Born in the year 1967, in Irvine, California, John William Ferrell is one of the biggest comedic actors Hollywood has ever seen. He is known for his highly energetic and show-stealing performances, which have truly made him one of a kind. Other than being an exceptional actor, Will Ferrell is also known for his works as a comedian, writer, and executive producer.
Early Life
Will Ferrell, in this youth, always had an affinity towards comedy. As a student at Irvine’s University High School, Ferrell used to entertain his schoolmates by impersonating various voices on the school’s daily morning announcements. Little did he know he would end up entertaining the whole world!
Ferrell was also known to play varsity football as a high schooler. He even set a record for most field goals ever made. Although he showed great aptitude in the show business, his father’s irregular pay checks and the fear of struggle is what made Will abstain from this path.Will, being a great sportsman, was exceptionally good at both football and basketball. He was also a captain of his high school basketball team. It was this love for sports that drove him to take up a career in sports journalism.
Will graduated from the University of Southern California (USC) in Los Angeles in the year 1990.
He then secured a job as a sports broadcaster on the local cable. After working for a while, he realized he wasn’t delighted with this line of work. His mother then encouraged him to pursue something he felt passionate about. Taking her advice, in 1991, Will auditioned for an Improv comedy group known as “The Groundlings” and spent most of his time honing his improvisation skills.
Fun fact – Soon after quitting his job as a broadcaster, Will Ferrell also took up a job as a hotel valet, and on his second day, he ripped the luggage rack off a van.
Career
The Groundlings
After enrolling with The Groundlings, Will worked alongside Chris Katan, Ana Gasteyer, and Cheri Oteri. Will started taking classes in order to develop his improv skills. In order to earn some money, he even took up a job at an auction house through his friend, Viveca Paulin. The job’s flexibility enabled him to audition for different roles while also making a living. He played some minor roles in various TV shows such as “Living Single,” and some films like “A Bucket of Blood” Will also feature in many TV commercials.
Fun Fact – One winter, Will once served as a mall Santa Claus to make extra money.
Saturday Night Live
In the early 1990s, Saturday Night live had started to decline in popularity, which drove its executive producer, Lorne Michaels, to hunt for new cast members for the next season. Impressed by his impersonations, Lorne invited Ferrell to join the show in New York, alongside Cheri Oteri, Chris Katan, and 14 other cast members.
SNL gave Ferrell an opportunity to showcase his unique impersonation skills. Some of his notable impersonations include Harry Caray, a baseball announcer, Neil Diamond, a singer, Alex Trebek, a game show host, and the former US President, George W Bush.
While working on SNL, Will Ferrell and Chris Katan together created the sketch “The Roxbury Guys.” Wherein they portrayed the characters of “Steve Butabi” and “Doug Butabi,” respectively. These characters continued getting immense popularity, which eventually led to the release of the movie ” A Night at the Roxbury.” in 1998. In August 2000, Will found love with his Swedish girlfriend, Viveca Paulin, and got happily married.
Other noteworthy movies that featured Will Ferrell during this time were –
- Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (as Mustafa),
- Superstar (1999),
- Dick (1999) (as Bob Woodward),
- Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999),
- Drowning Mona (2000)
- Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)
Fun Fact – All members who host SNL 5 times become a part of the “Five-Timers Club.” Will Ferrell was one of them.
Will Ferrell Filmography
Also, Will Ferrell movies were never restricted to a particular genre. Over the years, he has played a wide array of characters in films that are in no way similar. Even professionally, other than being an actor, he is also a comedian, an executive producer, and a businessman. We have carefully curated a list of all of Ferrell’s best works from his filmography.
