John William "Will" Ferrell (born July 16, 1967) is an American comedian, impressionist, actor, and writer. Ferrell established himself in mid-1990s as a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live.
With fellow friend and castmember Chris Kattan, Ferrell created Doug and Steve Butabi, two recurring characters that became popular enough to star in their own movie, A Night at the Roxbury.
Ferrell left after the May 18, 2002 episode, after seven years on the show. The final sketch of the episode featured a special farewell to Ferrell from all the other cast members. Since then he has starred in many movies, including Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgandy, Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, and Step Brothers (all of which were written and directed by former SNL writer Adam Mckay).
Characters/Impressions
Characters
- Baron Nocturna
- Bill McDonald
- Craig (leader of The Rocky Roads)
- Craig Buchanan
- Dr. Beamen
- Dale Sturtevant
- Gene Frenkle
- Gus Chiggins
- Marty Culp
- Roger Klarvin
- Steve Butabi
- David Larry
- Frank Henderson
- Gordon Davis
- Hank
- Jacob Silj
- Jeffrey's supervisor
- Jesus
- Leslie Attebury
- Max Gibbons
- Michael Shersby
- Mr. Brownstone
- Mr. Tarkanian
- Peter Tanner
- Sean Patrick Flannery
- Spider
- Ted Brogan
- Terrence Maddox
- Terry Gantner
- Tom Wilkins
- Troy
Impressions
- Al Gore
- Alex Trebek
- Benjamin Netanyahu
- Bob Guccione
- Brian Boitano
- Brian Williams
- Bruce Lindsey
- Charlton Heston
- Chyna
- Corey Hart
- Dan Dierdorf
- Dan Fouts
- David Pelletier
- Dennis DeYoung
- Don West
- Donald Sutherland
- Dr. Phil McGraw
- Elton John
- Fidel Castro
- Fred Schneider
- George W. Bush
- Glenn Frey
- Graham Russell
- Harry Caray
- Henry Hyde
- Hugh Hefner
- James Lipton
- Janet Reno
- Jerry Reed
- Jesse Ventura
- Jim Nantz
- John Edward
- John Rocker
- John Seigenthaler
- Kenneth Starr
- Kevin Bacon
- Larry King
- Mark McGwire
- Marshall Applewhite
- Marv Leevy
- Neil Diamond
- Oliver Stone
- Osama bin Laden
- Paul Lynde
- Paul Williams
- Peter Graves
- Richard Armey
- Robert Dornan
- Robert Goulet
- Russell Hitchcock
- Saddam Hussein
- Shepard Smith
- Steve Kmetko
- Steven Seagal
- Ted Kaczynski
- Ted Kennedy
- Ted Turner
- Tom Bergeron
- Tony Orlando
- Tony Roberts
- Vladimir Putin
- William Ginsburg
- William Rehnquist
- Willie Nelson
SNL Career
- 1995-2002: Repertory Player
- February 22, 2003: Cameo
- October 4, 2003: Cameo
- May 14, 2005: Host
- October 21, 2006: Cameo
- October 23, 2008 (Weekend Update Thursday): Cameo
- May 16, 2009: Host
- May 12, 2012: Host