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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.

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?

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 One of the most successful ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' alumni since [[Adam Sandler]], Will Ferrell is a [[Comedy|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 [[Large Ham|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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-=== Notable Roles: ===
-==== Television ====
+== Television ==
 * ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' (1995-2002)
-** A plethora of celebrity impersonations, most notably [[Jeopardy (TV)|Alex Trebek]], [[George W Bush|George W. Bush]], Robert Goulet, and ''Inside The Actor's Studio'' host James Lipton.
+** A plethora of celebrity impersonations, most notably [[Jeopardy!|Alex Trebek]], [[George W. Bush]], Robert Goulet, and ''Inside The Actor's Studio'' host James Lipton.
-** Original characters include [[A Night At the Roxbury|Steve Butabi]] and Blue Oyster Cult cowbell player Gene Frenkle, both of whom would inspire legendary [[Memetic Mutation|memes]] in their respective skits.
+** Original characters include [[A Night at the Roxbury|Steve Butabi]] and Blue Oyster Cult cowbell player Gene Frenkle, both of whom would inspire legendary [[Memetic Mutation|memes]] in their respective skits.
 * ''[[The Oblongs]]'' (2001-2002) Bob Oblong
 * ''[[The Office]]'' (US Version) (2011) Deangelo Vickers
-==== Film ====
+== Film ==
 * ''[[Austin Powers]]: International Man Of Mystery'' and ''Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me'' (1997, 1999) Mustafa
-* ''[[A Night At the Roxbury]]'' (1998; [[The Movie|adapted]] from his SNL routine with Chris Kattan) Steve Butabi
+* ''[[A Night at the Roxbury]]'' (1998; [[The Movie|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 (Film)|Elf]]'' (2003) Buddy
+* ''[[Elf]]'' (2003) Buddy
-* ''[[Anchorman the Legend of Ron Burgundy|Anchorman: The Legend Of Ron Burgundy]]'' and ''Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie'' (2004) Ron Burgundy
+* ''[[Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy]]'' and ''Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie'' (2004) Ron Burgundy
-* ''[[Wedding Crashers (Film)|Wedding Crashers]]'' (2005) Chazz Reinhold
+* ''[[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
+* ''[[Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby]]'' (2006) Ricky Bobby
-* ''[[Blades of Glory (Film)|Blades of Glory]]'' (2007) Chazz Michael Michaels
+* ''[[Blades of Glory]]'' (2007) Chazz Michael Michaels
 * ''Semi-Pro'' (2008) Jackie Moon
 * ''Step Brothers'' (2008) Brennan Huff
-* ''[[Land of the Lost (Film)|Land of the Lost]]'' (2009) Rick Marshall
+* ''[[Land of the Lost (film)|Land of the Lost]]'' (2009) Rick Marshall
 * ''[[The Other Guys]]'' (2010) Allen Gamble
 * ''[[Megamind]]'' (2010) Megamind
+* ''[[Barbie (film)|Barbie]]'' (2023) Mattel CEO
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-=== Tropes exhibited by Will Ferrell: ===
 * [[Adult Child]]: in ''Elf'' and ''Step Brothers''; his second best known act after:
 * [[Break the Haughty]]: A regular motif in ''Anchorman'' and several others.
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 * [[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 [[Wearing a Flag On Your Head|flag emblazoned]] g-string. Which accidentally snapped apart on-camera. (He had padding on underneath)
+** An SNL sketch (Seann William Scott) was framed entirely around Ferrell in a [[Wearing a Flag on Your Head|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''.
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