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“MeSsy” podcast that he was “so embarrassed” by his real name — John William Ferrell — as a kid.“This is a minor thing in terms of — it’s not really even trauma — but I remember feeling so embarrassed because my real name is John, John William Ferrell, so first day of school, I’d be John,” he recalled. “The teacher would be like ‘John Ferrell?’ and it was so embarrassing to me to have to say ‘Here, but I go by Will, I don’t go by John.’ “The “Anchorman” actor said it was “excruciating” to have to wait until his teachers would remember to call him Will.Ferrell also clarified to Applegate, 52, that the name change “wasn’t my choice.”“My parents named [me] John but they called me Will.

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CBS’ Bob Newhart Tribute Special Hits 4.1 Million Viewers on CBS

Selome Hailu “Bob Newhart: A Legacy of Laughter,” an “Entertainment Tonight” special paying tribute to the comedy icon following his recent death, hit 4.1 million viewers on CBS on Monday. That made it the most-watched program in its 8 p.m. timeslot — surpassing the viewership of “American Ninja Warrior” (2.7 million viewers on NBC), “The Bachelorette” (2.6 million viewers on ABC), “Name That Tune” (1.4 million viewers on Fox) and “All American: Homecoming” (322,000 viewers on the CW) — and the most-watched program of the night when excluding sports telecasts.

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Zooey Deschanel Remembers ‘Elf’ Co-Star Bob Newhart as ‘So Funny, But Not Wrapped Up in Himself’

Selena Kuznikov Zooey Deschanel says she remembers the late actor and comedian Bob Newhart as “kind and generous” from her time working with him on “Elf.” Newhart died July 18, and the pair worked on the 2003 Christmas movie alongside Will Ferrell and James Caan. “I always say the best actors are very generous people,” Deschanel told Variety on the purple carpet at Sunday’s premiere of “Harold and the Purple Crayon” at The Culver Theater in Culver City. “He was really such a kind and generous man and so funny, but not wrapped up in himself or anything.

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Jimmy Tatro Signs With Brillstein For Management

Actor, director, writer Jimmy Tatro has signed with Brillstein Entertainment for management.

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CBS Sets ‘Bob Newhart: A Legacy Of Laughter’ Special In Honor Of Late Comedian

CBS will pay tribute to late comedian Bob Newhart with Bob Newhart: A Legacy of Laughter special set to air on the network on Monday, July 22 at 8 pm ET/PT and streaming on Paramount+.

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Tributes paid to comedy legend Bob Newhart, who has died aged 94

CNN. Newhart died at home in Los Angeles yesterday (July 18) after a series of short illnesses.A comedian best known for his deadpan and endearingly stammered delivery, Newhart spent decades in entertainment as a presence on television and film after first launching his career as a stand-up comic.He made his debut with the comedy album ‘The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart’ at age 30.

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Bob Newhart, 'Elf' Actor & Sitcom Star, Passes Away at 94

Bob Newhart, the famed sitcom star that younger fans will remember as Papa Elf from Will Ferrell‘s Elf and The Big Bang Theory, has passed away at the age of 94.

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Bob Newhart dies aged 94 as tributes pour in for Elf and The Big Bang Theory star

Bob Newhart, beloved star of ELF and The Big Bang Theory, has passed away at the age of 94. His legacy has left fans mourning the loss of the cherished comedian.The announcement of the Emmy Award-winning actor's passing was shared on Thursday, 18 July. His publicist Jerry Digney announced that he died "after a series of short illnesses".

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‘Despicable Me’ Is the First Animated Franchise in History to Cross $5 Billion

Brent Lang Executive Editor “Despicable Me 4” loomed large at the international box office, earning a mighty $88 million to top charts. The animated sequel’s global haul now stands at $437.8 million. Over the weekend, the “Despicable Me” series of movies became the first animated franchise in history to cross the $5 billion mark.

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Will Ferrell to play benefit show with Swedish House Mafia in Chicago

Will Ferrell will play a DJ set alongside Swedish House Mafia in Chicago this October in aid of Cancer For College.The Anchorman star will step behind the decks at the Wintrust Arena on October 26, as he announced in a video for social media this week.“Oh, hello, I didn’t see you there,” he says in the video, while wearing a Swedish House Mafia t-shirt. “I have a major announcement to make.

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‘Despicable Me 4’ Tops July 4th Box Office With $20.4 Million, ‘Inside Out 2’ Crosses $500 Million Domestically

Brent Lang Executive Editor Fireworks, barbecues and Gru. That’s how many Americans celebrated the Fourth of July, as “Despicable Me 4” topped the box office, earning a commanding $20.4 million. The film, the latest entry in Universal and Illumination’s wildly successful franchise about a domesticated former supervillain, has earned $47.6 million in its first two days of release.

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Will Ferrell Says First ‘Anchorman’ Test Screening Tanked as Film Scored a 50/100: We ‘Lost the Audience’ With the Original Kidnapping Ending

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Will Ferrell reunited with his “Anchorman” co-star Christina Applegate on an episode of the latter’s “Messy” podcast, where the duo reflected on the 20th anniversary of their comedy classic. Ferrell remembered the first test screening for “Anchorman” and how it did not go according to plan. “It was such a hard movie to get made in the first place and when it finally came around to when, ‘Oh wait, now Dreamworks wants to make it,’ it just felt like we were playing with the house’s money,” Ferrell said (via IndieWire).

