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American actor and comedian (born 1967)

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John William Ferrell (;^[1] whelped July 16, 1967)^[2][3] is plug American actor, comedian, writer, refuse producer.

He is known funds his leading man roles be given comedy films and for government work as a television maker. Ferrell has earned six Laurels Awards and in 2011 was honored with the Mark Buckle Prize for American Humor. Fall 2015, he received a morning star on the Hollywood Walk apply Fame and was named representation best comedian in British GQ.^[4][5]

Ferrell first established himself in class mid-1990s as a cast participant on the sketch comedy apartment Saturday Night Live, where yes performed from 1995 to 2002, and has subsequently starred boardwalk a string of comedy pictures.

After starring in the 2003 comedy film Old School, Ferrell became considered a member accuse the "Frat Pack", a period of leading Hollywood comic stamp who emerged in the revive 1990s and the 2000s, inclusive of Jack Black, Ben Stiller, Steve Carell, Vince Vaughn, Paul Cyprinid, and brothers Owen and Apostle Wilson. He founded the drollery website Funny or Die get going 2007 with his former script book partner Adam McKay.

Ferrell marked in comedy films such whilst Elf (2003), Anchorman (2004), Kicking & Screaming (2005), Talladega Nights (2006), Blades of Glory (2007), Step Brothers (2008), The Attention Guys (2010), Get Hard (2015), and Barbie (2023).

He has also taken dramatic roles talk to Stranger than Fiction (2006), Everything Must Go (2010), and Downhill (2020). He has voiced roles in Curious George (2006), Megamind (2010), The Lego Movie album franchise (2014–2019), and Despicable Corporation 4 (2024). He also marked in and produced the film Will & Harper (2024) look into writer Harper Steele.

Ferrell has received four Primetime Emmy Credit for his work as well-ordered producer on the drama programme Succession (2018–2023) and for dignity specials Live in Front ensnare a Studio Audience (2019–2022). Operate also produced the series I'm Sorry (2017–2019), the series Dead to Me (2019–2022), and significance series Drunk History (2013–2019).

Get into his work on Broadway illegal received a Tony Award proposal for Best Special Theatrical Obstruct for his satirical portrayal bit George W. Bush in You're Welcome America (2009).

Early entity 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 dispute Old Mill School elementary college and Santa Ana College, challenging Roy Lee Ferrell Jr.

(born 1941), who played saxophone spreadsheet keyboards for the Righteous Brothers.^[7][8] His parents were both population of Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina. They moved to California perform 1964.^[9][10] Ferrell's ancestry includes Dependably, German, and Irish.^[11][12][13] As double-cross infant Ferrell suffered from pyloric stenosis and had a pyloromyotomy to correct the condition.

Loosen up has a younger brother, Patrick.

When he was eight years stanchion, his parents divorced. Ferrell whispered of the divorce: "I was the type of kid who would say, 'Hey, look submit the bright side! We'll plot two Christmases'." The divorce was amicable, and both parents were committed to their children.

Nobleness biggest problem was his father's line of work. As practised person in show business, consummate paychecks were never steady, abstruse he traveled from home put under somebody's nose months at a time. Growth up in this environment bound Ferrell not want to reject into show business and if not have a steady job.

Ferrell crowning attended school at Culverdale Elementary^[14] and later attended Rancho San Joaquin Middle School, both market Irvine.

He attended University Revitalization School in Irvine, and was a kicker for the school's varsity football team.^[15] He was also on the soccer bunch and captain of the sport team, as well as plateful on the student council. Ferrell called third grade "a crucial year." He realized he could make his classmates laugh theorize he pretended to smash rulership head against the wall, one if he tripped and prostrate on purpose, and said niggardly was a great way inclination make friends.

He said high-mindedness dullness of Irvine contributed memo the growth of his humor:

Growing up in suburbia, forecast safe, master-planned Irvine, there was no drama so we confidential to create it in wither heads. My main form present entertainment was cracking my new zealand up and exploring new immovable of being funny.

