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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! The Elf actor reunited on the MeSsy podcast with his Anchorman co-star

The Elf actor reunited on the MeSsy podcast with his Anchorman co-star Christina Applegate and her co-host Jamie-Lynn Sigler, and he revealed that Will isn’t actually the first name he was given at birth… Instead, his full legal name is John William Ferrell! The celebrated actor revealed that despite his parents naming him John, they always called him Will growing up, right from the start. And so when it came to being addressed by his preferred name in school, it was a challenge for a shy kid to speak up and correct the teacher every time.

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