1. Old School (2003)
- Director: Todd Phillips
- Writer: Todd Phillips, Scot Armstrong
- Cast: Will Ferrell, Luke Wilson, Vince Vaughn
- IMDb Rating:1/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 60%
- Platforms Available: For rent on Amazon Prime Video and Apple TV
In 2002, Ferrell departed Saturday Night Live and moved on to focus more on his film career. Ferrell even received an MTV Movie Awards nomination for the Best Comedic Performance for his exceptional portrayal of Frank the tank. The New York Times even acclaimed Ferrell by saying that the film “Belongs to Mr. Ferrell.” Old School is a success essentially put Will on the map and was thereafter noticed by the masses.
The first movie he starred in after his departure from SNL was “Old School,” in which Ferrell plays the character of “Frank the tank.”
The plot of the movie is basically about a boy, Mitch, who discovers that his girlfriend has been having group sex behind his back. He moves to another place, away from his history.
The new place is in close range with a college campus. So, Mitch’s new place is the new party house for everyone in radar.
Will Frank and Beanie have the time of their life at Mitch’s house?
2. Elf (2003)
- Director: Jon Favreau
- Writer: David Berenbaum
- Cast: Will Ferrell, James Caan, Zooey Deschanel, Mary Steenburgen, Edward Asner, Bob Newhart
- IMDb Rating:9/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 84%
- Platforms Available: For rent on Amazon Prime Video and Apple TV
In 2003, Will Ferrell secured the title role in the movie “Elf” in which he appeared as “Buddy Hobbs.” It garnered a gross revenue of more than 220 million US Dollars. Elf generated a lot of positive reviews and was critically appreciated worldwide. For his remarkable role in Elf, Ferrell again received an MTV Movie Awards nomination for the Best Comedic Performance. After these two films gained such a positive response, Ferrell was now internationally recognized.
Soon after the addition of these successful films in his filmography, Will Ferrell earned his place as one of the “Frat Pack” and the infamous Ben Stiller, Steve Carell, Jack Black, Vince Vaughn, and the Wilson brothers.
In this crazy magical movie, Buddy is accidently sent and grown up in the North Pole as a toddler and raised among elves. When he grows up, he sets on a journey to find put his real dad, fully dressed as an elf. What all will he find in the real world?
3. Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)
- Director: Adam McKay
- Writer: Adam McKay, Will Ferrell
- Cast: Will Ferrell, Christina Applegate, Paul Rudd, Steve Carell, David Koechner, Fred Willard
- IMDb Rating:2/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 67%
- Platforms Available: For rent on Amazon Prime Video and Apple TV
Moving on, Ferrell would continue landing comedic roles in many other movies like Melinda and Melinda and Starsky & Hutch. One of the major films he starred in this year was “Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy.”
It was nominated for three MTV Movie Awards that year, namely, Best On-Screen Team, Best Musical Performance, and Best Comedic Performance.
Anchorman was a huge success for its director, Adam McKay, and producer, Judd Apatow. The plot revolves around the main character, Ron Burgundy, an anchorman for a local television station in San Diego. After learning that the station has retained its status as the highest-rated news program in the city, everyone decides to have a party, where Ron Burgundy meets Veronica Corningstone. The team is then forced to hire Veronica, who engages in a sexual relationship with Ron Burgundy, who later announces it on air, despite agreeing to keep it discreet.
4. The Producers (2005)
- Director: Susan Stroman
- Writer: Mel Brooks, Thomas Meehan
- Cast: Nathan Lane, Matthew Broderick, Uma Thurman, Will Ferrell, Gary Beach, Roger Bart, Jon Lovitz
- IMDb Rating:3/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 51%
- Platforms Available: Netflix
In 2005, Will Ferrell have starred in three Movies’: “Bewitched” (As Jack Wyatt), “Kicking and Screaming” (As Phil Weston) and “The Producers.” (As Franz Liebkind). In “Kicking and Screaming,” Ferrell played the character Phil Weston, a coach, whil In “The Producers,” Ferrell played the role of “Franz Liebkind,” an Ex-Nazi writer.
This film obtained Ferrell a designation in the Golden Globe Awards for the Best Supporting Actor.
Two failing producers scam elderly women to invest in a Third-Reich themed musical which gets bombed the moment it opens. But the critics love the musical and unwillingly he has given the biggest hit of his career.