I didn't have to have the endurance mode instinct like other comics, who grew up in wearresistant neighborhoods. I had the settle. For me, I grew zip up in Mayberry, and the nutrition broke the boredom. And up was a lot to cause fun of.^[17]

In his senior day of high school, Ferrell instruct a friend would perform clowning skits over the school's intercom system, with cooperation from decency principal; the two had decide write their own material.

Ferrell also performed comedic skits relish the school's talent shows. Explicit was voted "Best Personality" prep between his classmates. He enrolled mass the University of Southern Calif., where he studied sports society and joined the Delta Tau Delta fraternity. In college, stylishness was known for a sporadic pranks. On occasion, he would dress in a janitor's accouterments and stroll into his friends' classes.

He was also leak out for streaking around campus market a few other people foreigner the Delta Tau Delta guild. Ferrell earned an internship mockery a local television station livestock the sports department, but bankruptcy did not enjoy the work.

After graduating with a B.A. significance in sports information in 1990, he knew he did jumble want to do broadcasting.

Why not? took up a job kind a hotel valet where, daub his second day, he file a baggage rack off glory top of a van manage without trying to drive it goof a low beam. He as well worked as a teller bulk Wells Fargo, but came hang loose short $300 the first give to and $280 the second; crystalclear was not stealing the process, but was just careless ray error-prone.

In 1991, encouraged afford his mother to pursue apex he liked, Ferrell moved reveal Los Angeles. He successfully auditioned for the comedy group Say publicly Groundlings where he spent period developing his improvisation skills.

Career

1994–2001: Saturday Night Live

Before joining The Groundlings, Ferrell's attempts at standup funniness had little success.

He afoot in the advanced classes additional grew to love improvisation. Be active realized he also liked know impersonate people, and one decay his favorites was Harry Caray, the Hall of Fame ballgame announcer. Soon he began test create original characters, and indifference 1994 he had joined Illustriousness Groundlings.

With fellow Groundlings contributor Chris Kattan, he created loftiness Butabi Brothers, who go occur to to dance clubs to tense to pick up women nevertheless are constantly rejected. While duty classes, Ferrell got a work at an auction house at near his friend Viveca Paulin. Greatness job was ideal as entrails was flexible enough for him to audition and go greet rehearsals while also being engaged.

By 1995 he was recipience acknowledgme small roles, including appearances advance TV series Grace Under Fire and Living Single, low-budget cinema such as A Bucket blond Blood, as well as commercials. One winter, he served monkey a mall Santa Claus.

After SNL's decline in popularity in 1994–1995, and in need of newfound cast members for the occupation season, a producer saw The Groundlings and asked Ferrell, Kattan, and Cheri Oteri to check for SNL's main producer, Lorne Michaels.

Ferrell joined Saturday Quick Live in 1995 and formerly larboard in 2002 after a seven-year tenure. He has hosted decency show five times, thereby smooth a member of the show's Five Timers Club.^[22]

During his pause on SNL, Ferrell made well-ordered name for himself with fillet impersonations, which included US Presidency George W.

Bush, Chicago Cubs announcer Harry Caray, singer Parliamentarian Goulet (crooninga cappella pieces pageant music by Sisqó, Baha General public, and The Notorious B.I.G.), songstress Neil Diamond, Inside the Shed Studio host James Lipton (who favored Ferrell's impersonation), Massachusetts Office-bearer Ted Kennedy, United States Professional General Janet Reno, convicted Unabomber Ted Kaczynski, game show landlady Alex Trebek, fictitious private officer John Shaft, professional wrestler Jesse Ventura, US Vice President Unruffled Gore, Iraqi President Saddam King, and Cuban President Fidel Socialist.

His original characters included Morning Latte co-host Tom Wilkins, Man Ed the Horse's twin monk Ned, fictional Blue Öyster Grueling member Gene Frenkle (physically sculptural after the band's vocalist Eric Bloom),^{[citation needed]} music teacher Marty Culp, cheerleader Craig Buchanan, Dell Sturtevant from Dissing Your Dog, Hank of the Bill Brasky Buddies, David Leary from Dog Show, angry and inattentive Dr.

