Talk:Will Ferrell/Archive 1

Rumors of Death
There's rumors going around the Ferrell died recently. Anyone have a source to debunk this? Or possibly even to confirm it (which I doubt). --Viper Daimao 20:29, 14 March 2006 (UTC)


 * 1) Anyone can submit anything they want to i-newswire. 2) The "press release" has bad phrasing and misspellings.  3) It's been five hours since the "press release" was posted, and it's not on CNN, Variety, ABC, anywhere.  Not dead.  -- Plutor 20:39, 14 March 2006 (UTC)

Hes not dead http://www.defamer.com/hollywood/will-ferrell/debunker-will-ferrell-not-dead-in-paragliding-accident-160492.php

I cant verify it either. He's still alive, MiracleMat 21:15, 14 March 2006 (UTC)

Redirect Problem
Sorry, I don't know how to fix this, but the Viveca Paulin link redirects back to this page, as does a search for Viveca Paulin in wikipedia at large. 216.98.233.245 (talk) 08:40, 28 December 2007 (UTC)

NPOV
That last sentence under "Early Life" needs help. Also, the "sources" used for most of the statements in Early Life are not acceptable. Page 56 of "Biography Today"? Okay, which issue? What year was that? Who was the author? ummm..... SpartyParty (talk)

the monopoly money story is form fresh air

This:

"Ferrell's performance in STF introduced audiences to a more serious side of Ferrell's acting talents that hopefully will continue."

Is definately not acceptable. I am changing it. -- Ubergenius 21:46, 27 March 2007 (UTC)

Status of Being the Funniest man alive
I see someone decided to revert my changes, but I think it would be pertinent to list that he is the funniest man alive, I mean in all honesty, it is the truth and therefore belongs on an encyclopedia entry.

May god help us all if Will Ferrell is the funniest man alive. I've always been of the opinion that he's the unfunniest man in America (if not the world). --Roger Williams 03:40, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

He's not even the funniest man that's been on SNL in recent years much the funniest alive. -- Matt

Let's call him the most ignorant man alive instead. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.193.97.7 (talk) 05:44, 11 April 2009 (UTC)

No! Will Ferrell is a comedic genius, a living legend and a great lover of women. Could it be that you attack him, because secretly you want to be him?NotWillFerrell (talk) 15:25, 1 April 2010 (UTC)

"Child psychologists have criticized Ferrell and the McKay family for child exploitation,[33]" ^ Today Show June 7, 2007. Source not linked which is a problem due to the use of appeal to authority. Should be changed to "When pressed on the ethics of using his daughter in such a role" or something similarly natural.

Animated GIF
I'm somewhat new to the community, so I'm not aware how common this is, but it seems inappropriate to have an animated GIF on a main article page (I'm referring to the cowbell image). Perhaps this would be better as a linked item. Then again, maybe I'm confusing unattractive with inappropriate. Any thoughts?

It may be inappropriate as an encyclopedic entry, but it's gotta stay because it's so freakin' hysterical.
 * Delete the .gif. It's highly inappropriate for an encyclopedia, as even its supporters apparently admit. Croctotheface 06:45, 3 August 2006 (UTC)

Interview on NPR today
This might be useful.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6461604 -- Ben 17:14, 9 November 2006 (UTC)

Trivia removed
I noticed someone removed this: "Howard Stern quizzed Borat and claims that Will Ferrell is Jewish" Well, Howard didn't say Ferrell was Jewish. In fact, he said he was not Jewish, though he would have thought that he would be because he's a comedian. I think it's pointless trivia at best, not really worth including Mad Jack 19:45, 12 November 2006 (UTC)
 * It's back in... -- Ben 23:32, 16 November 2006 (UTC)

Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer?
It is rumored that Ferrell is considering the lead role in a film to be based on an old Phil Hartman sketch from SNL. The project's working title is said to be "Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer: the Motion Picture." —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 66.167.49.46 (talk) 00:09, 7 December 2006 (UTC).

