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Will Ferrell
John William Ferrell (; born July 16, 1967) is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer. He is known for his leading man roles in comedy films and for his work as a television producer. Ferrell received various accolades, including six Primetime Emmy Awards and a British Academy Television Award, in addition to nomination for two Golden Globe Awards and a Tony Award. In 2011, Farrell was honored with the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. In 2015, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and was named the best comedian in British '' GQ''. Ferrell first established himself in the mid-1990s as a cast member on the sketch comedy series ''Saturday Night Live'', where he performed from 1995 to 2002, and has subsequently starred in a string of comedy films. After starring in the 2003 comedy film '' Old School,'' Ferrell became considered a member of the " Frat Pack", a generation of leading Hollywood comic actors who emerged in the late 1990s and the 2000s, inclu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elf (film)
''Elf'' is a 2003 American Christmas by medium, Christmas comedy film directed by Jon Favreau and written by David Berenbaum. It stars Will Ferrell as Buddy the Elf, a human raised by Christmas elf, Santa's elves, who learns about his origins and heads to New York City to meet his biological father. James Caan, Zooey Deschanel, Mary Steenburgen, Ed Asner and Bob Newhart appear in supporting roles. ''Elf'' was released in the United States on November 7, 2003, by New Line Cinema. It became a major critical and commercial success, grossing $220 million worldwide against a $33 million budget. Ferrell's performance as Buddy, in particular, was praised by critics. The film inspired the 2010 Broadway theatre, Broadway musical ''Elf (Broadway musical), Elf: The Musical'' and NBC's 2014 stop motion animated television special ''Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas''. It has been hailed by many as a modern classic and is often listed as one of the best List of Christmas films, Christmas films o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irvine, California
Irvine () is a Planned community, planned city in central Orange County, California, United States, in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. It was named in 1888 for the landowner James Irvine. The Irvine Company started developing the area in the 1960s and the city was formally incorporated on December 28, 1971. The city had a population of 318,629 as of June 2025. As of 2025, it is the third most populous city in Orange County, fifth most in the Greater Los Angeles region, and List of United States cities by population, 72th most in the United States. A number of corporations, particularly in the technology and semiconductor sectors, have their national or international headquarters in Irvine. Irvine is also home to several higher-education institutions including the University of California, Irvine (UCI), Concordia University Irvine, Concordia University, Irvine Valley College, and campuses of University of La Verne and Pepperdine University. History Kizh era Gabrieleño in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Black
Thomas Jacob "Jack" Black (born August 28, 1969) is an American actor, comedian, and musician. He is known for roles in family and comedy films, in addition to his voice work in animated films. His awards include a Children's and Family Emmy Award, a Grammy Awards, Grammy Award, and nominations for three Golden Globe Awards. In 2018, he was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. After portraying supporting roles in films including ''Dead Man Walking (film), Dead Man Walking'' (1995), ''The Cable Guy'' (1996), ''Mars Attacks!'' (1996), and ''Enemy of the State (film), Enemy of the State'' (1998), Black had his breakout role in the musical film ''High Fidelity (film), High Fidelity'' (2000). This led to larger roles in films like ''Shallow Hal'' (2001) and ''Orange County (film), Orange County'' (2002), before he solidified his leading man status with his starring role in ''School of Rock'' (2003). Black has since starred in ''King Kong (2005 film), King Kong'' (2005), ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ballad Of Ricky Bobby
''Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby'' is a 2006 American sports comedy film rom-com directed by Adam McKay who co-wrote the film with Will Ferrell. It features Ferrell as the titular Ricky Bobby, an immature yet successful NASCAR driver. The film also features John C. Reilly, Sacha Baron Cohen, Gary Cole, Michael Clarke Duncan, Leslie Bibb, Jane Lynch, and Amy Adams in supporting roles. NASCAR drivers Jamie McMurray and Dale Earnhardt Jr. appear in cameos, as do broadcasting teams from ''NASCAR on Fox'' ( Mike Joy, Larry McReynolds, Darrell Waltrip, and Dick Berggren) and ''NASCAR on NBC'' (Bill Weber, Wally Dallenbach Jr., and Benny Parsons). The film was released theatrically on August 4, 2006, by Columbia Pictures through Sony Pictures Releasing to critical and commercial success, grossing $163.4 million worldwide against a $72 million budget. Plot In rural North Carolina, Ricky Bobby is born in the backseat of a speeding Chevrolet Chevelle when his father, Reese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kicking & Screaming (2005 Film)
''Kicking & Screaming'' is a 2005 American sports comedy film directed by Jesse Dylan and written by Leo Benvenuti and Steve Rudnick. The film stars Will Ferrell and Robert Duvall as a father and son who exploit their own sons' soccer teams to try to beat the other. Mike Ditka, Kate Walsh, and Josh Hutcherson also star. It was released on May 13, 2005, to mixed reviews and grossed $56 million worldwide. Plot Phil Weston is an average person who had endured his father Buck Weston's over-competitiveness throughout his childhood, an upbringing which has left permanent mental scars. Now middle-aged and married, with a young son named Sam, Phil runs a small vitamin store, while Buck operates a local chain of sports stores. Buck is the coach of the Gladiators, the most successful little-league soccer team in the district. Sam is on Buck's soccer team, but Buck keeps him on the bench, a humiliation he also visited upon his son decades prior. Buck eventually transfers Sam to the Tige ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Legend Of Ron Burgundy