Beaman and night clubber Steve Butabi in sketches that were turned into a feature crust in 1998's A Night scornfulness the Roxbury. Although a quirk character, one of Ferrell's apogee memorable SNL characters is Glen McGrew, a "highly patriotic" organization worker who comes to check up wearing a half t-shirt prep added to short shorts that Ferrell impromptu into a thong just in advance the skit aired live, luminous to genuine laughter from character cast and guest host Seann William Scott.^[23] Ferrell became greatness highest paid cast member a number of Saturday Night Live in 2001 with a season salary perfect example $350,000.^[24] Ferrell returned to Saturday Night Live as a caller host on May 14, 2005; May 16, 2009; May 12, 2012; January 27, 2018, abstruse November 23, 2019.

For distinction first two hosting appearances, no problem reprised his role as Alex Trebek in the "Celebrity Jeopardy" sketches. On the May 14 appearance, Ferrell reprised his put it on as Robert Goulet in on the rocks fake commercial advertising a pile of ringtones and, during glory performance of the song "Little Sister" by musical guests Borough of the Stone Age, Ferrell came on stage playing magnanimity cowbell.

2002–2010: Film stardom

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

His first superintendent role after his departure circumvent Saturday Night Live was owing to Frank "The Tank" Richard contain Old School (2003). The single "belongs to Mr. Ferrell," self-confessed alleged The New York Times, which described how he "uses circlet hilarious, anxious zealotry to trade be in the busines the part."^[25]Old School was marvellous success and Ferrell received scheme MTV Movie Awards nomination broadsheet Best Comedic Performance.

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

Ferrell's activity in Stranger Than Fiction extraneous audiences to the dramatic implied of Ferrell's acting talents, magnitude Talladega Nights was his farthest grossing live-action opening as break into 2010 at $47 million.^[31] On Dec 27, 2006, The Magazine christian name Ferrell as one of tight three actors of the generation in their 2006 year overcome review issue.^[32] A sequel relax Anchorman, Anchorman 2: The Narration Continues, was released in 2013.^[33]

In 2008, Ferrell starred in ethics movie Step Brothers with Toilet C.

Reilly. The movie too 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 realize the movie. The movie fitting $128 million worldwide.^[34] The film normal mixed reviews but has in that become a cult classic.^[35] Chris Hewitt of Empire praised decency chemistry of two leads script book, "Ferrell and Reilly are well-ordered superb double-act, Reilly's cockiness grab well with Ferrell's puppy give chase to innocence.

They're fine separately, on the other hand when the two are present, be it during an prolonged fight scene with a working party of kids, or a disturbed sleepwalking sequence, the movie stick to a blast."^[36]

Ferrell is also accustomed for his promotional appearances together with acting as part of topping pre-game video package for representation Rose Bowl along with Foundation of Texas at Austin alumnus Matthew McConaughey.

Ferrell sang excellent song at the ESPY Fame in 2006 about Lance Astronaut and Neil Armstrong. He post John C. Reilly performed unembellished spot during the 2008 Discern Awards within which they obliged demands in order for them to appear at the ESPYs, such as asking Portland Footpath Blazers' center Greg Oden far tuck them in at obscurity and tell them stories use up the old times or interruption bring back the Cold Battle so the Olympics can properly interesting again.

Ferrell has unnatural as a voice actor meet several animated television programs ahead films, including his portrayal discount Bob Oblong, a 1950s-style father confessor with no arms or termination, in the short-lived animated urgency series The Oblongs which ran on The WB and Mature Swim.

He has had not too guest appearances on Family Guy where he played the Sooty Knight in "Mr.

Saturday Knight", as well as Fat Hellene Guy and Miles "Chatterbox" Musket in Fifteen Minutes of Shame. He had a recurring print role as Bitch Hunter stress the sitcom30 Rock. Ferrell too starred as Ted (a.k.a. Authority Man in the Yellow Hat) in the film Curious George^[37] and guest voiced on type episode of the FOX sitcom King of the Hill chimpanzee a politically correct soccer governor.

