Over the past few years, it seems that Will Ferrell has done just about everything. He's expanded his acting chops, posed as a L.A. Lakers security guard, anchored the news in North Dakota, and appeared in countless Dodge Durango ads.
This week, Ferrell finally brings us the return of Ron Burgundy in "Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues," out now. In the long-awaited sequel, Burgundy and his Channel 4 News team take on New York, stopping at nothing to reclaim the No. 1 spot in the ratings.
Whether you're into Ferrell's mustachioed newsman or not, there's still much to know about the A-list comedian. From his humble high school beginnings to beating out a future star for "Saturday Night Live," here are 19 things you probably don't know about Will Ferrell.
1. His father, Roy Lee Ferrell Jr., was a keyboardist and saxophonist for The Righteous Brothers. His mother was a school teacher.
This week, Ferrell finally brings us the return of Ron Burgundy in "Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues," out now. In the long-awaited sequel, Burgundy and his Channel 4 News team take on New York, stopping at nothing to reclaim the No. 1 spot in the ratings.
Whether you're into Ferrell's mustachioed newsman or not, there's still much to know about the A-list comedian. From his humble high school beginnings to beating out a future star for "Saturday Night Live," here are 19 things you probably don't know about Will Ferrell.
1. His father, Roy Lee Ferrell Jr., was a keyboardist and saxophonist for The Righteous Brothers. His mother was a school teacher.
- 12/20/2013
- by Jonny Black
- Moviefone
Washington — Will Ferrell, who refined his impersonation of President George W. Bush on "Saturday Night Live" and later took his presidential act to Broadway, was awarded the nation's top humor prize Sunday night.
The TV star went on to make movies and co-found the popular website FunnyorDie.com, which won him the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor from the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
It was the Bush impression, though, that might have made the Washington crowd laugh – and cringe – the hardest Sunday.
"Washington is not a city much known for its comedy – at least not the intentional kind," said PBS news anchor Gwen Ifill, who mentored Ferrell on his journalistic skills for the movie "Anchorman."
She introduced a clip of Ferrell playing Bush in "You're Welcome, America: A Final Night with George W. Bush" on Broadway. Dressed in a flight suit under a banner that read "Mission Accomplished,...
The TV star went on to make movies and co-found the popular website FunnyorDie.com, which won him the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor from the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
It was the Bush impression, though, that might have made the Washington crowd laugh – and cringe – the hardest Sunday.
"Washington is not a city much known for its comedy – at least not the intentional kind," said PBS news anchor Gwen Ifill, who mentored Ferrell on his journalistic skills for the movie "Anchorman."
She introduced a clip of Ferrell playing Bush in "You're Welcome, America: A Final Night with George W. Bush" on Broadway. Dressed in a flight suit under a banner that read "Mission Accomplished,...
- 10/24/2011
- by AP
- Huffington Post
Last week Us comic Will Ferrell had the opportunity to take centre stage and discuss his Hollywood career as part of BAFTA’s Life In Picture Series.
Like many of his contemporaries in the field of comedy, Ferrell came to prominence as a regular on famed Us sketch show Saturday Night Live, before making his mark on the big screen in such universally-loved fare as Elf, Zoolander, Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, Step Brothers and perhaps his most iconic role to date as the hopelessly shallow and breezily chauvinistic newscaster in Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy.
HeyUGuys were fortunate enough to grab a couple of minutes with the star before heading in for the hour-long Q&A hosted by BBC Radio 4’s The Film Programme presenter, Francine Stock (more on that below). The talk was followed by a screening of Ferrell’s new film Everything Must Go...
Like many of his contemporaries in the field of comedy, Ferrell came to prominence as a regular on famed Us sketch show Saturday Night Live, before making his mark on the big screen in such universally-loved fare as Elf, Zoolander, Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, Step Brothers and perhaps his most iconic role to date as the hopelessly shallow and breezily chauvinistic newscaster in Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy.
HeyUGuys were fortunate enough to grab a couple of minutes with the star before heading in for the hour-long Q&A hosted by BBC Radio 4’s The Film Programme presenter, Francine Stock (more on that below). The talk was followed by a screening of Ferrell’s new film Everything Must Go...
- 10/12/2011
- by Adam Lowes
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
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