Directed by Adam McKay   Written by Will Ferrell   Adam McKay   Cast Will Ferrell ... Ron Burgundy Steve Carell ... Brick Tamland Paul Rudd ... Brian Fantana David Koechner ... Champ Kind Christina Applegate ... Veronica Corningstone Dylan Baker ... Freddie Shapp Meagan Good ... Linda Jackson Judah Nelson ... Walter Burgundy James Marsden ... Jack Lime Greg Kinnear ... Gary Josh Lawson ... Kench Allenby Kristen Wiig ... Chani Lastnamé Fred Willard ... Ed Harken Chris Parnell ... Garth Harrison Ford ... Mack Tannen Bill Kurtis ... Narrator (voice) June Diane Raphael ... Chani's Boss Tom Clark ... Curtis Knightfish Jennifer Felton ... Diane Yahwea (as Jennifer Gullick) Drake ... Soul Brother (as Aubrey Drake Graham) Daisy Pareja ... Lupita Pearl McKay ... Sea World Kid Axel Ferrell ... Sea World Kid Magnus Ferrell ... Sea World Kid Mattias Ferrell ... Sea World Kid Eliza Coupe ... Sea World Trainer Matt Rebenkoff ... Sea World Security Guard Paul Schneider ... Sea World Security Guard Brian F. Durkin ... Sea World Manager (as Brian Durkin) Zoe Myers ... Whammy Chicken Girl Clark Sarullo ... Whammy Chicken Girl Billy Woods ... Whammy Chicken Customer Anna Enger Ritch ... Brian's Female Assistant (as Anna Enger) George Faughnan ... Brian's Male Assistant Paul Chappell ... Jack Lime's Sports Anchor Fred Galle ... Jack Lime's Weatherman Patrick J. Williams ... Jack Lime's Field Reporter (as Patrick Williams) Jamie Moore ... GNN Stage Manager Matthew Cornwell ... GNN Director Dane Davenport ... GNN Crew Member Dan Triandiflou ... GNN Producer James Smith ... WBC Producer David Silverman ... WBC Stage Manager (as David Marshall Silverman) Dave Pileggi ... Linda's Assistant Clay Stapleford ... Bar Patron Jayson Warner Smith ... Guy with Knife in Head David Dwyer ... Redneck Courtney Patterson ... Housewife Kelly Tippens ... Housewife Jon Hayden ... Ad Sales Guy (as Jon Nicol Hayden) Ron Prather ... Priest Gary Weeks ... Scout Leader Stephanie Ming ... Woman in Bikini Top Kellen Marcus ... Underwear Model L. Warren Young ... Linda's Father Darlene French ... Linda's Mother E. Roger Mitchell ... Linda's Brother Michael Menapace ... Yasser Arafat Patricia French ... Crowd Member at Ice Rink Paula Pell ... Crowd Member at Ice Rink Andrew Feltenstein ... Band at Ice Rink John Nau ... Band at Ice Rink Mia D. Braswell ... Band at Ice Rink Simuel Campbell ... Band at Ice Rink Micah Stampley ... Band at Ice Rink Wilbur Fitzgerald ... Dr. Brangley Karen Beyer ... Music Teacher Brian Steele ... Were-Hyena / Minotaur Sacha Baron Cohen ... BBC News Anchor Marion Cotillard ... Canadian Anchor Micheál Neeson ... History Channel Reporter (as Micheal Neeson) Will Smith ... ESPN Reporter Kirsten Dunst ... El Trousias Maiden of the Clouds Joe Washington ... Minister Jessica Brown ... Lady in Shower Margaret Moseley ... Woman at Bar Jessica Peralta ... Woman at Bar Uncredited Cast Rachel Acuna ... Show Spectator Matt Amick ... GNN Cameraman Evan D. Anderson ... Wedding Guest Vernon Beckstrom ... Restaurant Patron JoAnn Bernat ... BBC News Team Larry A. Brewer ... Recital & Emmy Guest Brian Patrick Butler ... Sea World Tourist Augie Buttinelli ... Beach Wedding Guest Frederick Carpenter ... Wedding Guest Mia Carpenter ... Seaworld Kid Jim Carrey ... CBC News Anchor - Scott Riles Charles Casey ... Whammy Chicken Customer Lisa Catara ... News Reporter Jon Cioffi ... BG Cop James Collins ... Guy on Phone Steve Coulter ... Judge Taber Cross ... Waitress Ellie Decker ... Dinner Guest Gelin DiGennaro ... GNN Field Reporter Edgar Fernandez ... Sea World Guy Tina Fey ... Entertainment Tonight Reporter Lisa Finlayson ... Anchorwoman Josh Forshee ... News Team Member William Frasca ... Photographer Victor Gage ... Native Anchorman Jeff Glover ... Ice Skater Kimberly Dawn Guerrero ... Weathergirl Tony Guerrero ... International Newscaster Dawn Hamil ... Producers Assistant / Office Girl Lauren Henneberg ... Upscale Guest Moe Hindi ... Soul Brother Vendor Rose Hughes ... Sea