Will Ferrell

Will Ferrell rose to fame for his role as a character on "Saturday Night Live," before appearing in such large-screen comedies as 'Elf,"Anchorman," and 'Talladega Nights.' Will Ferrell was born in Irvine, California in 1967. He began his career in comedy as an actor in the improv troupe based in Los Angeles, the group, the Groundlings. After his successful seven-year tenure as a cast member of Saturday Night Live, he became one of the film industry's most popular comedians through off-color films like Old School (2003) and Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004). Ferrell was also co-founder of the streaming video site Funny or Die and enjoyed his success as a voice actor in animated films such as Megamind (2010). John William Ferrell, born July 16, 1967 in Irvine, California. Will Ferrell was the oldest son of Righteous Brothers keyboardist Lee Ferrell and teacher Kay Ferrell. He was according to his own admission not the typical class clown as a University High School student. Ferrell who was quiet and studious decided to leave his mark on football, where he set an all-time record at the school for the most field goals he scored. Even in the more comfortable surroundings of his suburban home, Ferrell displayed little of the outrageous, humorous exclamations that would later define his career. "Very even tempered, very relaxed," his mother recalled in an interview with Esquire. "You do you remember those tiny Matchbox cars?" Will put together his Matchbox cars by himself and be totally content. You would say, "You want to go to Disneyland today?" It would be a difficult discussion for him to think about. Ferrell wasn't exactly a straight-laced man. When he would make his daily announcements on the PA system, a glimpse of his comedy skills was revealed every day at high school. Ferrell was a graduate in 1986, and enrolled at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. There he joined the Delta Tau fraternity to pursue an education as an sports journalist.