About Will Ferrel

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WHO IS WILL FERREL?

Born in 1967 in Irvine, California, Will Ferrell launched his career in comedy as a member of the Los Angeles-based improv group the Groundlings. Following his acclaimed seven-year run as a cast member of Saturday Night Live, he became one of the film industry's biggest comedic draws through off-color hits like Old School (2003) and Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004). Ferrell also co-founded the popular video streaming site Funny or Die, and enjoyed success as a voiceover actor via animated features like Megamind (2010).

INTRODUCTION TO COMEDY FAME

After his graduation in 1989, Ferrell got his first Will Ferrell rose to fame as a cast member taste of the NBC television world—not of 'Saturday Night Live,' before starring in at Saturday Night Live (SNL), but as an intern for such big-screen comedies as 'Elf,' the network's sports department. As the story 'Anchorman' and 'Talladega Nights.' goes, Ferrell had an epiphany about where his true talents lay after ad-libbing an on-air joke that drew laughs from a crowd. Shortly afterward, Ferrell moved back home with his parents and began his pursuit of a career in comedy, taking acting classes and earning parts in regional theater.

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You must watch the movie ELF in order to answer these questions.

Name ______Date ______Period ______

ELF Quesons (Movie EFL).

1.Where does Santa live?

2. How did Buddy get to where Santa lives?

3.How does Buddy react to being in New York City? LIST at least 10 (or more) things that Buddy didn’t understand about New York that were funny to you. 1. ______2. ______3. ______4. ______5. ______6. ______7. ______8. ______9. ______10. ______

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4.Who does Buddy fall in love with? What is her name?

5.What is the conﬂict in the movie in your opinion? What is Buddy’s struggle?

6.Is there an antagonist in the movie? If so, who is it?

7.What happened to Santa’s sleigh near the end of the movie? How was the problem ﬁxed?

8.What ﬁnally happened with Buddy and Jovie? What happened with Buddy and his real dad?

9.What important lessons about life can we learn from Elf?