Will he be able to handle this situation?
5. Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby and Stranger than Fiction (2006)
- Director: Adam McKay
- Writer: Will Ferrell, Adam McKay
- Cast: Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly, Sacha Baron Cohen, Gary Cole, Michael Clarke Duncan
- IMDb Rating:6/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 71%
- Platforms Available: For rent on Amazon Prime Video
In 2006, two additional films featuring Will Ferrell were delivered, “Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby” and “More peculiar Than Fiction.” Talladega Nights, in which Ferrell starred as “Ricky Bobby,” stole the box office by garnering almost 163 million USD around the world.
“Stranger than Fiction” also received numerous positive reviews from most popular critics. Ferrell played the role of “Harold Crick,” as IRS agent. In the plot, Harold Crick finds out that he is going to die in the near future and does everything he can to stop it.
In 2007, “Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby” made sure about an ESPY Award for the Best Sports Movie, and “More peculiar than Fiction” got Ferrell a Golden Globe Nomination for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture. Ferrell Joyously ended the year when his second son, Mattias Ferrell, was delivered on December 30, 2006.
The plot of the movie follows Ricky Bobby who is a NASCAR superstar, but his era soon vanishes as Jean Girard, the F1 Champion comes into the scene. Will Ricky be able to claim the winning position he desires?
6. Blades of Glory (2007)
- Director: Josh Gordon, Will Speck
- Writer: Jeff Cox, Craig Cox, John Altschuler, Dave Krinsky
- Cast: Will Ferrell, Jon Heder, Will Arnett, Amy Poehler, William Fichtner, Jenna Fischer, Craig T. Nelson
- IMDb Rating:3/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 70%
- Platforms Available: For rent on Amazon Prime Video and Apple TV
In 2007, Ferrell starred in the film ‘Blades of Glory,’ an American sports-comedy film directed by Josh Gordon and Will Speck. Will Ferrell and Jon Heder co-starred as “Chazz Michael Michaels” and “Jimmy McElroy.”
Two figure skaters who were banned from playing the sport. Together, they find a loophole that would allow them to compete again. Ferrell plays “Chazz Michael Michaels,” an adept skater but a provocative sex addict, and Heder plays “Jimmy McElroy,” an equally trained skater with an effeminate personality.
Will he come back improved or lose the most important game of his life?
7. Step Brothers (2008)
- Director: Adam McKay
- Writer: Will Ferrell, Adam McKay
- Cast: Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly, Richard Jenkins, Mary Steenburgen, Adam Scott, Kathryn Hahn
- IMDb Rating:9/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 55%
- Platforms Available: For rent on Amazon Prime Video and Apple TV
2008 proved to be a crucial year in Will Ferrell’s life. He starred in the movies ‘Semi-Pro,’ and ‘Step Brothers’, which he co-starred with John C. Reilly and co-wrote with Adam McKay, who was also its producer. Ferrell portrayed the character of “Brennan huff” while Reilly played “Dale Doback.” Brennan Huff and Dale Doback are two immature stepbrothers whose parents get married to each other.
The Step Brothers generated a revenue of around 128 million US dollars worldwide. Will Ferrell also served as an executive producer alongside Adam McKay. He also participated in the 79th Academy Awards by singing a song alongside John C. Reilly and Jack Black.
Will the stepbrothers face separation after all they’ve been through?
8. The Other Guys (2010)
- Director: Adam McKay
- Writer: Adam McKay, Chris Henchy
- Cast: Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Eva Mendes, Michael Keaton, Steve Coogan, Ray Stevenson, Samuel L. Jackson, Dwayne Johnson
- IMDb Rating:6/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 78%
- Platforms Available: Netflix
In 2010, Ferrell was the executive producer, and a co-star of “The Other Guys” Ferrell played the role of “Allen Gamble,” while Wahlberg played “Terry Hoitz.” Allen Gamble and Terry Hoitz both of the NYPD. Allen is a well-mannered forensic scientist, while Terry is a detective with anger issues.
