Will Ferrell

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Date of Birth : Jul 16th 1967

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) amongst others.

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.