Emmy nominee Will Ferrell continues as a cast member of Saturday Night Live for his seventh season.
Will was recently honored with an Emmy nomination for Oustanding Performance in a Variety Series for his work in the 2000-2001 season.
While Will has portrayed many unforgettable characters; among his most popular recurring personas include: his send-up of President George W. Bush, musical middle school teacher Marty Culp with wife Bobbi (played by Ana Gasteyer), Professor Klarvin the overly amorous �lover� and husband to Virginia (played by Rachel Dratch), and Spartan Spirit cheerleader Craig. Among his many impressions are Attorney General Janet Reno, who ended her tenure with the Clinton administration by doing the twist with Will live on �Saturday Night;� Alex Trebek; �Inside the Actors Studio� host James Lipton; lounge singer Robert Goulet and the late great Chicago Cubs sportscaster, Harry Caray.
Will�s latest films are the new Kevin Smith film �Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back� and the Ben Stiller comedy �Zoolander.� In 1998, Will brought his swinging SNL character to the big screen in �A Night at the Roxbury� which he co-wrote with fellow cast member Chris Kattan and Steve Koren. He has also appeared in SNL Studios features �The Ladies� Man� and �Superstar.� In 1997, Will made his feature film debut as �Mustaffa� in the hit comedy �Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery.� He returned in the blockbuster sequel �The Spy Who Shagged Me.�
Prior to joining SNL, Will was a member of the Los Angeles-based comedy/improv group The Groundlings, where fellow cast members Chris Kattan, Ana Gasteyer, Maya Rudolph and former SNL repertory players such as Laraine Newman, Jon Lovitz and Phil Hartman began their careers. Will has also appeared on several television programs, including �Strangers with Candy,� �Grace Under Fire� and �Living Single.� Will also lent his voice to the arm-less and leg-less dad of cartoon family �The Oblongs.�
A graduate of the University of Southern California, Will became interested in performing while a student at University High School in Irvine, California, where he made his school�s daily morning announcements over the public address system in disguised voices.
Will is married and lives in New York City and Los Angeles. His birthday is July 16, 1967.
He is 34. |