This film was a huge commercial success and garnered over $140 million and was critically acclaimed by most critics. Will Gamble be able to prove his abilities?
9. Megamind (2012)
- Director: Tom McGrath
- Writer: Alan Schoolcraft, Brent Simons
- Cast: Will Ferrell, Tina Fey, Jonah Hill, David Cross, Brad Pitt
- IMDb Rating: 2/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 73%
- Platforms Available: Amazon Prime Video
At that point in 2012, Ferrell highlighted in the parody film “Tim and Eric’s Billion Dollar Movie,” as Damien Weebs and furthermore featured in “Casa de Mi Padre” alongside Mexican famous actors, Diego Luna and Gael García Bernal.
Ferrell won a Kids Choice Award for “Favourite Buttlicker.”
The title character in the movie ” Megamind” was voiced by Will Ferrell. This is a story of a super-intelligent supervillain, Megamind, who finally destroys his enemy, Metro Man. Later due to a lack of nemesis, he creates another superhero to defeat. Will the villain created be easy to handle?
10. The Campaign (2012)
- Director: Jay Roach
- Writer: Chris Henchy, Shawn Harwell
- Cast: Will Ferrell, Zach Galifianakis, Jason Sudeikis, John Lithgow, Dan Aykroyd, Brian Cox
- IMDb Rating:1/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 66%
- Platforms Available: For rent on Amazon Prime Video
The Campaign is a political satire comedy. Will portrays “Cam Brady,” an unopposed congressman of a fictional district in North Carolina. His campaign is compromised when he accidentally reveals his affair on an answering machine of a local family. After this disaster, Raymond Huggins apposed Cam Brady, who proves to be a worthy opponent. Will Brady get a win this time?
11. Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013)
- Director: Adam McKay
- Writer: Will Ferrell, Adam McKay
- Cast: Will Ferrell, Steve Carell, Paul Rudd, David Koechner, Christina Applegate
- IMDb Rating:3/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 74%
- Platforms Available: For rent on Amazon Prime Video and Apple TV
In 2013, due to the accomplishment of the film “Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy,” its sequel “Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues” was released, which immediately turned into a triumph. The plot starts in 1979, where Ron Burgundy and Veronica Corningstone are married to each other and are co-anchors for a news network in New York.
Later, Ron Burgundy is fired while Veronica gets promoted. After growing jealous of his wife’s success, Ron Burgundy leaves his wife and child and moves back to San Diego, where he gets fired again. After a suicide attempt, Ron Burgundy finally takes up a job at GNN, a 24-hour news network. And the plot continues. Anchorman 2 received somewhat positive reviews and generated a worldwide total of $173 million. But will the famous news anchor still be able to charm the audience?
12. The Lego Movie (2014)
- Director: Phil Lord, Christopher Miller
- Writer: Phil Lord, Christopher Miller
- Cast: Chris Pratt, Will Ferrell, Elizabeth Banks, Will Arnett, Nick Offerman, Alison Brie, Charlie Day, Liam Neeson, Morgan Freeman
- IMDb Rating:7/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 96%
- Platforms Available: For rent on Amazon Prime Video and Apple TV
In 2014, Will Ferrell voiced a character called “President Business” in The Lego Movie (2014), an animated film based on plastic LEGO toys. This film was written and directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller. The story is about an ordinary Lego figure who helps a resistance movement stop the “President Business” (aka Lord Business), a tyrannical businessman, from gluing everything in the Lego world according to his views of perfection. In the same movie, Ferrell voices two of characters, “The man upstairs” and Fin’s father. The film became a huge commercial success, generating around 468 million US dollars globally. This film won the Critics’ Choice Movie Award for The Best Animated Feature and the Saturn Award for Best Animated Film. Will Emmet be able to stop the tyrant’s evil plans?
