Will Ferrell

Will Ferrell rose to fame as a part of the cast of "Saturday Night Live," before starring in such big-screen comedies such as 'Elf"Anchorman," and 'Talladega Nights.' In 1967, in Irvine, California, Will Ferrell began his comedy career as an actor with the improv group based in Los Angeles called the Groundlings. Following his seven-year tenure as a Saturday Night Live cast member, Ferrell was one of the most renowned 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 co-founder of the streaming video site Funny or Die and enjoyed success voice acting in animated films like Megamind (2010). John William Ferrell was conceived in Irvine, California on July 16th 1967. Will Ferrell was the youngest child of Righteous Brothers keyboardist Lee Ferrell as well as instructor Kay Ferrell. He was himself, as he admitted, not exactly the class clown when he was a University High School student. Ferrell who was quiet and serious and reserved, decided to leave his mark in football, where he set the school record for the most field goals made. Ferrell displayed a lack of outrageous, funny behavior that would be the hallmark of his career even at the suburban house he lived in. "Very even-tempered, extremely casual," his mother recalled in an interview with Esquire. "You aren't you old enough to remember those Matchbox cars?" Will would be completely happy in lining up all of his Matchbox cars on his own. If you were to ask him, "Do you want to visit Disneyland today, or set up your cars?' He'd need to think about it. "That's not to say that Ferrell was a total straight guy. A glimpse of Ferrell's comic talent was shown each day at school when he disguised himself to announce the day's events over the PA system. Ferrell graduated in 1986 and attended the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. There he joined the Delta Tau fraternity to pursue a degree as a sports reporter.