Filmography/Notable Films
I was wondering if there should be more roles he's played at the top of the page in the "Notable Films" section. I believe that there should be more about his earlier films in the biographical section (main section).Dougmuffins 02:42, 29 December 2006 (UTC)

Famous Ferrell Quotes
This section looks unencyclopedic to me. The choice of quotes are subjective (and why only from Anchorman?) and some of the lines weren't even spoken by Ferrel's character. Anyone mind if I removed the section? AntiuserX 22:40, 6 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Already took care of it. Moved it into wikiquote.
 * Drewcifer3000 04:06, 7 January 2007 (UTC)

Notable Roles
I think we should once and for all figure out what constitutes a "Notable Role," since there seems to be a lot of editing and reverting for that one little section of the infobox.

My personal opinion is that a notable role should be one of the following:
 * First role as main character (ie Buddy from Elf)
 * First substantial role (ie Frank from Old School)
 * Any roles which earned major awards such as an Oscar (none so far, as far as I know).
 * First role in a vehicle film (that is a film devised/planned around the actor's personality or popularity) (ie Ron Burgundy from Anchorman)

Therefore, I think only those three roles (so far) should be included, but that's just my own opinion.

I'll post a comment in the article referencing this discussion topic.

--Drewcifer3000 01:28, 21 January 2007 (UTC)


 * I agree with those criteria and selections. It should stay as is, unless, say Talladega Nights becomes more popular, in which case it would be more notable than a first starring role or first substantial role as all movies that fit under your fourth category are the most notable. JesseRafe 07:52, 22 January 2007 (UTC)

Are you forgetting the amazing box office sucess of Talladega Nights, it's Will's more sucessful film and it should be included in Will's notable roles section.Also he was first known for his characters in SNL.User:R.Bobby

Definetly Saturday Night Live.

Don't forget the critical sucess of Stranger Than Fiction(Golden Globe nomination).

Will Ferrell's is a case where he was a very funny sketch comedian on SNL, but has yet to make even one decent movie. NO notable film roles so far.

When did he leave SNL?
Seems like an important bit of info, can't find anything though

--WNW3, 14:29, 23 January 2007

I believe he left SNL in 2004 around when he starred in alot more movies. That is the reason why many leave SNL, To pursue a movie career just like Jimmy Fallon tried to do.

Ah, poor Jimmy 198.6.46.11 17:41, 12 April 2007 (UTC) < hahahaha -KC

Suitcase of money story?
I thought I read that Ferrell came to the interview with the suitcase of fake money but didn't get a chance to do the bit before Lorne approved him. Can anyone verify this or provide a source for the original story?

He told that story to Teri Gross on Fresh Air. He tried 2 or 3 times to give Lorne Michaels the fake money. this might be the interview SteveLetwin 15:45, 16 May 2007 (UTC)

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 * Addressed. Robert K S 08:24, 5 June 2007 (UTC)

Alert: Image nominated for deletion
Please be aware that the image of Ferell in Old School,, has been nominated for deletion from Wikipedia here:. All are encouraged to (a) particpate in the discussion there, (b) improve the image's fair use rationale, and (c) improve the article so the value of the image to it is clearer.—DCGeist 01:52, 25 August 2007 (UTC)

Alert: Another image nominated for deletion
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Link
I think the link to his wife is pretty useless, isn't it??? 217.68.184.237 (talk) 16:59, 6 December 2007 (UTC)

Movie,
wasn't he in a movie about ice skating its not mentioned in his films--McNoddy (talk) 16:26, 11 February 2008 (UTC)

Blades of Glory is mentioned already.The Real Stucco (talk) 00:48, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

Expanding / explaining template
I came across this template:

Mediocre American Man Trilogy

There isn't any word on Wikipedia about the so-called Mediocre American Man Trilogy, so I thought maybe here someone could help out. --Soetermans (talk) 23:08, 24 June 2008 (UTC)

Will Ferrell Plays the Flute
Is it true that Ferrell really does play flute or did in his youth? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.25.71.165 (talk) 03:53, 13 January 2009 (UTC)

