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The Frat Pack is a colloquial fan term for a group of American actor[=/=]writer[=/=]director[=/=]all-round-movie-guys who specialize in comedy, originating in the early [[TurnOfTheMillennium 2000s]].

The name "Frat Pack" originates from one of their early defining works, ''Old School''; not as a phrase dropped in-show but as a reference to their [[ManChild post-teen]] [[RefugeInAudacity juvenile]] brand of comedy, while alluding to names like "Creator/RatPack" or "Creator/BratPack" given to other known groups of actors.

The Frat Pack centrally comprises Creator/BenStiller[[note]]who rejects the label, saying that it's a media creation[[/note]], Creator/JackBlack, Creator/WillFerrell, Creator/VinceVaughn, Creator/OwenWilson and his brother [[Creator/LukeWilson Luke]], and the Creator/JuddApatow Chapter includes Creator/JonahHill, Creator/JamesFranco, Creator/JasonSegel, Creator/PaulRudd, Creator/SethRogen and Creator/SteveCarell.
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!! Frat Pack costars include:

* Creator/JasonBateman
* Creator/DavidKoechner
* Creator/ReeseWitherspoon
* Creator/JenniferAniston
* Creator/JennaFischer
* Creator/AmyAdams
* Creator/JimCarrey
* Creator/ElizabethBanks
* Creator/JustinLong
* Creator/CraigRobinson
* Creator/KathrynHahn
* Creator/JasonSchwartzman
* Creator/RobRiggle
* Creator/AmyPoehler
* Creator/MayaRudolph
* Creator/RashidaJones
* Creator/WillArnett

!!Known Frat Pack collaborations include:

* ''Series/HeatVisionAndJack'' (unaired pilot for Creator/{{Fox}}, has since become a cult favorite, stars Black and the voice of Owen Wilson, featuring Christine Taylor, Stiller and Ron Silver, also written and directed by Stiller)
* ''Film/MeetTheParents'' (stars Stiller and Robert De Niro, Owen Wilson has a supporting role)
** Followed by ''Meet the Fockers'' (adds Dustin Hoffman and Barbra Streisand to the cast) and ''Little Fockers''
* ''Film/TheRoyalTenenbaums'' (starring Stiller and the Wilsons)
* ''Film/{{Zoolander}}'' (starring Stiller, Owen Wilson, Ferrell and Christine Taylor)
* ''Film/OldSchool'' (the defining work, stars Luke Wilson, Vaughn and Ferrell)
* ''Film/DodgeballATrueUnderdogStory'' (stars Vaughn, Stiller and Christine Taylor with Jason Bateman, Gary Cole, Stephen Root and Justin Long in supporting roles}
* ''Film/AnchormanTheLegendOfRonBurgundy'' (The one where people really started to notice how clique-y this particular batch of stars were, stars Ferrell and Carell, has cameos by all the others save Owen Wilson)
* ''Film/StarskyAndHutch'' (stars Stiller and Owen Wilson, baddies played by Vaughn and Jason Bateman, Will Ferrell cameos)
* ''Film/WeddingCrashers'' (stars Owen Wilson and Vaughn, with a cameo by Ferrell)
* ''Film/TenaciousDInThePickOfDestiny'' (stars Black and Kyle Gass, has cameos by Stiller, Tim Robbins, Amy Poehler and Amy Adams)
* ''Film/NightAtTheMuseum'' (stars Stiller and Owen Wilson, supporting cast includes Steve Coogan, Ricky Gervais and Creator/RobinWilliams)
** The sequel adds Hank Azaria, Bill Hader and Amy Adams to the cast.
* ''Film/BladesOfGlory'' (stars Ferrell and Jon Heder, produced by Stiller, has Will Arnett and Amy Poehler in supporting roles)
* ''Film/TropicThunder'' (Crowning Work of Awesome, stars Stiller, Black and Robert Downey Jr, with Steve Coogan [[spoiler:and Tom Cruise]]) Owen Wilson was slated to be in it but dropped out after his suicide attempt

!!Notable non-collaborations (only one member) that embody the Frat Pack spirit include:

* ''Film/TheresSomethingAboutMary'' (stars Stiller)
* ''Film/{{Idiocracy}}'' (stars Luke Wilson)
* ''Film/TalladegaNightsTheBalladOfRickyBobby'' (stars Ferrell and Creator/SachaBaronCohen, has Creator/AmyAdams and John C Reilly in supporting roles)
* ''Film/YouMeAndDupree'' (stars Owen Wilson and Matt Dillon)
* ''Film/TheFortyYearOldVirgin'' (stars Carell, Rudd and Rogen)
* ''Film/SemiPro'' (stars Ferrell)
* ''Film/StepBrothers'' (stars Ferrell and John C Reilly)
* ''Film/CouplesRetreat'' (stars Vaughn)
* ''Film/DateNight'' (stars Carell and Creator/TinaFey)
* ''Film/TheOtherGuys'' (stars Ferrell and Creator/MarkWahlberg)
* ''The Third Wheel'' (stars Luke Wilson, Creator/BenAffleck, Creator/DeniseRichards and Creator/DavidKoechner)

!!In addition to the above, there's several movies involving ''none'' of the core members, but retain their flavor thanks to the work of their collaborators:

* ''Film/KnockedUp'' (stars Creator/SethRogen and Creator/KatherineHeigl with supporting roles by Creator/LeslieMann and Creator/PaulRudd.)
* ''Film/{{Superbad}}'' (stars Creator/JonahHill, Creator/MichaelCera and Christopher Mintz Plasse with supporting roles by Creator/SethRogen and Creator/BillHader.)
* ''Film/HotRod'' (stars Creator/AndySamberg, Creator/BillHader and Creator/DannyMcBride.)
* ''{{Bachelorette}}'' (stars Creator/RebelWilson, Creator/KirstenDunst, Creator/LizzyCaplan and Creator/IslaFisher)
* ''Film/ILoveYouMan'' (stars Creator/PaulRudd and Creator/JasonSegel along with Creator/RashidaJones)
* ''Film/PineappleExpress'' (stars Creator/SethRogen and Creator/JamesFranco with Creator/DannyMcBride.)
* ''{{Tammy}}'' (stars Creator/MelissaMcCarthy)
* ''Film/HorribleBosses'' (stars Creator/JasonBateman)

!!Associated Tropes:

* BewareTheNiceOnes: A recurring theme.
* BreakTheHaughty: A recurring Will Ferrell theme.
* TheCameo: Dozens.
** RetroactiveRecognition: Seth Rogen is a cameraman in ''Anchorman''. Creator/JustinLong aka "Mac" was in ''Dodgeball''. Luke Wilson spent the night with [[Series/TwentyFour Kim Bauer.]] Just to name a few.
* CastingGag
* CatchPhrase: Parodied in ''Anchorman''.
* CoolOldGuy: "You're my boy, Blue!", Patches in ''Dodgeball''.
* FollowTheLeader: You know you've made it when Creator/SeltzerAndFriedberg rip off your ideas.
* NakedPeopleAreFunny: Will Ferrell running around in tightey-whities is probably a trope unto itself.
* ProductionPosse The modern TropeCodifier.
** ''Zoolander'' in particular features Ben Stiller's wife ''and'' father in prominent roles.
** Will Arnett and Amy Poehler play brother and sister in ''Blades of Glory'' - [[spoiler:their final scene involves sharing a passionate liplock before being sent to jail.]]
* RefugeInAudacity
* SeriousBusiness: Rock music in ''Pick of Destiny'', anything starring Will Ferrell.
* ShoutOut: dozens OF dozens
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