"Will Ferrell
epitomizes what it means to be a comedic genius and it's only fitting that he
should be the inaugural recipient of this award," said Stephen Friedman,
President of MTV. "Over the course of his extraordinary, 17-plus-year career,
he has entertained audiences across the globe with an impressive array of
laugh-out-loud performances on air, online and in films. Simply put, Will
Ferrell is 'kind of a big deal.' "
The California native
cut his comedy teeth in the Los Angeles-based improv troupe The Groundlings,
before landing his big break on NBC's "Saturday Night Live" in 1995.
Over the course of seven years, Ferrell honed an impressive repertoire of real
and fictitious characters, including Spartan cheerleader Craig, music teacher
Marty Culp, Janet Reno, "Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek and President
George W. Bush.
Ferrell was nominated for an Emmy in 2001 for his work on the
sketch show. In 2007, he launched the user-generated comedy site Funny or Die.
Ferrell will reprise his role of Ron Burgundy in "Anchorman: The Legend
Continues," slated for a 2013 release.
The full list of this
year's nominees will be announced during a "2013 MTV Movie Awards
Nominations Spectacular," on Tuesday, March 5. Hosted by MTV's Josh
Horowitz and Movie Awards star Wilson, the event will kick off on MTV at 7:58
p.m. ET, with the Movie of the Year nominees announcement, followed by a
30-minute live stream on MTV.com, where nominees for Best Kiss, Best Fight and
new categories Best Shirtless Performance and Best Musical Moment will be
announced. Voting will begin immedately afterwards at MovieAwards.MTV.com.
Source: MTV
Source: MTV
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