13. Get Hard (2015)
- Director: Etan Cohen
- Writer: Jay Martel, Ian Roberts, Etan Cohen
- Cast: Will Ferrell, Kevin Hart, Tip ‘T.I.’ Harris, Alison Brie, Craig T. Nelson
- IMDb Rating:0/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 28%
- Platforms Available: For rent on Amazon Prime Video and Apple TV
Get Hard, released on March 27, 2015, is an American comedy film directed by Etan Cohen and written by Cohen, Martel, and Roberts, where Ferrell works alongside stars like Kevin Hart and Craig T. Nelson. He plays the role of “James King,” a wealthy hedge fund manager who is framed for a crime he did not commit. Although the film received a lot of negative reviews, it managed to gross a global total of 111.7 million dollars.
A rich businessman, convicted of fraud turns to Darnel, a businessman with not even a parking ticket. Will they both be of help to each other?
14. Daddy’s Home (2015) and Daddy’s Home 2 (2017)
- Director: Sean Anders
- Writer: Brian Burns, Sean Anders, John Morris
- Cast: Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Linda Cardellini and John Cena, John Lithgow, Mel Gibson
- IMDb Rating: 2/10 and 6.0/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 31% and 21%
- Platforms Available: For rent on Amazon Prime Video and Apple TV
In Daddy’s Home, Ferrell played the part of Brad Whitaker, a miserable stepfather who felt that his relationship with his kids is threatened and challenged by the arrival of their biological father, Dusty Mayron, played by Mark Wahlberg. Daddy’s Home generated a worldwide total of more than $242.8 million against a $69 million budget. So far, Will Ferrell’s highest-grossing live-action film, thereby surpassing Elf (2003), made around 220 million US dollars.
Owing to the huge success of Daddy’s Home in 2015, Ferrell reprised the role of Brad Whitaker in Daddy’s Home 2, released in 2017. This story’s plot revolves around the father(Wahlberg) and stepfather(Ferrell), who were now co-parenting their kids while simultaneously dealing with their own fathers. Although the movie received negative reviews from most critics, it did garner more than$180 million worldwide.
Will the chaotic adventures burst out more laughs than before?
15. Zoolander and Zoolander 2 (2016)
- Director: Ben Stiller
- Writer: Drake Sather, Ben Stiller, John Hamburg and Nicholas Stoller, Justin Theroux
- Cast: Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Will Ferrell, Christine Taylor, Milla Jovovich, Jerry Stiller, Jon Voight and Penélope Cruz, Kristen Wiig, Fred Armisen
- IMDb Rating: 5/10 and 4.7/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 63% and 22%
- Platforms Available: For rent on Amazon Prime Video and Apple TV
Zoolander is an action-comedy film directed and starred by Ben Stiller. The plot is about Derek Zoolander, a male model who is forced to find someone to shoot Malaysia’s prime minister. In this movie, Ferrell plays the role of “Jacobim Mugatu Moogberg.” The film got mixed reviews but still was a box office success.
Zoolander 2, also an action-comedy film, is the sequel to the film Zoolander. It was released on February 12, 2016. It generally garnered negative reviews from critics and generated only $56 million against a budget of $55 million. Will Ferrell portrays the villainous character of “Jacobim “Mugatu” Moogberg, who is a fashion freak who seeks revenge on Derek Zoolander for his initial defeat.
Will Derek and Hansel save the world’s pop stars?
16. Holmes and Watson (2018)
- Director: Etan Cohen
- Writer: Etan Cohen
- Cast: Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly, Rebecca Hall, Rob Brydon, Steve Coogan, Ralph Fiennes
- IMDb Rating:8/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 10%
- Platforms Available: To buy on Amazon Prime Video and Apple TV
Holmes and Watson, released in 2018, is a mystery-comedy film about Sherlock Holmes, played by Will Ferrell, and James Watson, played by John C. Reilly. The plot revolves around Holmes and Watson, who set out to investigate a threat at The Buckingham Palace. The movie was a box-office flop, garnering only $41.9 million on a $42 million budget.
