John William Ferrell (/'fer@l/;[1] born July 16, 1967)[2][3] is an American comedian, actor and producer. Ferrell first came to prominence in the mid-1990s as a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live, where was on the show from 1995 to 2002, and has subsequently appeared in comedy films such as Elf (2003), Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004), Kicking & Screaming (2005), Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006), Semi-Pro (2008), and Land of the Lost (2009). In 2007, he co-founded Funny or Die with Adam McKay, his writing partner. Other notable film roles include The Other Guys (2010), The Campaign (2012), Get Hard (2015), Holmes & Watson (2018), and the animated films Curious George (2006), Megamind (2010) and The Lego Movie film franchise (2014-2019) Ferrell is considered as a member of the "Frat Pack", a generation of renowned Hollywood comedians who came to prominence in the late 1990s and the 2000s, including Jack Black, Ben Stiller, Steve Carell, Vince Vaughn, Paul Rudd, and brothers Owen and Luke Wilson. The actor received nominations for an Emmy Award for Saturday Night Live as well as three Golden Globe Award nominations, for his performances in Stranger than Fiction (2006) and Vice (2018). Ferrell was also named the top comedian of 2015 in the British GQ Men of the Year awards. Ferrell received an honorary star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, on March 24, 2015.
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