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Will bares a scar on his abdomen from an operation to treat pyloric stenosis (frequent vomiting) when he was just a baby.
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Will has played a soccer coach twice: in the movie
Kicking and Screaming and in an episode of
King of the Hill.
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While he was still a struggling comedian, Will was living with his mother and took on odd jobs such as a valet parking attendant, a bank teller, and a phone attendant to make ends meet.
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In 2008, Will became Hollywood's highest paid actor. He is guaranteed at least $11 million dollars for every film he signs on to. That same year, he was also named as Forbes' 9th most overpaid celebrity.
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Will's short video called "The Landlord" has almost hit 60 millions views in 2008 during the one year it has aired on his website FunnyOrDie.com.
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Will was captain of the basketball team in his junior year in college. He played power forward and averaged 1.4 points a game.
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Will was nominated for "Off Air: Best Hair – Male" in TV.com's Fashion Awards 2008. He lost out to
Jared Padalecki.
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Will married Swedish actress Viveca Paulin on August 12, 2000. They met at an acting class in 1995 and started dating 1996. They have two sons, Magnus Paulin, born on March 7, 2004, and Mattias, born December 30, 2006.
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On January 24, 2008, Will was recognized for his remarkable contribution to comedy by the University College Dublin when they gave him the James Joyce Award.
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Will appeared on the cover of
GQ Magazine on July and December 2006. He also was on the front cover of
Entertainment Weekly on February 29, 2008 and previously on January 21, 2005 with actress
Nicole Kidman.
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Author Dwayne Epstein wrote Will's first ever biography entitled Will Ferrell (People in the News), published July 1, 2005.
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Will and comedy writer
Adam McKay, under the banner of their production company Gary Sanchez Productions, collaborated with Sequoia Capital, a financing firm in Palo Alto, to start up FunnyOrDie.com which features online videos of comedy skits and sketches.
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Will was named worst autograph signer in a 2007 poll conducted by Autograph magazine.
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Will turned down a $29 million offer to make a sequel to his 2003 holiday movie, Elf.
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Will has had near-nude scenes in each of the following movies: Elf, Old School, Talladega Nights, Wedding Crashers, Anchorman, and Kicking and Screaming.
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Will and his wife Viveca Paulin ran the New York City Marathon in 2001 and the Boston Marathon in 2003. In 2001 their time was 5 hours, 1 minute and 56 seconds. In 2003, they finished in 4 hours, 2 minutes and 29 seconds.
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Will was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture-Musical or Comedy in 2006 for Stranger Than Fiction and in 2005 for The Producers.
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Will, along with
Sacha Baron Cohen, won the 2007 MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss for their liplock in
Talladega Nights. They celebrated by repeating their kiss onstage.
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Will, along with co-star
Nicole Kidman, won a 2005 Golden Raspberry Award for "Worst Screen Couple" in
Bewitched.
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Will threw the 2nd pitch of the night at Fenway Park for the Boston Red Sox against the Kansas City Royals while impersonating former Sox pitcher
Luis Tiant.
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Will was the victim of a hoax, when I-Newswire.com reported that he had been killed in a paragliding accident. This news site accepts press releases from the public users, and was also passed onto Google News as well.
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Will was a kicker for the Varsity football team, and still holds the school record for the most field goals made.
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Will attended Rancho San Juan Middle School, and the University High School.
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Will is the highest paid actor to have never won an Oscar.
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Will's father, Lee, was a longtime keyboardist for
The Righteous Brothers while his mom, Kay, was a teacher. He also has a brother named Patrick.
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He is one of the few
SNL cast members to ever be nominated for an Emmy for a performance and played
George W. Bush during the 2000 elections.
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Will has said on the Old School DVD commentary that his nationalities are Irish and Filipino.
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In 2004, Will was named No.74 out of 137 on Entertainment Weekly's Must List.
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Will is a member of the Delta Tau Delta international fraternity.
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Will became
Saturday Night Live's highest paid cast member ever in 2001. Producers were desperate to keep him, resulting in a salary of over $350,000. His final appearance on the show was on May 18,2002.