''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pronoun ''thee' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Night At The Roxbury
''A Night at the Roxbury'' is a 1998 American comedy film based on a recurring sketch on television's long-running ''Saturday Night Live'' called " The Roxbury Guys". ''Saturday Night Live'' regulars Will Ferrell, Chris Kattan, Molly Shannon, Mark McKinney, and Colin Quinn star. This film expands on the original ''Saturday Night Live'' sketches where the Roxbury Guys were joined by that week's host, and bobbed their heads to Haddaway's hit song "What Is Love" while being comically rejected by women at various clubs. Other roles include Jennifer Coolidge as a police officer, Chazz Palminteri's uncredited role as gregarious night club impresario Mr. Benny Zadir, and Colin Quinn as his bodyguard Dooey. Former ''SNL'' cast member Mark McKinney has a cameo as a priest officiating a wedding. Plot Steve and Doug Butabi are sons of a wealthy businessman and in their spare time enjoy frequenting nightclubs, where they bob their heads in unison to Eurodance, a European subgenre o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam McKay
Adam McKay (born April 17, 1968) is an American screenwriter, producer, and director. McKay began his career as a head writer for the NBC sketch comedy show ''Saturday Night Live'' (''SNL'') from 1995 to 2001. After leaving ''SNL'', McKay co-wrote with comedian Will Ferrell on his comedy films '' Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy'' (2004), '' Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby'' (2006), and ''The Other Guys'' (2010). Ferrell and McKay later co-wrote and co-produced many television series and films, with McKay himself co-producing their website Funny or Die through their company, Gary Sanchez Productions. McKay began venturing into more dramatic territory in the 2010s. He wrote and directed the satirical films '' The Big Short'' (2015), ''Vice'' (2018), and '' Don't Look Up'' (2021). McKay won an Academy Award, a BAFTA, and a Critics' Choice Award for adapting the screenplay of ''The Big Short''. In 2019, McKay founded the production company Hyperobject Industr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Funny Or Die
Funny or Die, Inc. is a comedy video website and production company owned by Henry R. Muñoz III that was founded by Will Ferrell, Adam McKay, Mark Kvamme, and Chris Henchy in 2007. The website contained exclusive material from a regular staff of in-house writers, producers and directors, and occasionally from a number of famous contributors, including Judd Apatow, James Franco, and Norm Macdonald. The associated production company continues to make TV shows, including truTV's '' Billy on the Street'', Comedy Central's ''@midnight'', and Zach Galifianakis' web series '' Between Two Ferns''. Many videos on the site featured well-known actors (examples include Nina Dobrev, Steve Carell, Charlie Sheen, Ryan Gosling, Patrick Stewart, Daniel Radcliffe, Sophia Bush, Mila Kunis, AnnaSophia Robb, Hilary Duff, Adam West, James Van Der Beek, Jim Carrey, Ariel Winter and Selena Gomez). Michael Kvamme, an aspiring young comedian who is also the son of Mark Kvamme, the venture capi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luke Wilson
Luke Cunningham Wilson (born September 21, 1971) is an American actor. Wilson's prominent film roles have included '' Bottle Rocket'' (1996), '' Blue Streak'' (1999), '' My Dog Skip'' (2000), '' Legally Blonde'' (2001), ''The Royal Tenenbaums'' (2001), '' Old School'' (2003), '' My Super Ex-Girlfriend'' (2006), '' Idiocracy'' (2006), '' You Kill Me'' (2007), '' The Skeleton Twins'' (2014), '' Meadowland'' (2015) and '' Brad's Status'' (2017). On television, he played Casey Kelso on '' That '70s Show'' (2002–2005), Levi Callow on '' Enlightened'' (2011–2013) and Pat Dugan / S.T.R.I.P.E. on '' Stargirl'' (2020–2022). Wilson is the younger brother of actors Andrew Wilson and Owen Wilson. Early life Wilson was born in Dallas, the youngest of three sons of Robert Andrew Wilson, an advertising and television executive, and Laura Cunningham, a photographer. His family, originally from Massachusetts, is of Irish Catholic descent. All three Wilson boys attended St. Mark's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Owen Wilson
Owen Cunningham Wilson (born November 18, 1968) is an American actor. He has frequently worked with filmmaker Wes Anderson, with whom he has shared writing and acting credits on the films '' Bottle Rocket'' (1996), '' Rushmore'' (1998), and ''The Royal Tenenbaums'' (2001)—the latter received a nomination for the Academy Award and BAFTA Award for Best Screenplay. He has also appeared in Anderson's '' The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou'' (2004), '' The Darjeeling Limited'' (2007), '' Fantastic Mr. Fox'' (2009), '' The Grand Budapest Hotel'' (2014), and '' The French Dispatch'' (2021). Wilson also starred in the Woody Allen romantic comedy '' Midnight in Paris'' (2011) as disenchanted screenwriter Gil Pender, for which he received a Golden Globe Award nomination. In 2014, he appeared in Paul Thomas Anderson's ''Inherent Vice'' and Peter Bogdanovich's ''She's Funny That Way''. He made his Marvel Cinematic Universe debut in the Disney+ series ''Loki'' (2021–2023) as Mobius M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Rudd
Paul Stephen Rudd (born April 6, 1969) is an American actor. Rudd studied theatre at the University of Kansas and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts before making his acting debut in 1991. He was included on the ''Forbes'' Celebrity 100 list in 2019, and was named ''People'' magazine's " Sexiest Man Alive" in 2021. The accolades he has received include a Critics' Choice Television Award, alongside nominations for a Golden Globe Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. Rudd appeared in the films '' Clueless'' (1995), '' Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers'' (1995), ''Romeo + Juliet'' (1996), '' Wet Hot American Summer'' (2001), '' Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy'' (2004), '' The 40-Year-Old Virgin'' (2005), '' Knocked Up'' (2007), '' I Love You, Man'' (2009), and '' This Is 40'' (2012). He has played the superhero Scott Lang / Ant-Man in five Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) films, from '' Ant-Man'' (2015) to '' Ant-Man and the Wasp: Q ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