Oscar
Shouls we mention that there's rumours of Will Ferrell been a candidate for best actor in the 2007 Oscars for Stranger than Fiction.User:alfredosolis


 * No. Rumors do not belong in an encyclopedia. If you maybe want to mention "oscar-worthy performance" under his mention of STF, that MIGHT be acceptable, but I'm still iffy on that, too. -- Ubergenius 21:49, 27 March 2007 (UTC)

im thinking you should probably learn how to spell talladega. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 162.115.236.120 (talk) 16:39, 10 March 2009 (UTC)

You're Welcome America
I started this article and it should probably be mentioned here with a Wikilink. ChildofMidnight (talk) 16:40, 10 March 2009 (UTC)

Images
I completely reworked the images, as the ones that were there did absolutely nothing to illustrate ferrell, as in all of them, he was impersonating somebody (except for the Ron Burgandy one, but in that role, too, he was heavilly dressed up, and Burgandy doesn't look a thing like him.) Karrmann 16:04, 9 August 2006 (UTC)

I am removing the Talladega Nights movie poster image from this page, as the current usage clearly does not qualify for fair use as it is not being used to illustrate the movie in question or to provide critical analysis of the poster content or artwork. If anyone disagrees, please respond. -Big Smooth 23:34, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

The one that appears first of his attendance at the tallidaga nights premiur, can we not stretch it or find a bigger/better picture. It looks really bad on my monitor. A lot of artifacts from slightly stretching it. it's likely my LCD which temporally dithers creatign slightly mismatching colors. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 206.75.33.118 (talk) 04:38, 1 September 2007 (UTC)

ok ok ok. you should probably learn how to spell talladega and also the word premier. come on if you're posting to a public site at least take the time to at least google the words you do not know and i think all of the images that portray Ferrell are accurate being they coem from his career. Therefore stating, this should not be an issue because his career is being celebrated by the postings. Thank you —Preceding unsigned comment added by 162.115.236.120 (talk) 16:42, 10 March 2009 (UTC)

Meeting Bush
The article currently implies that Ferrell has never met Bush. While he may have declined to meet him on several occasions, he stated on Fresh Air (November 2006) that he met him during the 2000 campaign. Bush didn't seem to recognize him, he said. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.245.42.233 (talk) 06:01, 22 March 2009 (UTC)

Why Is This Article Not There
Why does this article just contain a link that leads to the article itself, as opposed to, i dunno, information about Will Ferrel?--82.43.68.123 23:34, 17 September 2006 (UTC)PigManDan

It's called vandalism. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.161.177.250 (talk) 04:25, 30 May 2009 (UTC)

Pyloric stenosis
In an interview on [Blades of Glory - Interview with Will Ferrell & Jon Hede] Will Ferrell admits that the scar on his stomach was due to an operation when he was a baby for pyloric stenosis which caused projectile vomiting. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 137.219.80.169 (talk) 04:10, 15 October 2010 (UTC)

Too many chapters
The article needs to be shortened. There are too many chapters that are short. Anthony Guidetti (talk) 04:04, 5 January 2011 (UTC)

The Office
No mention of him appearing in upcoming episodes of The Office yet? 209.103.209.82 (talk) 14:01, 27 March 2011 (UTC)


 * This was done/added on 03/29. Thanks! 209.103.209.83 (talk) 04:05, 31 March 2011 (UTC)
 * He's no longer on The Office, and was only featured as a guest star; the article should be updated to reflect that. 97.127.154.235 (talk) 22:41, 9 May 2011 (UTC)

Edit request from 220.253.132.148, 29 August 2010
The filmography is in the wrong section.

220.253.132.148 (talk) 10:58, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

Done Thanks! Celestra (talk) 20:07, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

In the first line or so the article "Impressionist" is linked, it probably should be the "Impressionist (entertainment)" article.

