Viveca Paulin is the wife of the Hollywood actor Will Ferrell. The Spirited star has been with his wife, Viveca Paulin for more than 2 decades now. These two lovebirds first met each other in an acting class.
Will tied the knot with his wife Viveca Paulin in the year 2000 and the two of them have been together ever since then. Continue reading further to know more about Viveca Paulin and her marriage with the Hollywood star Will Ferrell.
Here’s everything you need to know about Will Ferrell’s wife Viveca Paulin
For those of you who are unaware, let us tell you that, Will Ferrell’s wife Viveca Paulin was born in Sweden but she was brought up in Boston. As per her Imdb page, she was born on April 24, 1969 in Askim, Göteborg och Bohus län, Sweden.
Viveca is an art collector and an auctioneer. She is someone who works in the field of art. She works as an auctioneer. After bagging a bachelor’s degree in art history from Pomona College, she learned more about auctioneering at Butterfield & Butterfield, a now-defunct auction house, before becoming a regular auctioneer at Los Angeles Modern Auctions.
Apart from this, Paulin is also an art collector. In a 2014 interview with Art News, she said, “Being around the auction houses made the transition to collecting an easy one, particularly with prints.”
In addition to this, Viveca and her husband Will own art by Ed Ruscha, Richard Diebenkorns, Frederick Hammersely, Karl Benjamin, and John McLaughlin, to name a few. The power couple also has a series of alphabet prints by John Baldessari, which they stated have helped teach their children to read.
Viveca Paulin has a few acting credits to her name
Yeah, you read that right. Just like her starlet husband Will Ferrell, Viveca is also well-versed with the entertainment industry. She has also tried her hand at acting. In the past, she has starred in Ferrell’s 1998 film A Night at the Roxbury as Porsche Girl and played the role of Swedish author Anton Bjornberg’s wife in TV Land’s Younger.
Will and Paulin have also joined hands to perform the Lynyrd Skynyrd song named Free Bird as a send-off for the comedian Conan O’Brien on his last night of hosting The Tonight Show in the year 2010.
How did Will Ferrell and Viveca Paulin meet each other?
Paulin and Will crossed paths for the first time in an acting class. Back in the day, the two of them attended the same acting class in Los Angeles. During an earlier interview with Elle, he revealed that the pair dated briefly in their early days before becoming friends.
At one point, the Land of the Lost star left California after he was cast on Saturday Night Live in New York City. However, the two continued to remain friends even though Ferrell was in another relationship at the time.
Will recalled, “Viv and I would talk as friends for two hours, and it would feel like five minutes, and then my girlfriend would call and after 15 minutes I’d be like, ‘God, it’s really late here on the East Coast. I should get some sleep.’ For me, Viv was the one that got away.”
Later on, when Ferrell came back to Los Angeles for a visit, Viveca admitted that she felt for him the same way. He further added, “I was stunned. I didn’t play it cool at all. I went, ‘I just told my uncle that I’m going to marry you one day!'” He continued, “We started over — after a five-year friendship, we literally started courting each other.”
When did Will Ferrell and Viveca Paulin get married?
Will Ferrell and his ladylove Viveca Paulin tied the knot in the year 2000 after Ferrell’s slightly awkward proposal. In an earlier interview with People magazine, Will talked about the pair’s proposal.
At that time, The Other Guys star said, “It started serious but ended up comedic. I took her to this beach where we had had one of our first dates. She wanted none of it. She was, like, ‘The beach is creepy at night.’ I was, like, ‘Shut up, this is supposed to be really romantic.'”
Sadly, Viveca’s comment threw off Will’s concentration. He further added, “I was trying to think of what I was going to say and it just turned into, ‘So I, uh, really like you and, uh, anyway …’ Then I went down to a knee — at least I think I did — and proposed. So it was kind of funny, but not on purpose.”
How many kids do Will Ferrell and Viveca Paulin have?
Will Ferrell and his wife Viveca Paulin are proud parents of three kids, all boys. The couple welcomed their first child together, son Magnus in the year 2004. They expanded their brood with their son Mattias in 2007.
Viveca gave birth to her and Will’s third child, son Axel in 2010. The name of the pair’s first son, Magnus led to a controversy, but it was supposed to be a tribute to Viveca’s Swedish roots.
The Blades of Glory actor told People magazine, “My wife was born in Sweden, and we loved the idea of a Scandinavian name. I’ve gotten a lot of flack: ‘What kind of ego do you have to have to name your child the great one?’ That is not it at all.”
Will and Viveca support many causes and even started a scholarship fund
Both Will and his wife Viveca love giving back to society. According to People magazine, the couple has donated to Cancer for College, which gives scholarships and educational opportunities to cancer survivors, as well as the University of Southern California’s Swim with Mike Foundation scholarship campaign, which supports student-athletes who have suffered catastrophic injury or illness.
In the year 2018, the pair gave a full scholarship by the Viveca Paulin and Will Ferrell Scholarship Fund, which supports female soccer players at USC. It has been reported that the cause was quite close to Viveca’s heart as back in the day she used to play soccer at Pomona College. Will and Paulin’s three sons also like to play soccer.
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