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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 received various accolades, including six Primetime Emmy Awards and a British Academy Television Award, in addition to nomination for two Golden Globe Awards and a Tony Award. In 2011, Farrell 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 best comedian in British GQ. Ferrell established himself in the mid-1990s 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 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 (2014–2019), 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 (2018–2023) and the specials Live in Front of a Studio Audience (2019–2022). He also produced the series I'm Sorry (2017–2019), the series Dead to Me (2019–2022), and the series Drunk History (2013–2019). 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 You're Welcome America (2009). Description above from the Wikipedia article Will Ferrell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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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 received various accolades, including six Primetime Emmy Awards and a British Academy Television Award, in addition to nomination for two Golden Globe Awards and a Tony Award. In 2011, Farrell 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 best comedian in British GQ. Ferrell established himself in the mid-1990s 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 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 (2014–2019), 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 (2018–2023) and the specials Live in Front of a Studio Audience (2019–2022). He also produced the series I'm Sorry (2017–2019), the series Dead to Me (2019–2022), and the series Drunk History (2013–2019). 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 You're Welcome America (2009). Description above from the Wikipedia article Will Ferrell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Saturday Night Live
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Family Guy
Raw
The Graham Norton Show
The Oscars
The Boys
King of the Hill
The Daily Show
The One Show
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
@midnight with Chris Hardwick
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
Comedy Central Roasts
The Guardian
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
The Men In Blazers Show
The Early Show
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Kids' Choice Awards
Golden Globe Awards
The Office
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
The Holiday Movies That Made Us
Inside Comedy
John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A.
Eastbound & Down
Welcome to Wrexham
Today
SpongeBob SquarePants
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
30 Rock
Welcome to Sweden
No Activity
Strangers with Candy
Drunk History
SmartLess: On the Road
Curious George
Man vs. Wild
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
Starsky & Hutch
Val
Wedding Crashers
The Internship
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
I Spy
Barbie
The Movies That Made Us
Boat Trip
Impractical Jokers: The Movie
A Bucket of Blood
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
The Ladies Man
Between Two Ferns: The Movie
The Spoils of Babylon
Zoolander
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
Comedy Central Roast of Justin Bieber
The Lego Movie
Zoolander 2
Quiz Lady
Despicable Me 4
Superstar
The Oblongs
Bewitched
Funny or Die Presents
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
The House
The Shrink Next Door
Old School
A Night at the Roxbury
Downhill
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
Step Brothers
The Prince of Fashion
Spirited
Daddy's Home 2
Kicking & Screaming
The 2018 Rose Parade Hosted by Cord & Tish
Megamind
You're Cordially Invited
The Campaign
Megamind: The Button of Doom
The Other Guys
GOLF
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Madden
Curious George
Elf
Get Hard
Daddy's Home
Land of the Lost
Stranger Than Fiction
Strays
Blades of Glory
Production Credits
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
Tammy
No Activity
Ibiza
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
Bad Judge
Hot Rod
Bad Blood
Daddy's Home 2
Bachelorette
Dead to Me
Hustlers
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
GOLF
Get Hard
The Campaign
May December
The Prince of Fashion
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
The Boss
The House
A Night at the Roxbury
Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters
Daddy's Home
Quiz Lady
The Shrink Next Door
Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters 2
Will
Big Lake
The Other Guys
Spirited
Eastbound & Down
No Good Deed
Vice
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
Succession
You're Cordially Invited
Motherland: Fort Salem
Funny or Die Presents
The Menu
Step Brothers
Booksmart
The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window
Am I OK?
The 2018 Rose Parade Hosted by Cord & Tish
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