History Creator / WillFerrell

* ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' (1995-2002)

On ''SNL'', his recurring characters include Baron Nocturna from "Goth Talk," Frank Henderson (a dad who threatens his kids with horrible punishments if they don't get off his shed), Jacob Silj (a man who has NoIndoorVoice due to a medical condition), Gene Frenkle (Blue Oyster Cult's cowbell player), Terrence Maddox (a drifter who poses nude for art classes), Roger Klavin (one half of The Luvahs), Marty Culp (one half of the singing Culp couple), and Steve Butabi (one half of the Roxbury Brothers). His most memorable celebrity impressions include Alex Trebek, Harry Caray, James Lipton, GeorgeWBush (which, sadly, he didn't get to play for all eight years of Bush, Jr.'s administration[[note]]He did play him when Ferrell came back to host and on some post-''SNL'' projects, but after Ferrell left in 2002, Chris Parnell, Darrell Hammond, Will Forte, and Jason Sudeikis were hired to fill the void, which garnered a lot of mixed reactions from fans[[/note]]), Kenneth Star, Neil Diamond, Robert Goulet, and Janet Reno.

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-->-- President Business ([[SelfDeprecation voiced by Will Ferrell]]) in "Behind the Bricks", ''WesternAnimation/TheLEGOMovie''

One of the most successful ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' alumni since Creator/AdamSandler, Will Ferrell is a [[{{Comedy}} comedic]] actor well known for his ability to say, do, and bear witness to the craziest things with a totally straight face, although he is certainly quite capable of [[LargeHam hamming it up]]. His popularity on ''SNL'' (during the show's third GoldenAge when LorneMichaels once again had to save his show from cancellation following the harsh criticism and low ratings of the show's 20th season by firing long-standing/poorly-performing cast members, keeping in the stand-out performers, and hiring some new blood -- both on and off-set) ensured that he would become a box-office juggernaut in the world of funny movies. He is also part of the FratPack.

* ''TheOblongs'' (2001-2002) Bob Oblong

* ''Series/WelcomeToSwden'' (2014) Himself

** Will has also shown some drum abilities in [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uBOtQOO70Y a showoff]] against his [[CelebrityResemblance separated-at-birth]] IdenticalStranger [[RedHotChiliPeppers Chad Smith]].

One of the most successful ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' alumni since Creator/AdamSandler, Will Ferrell is a [[{{Comedy}} comedic]] actor well known for his ability to say and do the craziest things with a totally straight face, although he is certainly quite capable of [[LargeHam hamming it up]]. His popularity on ''SNL'' (during the show's third GoldenAge when LorneMichaels once again had to save his show from cancellation following the harsh criticism and low ratings of the show's 20th season by firing long-standing/poorly-performing cast members, keeping in the stand-out performers, and hiring some new blood -- both on and off-set) ensured that he would become a box-office juggernaut in the world of funny movies. He is also part of the FratPack.

* LargeHam

* ManChild: in ''Elf'' and ''Step Brothers''; his second best known act after:

-->-- [[SelfDeprecation Will Ferrell]] as President Business, ''WesternAnimation/TheLEGOMovie''

-->-- [[SelfDeprecation Will Ferrel]] as President Business, ''WesternAnimation/TheLEGOMovie''

->''Well, I guess if you're scraping the bottom of the barrel, you're gonna get a Will Ferrell.''
-->-- Will Ferrel as President Business, TheLegoMovie

* ''EverythingMustGo'' (2010) Nick Hasley

* StarMakingRole: ''Anchorman''

* ''WesternAnimation/TheLEGOMovie'' (2014) President/Lord Business

* ''Anchorman: The Legend Continues'' (2013) Ron Burgundy

** Considering the [[ManChild basic]] [[{{Keet}} personality]] in most of his movies, ''StrangerThanFiction'' is often thought of as exposing this for him.

** {{Played For Drama}} in {{Everything Must Go}}, when he played a tragically realistic version of {{The Alcoholic}}.

* SeventiesHair: Justified in ''Anchorman'' and maybe ''Semi-Pro'', but what was up with the hair in ''BladesOfGlory''?

On ''SNL'', his recurring characters include Baron Nocturna from "Goth Talk," Frank Henderson (a dad who threatens his kids with horrible punishments if they don't get off his shed), Jacob Silj (a man who has NoIndoorVoice due to a medical condition), Gene Frenkle (Blue Oyster Cult's cowbell player), Terrence Maddox (a drifter who poses nude for art classes), Roger Klavin (one half of The Luvahs), Marty Culp (one half of the singing Culp couple), and Steve Butabi (one half of the Roxbury Brothers). His most memorable celebrity impressions include Alex Trebek, Harry Caray, James Lipton, GeorgeWBush (which, sadly, he didn't get to play for all eight years of Bush, Jr.'s administration[[note]]He did play him when Ferrell came back to host and on some post-''SNL'' projects, but after Ferrell left in 2001, Chris Parnell, Darrell Hammond, Will Forte, and Jason Sudeikis were hired to fill the void, which garnered a lot of mixed emotions from fans[[/note]], Kenneth Star, Neil Diamond, Robert Goulet, and Janet Reno.

On ''SNL'', his recurring characters include Baron Nocturna from "Goth Talk," Frank Henderson (a dad who threatens his kids with horrible punishments if they don't get off his shed), Jacob Silj (a man who has NoIndoorVoice due to a medical condition), Gene Frenkle (Blue Oyster Cult's cowbell player), Terrence Maddox (a drifter who poses nude for art classes), Roger Klavin (one half of The Luvahs), Marty Culp (one half of the singing Culp couple), and Steve Butabi (one half of the Roxbury Brothers). His most memorable celebrity impressions include Alex Trebek, Harry Caray, James Lipton, GeorgeWBush, Kenneth Star, Neil Diamond, Robert Goulet, and Janet Reno.

** A plethora of celebrity impersonations, most notably [[Series/{{Jeopardy}} Alex Trebek]], GeorgeWBush, Robert Goulet, Chicago Cubs announcer Harry Caray, and ''Inside The Actor's Studio'' host James Lipton.
** Original characters include [[ANightAtTheRoxbury Steve Butabi]] and Blue Oyster Cult cowbell player Gene Frenkle, both of whom would inspire legendary [[MemeticMutation memes]] in their respective skits.

One of the most successful ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' alumni since Creator/AdamSandler, Will Ferrell is a [[{{Comedy}} comedic]] actor well known for his ability to say and do the craziest things with a totally straight face, although he is certainly quite capable of [[LargeHam hamming it up]]. His popularity on SNL ensured that he would become a box-office juggernaut in the world of funny movies. He is also part of the FratPack.