Done William Avery (talk) 11:42, 6 September 2010 (UTC)

The Filmography lists the year 2011 twice. The second 2011 should be 2012. Ganks (talk) 18:22, 27 May 2011 (UTC)

Criticism
Will Ferrell is known to steal humor from other comedians. We should add a criticism page, as most people do consider his humor to be bland and untalented. OfficerPhil 20:12, 8 April 2007 (UTC)


 * He is a very successful comedian, so I would disagree with saying "most people" find him bland or untalented. As far as I know, every movie he's done (as of late at least) has been fairly successful.  However, as with anything on Wikipedia, if you can find A RELIABLE SOURCE to reference such sentiments then it might have a place in the article.  Otherwise, keep you opinions to yourself, as they have no place in the article proper.Drewcifer3000 20:35, 8 April 2007 (UTC)


 * So? Carlos Mencia is very successful, and everyone knows he steals jokes. Will Ferrell is also destroying the comedy genre of the cinema. OfficerPhil 17:13, 9 April 2007 (UTC)


 * Like I said, that is your opinion, and that's fine. Opinion has no place in Wikpedia unless it is from a reputable source, is referenced, and is explicitly stated as opinion or accusations within the article.  Find a reliable source and it might have a place in the article.  The Carlos Mencia article has at least 3 articles concerning criticisms of his originality.  Find similarly reliable sources, then we'll talk.Drewcifer3000 20:06, 10 April 2007 (UTC)

How dare you!!! Will Farrell is the greatest comedian of all time!!! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.147.110.167 (talk) 23:43, 1 December 2009 (UTC)
 * He wasn't even (close to) the funniest guy on SNL...perhaps even not the funniest guy during his tenure, and he was there after the show peaked! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.80.1.153 (talk) 17:44, 22 August 2011 (UTC)

Date of Birth
Why does someone keep citing a birthdate for ferrell? El redactor Boy you have a way of skewing the situation. The birthdate was simply done by a vandil (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Will_Ferrell&diff=85707936&oldid=85324007) and it wasn't caught. Go look at the history from that editor (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:68.106.53.53). Do a better job and stop being argumentative. El redactor
 * Because there is dispute about his birthdate. Check in the history, sometime in November. Baseball Bugs 12:59, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Here, specifically: . Look back in the history prior to that, and you will see some debate about what his correct birth year is. Baseball Bugs 13:35, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
 * The original editor thought it was sufficiently an issue to add a citation. I have asked him to come to this page and comment upon it. Baseball Bugs 16:20, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Hi, I added the citation, simply because, as you can see, there was a "fact" tag - "citation needed" - placed next to it at the time, though I don't know by who. That, and the "couldn't hurt/might help" aspect in having a citation. Mad Jack 17:19, 12 June 2007 (UTC)

Rude
Should it not be mentioned that Will has been named number 1 when it comes to being mean/rude to fans? From reading the page he sound like a saintly and friendly guy but I think criticism should be balanced, and I have a source to prove what I'm implying.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,316879,00.html — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.101.163.94 (talk) 19:20, 11 April 2012 (UTC)

Place of birth
It seems that the claim that he was born in Newport Beach, CA seems unfounded and arbitrary. I feel there needs to be a citation for it. (He's listed in the Irvine, CA article as having come from there, and isn't mentioned in the Newport Beach, CA article at all). President Rhapsody 03:25, 7 April 2007 (UTC)

I'm curious to know where he was born in Irvine, CA. My family moved to Irvine in 1966, and in 1967, there was no hospital or even a doctors office to speak of. Unless he was born in a home, it is not possible he was born in Irvine. He might have grown up in Irvine, but he wasn't born there. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.12.213.251 (talk) 01:56, 14 October 2013 (UTC)

Typographic error
There is a typographic error in 6.2 Television. He starred as "Donald Mahanahan" (mistakenly written Mahanahanr in the article) in Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!. 62.152.146.229 (talk) 22:31, 14 December 2013 (UTC)

