Will Ferrell



One of the most successful Saturday Night Live alumni since Adam Sandler, Will Ferrell is a 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 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 Frat Pack.

Television

 * Saturday Night Live (1995-2002)
 * A plethora of celebrity impersonations, most notably Alex Trebek, George W. Bush, Robert Goulet, and Inside The Actor's Studio host James Lipton.
 * Original characters include Steve Butabi and Blue Oyster Cult cowbell player Gene Frenkle, both of whom would inspire legendary memes in their respective skits.
 * The Oblongs (2001-2002) Bob Oblong
 * The Office (US Version) (2011) Deangelo Vickers

Film

 * Austin Powers: International Man Of Mystery and Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1997, 1999) Mustafa
 * A Night at the Roxbury (1998; adapted from his SNL routine with Chris Kattan) Steve Butabi
 * Zoolander (2001) Mugatu
 * Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001) Federal Wildlife Marshall Willenholly
 * Old School (2003) Frank "The Tank" Richard
 * Elf (2003) Buddy
 * Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy and Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie (2004) Ron Burgundy
 * Wedding Crashers (2005) Chazz Reinhold
 * Kicking & Screaming (2005) Phil Weston
 * The Producers (2005) Franz Liebkind
 * Stranger Than Fiction (2006) Harold Crick
 * Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006) Ricky Bobby
 * Blades of Glory (2007) Chazz Michael Michaels
 * Semi-Pro (2008) Jackie Moon
 * Step Brothers (2008) Brennan Huff
 * Land of the Lost (2009) Rick Marshall
 * The Other Guys (2010) Allen Gamble
 * Megamind (2010) Megamind

Tropes exhibited by Will Ferrell:

 * Adult Child: in Elf and Step Brothers; his second best known act after:
 * Break the Haughty: A regular motif in Anchorman and several others.
 * Hidden Depths: Has dabbled in songwriting and does his own singing on at least one occasion.
 * Considering the basic personality in most of his movies, Stranger Than Fiction is often thought of as exposing this for him.
 * Large Ham
 * Minor Injury Overreaction
 * Naked People Are Funny: Running around in tightey-whiteys in at least two occasions. And once completely butt naked.
 * An SNL sketch (Seann William Scott) was framed entirely around Ferrell in a flag emblazoned g-string. Which accidentally snapped apart on-camera. (He had padding on underneath)
 * Playing Against Type: In Stranger Than Fiction, Elf and Megamind.
 * Running Gag: The waterskiing squirrel, from Anchorman to Megamind.
 * Screams Like a Little Girl
 * Seventies Hair: Justified in Anchorman and maybe Semi-Pro, but Blades of Glory?