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Will Ferrell as Ron Burgundy.

While many people might recognize Will Ferrell from his portrayal of Ron Burgundy in the movie Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, most people don’t know Ferrell actually wanted to be a real anchorman.  This interest started as a student at University High School in Irvine, California, where he made his school’s daily morning announcements over the public address system in disguised voices.

Later at the University of Southern California, he studied Sports Broadcasting and graduated with a degree in Sports Information in 1989.

Shortly after, he joined The Groundlings, a Los Angeles-based comedy/improvisation group.  Looking at his choice in characters, it seems as though his background in broadcasting was a launching pad for his career in comedy.