{"id":230609,"date":"2024-06-10T20:27:49","date_gmt":"2024-06-10T20:27:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/10\/will-ferrell-jokes-hes-vying-for-sexiest-man-alive-title-for-2024-hollywood-life\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:17:26","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:17:26","slug":"will-ferrell-jokes-hes-vying-for-sexiest-man-alive-title-for-2024-hollywood-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/10\/will-ferrell-jokes-hes-vying-for-sexiest-man-alive-title-for-2024-hollywood-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Will Ferrell Jokes He\u2019s Vying for \u2018Sexiest Man Alive\u2019 Title for 2024 \u2013 Hollywood Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"entry-media edge-to-edge entry-media--lead-gallery\" aria-describedby=\"lead-image-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a id=\"lead-gallery-link-featured\" class=\"entry-media__image entry-media__image-0\" href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/pics\/will-ferrell-photos-comedian-pics\/\" data-analytics-trigger=\"lead-gallery-link\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-wrapper image-wrapper--widescreen\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"384\" height=\"216\" src=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/will-ferrell-featured.jpg?quality=100&amp;w=384&amp;h=216&amp;crop=1\" class=\"attachment-hl-384x216-tc size-hl-384x216-tc\" alt=\"Will Ferrell\" loading=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/will-ferrell-featured.jpg?quality=100&amp;w=384&amp;h=216&amp;crop=1 384w, https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/will-ferrell-featured.jpg?quality=100&amp;resize=768%2C432 768w, https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/will-ferrell-featured.jpg?quality=100&amp;resize=1536%2C864 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 670px\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"entry-media__cta\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"entry-media__cta-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" focusable=\"false\" aria-hidden=\"true\" viewbox=\"0 0 21 18\">\n\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M4.807.867h15.401v12.101h-2.2v2.2h-2.2v2.2H.406v-12.1h2.2V3.066h2.2v-2.2Zm14.301 11.001V1.967H5.907v9.901h13.201Zm-2.2 2.2v-1.1H4.807v-8.8h-1.1v9.9h13.2ZM7.007 3.067h11.001v7.7H7.007v-7.7Zm7.7 13.201v-1.1h-12.1v-8.8h-1.1v9.9h13.2Z\"\/>\n<\/svg><br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tView gallery\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a id=\"lead-gallery-link-thumb-1\" class=\"entry-media__image entry-media__image-1\" href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/pics\/will-ferrell-photos-comedian-pics\/#!1\/will-ferrell-shutterstock-7\" data-analytics-trigger=\"lead-gallery-link\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-wrapper image-wrapper--square image-wrapper--has-gallery-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"440\" height=\"282\" src=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Will-Ferrell-Shutterstock-1.jpg?quality=100&amp;w=440\" class=\"attachment-440x440 size-440x440\" alt=\"Will Ferrell attends the premiere of &quot;Downhill&quot; at the SVA Theatre on, in New York&#10;NY Premiere of &quot;Downhill&quot;, New York, USA - 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So, get it going internally, all right? Sexiest Man,\u201d the 56-year-old added.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cCome on. Vote for comedians,\u201d Will added.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While posing on the yellow carpet in a tracksuit, the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Elf<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> actor channeled his inner Maxime Le Mal \u2013 the villain he plays in the family film \u2013\u00a0 or as he liked to call it, \u201ca sexy, soccer-playing villain.\u201d He wore a cream Adidas jacket, black pants, and topped it off with a pair of black sunglasses.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-4\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aside from this villain aiming to be the \u201cSexiest Man Alive,\u201d some fellow comedians have won before such as Will\u2019s <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anchorman<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> co-star <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/celeb\/paul-rudd\/\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">Paul Rudd<\/a><\/strong> in 2021 and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/celeb\/ryan-reynolds\/#:~:text=Ryan%20Rodney%20Reynolds%20(born%20October,Girl%20(1998%2D2001).\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">Ryan Reynolds<\/a> <\/strong>in 2010.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5289690\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5289690\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5289690 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/will-ferrell-embed.jpg\" alt=\"Will Ferrell \" width=\"650\" height=\"950\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5289690\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-5\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI mean I\u2019m going to lean into it hard. I\u2019m going to own this\u2026I\u2019m not going to try to be like \u2018Oh, I\u2019m so modest,\u2019 I\u2019m getting business cards made\u2026But all of my friends will destroy me and I expect them to. And that\u2019s why they\u2019re my friends,\u201d expressed the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ntman<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> actor when he won the title.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-6\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Deadpool<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> actor was crowned he admitted, \u201cWell, there was a little moment of disbelief [when you get named \u201cSexiest Man Alive\u201d], and then you kind of settle into it. Really, you just have to go with the flow.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-7\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite celebrating the minion franchise, Will was able to reunite with his <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anchorman <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">co-stars <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/celeb\/steve-carell\/\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">Steve Carell<\/a><\/strong> \u2014 who plays Gru in <em>DM4<\/em> \u2014 and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/celeb\/kristen-wiig\/\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">Kristen Wiig<\/a><\/strong> \u2014 who portrays Lucy. \u201cAnd I think at the time, we couldn\u2019t believe we were getting to make such a weird, bizarre movie\u2026\u201cSo I\u2019m just so happy that it has kind of stayed in the zeitgeist all these years,\u201d he told <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">People<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-8\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Steve shared on the carpet, \u201cEvery day was just a laugh out loud funny moment. 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