Causes
I think there should be an addition to the 'Personal Life' section; this section has all of philanthropic activities mentioned. Will has started a mini-campaign to get Shezanne Cassim (the film maker of a Dubai parody video) released from jail in Dubai, and this should also be mentioned in this section. If you need a reference, here it is>>> http://newday.blogs.cnn.com/2013/12/13/will-ferrell-joins-fight-to-free-american-shezanne-cassim/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2403:7900:ADE1:A1DE:250:56FF:FEA6:404 (talk) 10:19, 15 December 2013 (UTC)

Filmography section
Something isn't right here. I can't see anything in the filmography section, but when I click to edit it, I see a wikitable. Can someone please fix it so that this table shows up? I'm not sure how to do it. Asarelah 19:47, 6 August 2007 (UTC)

I saw the clip of Will in Living Single. I didn't see the character referenced as "Ron Burgundy". Did I miss something, or is this not factual? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.73.89.211 (talk) 15:44, 15 February 2014 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 9 February 2014
Please edit Will Ferrell's role in The Lego Movie to say he played President Buisness and the father. I just went and saw it and noticed this only lists him as 1 of his 2 roles.

173.22.194.105 (talk) 22:08, 9 February 2014 (UTC)


 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done for now:Thank you for your request, IMDB list the character as "The Man Upstairs". If you can find a reliable source to back up the change you've requested, please post the link here and change  to   which will re-activate the request. Cheers, Mlpearc  (open channel ) 06:13, 16 February 2014 (UTC)

Seems this has been fixed in the meanwhile. Hope this works for you, 173.22.194.105. CapnZapp (talk) 21:18, 22 March 2014 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 6 April 2014
I would suggest adding the television show Welcome to Sweden (2014 series) to the list of TV shows Will Ferrell has been in. He was in the show's second episode and played himself.

Sources: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/nbc-acquires-greg-poehlers-welcome-644556 http://www.tv.nu/p/14032821302200tv4?popup=true (Swedish)

Jono0294 (talk) 12:51, 6 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done Sam Sailor Sing 20:00, 6 April 2014 (UTC)

Will Ferrell vs. Chad Smith
I'd like to open with an apology, as calling the information "irrelevant" was inappropriate. Calling it excessive, however, is justified and accurate in my opinion. This section is wildly inflated with far too many quotes. It can be summed up in a small section under "Career". Corvoe  (speak to me) 17:12, 16 May 2014 (UTC)

The drum-off is a major event in Ferrell's career as is the joke feud between Smith. It will air before a national television audience and raised a lot of money. It should be included. Jason1978 (talk)

Semi-protected edit request on 24 June 2014
The following text should be removed: "They live in New York City and Orange County..." Should be replaced with "They live in the Hollywood Hills ..." Source: Mark Maron "WTF" Podcast Episode 450, December 9, 2013.

Poozybear (talk) 22:10, 24 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. -- Mdann 52   talk to me!  11:21, 26 June 2014 (UTC)

March 1 2015
To add to the Personal Life Section:

There are many parody Twitter accounts claiming to be Will Ferrell while not one of them is verified as actually being him. Of all these parody accounts, the one with the highest follower count is @FillWerrell with 2.51 million Twitter followers. This account posts a variety of tweets mostly made up of comedic pictures and videos. The account is followed by a lot of Will Ferrell fan accounts as well as a large number of regular personal accounts. Stating in the bio that the account is not run by Will Ferrell or affiliated in any way avoids much controversy as people are aware that what is posted is not coming from the actor himself.


 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Need secondary sources to comment on this particular parody account, otherwise we are just advertising it. Cannolis (talk) 06:02, 3 March 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 13 March 2015
72.240.252.56 (talk) 01:10, 13 March 2015 (UTC) 01:37, 13 March 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 11 April 2015
186.155.56.202 (talk) 18:52, 11 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format. Amortias (T)(C) 20:30, 11 April 2015 (UTC)

Film Career
I don't like "continued to land comedy roles in ... Anchorman" because he and McKay wrote it for him. I doubt he auditioned and "landed" the part. Dickbalaska (talk) 01:39, 19 July 2015 (UTC)

Children...?
Why aren't his children listed (Mattias, Axel and Magnus Paulin-Ferrel)? XGhostheartX — Preceding unsigned comment added by XGhostheartX (talk • contribs) 18:54, 13 October 2015 (UTC)

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Semi-protected edit request on 7 January 2016
In the personal life suggestion where it refers to Will Ferrell being at the round rock express, it notes incorrectly that the round rock express are affiliates of the Houston Astros. They are the AAA team for the Texas Rangers. You can reference the wikipedia article about the round rock express to see as such.

