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. Born in 1967 in Irvine, California, Will Ferrell started his career in comedy as an actor in the improv group based in Los Angeles called the Groundlings. Following his seven years as a Saturday Night Live cast member, Ferrell became one of the most popular comedians in the business by releasing off-color films such as Old School (2003) or Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004). Ferrell was also the co-founder of the streaming video site Funny or Die and enjoyed the success of voice acting in animated films such as Megamind (2010). John William Ferrell was conceived in Irvine, California on July 16th, 1967. The youngest child of Righteous Brothers keyboardist Lee Ferrell and teacher Kay Ferrell, Will was--by his own admission--not the class clown as an student at University High School. He was calm and studious however, he decided to be a football player, setting a school record for the highest number of field goals made. Ferrell did not exhibit the outrageous, funny behavior that would be the hallmark of his career, even in the suburban house he lived in. In an interview with Esquire his mother stated that Ferrell was "very calm and even-tempered. He was very easygoing." "You do you remember those tiny Matchbox automobiles?" Will put together his Matchbox cars by himself and be completely content. You'd ask, 'Do you want to go to Disneyland today, or arrange your cars?' and he'd have to think about it. "That's not to say Ferrell was a total straight-laced man. When he would make his daily announcements on the PA system, a glimpse of his comical talents was shown each morning at high-school. Upon graduation in 1986, Ferrell was a student at the University of Southern California at Los Angeles, where he joined Delta Tau, the Delta Tau fraternity and pursued a degree in sports journalism.