2 0 1 4 ). ▁ ▁Fer rell ▁is ▁considered ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁" F rat ▁Pack ," ▁a ▁generation ▁of ▁leading ▁Hollywood ▁com ic ▁actors ▁who ▁emer ged ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁and ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 s , ▁including ▁Jack ▁Black , ▁Ben ▁St iller , ▁Steve ▁Care ll , ▁V ince ▁V aug hn , ▁and ▁brothers ▁O wen ▁and ▁Luke ▁Wilson . ▁He ▁received ▁an ▁Em my ▁Award ▁nom ination ▁for ▁his ▁work ▁on ▁Saturday ▁Night ▁Live , ▁and ▁three ▁Golden ▁Glo be ▁Award ▁nomin ations ▁for ▁acting ▁in ▁The ▁Produ cers ▁( 2 0 0 5 ) ▁and ▁Str anger ▁than ▁F iction ▁( 2 0 0 6 ) ▁and ▁for ▁producing ▁Vice ▁( 2 0 1 8 ). ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁named ▁the ▁best ▁com ed ian ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁in ▁the ▁British ▁G Q ▁Men ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁awards . ▁Fer rell ▁received ▁a ▁star ▁on ▁the ▁Hollywood ▁Walk ▁of ▁Fame ▁on ▁March ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Fer rell ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Ir v ine , ▁California , ▁to ▁Betty ▁Kay ▁( née ▁Over man ; ▁born ▁ 1 9 4 0 ), ▁a ▁teacher ▁who ▁taught ▁at ▁Old ▁Mill ▁School ▁elementary ▁school ▁and ▁Santa ▁Ana ▁College , ▁and ▁Roy ▁Lee ▁Fer rell ▁Jr . ▁( born ▁ 1 9 4 1 ), ▁who ▁played ▁sa x oph one ▁and ▁key boards ▁for ▁the ▁R igh