Editing Will Arnett (section)

==Early life==
Arnett was born in [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]],<ref name="variety">Weisman, Jon. [https://variety.com/2004/tv/awards/will-arnett-2-1117906324/ "Will Arnett"], ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'', June 10, 2004. Retrieved April 12, 2007.</ref> to Edith Alexandra "Alix" (née Palk) and Emerson James "Jim" Arnett, who was a corporate lawyer and brewer, among other occupations.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/93/Will-Arnett.html |title=Will Arnett Film Reference biography |publisher=Filmreference.com |date=August 29, 2003 |access-date=January 8, 2013}}</ref><ref>[http://tviv.org/Will_Arnett Will Arnett profile], ''TV IV'', February 25, 2007. Retrieved April 12, 2007</ref><ref name=snoi>{{Cite book|last=Europa Publications|title=The International Who's Who 2004|publisher=Routledge|year=2003|page=[https://archive.org/details/internationalwho2004ond/page/66 66]|url=https://archive.org/details/internationalwho2004ond/page/66|isbn=1-85743-217-7|url-access=registration}}</ref> His parents were originally from [[Winnipeg|Winnipeg, Manitoba]], and he has roots on both sides of his family in Manitoba going back many generations.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/video-will-arnett-in-winnipeg-1.1054854| title=VIDEO: Will Arnett in Winnipeg|newspaper=CBC News|date=November 30, 2011|access-date=December 10, 2015}}</ref> Arnett has two older sisters and a younger brother.<ref>{{cite interview |last=Arnett |first=Will |interviewer=Wing Chun |title=The Will Arnett Interview |url=http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com/articles/content/a1005/index-11.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070501020024/http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com/articles/content/a1005/index-11.html |archive-date=May 1, 2007 |publisher=[[Television Without Pity]] |date=n.d. |page=12 |access-date=February 25, 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> His father, a graduate of [[Harvard University]] and a corporate lawyer, served as the president and CEO of [[Molson|Molson Breweries]] from 1997 to 2000.<ref>[http://www.askmen.com/men/celeb_profiles_entertainment/35_will_arnett.html Will Arnett profile @ AskMen.com], 2006. Retrieved April 12, 2007</ref>

Arnett briefly attended [[Lakefield College School]] in [[Lakefield, Ontario]], but was asked not to return after a semester for being a troublemaker.<ref>{{cite interview|subject=Will Arnett|interviewer=Terry Gross|url=https://www.npr.org/2011/09/14/140430485/arnetts-newborn-sitcom-keeps-him-up-all-nigh|title=Arnett's Newborn Sitcom Keeps Him 'Up All Night'| type=Interview: Transcript| work=Fresh Air| publisher=WHYY; NPR| date=September 14, 2011| access-date=September 14, 2011}}</ref><ref name=TorStarOverconf>{{cite news|url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/article/754134--will-arnett-overconfidence-man|title=Will Arnett: Overconfidence Man|work=Toronto Star|access-date=January 23, 2010|date=January 22, 2010|author=Richard Ouzounian|location=Toronto}}</ref> The [[Subway Academy II]] allowed him to take theatre classes at the [[Tarragon Theatre]]. He eventually graduated from [[Leaside High School]] and attended [[Concordia University (Montreal)|Concordia University, Montreal]] for a semester but dropped out.<ref name=TorStarOverconf/> As a teenager, he was encouraged by his mother to pursue an acting career. He auditioned for commercials in Toronto and enjoyed acting. In 1990, he moved to New York City to study acting at the [[Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute]].<ref name="Arnett 3">{{cite interview |last=Arnett |first=Will |interviewer=Wing Chun |title=The Will Arnett Interview |url=http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com/articles/content/a1005/index-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070501002649/http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com/articles/content/a1005/index-2.html |archive-date=May 1, 2007 |publisher=[[Television Without Pity]] |date=n.d. |page=3 |access-date=February 25, 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He appeared in plays in New York, and his first acting role was in [[Felicity Huffman]]'s independent film ''Erie'', which was filmed on the [[Erie Canal]].<ref name="twop4">{{cite interview |last=Arnett |first=Will |interviewer=Wing Chun |title=The Will Arnett Interview |url=http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com/articles/content/a1005/index-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070501011516/http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com/articles/content/a1005/index-3.html |archive-date=May 1, 2007 |publisher=[[Television Without Pity]] |date=n.d. |page=4 |access-date=February 25, 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> As mentioned on the ''[[SmartLess]]'' podcast, Arnett is an avid hockey fan and workout enthusiast, known to often boast about his “Pro Dumper” and ability to bench press as much as 165 pounds.<ref name="Arnett 3"/>