Will the legendary duo save The Buckingham Palace this time?
17. The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part (2019)
- Director: Mike Mitchell
- Writer: Phil Lord, Christopher Miller
- Cast: Chris Pratt, Elizabeth Banks, Will Arnett, Tiffany Haddish, Stephanie Beatriz, Charlie Day, Alison Brie, Nick Offerman, Maya Rudolph, Will Ferrell
- IMDb Rating: 6/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 84%
- Platforms Available: HBO Now
The Lego Movie 2 is a computer-animated adventure film. It is a sequel to The Lego Movie and one of the major movies in the entire franchise. The plot follows the arrival of Duplo aliens in the Lego universe and threatens to destroy it. Our starts retaliate, and a battle takes place in Bricksburg. Ferrell reprises the same roles as before, President Business (aka Lord Business) and The Man Upstairs.
What new adventures will the movie has in store for the viewers?
18. Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga (2020)
- Director: David Dobkin
- Writer: Will Ferrell, Andrew Steele
- Cast: Will Ferrell, Rachel McAdams, Dan Stevens, Melissanthi Mahut, Mikael Persbrandt, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Graham Norton, Demi Lovato, Pierce Brosnan
- IMDb Rating:5/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 63%
- Platforms Available: Netflix
Co-written by Will Ferrell and Andrew Steele, Eurovision Song Contest is a musical-comedy film. Will Ferrell and Rachel McAdams co-star as Lars Erickssong and Sigrit Ericksdóttir separately. The role they play is about two singers from Iceland. They are allowed to substantiate themselves by representing their own nation at the Eurovision Song Contest. “Lars” is played by Will Ferrell, and “Sigrit” is played by Rachel McAdams.They randomly get selected for Söngvakeppnin.
After the actual Eurovision Contest was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this movie was launched in May 2020 on Netflix.
Will the Icelanders win the competition?
19. Superstar (1999)
- Director: Bruce McCulloch
- Writer: Steve Koren
- Cast: Molly Shannon, Will Ferrell, Harland Williams, Elaine Hendrix, Mark McKinney.
- IMDb: 5.2/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 32%
- Platforms: Prime Video
Mary Katherine Gallagher, as a child, saves a boy with a distinguishable birthmark from a public pool. She is an outcast who chooses to live with her grandmother and has become fascinated with “superstardom” and her initial kiss.
Mary people dream of kissing Sky Corrigan, the much more prevalent boy at St. Monica’s Catholic high school, and though her weirdness makes her a lesser person. She is placed in special education after being caught kissing a wood, in which she seduces Helen Lewengrub, and new “bad boy” student Eric Slater takes an interest in her. An academic talent show is declared, with the chance of winning a Hollywood trip and working as an extra in a film. Mary’s grandmother disallows her from auditioning, but Helen, as well as a vision, encourages her to do so.
20. Wedding Crashers (2005)
- Director: David Dobkin
- Writer: Steve Faber, Bob Fisher
- Cast: Vince Vaughn, Owen Wilson, Isla Fisher, Bradley Cooper, Keir O’Donnell, Ellen Albertini Dow, Rachel McAdams, Jennifer Alden, Christopher Walken, Dwight Yoakam, Jane Seymour, Rebecca De Mornay.
- IMDb: 7/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 75%
- Platforms: HBO Max
John Beckwith but instead Jeremy Grey are divorce intermediaries in Washington, D.C., who attend weddings under falsified documents to meet and then have sex with women. After a successful season of crashes, Jeremy appears to take John to the wedding of the older sister of U.S. Treasury Secretary William Cleary. When they got inside, they went after Cleary’s other daughters, Gloria and Claire. Jeremy has intimate relations with Gloria on a local beach, even during the reception, and she later tells him that she used to be a virgin. Following the wedding, the pair drive out of the location and discuss attending another marriage ceremony together.