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Will's middle name should be Thomas...
Then he can go WTF is up bitches, WTF is in the house!! aka What The F*** — Preceding unsigned comment added by Thetechwizard21 (talk • contribs) 21:06, 26 May 2016 (UTC)

Baseball biography infobox should be removed
I'd like to propose the removal of the Infobox baseball biography. My reasoning is that it is takes up a large amount of space, misleadingly implies he is known as a baseball player, and gives disproportionate emphasis to what was basically a publicity stunt. Further, it is redundant as virtually all info in it is or can be incorporated into the single paragraph under baseball. Maybe it was added as a joke, but I can't see this article ever proceeding to Good Article status with such trivial infoboxes. --Animalparty! (talk) 00:25, 4 October 2016 (UTC)
 * I've gone and removed it; discuss here if serious objection per WP:BRD. --Animalparty! (talk) 18:46, 5 October 2016 (UTC)

Images
Please someone upload a picture of Will as himself.The one I added was deleted.

Hip Hop
Im going to delete that because I can't find anything that on IMDB
 * Someone added best hip hop performance for Old School.

Austin Powers
" In The Producers, Ferrel's character, Franz, shouts "I broke my other leg!", a nod at his Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery character, Mustafa."

Considering that the line is present in the original Broadway show (which Ferrell was not involved with in any way), I consider this to be false and have deleted it.

Quick spelling fix
The "political correct" crosslink near the bottom of the section should read "politically correct" I'd fix it but I don't have the privs. Cheers.

Semi-protected edit request on 7 November 2016
Under 'personal life' the current article says that Ferrell was a relief pitcher for the Round Rock Express, who are affiliated with the Houston Astros. This is incorrect. The Express are associated with the Texas Rangers

Stampy the elephant (talk) 02:52, 7 November 2016 (UTC)


 * ✅ Thanks for pointing that out - Arjayay (talk) 08:54, 7 November 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 8 November 2016
168.28.205.251 (talk) 14:32, 8 November 2016 (UTC)

Step Brothers made 128 million. Not 1.28 as this article stated. Just a misplaced period.
 * ✅ - Thanks for spotting that - Arjayay (talk) 14:42, 8 November 2016 (UTC)

Texas Rangers
please change ((Texas Rangers)) to ((Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers))
 * ✅ Thanks for the suggestion - Arjayay (talk) 14:54, 5 December 2016 (UTC)

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The Office
No mention of his time on The Office! 24.212.221.135 (talk) 15:09, 18 March 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request, 27 March 2019
Ferrell's height, while an interesting fact, is unsourced, and needs to be removed from the infobox. Thank you. 2600:8800:1880:FC:5604:A6FF:FE38:4B26 (talk) 06:18, 27 March 2019 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done – Þjarkur (talk) 20:34, 27 March 2019 (UTC)

Footnote #86 external link
The References section of  is protected by user Courcelles, whose page says due to health issues they may be unable to respond.

So, perhaps someone else can add this external link to Footnote #86: https://www.irishtimes.com/news/joyce-award-for-ferrell-who-will-catch-up-on-his-reading-1.931404

Woodlandtrail (talk) 13:18, 17 September 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 1 June 2020
Will Ferrell’s part in Wedding Crashers not mentioned. 70.76.70.60 (talk) 04:42, 1 June 2020 (UTC)