World Member Matthew A. Hunter ... Sea World Tourist C.C. Ice ... GNN Office Assistant David Itchkawitz ... Hot Dog Vendor Ginger Jensen ... Recital Parent Lori Morkunas Jones ... Sea World Onlooker Victor Jones ... News Team 1 King ... Laundromat Guy Bailey La Flam ... Sea World Spectator Colin Lacativa ... Recital Patron T. Alloy Langenfeld ... Russian News Broadcaster Justin Leon ... Diner Patron Dan Martin ... Taxi Driver Alberto David Mercado ... Sea World Background Lily Merrick ... Sea World Kid Lauren Michele ... Pedestrian / Parkgoer Gary Miller ... GNN Newsroom Reporter Aaron Taylor Morrow ... Restaurant Liam Neeson ... History Channel Host Gary Nguyen ... Seaworld Audience Ryan R. Nitsch ... Park Visitor Robert F. Nixon ... Dad at Sea World Kate Nowlin ... Mom with Kids Phillip O'Riley ... SeaWorld Hawaiian Shirt Heckler Carly Jordan Pancher ... Sea World Girl Splashed by Dolphin Alex Parker ... GNN Stage Manager David Pascua ... GNN Field Cameraman Christopher Payne ... WBC Cameraman Courtney Pennington ... Wedding Guest Martin Peña ... Swanky Waiter Brittany Piacente ... Sea World Visitor Beth Pilgreen ... GNN Makeup Artist Arvell Poe ... Soul Train Dancer / GNN Cameraman Amy Poehler ... Entertainment Tonight Reporter Brandi Quinn ... GNN Office Assistant Thomas Raimondo ... Businessman Paul Vincent Rapisarda ... Pedestrian John C. Reilly ... The Ghost of Stonewall Jackson Joel Rogers ... Debonair Bar Patron Shade Rupe ... Sunglasses Salesman Nancy Sandlin ... Recital Parent Gina Santiago ... Pedestrian Richard Saxton ... GNN News Anchor Matt Shapiro ... Man in Yellow Button Up Sebastian Shepherd ... Sea World Visitor - Pearl's Dad or Uncle Amanda Quinn Sherrick ... Swanky Restaurant Patron Lori Beth Sikes ... Tina Dave Simmons ... Producer Megan Monaghan Smith ... Recital Parent Matthew Stanton ... Skinny Guy Natalie James Taylor ... Secretary Randall Taylor ... American Anchor #3 Don Teems ... Recital Audience Member Joshua Timog ... Sea World Tourist William Tokarsky ... Cab Driver Kevin Tomkins ... Bill - GNN Technical Director Rob Tunstall ... 1970's Pedestrian Vince Vaughn ... Wes Mantooth Ken Venzke ... SeaWorld Reporter / Heckler Caroline Wade ... Mrs. Allenby Steve Weinberger ... Sea World Spectator Hannah Westerfield ... Child of Young Family Luke Westerfield ... Child of Young Family Tony Westerfield ... Dad of Young Family Hal Whiteside ... Taxi Driver Kelli Wilcoxen ... Nurse Nickolas Wolf ... Science Fair Kid Alanna Wykoff ... GNN Producer's Assistant Ye ... MTV Host Sarah Spencer Yerger ... GNN Assistant Jon Zepp ... Sea World Patron Produced by Judd Apatow   Jessica Elbaum   Will Ferrell   David B. Householter   Adam McKay   Kevin J. Messick   Robyn Wholey   Original Music by Andrew Feltenstein   John Nau

Additional Info Premiere: November 24, 2013 Theatrical Release: December 18, 2013 DVD Release: April 01, 2014 Blu-ray Release: April 01, 2014 Country: Distributor: Paramount Studios Websites: Production Companies Paramount Pictures (presents) Apatow Productions Digital Image Associates DreamWorks (uncredited) Gary Sanchez Productions Distributors Paramount Pictures   (2013) (USA) (theatrical) CBS Entertainment   (2019-) (USA) (TV) Paramount Home Entertainment   (2014) (USA) (DVD) Paramount Home Entertainment   (2014) (USA) (Blu-ray) (DVD) Paramount+   (2021-) (World-wide) (all media) ViacomCBS Global Distribution Group   (2019-) (USA) (TV) Rating Stats Overall Rating 6.3 / 10 Our Rating -- / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users -- / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #1,017 / 21,127 Site Ranking #1,013 Demolition Man (1993) #1,014 Mama (2013) #1,015 The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford (2007) #1,016 Battle Royale (2000) #1,017 Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013) #1,018 Puss In Boots (2011) #1,019 Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One (2023) #1,020 Planet Of The Apes (1968) #1,021 Grindhouse (2007)