Will Ferrell may be one of the best known Hollywood actors in the world, but to his son, he’s “just an ordinary girl.”
20-year-old Magnus, the comedian’s eldest son, took to TikTok to share his own personal spin on the viral trend, where users are posting hilarious clips of their loved ones with the caption, “My emergency contact,” as Ordinary Girl from Hannah Montana plays in the background.
Highlights
- Magnus Ferrell humorously joined TikTok's 'emergency contact' trend with his dad Will Ferrell and his iconic dance moves.
- 'Imagine you’re in trouble and your dad is Will Ferrell' was the top comment, gaining 100K+ likes.
- Ferrell shared parenting advice about connecting with kids amidst the chaos of his household.
In the video, Ferrell could be seen in casual, comfortable clothes as he showed off his newest dance moves in his home, garnering over one million likes and thousands of responses.
Will Ferrell's son has joined in on the "my emergency contact" trend on TikTok, featuring his dad busting out some pretty iconic moves
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“Imagine you’re in trouble and your dad is Will Ferrell 😭,” read the top comment with over 100K likes.
“You won the lottery,” wrote Hayley Kalil, an Internet personality known as @haleyybaylee.
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“The people’s princess ❤️,” added another.
“Can he also be my emergency contact?” one user jokingly asked, to which Magnus replied, “I mean idk how adoption works but if u can figure it out yeah.”
One account simply stated, “You won this trend.”
Will Ferrell was jokingly called "the people's princess"
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This is quite a claim in itself, as the “My emergency contact” trend has countless videos under its corresponding hashtag on social media, even though it only started earlier this month.
Many netizens have posted clips of their significant others, family members, or close friends in humorous moments — from screaming while trying to kill a spider to falling into a pile of blankets and pillows, or slamming one’s head into a block of snow…TikTok has seen it all.
As reported by People, Ferrell shares three sons with his wife, Viveca Paulin, whom he tied the knot with in 2000. Beside Magnus, they are also parents to Mattias, 18, and Axel, 15.
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When it comes to raising kids, the 57-year-old shared some advice with the outlet in 2008 about building the valuable connection so many parents talk about.
“For me, talk to your children, at least once a week,” he said, while jokingly adding, “If you’ve got time, do it two or three times a week, but otherwise, I find the times where I let weeks and weeks go by without talking to my children, that adds up.”
As a father of three boys, he also warned of the potential noise.
“There is usually a high volume in the house,” he said in 2017. “Whether they’re having a great time or whether they’re losing their minds, they are always yelling.”
Ferrell shared some advice on what it's like to parent a chaotic household with three boys
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And even though Ferrell may seem to have it all figured out, he admitted to News.com.au during the premiere of his 2015 film Daddy’s Home, “We’re all flying blind a little bit as parents,” continuing, “We don’t really know but we as long as there’s enough love in a family, it’ll cushion any bumpy landing. I can definitely identify with that.’
His family of five has additionally never been shy when it comes to supporting the beloved comedian, especially when they showed up in coordinating outfits during the London premiere of Barbie in July 2023.
Comments deemed the comedian more than worthy of their trust
