Actors Will Ferrell and Viveca Paulin married in 2000. The couple wed after Ferrell’s rise as a performer on Saturday Night Live and before his biggest film-comedy successes.
Ferrell met Paulin in 1995 in an acting class in Los Angeles. Paulin is a Swedish-born art auctioneer and has worked with auction houses, while Ferrell became known for his years on Saturday Night Live and films such as Elf, Anchorman, and Talladega Nights. Their relationship has remained notably private compared with many Hollywood marriages.
Ferrell and Paulin have three sons: Magnus, born in 2004; Mattias, born in 2006; and Axel, born in 2010. Paulin has occasionally appeared alongside Ferrell at public events, but she has generally maintained a separate professional identity. Their marriage date is sometimes confused with Ferrell’s Saturday Night Live period, though he joined the cast in 1995 and left in 2002.