Craig Ferguson
Scottish and American television host, comedian, author, and actor / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Craig Ferguson (born 17 May 1962) is a Scottish and American comedian, actor, writer, and television host. He is best known for hosting the CBS late-night talk show The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2005–2014), for which he won a Peabody Award for his interview with South African archbishop Desmond Tutu in 2009.
Craig Ferguson | |
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Pseudonym | Bing Hitler[1] |
Born | (1962-05-17) 17 May 1962 (age 62) Springburn, Glasgow, Scotland |
Medium | Stand-up, television, film, music |
Nationality | |
Education | Cumbernauld High School |
Years active | 1980–present |
Genres | Observational comedy, improvisational comedy, surreal humour, blue comedy, deadpan, satire |
Subject(s) | Scottish culture, American politics, everyday life, pop culture, self-deprecation, current events |
Spouse |
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Children | 2 |
Relative(s) | Lynn Ferguson (sister) |
Notable works and roles | |
Website | www |
After leaving The Late Late Show in December 2014, he hosted the syndicated game show Celebrity Name Game (2014–2017), for which he won two Daytime Emmy Awards, and Join or Die with Craig Ferguson (2016) on History.[2] In 2017, he released a six-episode web show with his wife, Megan Wallace Cunningham, titled Couple Thinkers.[3][4] In 2021, he hosted The Hustler, television game show that aired on ABC from 4 January to 23 September 2021.
After starting his career in the UK with music, comedy, and theatre, Ferguson moved to the US, where he appeared in the role of Nigel Wick on the ABC sitcom The Drew Carey Show (1996–2004). Ferguson has written three books: Between the Bridge and the River, a novel; American on Purpose (2009), a memoir; and Riding the Elephant: A Memoir of Altercations, Humiliations, Hallucinations & Observations (2019). He holds both British and American citizenship.
He has written and starred in three films, directing one of them, and has appeared in several others. In animated film, he had provided the voices of Gobber in the How to Train Your Dragon film series (2010–2019), Owl in Winnie the Pooh (2011), and Lord Macintosh in Brave (2012).