It was the brainchild of Ferrell and his longtime collaborator Adam McKay, director and co-writer of Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy and Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby. It co-stars McKay’s 2-year-old daughter, whose real name is Pearl, but does not curse like that when off camera, McKay tells PEOPLE.
What happened to Pearl from The Landlord?
” Pearl is now 10 years old and, according to her father, unscathed by her childhood fame. Though McKay concedes, “she does own a Corvette and date an Armenian guy who’s twice her age.” You can hear Adam McKay tell the story of “The Landlord” above and listen to Kurt’s full conversation with McKay here.
Who is Pearl in the Will Ferrell videos?
Hollywood royalty, Pearl McKay, was only 2 years old when she screamed her way into the hearts of the world as the foul-mouthed landlady Pearl — who lays down the law when she comes to collect the overdue rent from Will Ferrell — in the breakthrough viral video “The Landlord” on Funny Or Die back in 2007.
Is Pearl McKay related to Will Ferrell?
The short, which runs just over two-minutes, was created by Will Ferrell and Anchorman’s Adam McKay (the pair founded Funny or Die with screenwriter pal Chris Henchy). Shot quickly and on a tight budget, it cast McKay’s then two-year-old daughter, Pearl, as the eponymous landlord and Ferrell, as her unreliable tenant.
How old is Will Ferrell’s daughter now?
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The IRL daughter of The Big Short director Adam McKay, Pearl is now 10 years old and sober.
Who is the little girl in Anchorman?
Pearl McKay, now 10-years-old, was given another chance to work alongside the Elf actor in 2013 with her small role in Anchorman 2. And she was equally as cute as she was in the infamous YouTube clip.
