Will Ferrell

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One of the most successful Saturday Night Live alumni since Adam Sandler, Will Ferrell is a comedic actor well known for his ability to say and do the craziest things with a totally straight face, although he is certainly quite capable of hamming it up. His popularity on SNL ensured that he would become a box-office juggernaut in the world of funny movies. He is also part of the Frat Pack.

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Will Ferrell has performed in the following roles:

Television

• Saturday Night Live (1995-2002)
  • A plethora of celebrity impersonations, most notably Alex Trebek, George W. Bush, Robert Goulet, and Inside The Actor's Studio host James Lipton.
  • Original characters include Steve Butabi and Blue Oyster Cult cowbell player Gene Frenkle, both of whom would inspire legendary memes in their respective skits.
• The Oblongs (2001-2002) Bob Oblong
• The Office (US Version) (2011) Deangelo Vickers

Film

• Austin Powers: International Man Of Mystery and Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1997, 1999) Mustafa
• A Night at the Roxbury (1998; adapted from his SNL routine with Chris Kattan) Steve Butabi
• Zoolander (2001) Mugatu
• Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001) Federal Wildlife Marshall Willenholly
• Old School (2003) Frank "The Tank" Richard
• Elf (2003) Buddy
• Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy and Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie (2004) Ron Burgundy
• Wedding Crashers (2005) Chazz Reinhold
• Kicking & Screaming (2005) Phil Weston
• The Producers (2005) Franz Liebkind
• Stranger Than Fiction (2006) Harold Crick
• Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006) Ricky Bobby
• Blades of Glory (2007) Chazz Michael Michaels
• Semi-Pro (2008) Jackie Moon
• Step Brothers (2008) Brennan Huff
• Land of the Lost (2009) Rick Marshall
• The Other Guys (2010) Allen Gamble
• Megamind (2010) Megamind
• Barbie (2023) Mattel CEO

Will Ferrell provides examples of the following tropes:

• Adult Child: in Elf and Step Brothers; his second best known act after:
• Break the Haughty: A regular motif in Anchorman and several others.
• Hidden Depths: Has dabbled in songwriting and does his own singing on at least one occasion.
  • Considering the basic personality in most of his movies, Stranger Than Fiction is often thought of as exposing this for him.
• Large Ham
• Minor Injury Overreaction
• Naked People Are Funny: Running around in tightey-whiteys in at least two occasions. And once completely butt naked.
  • An SNL sketch (Seann William Scott) was framed entirely around Ferrell in a flag emblazoned g-string. Which accidentally snapped apart on-camera. (He had padding on underneath)
• Playing Against Type: In Stranger Than Fiction, Elf and Megamind.
• Running Gag: The waterskiing squirrel, from Anchorman to Megamind.
• Screams Like a Little Girl
• Seventies Hair: Justified in Anchorman and maybe Semi-Pro, but Blades of Glory?