Will Ferell is a popular American comedian, producer and screenwriter. During his long career, he took part in more than 90 films and produced about 50 projects.
Biography
The actor's real name is John William Ferrell, but he prefers to use Will as the first name. He was born in Irvana, a city in northern California, in 1967. A love of art was instilled in him from an early age, because his father, Roy Lee Ferrell, was a fairly successful musician, and his mother, Betty Kay Overman, taught literature at a local school. John became the firstborn, after him another son was born to the couple. Unfortunately, they divorced when the older boy just went to school. The children stayed with their mother, but they also maintained warm relations with their father.
After graduating from high school, Ferrell entered college, where he began to study sports journalism. After graduation, he worked on television for some time, but realized that he did not want to devote his life to this craft at all. He dreamed of being on stage, and not commenting on what is happening without his participation. Then he decided to start acting courses. This decision was a turning point in his life, because it was in the classroom that Will Ferrell made acquaintances with many celebrities and TV program participants.
Actor career
In 1988, fellow students invited him to the American television show "Saturday Night", where the young actor was able to demonstrate his unrivaled talent as a comedian. He took part in the program for 7 years and received many prestigious awards and awards, but decided to leave it in order to devote himself to cinema and more serious projects.
For some time the actor got minor roles, but already in 1998 he played one of the main characters in the comedy film "Night in Roxbury". In 2006, he was nominated for a Golden Globe for the musical Producers. In the same year, he received the "Golden Raspberry" (anti-award for the worst role) for his work in the film "The Witch". In subsequent years, he was repeatedly nominated for both prestigious awards and anti-awards for poor performance, but he did not win any of them.
Nevertheless, Will Ferrell has become a famous and highly sought after actor. His filmography is replenished with dozens of successful projects a year. As an actor, he took part in such famous films as The Character, The Old School, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, The Lego Movie. In addition, since 2006 he has been actively involved in production activities.
Personal life
In 1995, Will Ferrell met the Swedish-born actress Viveka Pauline (currently Pauline-Ferrell). In 1998, she, along with her boyfriend, played in the film "A Night in Roxbury". After 5 years of romantic relationship, the couple got married. In this union, three sons were born.
