▁of ▁the ▁basketball ▁team , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁serving ▁on ▁the ▁student ▁council . ▁Fer rell ▁called ▁third ▁grade ▁" a ▁p iv otal ▁year ." ▁He ▁realized ▁he ▁could ▁make ▁his ▁class m ates ▁laugh ▁if ▁he ▁pret ended ▁to ▁sm ash ▁his ▁head ▁against ▁the ▁wall , ▁or ▁if ▁he ▁tri pped ▁and ▁fell ▁on ▁purpose , ▁and ▁said ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁great ▁way ▁to ▁make ▁friends . ▁He ▁said ▁the ▁d ull ness ▁of ▁Ir v ine ▁contributed ▁to ▁the ▁growth ▁of ▁his ▁humor : ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁senior ▁year ▁of ▁high ▁school , ▁Fer rell ▁and ▁a ▁friend ▁would ▁perform ▁comedy ▁sk its ▁over ▁the ▁school ' s ▁inter com ▁system , ▁with ▁co operation ▁from ▁the ▁principal ; ▁the ▁two ▁had ▁to ▁write ▁their ▁own ▁material . ▁Fer rell ▁also ▁performed ▁com edic ▁sk its ▁in ▁the ▁school ' s ▁talent ▁shows . ▁He ▁won ▁the ▁" Best ▁Person ality " ▁super l ative ▁voted ▁by ▁his ▁class m ates . ▁He ▁en rolled ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Southern ▁California , ▁where ▁he ▁studied ▁sports ▁broadcast ing ▁and ▁joined ▁the ▁D elta ▁T au ▁D elta ▁frat ern ity . ▁In ▁college , ▁he ▁was ▁known ▁for ▁a ▁few ▁pr anks . ▁On ▁occasion , ▁he ▁would ▁dress ▁in ▁a ▁jan itor ' s ▁out fit ▁and ▁st roll ▁into ▁his ▁friends ' ▁classes . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁known ▁for ▁stre aking ▁around ▁campus ▁with ▁a ▁few ▁other ▁people ▁from ▁the ▁D elta ▁T au ▁D elta ▁frat