Will Ferrell

Will Ferrell rose to fame as a member of "Saturday Night Live," before appearing in such big-screen comedies such as 'Elf"Anchorman," and 'Talladega Nights.' Will Ferrell was born in Irvine in 1967. He started his comedic career as a part of the Los Angeles-based group The Groundlings. He was a Saturday Night Live cast member for seven years , and he became a huge comedic draw with off-color shows, such as Old School 2003 and Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy 2004. Ferrell was a co-founder of Funny or Die, a well-known website that streams videos. He also enjoyed the success of voice-over actors in animated films like Megamind (2010). John William Ferrell was born on the 16th of July, 1967, in Irvine, California. The youngest son of Righteous Brothers keyboardist Lee Ferrell and teacher Kay Ferrell, Will was--by his own admission--hardly the class clown while a student at University High School. He was calm and quiet, but he chose to be a football player with a record at the school for the most field goals made. Even in the more comfortable living space of his suburban residence, Ferrell displayed little of the outrageous, humorous expressions that would later to define his career. In an interview with Esquire his mother stated Ferrell was "very even-tempered, very easygoing." "You do you remember those tiny Matchbox automobiles?" Will would be completely happy if he lined up all his Matchbox cars all by himself. You could say, "You want to go to Disneyland today?" and he'd have to think about the idea. Ferrell was not a straight guy. A glimpse of his comedic abilities was evident each day in high school, when he would disguise his voice to announce the school's daily events on the PA system. Ferrell graduated in 1986, and enrolled at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. There he joined Delta Tau fraternity to pursue the degree of a sports reporter.