Will Ferrell has admitted that he was embarrassed of his real name.
The 56-year-old actor, known for his hilarious roles in Anchorman, Step Brothers and Barbie, spoke on the MeSsy podcast about the “torture” he endured at school. “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. 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!’”
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He confessed that the ordeal would continue “for the first week of school” and that it “took a week before the teacher remembered” that he preferred to go by Will. “So the beginning of the school year was always like: ‘Oh my gosh, I hate this. I have to remind the teacher that I’m not John.”
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Ferrell then revealed that his name change was “not his choice” as his “parents named him John” even though “they called him Will”. The star “grew up as Will” but his “legal name is John Ferrell”.
Although he found it embarrassing, Will said that he had no idea why he found it so: “People are probably going to be listening to this [podcast] going: ‘That’s the lamest thing ever.’”
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The MeSsy podcast features hosts Jamie Lynn Sigler and Christina Applegate, who he starred alongside in the iconic comedy flick Anchorman. Will played Ron Burgundy and Christina landed the role of Veronica Corningstone.
The pair discussed their 2004 hit film and Ferrell gushed over Applegate’s portrayal of his co-star. The Step Brothers actor confessed: “At the end of the day, Christina just checked all the boxes – between funny, smart, tough, because we needed Veronica to stand up to these doofuses and she was the smartest person in the room.”
Will is currently starring in Despicable Me 4 and fans can catch him in his upcoming film You’re Cordially Invited.
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