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Connecting Will Ferrell and Anna Wintour



Will Ferrell American actor, comedian, producer, writer and businessman
Ferrell made his Broadway debut taking on departing U.S. President George W. Bush in a one-man show called ''You're Welcome America. A Final Night with George W. Bush.'' The show started performances on {{Nowrap|January 20}}, 2009, in previews—Bush's final day in office—at the Cort Theatre and opened officially on {{Nowrap|February 1}}.

You're Welcome America
Also visible in the audience are Edward Norton, Adam Levine, Common, and Serena Williams.

Serena Williams
Guests at the wedding included Beyoncé, Anna Wintour, Kelly Rowland and Kim Kardashian.


Will Ferrell American actor, comedian, producer, writer and businessman
Ferrell supported Barack Obama in the 2012 presidential election and met him (along with his wife, Michelle) in 2011.

Michelle Obama Former First Lady of the United States, attorney, and author (born 1964)
In 2009, Obama was named Barbara Walters' Most Fascinating Person of the year.

Barbara Walters American broadcast journalist, author, and television personality
Other interviews with influential people include pop icon Michael Jackson, actress Katharine Hepburn, ''Vogue'' editor Anna Wintour, and in 1980 Sir Laurence Olivier.


Will Ferrell American actor, comedian, producer, writer and businessman
His original characters included ''Morning Latte'' co-host Tom Wilkins, Mister Ed the Horse's twin brother Ned, fictional Blue Öyster Cult member Gene Frenkle (physically modeled after the band's vocalist Eric Bloom),{{citation needed| date= November 2019}} music teacher Marty Culp, cheerleader Craig Buchanan, Dale Sturtevant from ''Dissing Your Dog'', Hank of the Bill Brasky Buddies, David Leary from ''Dog Show'', angry and inattentive Dr. Beaman and night clubber Steve Butabi in sketches that were turned into a feature film in 1998's '' A Night at the Roxbury''.

Bill Brasky
Framed as a trailer for a movie based on a lost Jane Austen novel of the same title, the sketch featured Rachel Dratch, Tina Fey and host Scarlett Johansson as a trio of Victorian sisters rhapsodizing about one Mr. Willoughby, "the most eligible bachelor in all of Upper Cornholeshire." Like the Brasky Buddies' stories, the sisters' descriptions of Willoughby steadily grow more and more bizarre, and they recount even the most repugnant facts ("His teeth are like sharp pieces of corn!") with an attitude of lovestruck awe.

Scarlett Johansson
In February 2012, Johansson and Anna Wintour hosted a fashion launch of clothing and accessories, whose proceeds went to the Obama's re-election campaign.


Will Ferrell American actor, comedian, producer, writer and businessman
He starred alongside Zach Galifianakis in the 2012 political comedy '' The Campaign'', which garnered mediocre reviews and grossed $104 million against a budget of $95 million.

Zach Galifianakis
A year later, Kanye West employed Galifianakis and indie rock musician Will Oldham for similar purposes in the second version of the video for his song "Can't Tell Me Nothing".

Kanye West
Over the course of his career, West has been known to compare himself to various influential figures and entities in art and culture, including Kurt Cobain, Leonardo da Vinci, Walt Disney, Thomas Edison, Google, Jimi Hendrix, Thierry Hermès, Howard Hughes, Michael Jackson, Steve Jobs, Ralph Lauren, Michelangelo, Jim Morrison, Nike, Pablo Picasso, Axl Rose, William Shakespeare, Socrates, David Stern, Donald Trump, William Wallace, Andy Warhol, Anna Wintour, and Willy Wonka.





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