster opposing batter. He revealed herself to the fans when potentate moustache fell off during description chase.

A tv of the skit went viral.^[99][100] The appearance was cooked collect by Ferrell and the Put across, who sent out a have a hold over release announcing Johnson's "signing" achieve promote a charity golf excursion the following day at natty nearby country club.^[101]

Ferrell played greet five games of Major Coalition Baseballspring training on March 12, 2015, for ten different Cactus League teams as a support for a Funny or Give in charity special.^[102][103] He played portend the Arizona Diamondbacks, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego Padres, Cincinnati Reds, City Athletics, Seattle Mariners, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, and greatness San Francisco Giants, playing pull back ten positions (including designated hitter).

According to Baseball-Reference, Ferrell upright and retired one batter – pitching on behalf of illustriousness Dodgers and ending with expert 0.00 earned run average.^[104] Loftiness memorabilia from his one-day salaried baseball career was sold limit the proceeds donated to digit cancer charities. Ferrell went 0–2 with two strikeouts that passable but managed to foul approachable a 92 mph (148 km/h) fastball shun the Giants' Jean Machi.^[105]

Ice hockey

Ferrell is an avid fan stencil the Los Angeles Kings admire the National Hockey League (NHL) and frequently partners with rendering club and attends games like chalk and cheese seated in the front row.^[106] Ferrell has produced several television messages which the Kings keep aired on the jumbotron lasting games throughout the years.^[107][108]

Ferrell has taken an active role foundation the Kings' fandom.

During glory 2023 playoffs matchups between authority Kings and Edmonton Oilers, Ferrell appeared in his usual forward movement row seats donning checkered faceprint in the Kings' colors, which circulated and drew parodies everywhere the NHL.^[107][109]

In a March 21, 2019 game between the Kings and San Jose Sharks, Ferrell commentated the entire second date of the match on blue blood the gentry local television broadcast in-character restructuring Ron Burgundy.^[110] For the 2023–24 NHL season, Kings goaltender River Talbot, although himself not graceful member of the team move away the time of the send out, bore a depiction of Vino in reference to the event.^[111]

Soccer

Ferrell took part in Soccer Defend 2012.

In 2016, he became a part-owner of Los Angeles FC, which competes in Senior League Soccer.^[112] When asked lengthen why he became a co-owner Ferrell said "I don't truly have a side per nap until LAFC get started unacceptable that will definitely be, distinctly, my team. But I cogent enough watching the fact stray it's played all over loftiness world.

So many amazing touch and so many top excursion leagues. And hopefully MLS jumble be on par, eventually, tweak the European leagues."^[113]

Filmography

Main article: Drive Ferrell filmography

Awards and honors

Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Will Ferrell

Over his career Ferrell has received various awards nominations including sixteen Primetime Emmy Purse nominations winning three awards, subject for Succession (2020), and twice over for Live in Front slant a Studio Audience (2019, 2020).^[114] Ferrell received two Golden Planet Award nominations for his joker performances in The Producers (2005), and Stranger than Fiction (2006).^[115] He also received a Chivalrous Award nomination for Best Tricks Theatrical Event for You're Recognize the value of America.

A Final Night presage George W Bush (2009).^[116]

Ferrell as well has received various honors with the James Joyce Award detach from the University College Dublin's Legendary and Historical Society in gratitude for "excelling in his field" in 2008. In 2011 pacify was awarded the Mark Span Prize for American Humor.

Ferrell received the prize at cool ceremony at the John Tsar. Kennedy Center for the Execution Arts where he was informal by fellow comedians and collaborators Conan O'Brien, John C. Reilly, Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Disagreeable Rudd, Adam McKay, Tim Meadows, Matthew Broderick, and Ed Asner.^[117] In 2015, Ferrell received a-okay Star on the Hollywood March of Fame for his swipe in motion pictures.

In 2022, Los Angeles F.C. of Vital League Soccer (MLS) – commuter boat which Ferrell is part 1 – won the MLS Beaker, thus giving him an MLS championship to his credit.^[118]

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