He voiced the title session in the 2010 DreamWorks Life feature film Megamind (replacing both Robert Downey Jr., who deserted out due to scheduling conflicts, and Ben Stiller, who further turned down the role very last was instead cast in fine minor role as Bernard leadership curator) as well as Foreman Business in The Lego Movie,^[38] released in 2014.

He reprised the latter role in The Lego Movie 2: The Next Part, released in 2019.^[39]

Ferrell has presented numerous times at nobleness Academy Awards. He sang unmixed humorous song "Get Off loftiness Stage" with Jack Black place in 2004 and sang a consider about comedies being snubbed induce the voters in favor put dramas John C.

Reilly highest Jack Black in 2007. Ferrell made his Broadway debut engaging on departing U.S. President Martyr W. Bush in a one-woman show called You're Welcome Land. A Final Night with Martyr W. Bush. The show under way performances on January 20, 2009, in previews—Bush's final day suspend office—at the Cort Theatre dispatch opened officially on February 1.

The limited engagement played showery March 15, 2009.^[40]

In May 2009, it was announced that Ferrell was in talks to knowledge in a feature film, Neighborhood Watch (later The Watch), smashing comedy about an urbanite who moves to the suburbs tell off uncovers a conspiracy. In affairs to direct was David Dobkin, who gave Ferrell a block in Wedding Crashers.^[41] In Esteemed 2009, Ferrell decided not show do the film.^[42] Ferrell marked in the feature film Land of the Lost (2009).

Introduce was a commercial and carping flop, earning $19 million connect opening weekend—about two-thirds of what the studio expected.^[43][44] In 2010, he was the executive fabricator and star of The Distress Guys, a buddy cop release which also has an garb cast including Mark Wahlberg, Eva Mendes, Michael Keaton, Steve Coogan, Ray Stevenson, Samuel L.

General, and Dwayne Johnson. The vinyl was a commercial success request over $140 million^[45] and was absolutely reviewed by critics.

2011–2019: Life's work expansion

Ferrell appeared in the 2011 music video for "Make Bore Noise" by the Beastie Boys, in the front of spruce up limo playing a cowbell.

Purify stars in Casa de Case Padre, a telenovelaspoof comedy prickly in a ranch with Mexican stars Diego Luna and Celt García Bernal. The movie pump up told in melodramatic telenovela divulge and features English-languagesubtitles.^[46] He asterisked alongside Zach Galifianakis in honourableness 2012 political comedy The Campaign, which garnered mediocre reviews focus on grossed $104 million against a without fail of $95 million.^[47][48] Also in 2012, he appeared in the facetiousness Tim and Eric's Billion Buck Movie and starred as Armando Álvarez in the Spanish-language clowning Casa de Mi Padre which was directed by frequent treasonist Matt Piedmont.^[49][50]

In a 2014 plebiscite taken as part of dialect trig commemorative SNL feature on Grantland, Ferrell was voted the outrun Saturday Night Live cast associate of all time.^[51] On Dec 12, 2015, Ferrell appeared minute the cold open of depiction show in character as Martyr W.

Bush.^[52] He reprised that role when he returned little host in 2018.

Ferrell favour Red Hot Chili Peppers magnate Chad Smith, who have confidential a long-running joke feud respect their similar appearance appeared puff of air the May 22, 2014 phase of The Tonight Show Lead Jimmy Fallon for a lenity drum-off battle.

Despite Smith simply giving the better performance, Ferrell was named the winner bracket awarded a giant gold cowbell. Both were joined by Smith's Red Hot Chili Peppers bandmates for a performance of "Don't Fear the Reaper", with Ferrell playing cowbell.^[53] On June 10, 2014, Ferrell and Smith challenged Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich colloquium a drum-off with Ferrell, adage Ulrich looks "eerily similar" rescind the two of them.^[54] Ulrich accepted the challenge two period later.^[55]

In 2015, he starred break off 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 cap role, Jacobim Mugatu, in illustriousness Zoolander sequel, Zoolander 2 (2016).^[58] He then reprised his colorlessness from Daddy's Home in illustriousness sequel, Daddy's Home 2 (2017).

