Will Ferrell

Will Ferrell became famous as the lead actor in 'Saturday Night Live'. He then starred in many big-screen comedies such as Elf,' Anchorman and 'Talladega Nights. Will Ferrell was born in Irvine in 1967. He started his career in comedy as a member the Los Angeles-based group The Groundlings. After his highly acclaimed seven-year stint as a performer on Saturday Night Live, he became one of the movie industry's most popular comedic performers through off-color movies like Old School (2003) and Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004). Ferrell was also co-founder of the video streaming website Funny or Die and enjoyed his success as a voice actor in animated films such as Megamind (2010). John William Ferrell, born on July 16, 1967, in Irvine, California. Will Ferrell was the oldest son of Righteous Brothers keyboardist Lee Ferrell as well as teacher Kay Ferrell. He was according to his own admission, not exactly the class clown while he was a University High School student. A quiet and solitary person, Ferrell decided to leave his mark on the field of football which is where he established a school record for most field goals scored. Ferrell was a more relaxed person in suburban homes and didn't exhibit the same kind of funny or outrageous exasperations later on that defined his career. His mother, who was interviewed by Esquire reported that her son was even-tempered and easygoing. "You do you know those little Matchbox cars? Will will line up his Matchbox cars, by himself and be completely content. Then you'd say, "You want to go to Disneyland today?" and then he'd need to think about it. Ferrell was not a perfectly straight man however that doesn't mean to say that he wasn't. When he made the regular announcements using the PA system, a glimpse into his comedy talents was revealed every day at high school. Ferrell graduated in 1986 and attended the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. There he joined Delta Tau fraternity to pursue an education as a sports journalist.