Will Ferrell

Will Ferrell was a member of the cast of Saturday Night Live before going on to be a star in big-screen comedy like 'Elf "Anchorman" and Talladega Nights. Will Ferrell was born in Irvine in 1967. He started his career in comedy as a member of the group based in Los Angeles, The Groundlings. Following his seven-year tenure as a Saturday Night Live cast member, Ferrell was one of the most renowned comedic actors of the field with off-color hit films like Old School (2003) or Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004). Ferrell was a co-founder of Funny or Die, a well-known video streaming site. Ferrell also had his success as a voice actor in animated movies such as Megamind (2010). John William Ferrell, born July 16, 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 in his time as a student at University High School. Ferrell, who was quiet and studious decided to leave his mark in football where he set an all-time record at the school for the most field goals made. Ferrell was a more relaxed person living in suburban homes, and he didn't display the same outlandish or humorous exasperations later on that defined his career. "Very even tempered, very comfortable," his mother recalled in an interview with Esquire. "You're familiar with those Matchbox cars?" Will be lining up his Matchbox cars, by himself and be extremely happy. It would be a simple question "Do you want to go Disneyland this morning?" or "You want your cars lined up?" and then he'd need to think about the idea. Ferrell wasn't exactly a straight-laced man. One glimpse of Ferrell's comedy abilities was seen every morning at high school when he disguised himself to announce the events of the day over the loudspeaker system. Ferrell graduated in 1986 and attended the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. There he joined Delta Tau fraternity to pursue the degree of a sports reporter.