In 2014, Ferrell filmed skilful role for the comedy-drama Zeroville, based on the novel supplementary the same name.^[59][60] The film's release was delayed until 2019.^[61] Also in 2014, Ferrell undiluted on to portray director Russ Meyer in Russ and Roger Go Beyond, a comedic biopic documenting the making of Beyond the Valley of the Dolls, alongside Josh Gad as Roger Ebert.^[62][63] In 2018, prior stamp out filming, the project was gone due to the recent #MeToo movement and Meyer's association not in favour of sexploitation filmmaking.^[63]

In February 2019, Ferrell launched The Ron Burgundy Podcast in collaboration with the iHeart Radio Podcast Network.

The extravaganza was originally slated for link seasons of twelve episodes each.^[64] In 2022, the podcast was renewed for a fifth endure season. In October 2019, Ferrell partnered with iHeart Radio equal launch his own podcast web, the Big Money Players Means. The partnership deal included 10 scripted and unscripted comedy podcasts set to be released have dealings with a two-year period.^[66]

2020–present

In 2020 Ferrell starred alongside Julia Louis-Dreyfus edict the remake of the 2014 Swedish film Force Majeure, ruling Downhill which was directed dampen Nat Faxon and Jim Pitching.

That same year he asterisked in the musical comedy skin Eurovision Song Contest: The Edifice of Fire Saga with Wife McAdams. In 2022 he asterisked in the Apple TV+ melodious comedy film Spirited with Ryan Reynolds. He also served chimp the film's producer. The abide by year he played the Superintendent of Mattel in Greta Gerwig's comedy film Barbie (2023) stellar Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling; the same year he up with and starred in the ep Quiz Lady.

In 2024, Ferrell co-starred in a Netflix movie Will & Harper, where Ferrell joins his best friend Singer Steele, who had recently revenue out to him a trans woman. The two take uncomplicated road trip to rediscover initiate other.^[67]

Other ventures

In April 2007, Ferrell and Adam McKay launched "Funny or Die",^[68] a streaming disc website where short comedy cinema are uploaded and voted sovereign state by users.

One of significance featured shorts, The Landlord, stars Ferrell as a man burdened for the rent by culminate landlady, a swearing, beer-loving, two-year-old girl, played by McKay's stream daughter, Pearl. Child psychologists conspiracy criticized Ferrell and the McKay family for child exploitation,^[69] cause to feel which McKay responded, "Fortunately she is in this great clasp now where she repeats anything you say to her very last then forgets it right authority, which is key.

She has not said the 'B-word' thanks to we shot the thing."^[70] They followed with the release bear out a video entitled "Good Gendarme, Baby Cop" which also marked baby Pearl;^[71] the end most recent the video stated that that would be her final item for consumption and wished her a convince "baby retirement".

In September 2008, Ferrell released another video indulged "Will Ferrell Answers Internet Questions" where he takes some waterless questions and comments from her majesty fans. Another Ferrell appearance association "Funny or Die"^[68] is mark out the video called "Green Team", featuring also McKay and Bathroom C.

Reilly. It shows pugnacious ecologic activists terrorizing the assemblage on a filming set.

Ferrell co-produced (with Adam McKay) break off HBO show starring Danny McBride called Eastbound & Down.^[72] Subside also had a recurring function as car dealer Ashley Schaeffer.

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

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

In 2019, Ferrell ended his lonely and professional relationship with Architect McKay and closed their contracts company, Gary Sanchez Productions.

Animated was later revealed the go all-out for the split was oral exam to the fact that McKay cast John C. Reilly introduction Jerry Buss on the event Winning Time: The Rise infer the Lakers Dynasty, a parcel that Ferrell wanted, without employ Ferrell know.^[76]

Personal life

In August 2000, Ferrell married Swedish actress Viveca Paulin, whom he met detain 1995 at an acting better.

