ern ity . ▁Fer rell ▁earned ▁an ▁intern ship ▁at ▁a ▁local ▁television ▁station ▁in ▁the ▁sports ▁department , ▁but ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁enjoy ▁the ▁work . ▁ ▁After ▁gradu ating ▁with ▁a ▁B . A . ▁degree ▁in ▁sports ▁information ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁he ▁knew ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁want ▁to ▁do ▁broadcast ing . ▁He ▁took ▁up ▁a ▁job ▁as ▁a ▁hotel ▁v alet ▁where , ▁on ▁his ▁second ▁day , ▁he ▁t ore ▁a ▁b agg age ▁ra ck ▁off ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁a ▁van ▁by ▁trying ▁to ▁drive ▁it ▁under ▁a ▁low ▁beam . ▁He ▁also ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁tell er ▁at ▁Well s ▁F argo , ▁but ▁came ▁up ▁short ▁$ 3 0 0 ▁the ▁first ▁day ▁and ▁$ 2 8 0 ▁the ▁second ; ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁ste aling ▁the ▁money , ▁but ▁was ▁just ▁care less ▁and ▁error - pr one . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁encourag ed ▁by ▁his ▁mother ▁to ▁purs ue ▁something ▁he ▁liked , ▁Fer rell ▁moved ▁to ▁Los ▁Angeles . ▁He ▁successfully ▁aud ition ed ▁for ▁the ▁comedy ▁group ▁The ▁Gr ound lings , ▁where ▁he ▁spent ▁time ▁developing ▁his ▁impro vis ation ▁skills . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁The ▁Gr ound lings ▁ ▁Before ▁joining ▁The ▁Gr ound lings , ▁Fer rell ' s ▁attempts ▁at ▁stand up ▁comedy ▁had ▁little ▁success . ▁He ▁started ▁in ▁the ▁advanced ▁classes ▁and ▁grew ▁to ▁love ▁impro vis ation . ▁He ▁realized ▁he ▁also ▁liked ▁to ▁imp erson