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| Birth Name(s) : John William Ferrell |
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Viveca Paulin (2000—present) |
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Full Will Ferrell Biography
John William "Will" Ferrell (born July 16, 1967) is an Emmy- and Golden Globe-nominated American comedian, actor and writer who first established himself as a cast member of Saturday Night Live, and has since gone on to a successful film career. He most recently starred in Blades of Glory.
During his time on SNL, Ferrell made a name for himself with his impersonations, which included:
- U.S. President George W. Bush ("strategery" was one of several fake Bushisms created by Ferrell during skits about the 2000 campaign),
- Chicago Cubs announcer Harry Caray (even after Caray's death),
- singer Robert Goulet (crooning a cappella pieces of music by Sisqó, Baha Men, and Notorious B.I.G.)
- singer Neil Diamond
- Inside the Actors Studio personality James Lipton
- Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy
- U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno
- convicted Unabomber Ted Kaczynski
- game show host Alex Trebek
- professional wrestler-turned-Governor of Minnesota Jesse Ventura.Will Ferrell in the famous Saturday Night Live cowbell sketch
Ferrell returned to Saturday Night Live as a guest host on May 14, 2005. During this guest stint, he reprised his role as Alex Trebek in the popular "Celebrity Jeopardy" sketches and Robert Goulet, advertising a series of crooned ringtones. In the same episode, during the performance of the song "Little Sister" by musical guests Queens of the Stone Age, Ferrell came onstage playing the cowbell.
Ferrell became the highest paid cast member of Saturday Night Live in 2001 with a season salary of $350,000.
The title role in Elf (2003) followed, as did another MTV Movie Awards nomination. Ferrell continued to land comedy roles in 2004 and 2005 in films such as Melinda and Melinda, Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, Starsky & Hutch, and Wedding Crashers, earning himself a place among Hollywood's Frat Pack. In 2005, Ferrell earned $40 million. In 2006, Ferrell starred in Stranger Than Fiction and Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby; both received critical and box office success. Ferrell's performance in Stranger Than Fiction introduced audiences to the dramatic potential of Ferrell's acting talents. On December 27, 2006, 'The Magazine' named Ferrell as one of its three actors of the year in their 2006 year in review issue.
In March of 2007, Ferrell, along with Jon Heder, co-starred in Blades of Glory. During an interview in support of the ice skating comedy, Ferrell denied relying on performance enhancing drugs to assist with his work in the film, but did admit to using "a lot of human growth hormone and a little bit of Robitussin" for his work in Stranger Than Fiction. In 2005, Ferrell was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Ferrell participated in a 79th Academy Awards musical-comedy performance with John C. Reilly and Jack Black, where they sang a song about comedies being snubbed by the voters in favor of dramas.
In August 2000, Ferrell married Swedish actress Viveca Paulin, whom he had met in 1995 at an acting class. On March 7, 2004 their son Magnus Paulin Ferrell was born. On December 30, 2006 just after 2 a.m., Paulin gave birth to another son, Mattias Ferrell.
An announcement on I-Newswire.com reported that Ferrell had died in a paragliding accident. This was possibly made up because of when he makes fun of people dying in paragliding accidents in Wedding Crashers. The site accepts press releases from users for publication on its website. A user submitted the aforementioned hoax, which was published before its factual inaccuracy was noticed. The story was further propagated when it appeared on Google News.
Ferrell is a fan of USC Trojan football, and has worked with head coach Pete Carroll to do motivational stunts for the players during the season.
Nominated:
- 2006: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture (for The Producers)
- 2007: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy (for Stranger than Fiction)
Won:
- 2001: Funniest Male Performer in a TV Special (Leading or Supporting) Network, Cable or Syndication (for Saturday Night Live Presidential Bash 2000)
Nominated:
- 2007: Best Comedic Performance (for Blades of Glory)
- 2007: Best Fight (for Blades of Glory)
- 2005: Best Comedic Performance (for Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy)
- 2005: Best On-Screen Team (with Paul Rudd, Steve Carell and David Koechner for Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy)
- 2005: Best Musical Performance (with Paul Rudd, David Koechner and Steve Carell for Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy)
- 2004: Best Comedic Performance (for Elf)
- 2004: Best Comedic Performance (for Old School)
- 2004: Best On-Screen Team (with Luke Wilson and Vince Vaughn for Old School)
Won
- 2007 Spike TV Guys' Choice Awards, Funniest Mo-fo
- 2007 Spike TV Guys' Choice Awards, Most Viral Video
Won
- 2007 ESPY Awards, Best Sports Movie (for Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby)
- Currently holds the Guinness World Record for highest annual earnings, $40 million in 2005. |
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