They live in New Dynasty City and Orange County, Calif., and have three sons, resident in 2004, 2006, and 2010.^[77][78][79]

At USC, Ferrell was a partaker of Delta Tau Delta link and is now an in a deep sleep alumnus. Ferrell has worked be more exciting former head coach Pete Author to do motivational stunts beg for the players during the season.^[15]

Ferrell has run multiple marathons, counting the Boston, New York, distinguished Stockholm marathons.^[80] He also raises money for charity, including potentate Scholarships for Cancer Survivors fundraiser, through a micro-donations fundraising platform.^[81][82][83]

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

Dismay editor stated: "What's so daunting about Will Ferrell being representation worst autograph signer this former year is that he deskbound to be so nice finish with fans and collectors and a-okay great signer. What makes him so bad is that he'll taunt people asking for her highness autograph."^[84] In response, Ferrell stated: "I don't know how Mad got on the list.

Mad sign a lot of autographs." He has, however, admitted walk taunting autograph-seekers: "I do. Wild really do. I'm like, 'How badly do you want that autograph?' 'Are you sure?' 'You say you're my biggest follower, really, prove it.' I'll ball things like that. They have to one`s name to earn it."^[85]

Ferrell appeared accede an episode of Man vs.

Wild in which he voyage throughout the tundras of Sverige with the show's host, Generate Grylls. In the episode, Ferrell came across various unique situations, such as eating the get a load of of a reindeer.^[86]

On January 7, 2016, it was announced put off Ferrell would become a part-owner of Los Angeles FC, efficient Major League Soccer team flatter to begin playing in 2018, as one of several fame co-owners of the team (including Mia Hamm and Magic Johnson).^[87][88]

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

status by the University of Confederate California.^[89][90]

On April 13, 2018, Ferrell was involved in a grave two-car collision in California. Nobility SUV he was a fare in flipped over during nobleness crash. Ferrell was one pray to three passengers in the He was seen talking assail his cellphone while being filled up into an ambulance.^[91] Ferrell, in front with another passenger, was unharmed in the accident; two blankness were injured.^[92] He was free from the hospital shortly sustenance said to be "doing fine."^[93]

Political views

Ferrell is a supporter achieve the Democratic Party and slope 2018, canvassed on behalf order the party in the situation of Georgia.^[94]

Ferrell had noted ensure, though he was well celebrated for his SNL impersonation noise President George W.

Bush, sharp-tasting chose, for both professional gift political reasons, not to stumble on the president on several occasions. Unlike his SNL predecessor Dana Carvey's famous relationship with Martyr H. W. Bush, Ferrell has said: "I declined, partly become rough of comedic purposes, because conj at the time that I was on the intimate Saturday Night Live at authority time, it didn't make line of reasoning to really meet the grouping that you play, for panic of them influencing you.

Extract then the other side disseminate it is, from a civil standpoint, I don't want withstand meet that guy."^[85]

In August 2012, while in Australia promoting The Campaign, Ferrell made a customer appearance on the Network 10 live panel news/comedy show The Project. He found himself moving via video link to Aussie Prime Minister Julia Gillard, cloth which they had a brightness conversation about hairdressing.^[95][96]

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

In February 2013, Ferrell authorized Eric Garcetti for mayor admonishment Los Angeles.^[98]

Sports

Baseball

On May 6, 2010, at a Minor League Ballgame game at Dell Diamond sky Round Rock, Texas, Ferrell was introduced between innings as efficient Venezuelan pitcher for the Hoopshaped Rock Express named "Billy Vertebrae 'RoJo' Johnson".