 * ❌. It's not clear what changes you want to make. –Deacon Vorbis (carbon &bull; videos) 04:58, 1 June 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 10 September 2020
Remove semi-protetcion please. 207.99.158.43 (talk) 22:04, 10 September 2020 (UTC)
 * This talk page is not the place to request removed page protection, that would be at WP:RFP. More importantly, semi-protection was added to prevent vandalism. Semi-protected edit requests are to request specific edits for locked pages. Sock   ( tock talk)  22:09, 10 September 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 31 January 2021
Our savior and serotonin provider Jrracanelli9451 (talk) 07:35, 31 January 2021 (UTC)


 * Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Volteer1 (talk) 08:29, 31 January 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 16 July 2021
I think this page should be able to edit by everyone. I want to update the page because he is now 55 years old since today is his birthday. 107.146.244.150 (talk) 10:13, 16 July 2021 (UTC) 107.146.244.150 (talk) 10:13, 16 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Full-protection-shackle-no-text.svg Not done: requests for decreases to the page protection level should be directed to the protecting admin or to Requests for page protection if the protecting admin is not active or has declined the request. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 11:04, 16 July 2021 (UTC)

taryn gargoob
ok love you will you touch my knees with mustard fingers 99.209.5.226 (talk) 15:17, 19 November 2021 (UTC)

Just the funniness in our own lives
Just the funniness in our own lives 108.48.165.50 (talk) 05:56, 7 December 2021 (UTC)

Your daughter Rose Farrell daughter of John Williams Farrell
OK I really don’t know what I’m doing here all I know is that I want to have a Wikipedia page and I don’t know how to do that.?

So Mr. Farrell which I never knew you were Jon William Cheryl Billy Bob Phil, ANY who I want to know if your daughter is still doing videos with you.? She’s got to be at his 18 or 20 right now I saw her video and I have never laughed so hard. You are one of the funniest human beings that I’ve ever seen on the screen. Sometimes he can be a bit annoying but I think it’s just the character you’re trying to play AnyWho I love watching you on film… And that stipulates down to your daughter I love watching her all I hear As I was posting about it on Facebook is your daughter Rose screaming… I want my money bitch.! 108.48.165.50 (talk) 05:58, 7 December 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 9 December 2021
Personal Life Section Paragraph 5 repeats information from Career - Baseball Section and should be deleted. Sliptoad (talk) 07:53, 9 December 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅ Heartmusic678 (talk) 12:43, 9 December 2021 (UTC)

"The Shrink Next Door".
Ferrell was also in an 8-episode mini-series on AppleTV+ called "The Shrink Next Door". Paul Rudd and Kathryn Hahn are in it, too. It's based on a true story that was reported in the podcast, "Wondery" about a manipulative psychiatrist and one of his patients. The first episode aired 21 November 2021 and the last aired 17 December 3021.


 * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shrink_Next_Door
 * https://tv.apple.com/us/show/the-shrink-next-door/umc.cmc.jov1gljmqnux0i15rbqsoyfk
 * https://wondery.com/shows/shrink-next-door/

Thank you for your time, Wordreader (talk) 04:23, 6 December 2022 (UTC)

Missing movie here with Will Ferrell
He starred in a movie made in 2012. 2600:4040:7806:8500:C150:554D:60DE:196E (talk) 14:03, 23 January 2023 (UTC)

Idk
You a hoe omm you old rusty hoe 2601:247:301:32E0:B095:5205:2418:8DA (talk) 03:09, 8 March 2023 (UTC)

Barbie (2023)
Can someone add that Will Ferrell played in the Barbie movie? Michowski (talk) 22:50, 21 July 2023 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 1 August 2023
The next year he played the CEO of Mattel in Greta Gerwig's comedy film Barbie (2023) starring MARGOT ROBBIE (not Greta Gerwig) and Ryan Gosling. Bioõpilane (talk) 16:19, 1 August 2023 (UTC)
 * ✅  — Paper9oll  (🔔 • 📝)  16:38, 1 August 2023 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 4 December 2023
Second paragraph of the intro, second sentence: "starrring" is misspelled, it should be corrected to "starring" Jpouknow (talk) 18:03, 4 December 2023 (UTC)
 * ✅ Tollens (talk) 18:22, 4 December 2023 (UTC)