te ous ▁Brothers . ▁His ▁parents ▁were ▁both ▁n atives ▁of ▁Ro ano ke ▁Rap ids , ▁North ▁Carolina . ▁They ▁moved ▁to ▁California ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 . ▁Fer rell ' s ▁ancest ry ▁includes ▁English , ▁German , ▁and ▁Irish . ▁He ▁has ▁a ▁younger ▁brother , ▁Patrick . ▁ ▁When ▁he ▁was ▁eight ▁years ▁old , ▁his ▁parents ▁divor ced . ▁Fer rell ▁said ▁of ▁the ▁divor ce : ▁" I ▁was ▁the ▁type ▁of ▁kid ▁who ▁would ▁say , ▁' H ey , ▁look ▁at ▁the ▁bright ▁side ! ▁We ' ll ▁have ▁two ▁Christ m ases ' ." ▁The ▁divor ce ▁was ▁am ic able , ▁and ▁both ▁parents ▁were ▁committed ▁to ▁their ▁children . ▁The ▁biggest ▁problem ▁was ▁his ▁father ' s ▁line ▁of ▁work . ▁As ▁a ▁person ▁in ▁show ▁business , ▁his ▁pay check s ▁were ▁never ▁steady , ▁and ▁he ▁ ▁tra ve led ▁from ▁home ▁ ▁for ▁months ▁at ▁a ▁time . ▁G row ing ▁up ▁in ▁this ▁environment ▁made ▁Fer rell ▁not ▁want ▁to ▁go ▁into ▁show ▁business ▁and ▁instead ▁have ▁a ▁steady ▁job . ▁ ▁Will ▁first ▁attended ▁school ▁at ▁C ul ver dale ▁Element ary ▁and ▁later ▁attended ▁Ran cho ▁San ▁Jo aqu in ▁Middle ▁School , ▁both ▁in ▁Ir v ine . ▁He ▁attended ▁University ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁Ir v ine , ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁k icker ▁for ▁the ▁school ' s ▁vars ity ▁football ▁team . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁on ▁the ▁s occer ▁team ▁and ▁captain