Will Ferrell: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	John William Ferrell
Born	July 16, 1967 (age 59) • Irvine • California
Awards And Honors	Mark Twain Prize for American Humor (2011) • Emmy Award (2020): Outstanding Drama Series • Emmy Award (2020): Outstanding Variety Special (Live) • Emmy Award (2019): Outstanding Variety Special (Live)
Married To	Viveca Paulin (2000–present)
Movies/Tv Shows (Acted In)	"Cow and Chicken" (1997) • "Between Two Ferns: The Movie" (2019) • "Kicking & Screaming" (2005) • "Land of the Lost" (2009) • "Superstar" (1999) • "Old School" (2003) • "The Campaign" (2012) • "Casa de mi Padre" (2012) • "Saturday Night Live" (1995–2018) • "Dick" (1999) • "SpongeBob SquarePants" (2009) • "Zeroville" (2019) • "Saturday Night Live: Cut For Time" (2018) • "Blades of Glory" (2007) • "Carpet Bros" (2010) • "Semi-Pro" (2008) • "The Last Man on Earth" (2015) • "Stranger Than Fiction" (2006) • "Megamind" (2010) • "Family Guy" (2000–2001) • "Throwing Shade" (2017) • "Men Seeking Women" (1997) • "Melinda and Melinda" (2004) • "Everything Must Go" (2010) • "Daddy's Home" (2015) • "Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy" (2004) • "Zoolander 2" (2016) • "The Oblongs..." (2001) • "The Angry Beavers" (1997) • "Bewitched" (2005) • "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" (2018–2019) • "Late Night with Seth Meyers" (2019) • "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" (1997–2009) • "The Guardian" (2003) • "Zoolander" (2001) • "King of the Hill" (1999) • "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby" (2006) • "Winter Passing" (2005) • "Get Hard" (2015) • "Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me" (1999) • "Eastbound & Down" (2009–2012) • "The Thin Pink Line" (1998) • "The Dan Patrick Show" (2018) • "Downhill" (2020) • "Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues" (2013) • "Full Frontal with Samantha Bee" (2017) • "A Night at the Roxbury" (1998) • "The Late Late Show with James Corden" (2019) • "Holmes & Watson" (2018) • "Daddy's Home 2" (2017) • "Funny or Die Presents..." (2010–2011) • "On Our Own" (1995) • "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back" (2001) • "No Activity" (2017) • "The Wendell Baker Story" (2005) • "The Jim Gaffigan Show" (2016) • "Conan" (2012–2019) • "Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga" (2020) • "The Naked Trucker and T-Bones Show" (2007) • "Impractical Jokers: The Movie" (2020) • "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" (2019) • "Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child" (1999) • "The House" (2017) • "The Spoils Before Dying" (2015) • "The Producers" (2005) • "The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part" (2019) • "Curious George" (2006) • "Undeclared" (2001) • "The Spoils of Babylon" (2014) • "Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!" (2010) • "Drowning Mona" (2000) • "Hercules" (1998) • "30 Rock" (2010–2012) • "The Other Guys" (2010) • "Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie" (2012) • "I Love You, America" (2018) • "Living Single" (1995) • "The Lego Movie" (2014) • "The Office" (2011) • "Step Brothers" (2008) • "Strangers with Candy" (2000) • "Saturday Night Live: Weekend Update Summer Edition" (2008) • "The Ladies Man" (2000) • "The Suburbans" (1999) • "Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery" (1997) • "Elf" (2003) • "Drunk History" (2015–2019) • "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" (2016–2019)
Movies/Tv Shows (Writing/Creator)	"hunt9100" (2012) • "Funny or Die Presents..." (2010–2011) • "Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga" (2020) • "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby" (2006) • "Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues" (2013) • "Step Brothers" (2008) • "Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy" (2004) • "A Night at the Roxbury" (1998) • "Papanatos" (2011)