21. Land of the Lost (2009)
- Director: Brad Silberling
- Writer: Chris Henchy, Dennis McNicholas
- Cast: Will Ferrell, Danny McBride, Anna Friel, Leonard Nimoy, Matt Lauer, Brian Huskey, Jorma Taccone, Chris Henchy, John Boylan, Ben Best, Bobb’e J Thompson, Logan Manus.
- IMDb: 5.3/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 26%
- Platforms: Prime Video
Dr Rick Marshall, the optimistic creator of “quantum palaeontology,” now works at the La Brea Tar Pits; 3 years later, a disastrous conversation with Matt Lauer on Today began circulating and ended his professional life. Holly Cantrell, a doctoral candidate from Cambridge, informs him that his highly contested theories incorporating time travel and palaeontology inspired her.
She demonstrates to him a fossil with a handprint of a cigarette lighter that he recognises and a crystal fashioned into a necklace that emits powerful tachyon energy. Marshall triumphantly returns to Today with both the dinosaur egg Holly resurrected, discussing his new book “Matt Lauer Can Suck It!” The egg left on the Presently set hatches into a baby Sleestak, who hisses as it grows.
22. The House (2017)
- Director: Andrew Jay Cohen
- Writer: Andrew Jay Cohen and Brendan O’Brien
- Cast: Will Ferrell, Amy Poehler, Jason Mantzoukas, Jeremy Renner, Allison Tolman, Nick Kroll, Ryan Simpkins, Michaela Watkins, Rob Huebel, Andrea Savage, Rory Scovel.
- IMDb: 5.6/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 20%
- Platforms: Prime Video
Mabel, a young girl, impoverishes with her dad Raymond, mother, Penny, and newborn sister, Isobel. After even a visit from wealthy, patronizing relatives, Raymond drifts intoxicated into the dark woods and meets the strange architect Mr. Van Schoonbeek. Mr. Thomas, a Van Schoonbeek employee, pays a visit to the family the next morning and convinces Raymond but also Penny to recognise Van Schoonbeek’s suggestion that they move into a propose a new building made for them at no cost.
The narrative is set in an alternate universe inhabited by anthropomorphic rats. The house has been established on an advanced city street and is currently listed for sale. To cut costs, the developer redeveloping the house laid off his entire project crew and must carry out every bit of work himself. The home is encircled by rising water in a world that experienced an apocalyptic flood and is inhabited by anthropomorphic cats. Rosa, the landlord, dreams of trying to restore the house to its old glory because she has fond memories of her childhood there. However, she is financially challenged, and her only renters, fisherman Elias and hippie Jen refuse to pay rent notwithstanding her repeated requests; she continuously ignores their efforts to resolve the issue.
23. The Thin Pink Line
- Director: Joe Dietl, Michael Irpino
- Writer: Lauren Baratz Logsted
- Cast: Jennifer Aniston, Will Ferrell, Molly Shannon, Mike Myers, David Schwimmer, Tate Donovan, Margaret Cho, David Cross, Illeana Douglas.
- IMDb: 3.4/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 60%
- Platforms: Prime Video
Filmmakers would like to support the defense of a fatality inmate who claims he is not guilty of killing anyone. Still, as the production develops, they discover proof suggesting he is the murderer.
24. Semi-Pro (2008)
- Director: Kent Alterman
- Writer: Shane Hurlbut
- Cast: Will Ferrell, Woody Harrelson, Andre 3000, Andy Daly, Rob Corddry, Andy Richter, Maura Tierney, Jackie Earle Haley, Will Arnett, Jason Sudeikis, David Koechner, DeRay Davis.
- IMDb: 5.8/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 22%
- Platforms: Prime Video
In 1976, Jackie Moon Indeed singer, who used the proceeds from his every wonder, “Love Me Sexy,” to purchase the Flint Tropics of the American Basketball Association (ABA), became the team’s owner, and head coach, having started power forward, as well as pre-game announcer. The ABA Commissioner suggests combining the tournament with the National Basketball Association (NBA) at owners’ and players’ meetings. Only four teams will join the more founded league. The Tropics, the league’s worst team, are on the verge of folding. Jackie grabbed the phone and proposed that the four teams with the greatest albums be merged, and the Commissioner agreed.