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Grandview Promotes Cooper McCary To Manager

EXCLUSIVE: Grandview has promoted Cooper McCary to manager.

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Box Office: ‘Despicable Me 4’ Ignites July Fourth Holiday Moviegoing With $27 Million Debut

Brent Lang Executive Editor Gru and his gang of minions are setting off box office fireworks this Independence Day. “Despicable Me 4,” the latest entry in Universal and Illumination’s wildly successful animated franchise, opened to $27 million on Wednesday. The sequel brings back Steve Carell as Gru, a recovering supervillain turned secret agent, and pits him against Will Ferrell as a French baddie named Maxime Le Mal.

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Will Ferrell Says James Caan Told Him ‘You’re Not Funny’ on ‘Elf’ Set and Acting ‘Too Over the Top’; Caan Later Called Him ‘Brilliant’ After Seeing the Film

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Will Ferrell revealed during an interview on the “Messy” podcast (via IndieWire) that his late “Elf” co-star James Caan was not a fan of his performance as Buddy the Elf until he saw the final cut of the Christmas movie at the film’s premiere. Ferrell said that Caan told him at several points during production that he just wasn’t funny, although Ferrell admitted to driving Caan “crazy” on set while playing the overenthusiastic Buddy. “James Caan, may he rest in peace, we had such a good time working on that movie,” Ferrell said.

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Christina Applegate was concerned about Will Ferrell’s marriage during ‘Anchorman’

2004’s “Anchorman.”The former co-stars looked back on the misunderstanding on Tuesday’s episode of Applegate’s “MeSsy” podcast.“Christina, do you remember how you thought I was having marriage problems?” Ferrell, 56, asked.“When we were shooting the movie, we would go out a lot socially,” he recalled to Applegate, 52. “We would all go out as a group, like, on the weekends or whatever, grab a dinner.

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Will Ferrell Reveals His REAL Name -- And Why It Embarrassed Him As A Kid!

Will Ferrell is a name we all know — but it’s not actually his REAL name!

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James Caan Wasn’t A Fan Of Will Ferrell On The ‘Elf’ Set: “I Don’t Get You, You’re Not Funny”

In “Elf,” Will Ferrell‘s Buddy treks from the North Pole to NYC to find his biological father, James Caan‘s Walter Hobbs, and Hobbs has little patience for Buddy’s childlike antics. As it turns out, Caan didn’t find Ferrell too amusing on set either. READ MORE: James Caan, Star Of ‘The Godfather,’ ‘Misery,’ ‘Thief,’ ‘Elf’ & More Passes Away At 82 EW reports that Ferrell recounted on the “MeSsy” podcast on how he and Caan didn’t see eye to eye while filming “Elf.” So much so, in fact, the legendary actor couldn’t help but tease Ferrell for how over-the-top his acting was as Buddy.

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Will Ferrell says James Caan wasn’t acting in ‘Elf’: “He’s truly annoyed with me!”

Will Ferrell has revealed that he drove James Caan “crazy” on the set of Elf (2003).In a recent conversation with Christina Applegate and Jamie-Lynn Sigler on their podcast MeSsy, the Anchorman star shared that Caan barely had to act in the Christmas classic, because he was genuinely annoyed.Ferrell also revealed that Caan outright told him he wasn’t funny, and that his acting for the role of Buddy the Elf was over the top.“James Caan — may he rest in peace, and we had such a good time working on that movie — he would tease me,” Ferrell said. “We’d be in between setups, he was like, ‘I don’t get you.

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‘Despicable Me 4’ wows moviegoers in theaters, becomes No. 1 film in box office

The Numbers reported.The animated comedy, which serves as the sequel to 2017’s “Despicable Me 3” and the sixth overall installment in the “Despicable Me” franchise, is slated to rake in $120 million at the end of the five-day holiday weekend, according to Deadline.The Universal and Illumination flick, where Steve Carell returns as the voice of Minions boss Gru, introduces the voices of Will Ferrell and Sofia Vergara this time around.“Inside Out 2” remained in second place, with sales of $10.6 million. The Disney-Pixar flick just passed the $1 billion dollar mark in the worldwide box office, faster than any animated movie in history, according to The Hollywood Reporter.Landing in third was “A Quiet Place: Day One,” with just over $7 million in revenue.

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Will Ferrell says James Caan told him ‘you’re not funny’ on ‘Elf’ set: ‘Truly annoyed with me’

Ferrell opened up about the late actor while appearing on Christina Applegate and Jamie-Lynn Sigler’s “MeSsy” podcast earlier this month.Caan played Walter Hobbs, the father to Ferrell’s Buddy in the Jon Favreau-directed comedy, which has become a staple holiday movie. Caan died from a heart attack caused by coronary artery disease on July 6, 2022. He was 82.“James Caan — may he rest in peace, and we had such a good time working on that movie — he would tease me,” Ferrell recalled on the episode.

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CBS’ Bob Newhart Tribute Special Hits 4.1 Million Viewers on CBS

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