Will Ferrell

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Will Ferrell was born in Irvine, California where he attended University High School and was the kicker for the school's varsity football team. Ferrell then went on to college at the University of Southern California where he studied Sports Broadcasting. Upon graduating in 1990, Ferrel joined the comedy group, The Groundings.

Will Ferrell's career took off when he joined the cast of Saturday Night Live in 1995 until 2002. During his impressive tenure at SNL, Ferrel had supporting roles in several movies including several SNL skits turned movies like A Night at the Roxbury, Superstar, and The Ladies Man.

However, it was after Ferrel left SNL that he had his first starring role as Frank "The Tank" in Old School. Ever since, Ferrel has been an A-list comedy star with movies such as Elf, Anchormam, Talladega Nights, Blades of Glory, Semi-Pro, Land of the Lost, Casa de Mi Padre, and The Campaign.

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Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis are talking up The Campaign and why now, with Congressional approval at an all-time low, is the perfect time for a parody. The Campaign features Ferrell's Cam Brady and Galifianakis' Marty Huggins dueling for a Congressional seat from North Carolina.
Will Ferrell is back to the funny business in The Campaign. The film continues a long career for Ferrell of bringing the funny, from Anchorman to Talladega Nights... so, take our poll and tell us which one is funniest?

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Will Ferrell Quotes

(Allen finds his precious missing car has been recovered)
Cop: From bodily fluids and hair samples we determined that... a bunch of old homeless dudes had an orgy in there.
Allen Gamble: Oh God.
Cop: It's called a 'soup kitchen'. ...A mama raccoon came along and gave birth on the floor, placenta blew out all over the back window there.

Hey I did my first desk pop!

Allen Gamble