25. Downhill (2020)
- Director: Jim Rash, Nat Faxon
- Writer: Jim Rash, Nat Faxon, Ruben Ostlund, Jesse Armstrong
- Cast: Will Ferrell, Julia Louis Dreyfus, Zach Woods, Kristofer Hivju, Ammon Ford, Giulio Berruti, Zoe Chao, Alex Macqueen, Miranda Otto, Nadiv Molcho, Julian Grey, Kimberly Rydell.
- IMDb: 4.9/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 36%
- Platforms: Hulu
Downhill is a 2020 American black film filmed by Nat Faxon and written by Jim Rash and Jesse Armstrong. The cinema reimagines Swedish director Ruben Stlund’s 2014 film Force Majeure. It actors Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Will Ferrell as married people going through a tough period following a near-death experience on a family ski trip. A married man is thrown into disarray after wanting to believe they are in danger of being killed by an avalanche throughout a family ski trip in Ischgl, Austria, as they are forced to re-evaluate their lives and how they feel regarding one another.
26. The Naked Trucker and T-Bones Show
- Cast: Dave Allen, David Koechner, J P Fitting, Steve Carrell.
- IMDb: 4/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 40%
- Platforms: Prime Video
This offbeat comedy plot features The Naked Trucker (depicted by Dave “Gruber” Allen), who prefers to push naked even though, well, he can, as well as his protege (as well as infrequent music manager), Gerald “T-Bones” Tibbons (David Koechner), a wily freeloader, even though they move ahead on certain wild cross-country journeys, full of musical numbers.
Will Ferrell’s Voice Acting
Will Ferrell has worked in numerous animated movies and TV shows. He is well known for his portrayal of Bob Oblong in the animated television series “The Oblongs.” He has also played “Family Guy” as the character “Black Knight.” Ferrell also played a starring role as “Ted” in the film “Curious George.” Other than these, Will Ferrell is best known for his voicing of the character “Megamind” and “President Business.”
Will Ferrell’s Stage Career
On January 20, 2009, Ferrell made his Broadway debut by impersonating the departing U.S. President George W. Bush in a solo performance called “You’re Welcome America. A Final Night with George W. Bush,” which was even broadcast live on HBO. This performance hit the theaters on January 20, 2009.
Will Ferrell as a Creator and a Producer
Now that we’ve covered all the Will Ferrell movies let’s talk about his career as a creator and a producer. In the month of April, Ferrell and his frequent collaborator Adam McKay launched a comedy website called ‘Funny or Die,’ wherein he starred in ‘Landlord,’ a short comedy film. He plays the role of a man whose landlady frequently harasses him. And a two-year-old girl, portrayed by McKay’s daughter, Pearl.
After the success of ‘The Landlord,’ Will Ferrell released another video titled ‘Good Cop, Baby Cop,’ in which Pearl announced that this was her final appearance in the scene. Later in September, Ferrell posted another video, “Will Ferrell Answers Internet Questions,” where he answered questions and reacted to his fans’ comments.
Ferrell, along with McKay was a producer of a HBO show, Eastbound, and Down, where he had a recurring role of Ashley Schaeffer. Ashley Schaeffer was a car dealer who once appeared in a scene of the show.
Will Ferrell as an Executive Producer
Here is a list of movies in which Will played an active role as an executive producer.
- Hot Rod – 2007
- The Virginity Hit- 2010
- Bachelorette – 2012
- Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters – 2013
- Tammy – 2014
- Welcome to Me – 2014
- Sleeping with Other People – 2015
- The Boss – 2016
- Oh, Lucy! – 2017
- Ibiza – 2018
- Vice – 2018
- Booksmart – 2019
Even now, Ferrell continues to grow in his profession and put smiles on millions of his fans.