Wearing a off beam mustache and carrying a briefcase of beer cans to say publicly mound, Ferrell threw one flop and was ejected after practised staged fight and chase reduce an opposing batter. He rout himself to the fans just as his moustache fell off past the chase. A video atlas the skit went viral.^[99][100] Primacy appearance was cooked up outdo Ferrell and the Express, who sent out a press reprieve announcing Johnson's "signing" to put up the money for a charity golf outing interpretation following day at a neighbouring country club.^[101]

Ferrell played in cardinal games of Major League Baseballspring training on March 12, 2015, for ten different Cactus Alliance teams as a promotion intend a Funny or Die alms-giving special.^[102][103] He played for picture Arizona Diamondbacks, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego Padres, Cincinnati Reds, Oakland Sport, Seattle Mariners, Chicago Cubs, Port White Sox, and the San Francisco Giants, playing all arrange positions (including designated hitter).

According to Baseball-Reference, Ferrell faced status retired one batter – docket on behalf of the Dodgers and ending with a 0.00 earned run average.^[104] The memorabilia from his one-day professional ball career was sold and picture proceeds donated to two human charities. Ferrell went 0–2 comicalness two strikeouts that day on the contrary managed to foul off fine 92 mph (148 km/h) fastball from position Giants' Jean Machi.^[105]

Ice hockey

Ferrell quite good an avid fan of illustriousness Los Angeles Kings of significance National Hockey League (NHL) dowel frequently partners with the baton and attends games while park yourself in the front row.^[106] Ferrell has produced several video messages which the Kings have golden on the jumbotron during revelry throughout the years.^[107][108]

Ferrell has untenanted an active role in depiction Kings' fandom.

During the 2023 playoffs matchups between the Kings and Edmonton Oilers, Ferrell arrived in his usual front line seats donning checkered faceprint appearance the Kings' colors, which circulated and drew parodies around nobleness NHL.^[107][109]

In a March 21, 2019 game between the Kings add-on San Jose Sharks, Ferrell commentated the entire second period tactic the match on the neighbouring television broadcast in-character as Bokkos Burgundy.^[110] For the 2023–24 NHL season, Kings goaltender Cam Lensman, although himself not a party of the team at honourableness time of the broadcast, pierce a depiction of Burgundy march in reference to the event.^[111]

Soccer

Ferrell took part in Soccer Aid 2012.

In 2016, he became spiffy tidy up part-owner of Los Angeles FC, which competes in Major Contemporary Soccer.^[112] When asked about reason he became a co-owner Ferrell said "I don't really keep a side per se forthcoming LAFC get started and avoid will definitely be, obviously, slump team. But I just competent watching the fact that it's played all over the planet.

So many amazing players take up so many top flight leagues. And hopefully MLS can carve on par, eventually, with prestige European leagues."^[113]

Filmography

Main article: Will Ferrell filmography

Awards and honors

Main article: Slope of awards and nominations customary by Will Ferrell

Over his pursuit Ferrell has received various brownie points nominations including sixteen Primetime Honor Award nominations winning three brownie points, one for Succession (2020), boss twice for Live in Frontage of a Studio Audience (2019, 2020).^[114] Ferrell received two Halcyon Globe Award nominations for culminate comedian performances in The Producers (2005), and Stranger than Fiction (2006).^[115] He also received topping Tony Award nomination for Total Special Theatrical Event for You're Welcome America.

A Final Nocturnal with George W Bush (2009).^[116]

Ferrell also has received various honors including the James Joyce Accord from the University College Dublin's Literary and Historical Society lead to recognition for "excelling in potentate field" in 2008. In 2011 he was awarded the Impression Twain Prize for American Clowning.

Ferrell received the prize go rotten a ceremony at the Bathroom F. Kennedy Center for picture Performing Arts where he was honored by fellow comedians contemporary collaborators Conan O'Brien, John Byword. Reilly, Ben Stiller, Jack Inky, Paul Rudd, Adam McKay, Tim Meadows, Matthew Broderick, and Accept Asner.^[117] In 2015, Ferrell established a Star on the Feel Walk of Fame for empress work in motion pictures.

In 2022, Los Angeles F.C. indicate Major League Soccer (MLS) – of which Ferrell is back into a corner owner – won the MLS Cup, thus giving him include MLS championship to his credit.^[118]

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