# Will Ferrell dead? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 14, 2006, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-ferrell-dead/348349 "2006-03-14T19:20:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![August\_West](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/august_west/32/18069_2.png) [@August\_West](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/August_West)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2006, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-ferrell-dead/348349/1 "2006-03-14T19:20:55Z")
I just heard an unconfirmed report that Will Farrell died ina para-gliding accident? Anyone? ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2006, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-ferrell-dead/348349/2 "2006-03-14T19:22:57Z")
> [@August West](#): > > I just heard an unconfirmed report that Will Farrell died ina para-gliding accident? Anyone? I work in a newsroom and there is nothing about this on the AP wires. ---
**Author:** ![August\_West](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/august_west/32/18069_2.png) [@August\_West](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/August_West)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2006, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-ferrell-dead/348349/3 "2006-03-14T19:23:16Z")
[Link](http://i-newswire.com/pr58954.html) I have no idea of the trustworthiness of this source. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2006, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-ferrell-dead/348349/4 "2006-03-14T19:23:56Z")
Seems fake: [http://i-newswire.com/pr58954.html](http://i-newswire.com/pr58954.html) Lots of misspelled words (It’s “Torrey Pines”, for starters) and it apparently happened _yesterday_ (It’s not yet 2:00pm today in CA, so the accident was yesterday). ---
**Author:** ![Alias](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a88e4f/32.png) [@Alias](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alias)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2006, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-ferrell-dead/348349/5 "2006-03-14T19:24:16Z")
Dear God! I really hope that’s not true. ---
**Author:** ![August\_West](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/august_west/32/18069_2.png) [@August\_West](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/August_West)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2006, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-ferrell-dead/348349/6 "2006-03-14T19:24:34Z")
OK I am even more suspicious now that I see they say it happened yesterday. Sorry for the interruption. ---
**Author:** ![thirdname](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d07c76/32.png) [@thirdname](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thirdname)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2006, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-ferrell-dead/348349/7 "2006-03-14T19:27:22Z")
There isn’t anything at all on Google. Besides, I really don’t see him as the paragliding type. It sounded ridiculous. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2006, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-ferrell-dead/348349/8 "2006-03-14T19:35:45Z")
i-Newswire allows anyone to send them a press release; they publish anything. Also the source is “The News Times.” There seem to be several newspapers with that name, but none are in California (where the story purportedly originates). Also, newspapers don’t sent out press releases (they use the AP wire if it’s of national interest). Hoax. ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2006, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-ferrell-dead/348349/9 "2006-03-14T19:49:31Z")
According to Google News, the linked source is the ONLY source for this story. ZERO other hits. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2006, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-ferrell-dead/348349/10 "2006-03-14T20:03:03Z")
> [@August West](#): > > [Link](http://i-newswire.com/pr58954.html) > > I have no idea of the trustworthiness of this source. Isn’t that the same site on which there have been press releases claiming that John Basedow died in the Christmas typhoon and that Andy Kaufman had been hiding for 30 years? ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2006, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-ferrell-dead/348349/11 "2006-03-14T20:04:52Z")
I have some “show biz” connections, and I haven’t not this. It hardly seems the type of thing that could be kept a secret for over 24 hours. ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2006, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-ferrell-dead/348349/12 "2006-03-14T20:12:33Z")
the last line of that news story: > [@](#): > > Will was a graduate of the University of California where he finished his Sports Information Degree. Will was born on July 16, 1968. He was 36. If you were born in 1968, you’d be 37. Will Ferrel was born in 1967, amking him 38. The birthday is right though. I say it’s another “actor” named Will Ferrell, if the story is true at all. ---
**Author:** ![Anne\_Neville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Anne\_Neville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anne_Neville)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2006, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-ferrell-dead/348349/13 "2006-03-14T20:15:13Z")
There’s nothing in the LA Times or SF Chronicle about this. If it had happened yesterday, I’m sure one of those two would have a story on it by now (they do have stories about Peter Tomarken dying yesterday). ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2006, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-ferrell-dead/348349/14 "2006-03-14T20:15:26Z")
> [@August West](#): > > I just heard an unconfirmed report that Will Farrell died ina para-gliding accident? Anyone? I haven’t heard that he’s actually hit the ground yet, it’s just been a long, slow descent. ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2006, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-ferrell-dead/348349/15 "2006-03-14T20:16:27Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > I have some “show biz” connections, and I haven’t not this. It hardly seems the type of thing that could be kept a secret for over 24 hours. My cousin’s an actress. She has a big book of every working actor and their agent’s contact info. Surely you know someone who can call his management and ask WTF? ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2006, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-ferrell-dead/348349/16 "2006-03-14T20:17:56Z")
> [@lieu](#): > > I haven’t heard that he’s actually hit the ground yet, it’s just been a long, slow descent. No, _that’s_ his projected career path… ---
**Author:** ![corkboard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@corkboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/corkboard)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2006, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-ferrell-dead/348349/17 "2006-03-14T20:36:42Z")
My favorite quote from the article: > [@](#): > > The paramedics vainly attempted to revive the two… Damn those vain paramedics! ---
**Author:** ![whole\_bean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/96bed5/32.png) [@whole\_bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whole_bean)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2006, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-ferrell-dead/348349/18 "2006-03-14T20:43:02Z")
> [@lissener](#): > > If you were born in 1968, you’d be 37. unless you were born on any of the 72 days between the beginning of the year and today, in which case you’d be 38. Now, if you were born on July 16, 1968, I agree, you would be 37. Fun game. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2006, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-ferrell-dead/348349/19 "2006-03-14T20:46:32Z")
> [@lissener](#): > > My cousin’s an actress. She has a big book of every working actor and their agent’s contact info. > > Surely you know someone who can call his management and ask WTF? Once they stopped laughing, they asked WTF? It’s an Internet rumour kiddies ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2006, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-ferrell-dead/348349/20 "2006-03-14T21:10:29Z")
[Result of Yahoo! search of the term “Will Ferrell” under “News”.](http://www.defamer.com/hollywood/will-ferrell/debunker-will-ferrell-not-dead-in-paragliding-accident-160492.php) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-ferrell-dead/348349.md?page=2)