Will Ferrellhad a serious bone to pick with his own name as a kid.
In a candid chat onChristina ApplegateandJamie-Lynn Sigler’sMeSsypodcast, the 56-year-old actor revealed that he would feel “so embarrassed” to tell people his real name:John William Ferrell.
The comedy king spilled the beans on his childhoodname dramaand recalled having to constantly correct people to call him “Will.”
He also said it was “excruciating” to wait for teachers to finally remember how he preferred to be called.
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Will Ferrellwould feel “so embarrassed” dealing with a lot of drama surrounding his real name: John William Ferrell
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TheSaturday Night Liveveteran made it clear to the podcast hosts that the name mix-up wasn’t his doing.
It “wasn’t my choice,” he said, explaining his parents’ role in it.
On an episode of theMeSsypodcast, the actor spoke about being called “John” in school as well as his dream job of being onSaturday Night Live
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“My parents named [me] John, but they called me Will. I grew up as Will, but on a roll sheet, my legal name is John Ferrell,” he went on to say.
He then joked, “People are probably going to be listening to this going, ‘That is the lamest thing ever.’”
TheElfstar explained, “My parents named [me] John, but they called me Will. I grew up as Will, but on a roll sheet, my legal name is John Ferrell”
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“We just lost anyone named John,” saidChristina, who shared the screen with him forAnchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy.
Willshares three sons—Magnus, Mattias, and Axel—with his wife of more than two decades, Viveca Paulin. His own parents, Roy Lee Ferrell and Betty Kay Overman, got divorced when he was 8 years old.
TheElfstar was raised in California with his younger brother, Patrick, and was known as the “conscientious class clown” in school.
Christina Applegateand the comedy king shared the screen for the 2004 movieAnchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
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“Ten-year-oldWill, fourth grade Will, would have been like really into sports, very conscientious student,” he said on the podcast. “But at an early age, [I] still liked trying to make my friends laugh. I was like a conscientious class clown.”
He continued, “I would goof around to a point [that] if the teacher said, ‘Please stop,’ I’m like, ‘You got it.’”Aivaras Kaziukonis
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