# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/will-ferrell
# Generated: 2026-09-07T18:31:59.987Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/will-ferrell"
name: "Will Ferrell"
slug: "will-ferrell"
description: "John William Ferrell 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 has received various accolades, including six Primetime Emmy Awards and a British Academy Television Award, in addition to nominations for two Golden Globe Awards and for a Tony Award. In 2011, Ferrell 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 year's best comedian in British GQ."
tagline: "American actor, comedian, screenwriter and producer (born 1967)"
image: "https://www.famousbirthdays.com/thumbnails/farrell-will-tiny.jpg"
gender: "male"
country:
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category:
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  slug: "actors"
profileType:
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  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999"
birthDate: "1967-07-16"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
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  historical:           30.804108
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  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump