Stephen "Steve" John Coogan (born 14 October 1965) is an English actor, impressionist, and comedian. His best known character is Alan Partridge, the grotesque sports reporter-turned-television chat show host-turned-regional radio presenter who featured in several television series, such as The Day Today, Knowing Me, Knowing You... with Alan Partridge and I'm Alan Partridge. October 14 is the 287th day of the year (288th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... {infobox England place| |Latitude= 53. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem God Save the King (Queen) England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Queen Queen Elizabeth II  -  Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification  -  by Athelstan 967  Area... October 14 is the 287th day of the year (288th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem God Save the King (Queen) England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Queen Queen Elizabeth II  -  Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification  -  by Athelstan 967  Area... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... An impressionist is a performer whose act consists of giving the impression of being someone else by imitating the other persons voice and mannerisms. ... A comedian, or comic, is an entertainer who amuses an audience by making them laugh. ... Alan Gordon Partridge is a fictional television and radio presenter portrayed by English comedian Steve Coogan. ... The Day Today is a surreal British parody of television current affairs news programmes. ... Knowing Me, Knowing You. ... Im Alan Partridge is a British sitcom. ...

Background

Coogan is one of six children born to Irish immigrant Roman Catholic parents. He was born and raised in Middleton, near Rochdale, in Greater Manchester. One of his brothers, Brendan, is a former Top Gear presenter, and another, Martin, was the lead singer of the early 1990s band The Mock Turtles. Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Wycliffe Tyndale · Luther · Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Pope · Patriarch of Constantinople Christianity Portal This box:      The Roman Catholic Church or Catholic Church... {infobox England place| |Latitude= 53. ... For the larger local government district, see Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale. ... Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England which has a population of 2. ... Brendan Coogan is a British television presenter, best known for previously presenting Top Gear on the BBC and for leaving the show following a drink driving conviction. ... Top Gear in its original 30 minute format was a BBC television series about cars produced by BBC Birmingham. ... For the comic opera of the same name, see Mock Turtles (opera). ...

Career

Early years

Coogan started out as a stand-up comic and mimic, as well as doing voice over work for adverts and impressions on Spitting Image. He also acted on the observation round on The Krypton Factor during 1989-1991. Spitting Image was a satirical puppet show that ran on the United Kingdoms ITV television network from 1984 to 1996. ... The Krypton Factor was a British game show, produced by Granada Television and hosted by Gordon Burns, which ran from 1977 to 1995 on ITV. The series ran during the summer months from its inception until 1984, and from 1985 to 1995 ran from September to December. ...

Alan Partridge

He teamed up with Chris Morris and Armando Iannucci, amongst others, on the Radio 4 comedy show On The Hour, where he helped give birth to his most famous creation Alan Partridge. Alan went on to have his own radio show and also appeared on TV in The Day Today and his own chat show, Knowing Me, Knowing You... with Alan Partridge. In 1997 he bounced back with the sitcom I'm Alan Partridge, which was followed by a second series in 2002. Chris Morris (b. ... Presenting the Election Night Armistice in 1997 Armando Iannucci (born 1964, Glasgow, Scotland) is a Scottish comedian, satirist and radio producer. ... On The Hour double cassette cover featuring Chris Morris, 1992. ... Alan Gordon Partridge is a fictional television and radio presenter portrayed by English comedian Steve Coogan. ... The Day Today is a surreal British parody of television current affairs news programmes. ... Knowing Me, Knowing You. ... Im Alan Partridge is a British sitcom. ...

Other TV roles

Other notable Coogan creations include Tommy Saxondale, Duncan Thicket, Tony Ferrino, Paul Calf and his sister Pauline Calf. Duncan Thicket has appeared on a tour of live shows. Tony Ferrino is a fictional character created by Steve Coogan. ... Paul Calf is a fictional character portrayed by English comedian Steve Coogan. ...

Other TV shows he has starred in include Coogan's Run, Dr. Terrible's House of Horrible, Monkey Trousers and Saxondale. Coogans Run was a 1995 UK TV series featuring Steve Coogan as a series of odd characters living in the fictional town of Ottle. ... Dr. Terribles House of Horrible was a British television series, created by and starring Steve Coogan and Graham Duff. ... Monkey Trousers is a comedy series on ITV featuring such British comedians as Alistair McGowan, John Thomson, Ronni Ancona, Mackenzie Crook, Griff Rhys Jones, Neil Morrissey, Vic Reeves, Bob Mortimer, Marc Wootton and Steve Coogan. ... Saxondale is a British television situation comedy programme, starring and co-written (with Neil Maclennan) by Steve Coogan. ...

He has provided voices for the animated series I Am Not an Animal, the one-off BBC2 comedy about sheep Combat Sheep, the Christmas specials Robbie The Reindeer, and an episode of the BBC Radio Four spoof sci-fi series Nebulous. I Am Not an Animal was an animated miniseries telling the tale of highly intelligent non-human animals rescued from a vivisectionist laboratory and forced to live on their own. ... Nebulous is a science fiction comedy that premiered on BBC Radio 4 and is produced independently by Baby Cow Productions. ...

He has also starred in BBC2's The Private Life of Samuel Pepys in 2003, and Cruise of the Gods in 2002. Cruise of the Gods was a one-off comedy/drama produced by Baby Cow Productions for the BBC. It starred Rob Brydon, Steve Coogan and David Walliams. ...

In 2006, he had a cameo in the Little Britain Christmas special as a Pilot taking Lou and Andy to Disneyland. Little Britain is a character-based BBC radio and television sketch show written by and starring Matt Lucas and David Walliams. ...

In 2007 Steve will be seen playing a psychiatrist on HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm. HBO (Home Box Office) is an American premium cable television network. ... Curb Your Enthusiasm is an American sitcom starring Seinfeld writer, co-creator, and executive producer Larry David. ...

Film roles

Notable film roles include Tony Wilson, Factory Records boss in the film 24 Hour Party People, Mole in Terry Jones' The Wind in the Willows, Phileas Fogg in a remake of Jules Verne's Around the World in 80 Days with Jackie Chan, Ambassador Mercy in Marie Antoinette and Octavius in Night at the Museum. Tony Wilson presents So It Goes in 1976 Anthony (Tony) Howard Wilson is an English record label owner, radio presenter, TV show host, nightclub manager, impresario and journalist for Granada Television and the BBC. // Wilson was (born February 20, 1950, in Salford, Greater Manchester. ... FAC 115: Factory Records Stationery (1984) Factory Records was a Manchester-based British independent record label, started in 1978 which featured several prominent musical acts, such as Joy Division, New Order, The Durutti Column, Happy Mondays, and (briefly) James and Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark. ... 24 Hour Party People is a 2002 film about Manchesters popular music community from 1977 to 1997, and specifically about Factory Records. ... Terence Graham Parry Jones (born in Colwyn Bay, Wales, on February 1, 1942) is a British comedian, screenwriter and actor, film director, childrens author, popular historian, political commentator and TV documentary host. ... The Wind in the Willows, released on video in the U.S. as Mr. ... Phileas Fogg is the main fictional character in the 1872 Jules Verne novel Around the World in Eighty Days. ... Jules Gabriel Verne (February 8, 1828–March 24, 1905) was a French author who pioneered the science-fiction genre. ... Around the World in 80 Days is a 2004 comedy adventure film based on Jules Vernes novel, Around the World in 80 Days. ... Chan Kong-Sang (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ), also known as Jackie Chan Sing Lung (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ) or Jackie Chan SBS, (born on April 7, 1954) is a Chinese martial artist, action star, actor, director, screenwriter, film producer, singer and stunt performer. ... Florimond Claude, comte de Mercy-Argenteau (1727–1794), Austrian diplomat, son of Antoine, comte de Mercy-Argenteau, entered the diplomatic service of Austria, going to Paris in the train of Reichsfürst Kaunitz. ... Marie Antoinette is an Academy Award-winning 2006 film written and directed by Sofia Coppola about the life of Marie Antoinette, Queen of France. ... Night at the Museum is a 2006 American comedy film. ...

He has also played himself twice on screen. First, in one of the vignettes of Jim Jarmusch's 2003 film Coffee and Cigarettes, alongside Alfred Molina. Second, in 2006 Coogan starred with Rob Brydon in Michael Winterbottom's A Cock and Bull Story, a self-referential film of the "unfilmable" self-referential novel Tristram Shandy by Laurence Sterne Coffee and Cigarettes is a 2003 independent film directed by Jim Jarmusch. ... Molina as Dr. Octopus in Spiderman 2 (2004) Alfred Molina (born May 24, 1953) is an English actor. ... // Please note that following the tradition of the English language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the United States and Canada in 2006; because they may have made most of their income in a later year, they may not be the top-grossing... Rob Brydon (born Robert Brydon Jones, May 3, 1965, Swansea) is a Welsh actor, comedian and impersonator most famous for his role as Keith Barret in the BBC comedy Marion and Geoff and The Keith Barret Show. ... Winterbottom at the Toronto International Film Festival. ... A Cock and Bull Story (released in the United States and Australia as Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story) is a 2006 British comedy directed by Michael Winterbottom. ... The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman (or, more briefly, Tristram Shandy) is a novel by Laurence Sterne. ... Laurence Sterne Laurence Sterne (November 24, 1713 – March 18, 1768) was an Anglo-Irish novelist and clergyman. ...

The first film he co-wrote with Henry Normal was The Parole Officer. He also acted in this alongside Ben Miller and Lena Hedley. The Parole Officer from 2001 was directed by John Duigan and was Steve Coogans first starring role in a major film. ...

Coogan has a cameo in Hot Fuzz, scripted by Shaun of the Dead writers Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright. Coogan's inclusion may be construed as a show his gratitude from Pegg, because Coogan brought Pegg along on his comedy tour Steve Coogan: The Man Who Thinks He's It. Hot Fuzz is a 2007 British police action/comedy film written by Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright, known for the motion picture Shaun of the Dead and the television series Spaced. ... Shaun of the Dead is a zombie-themed romantic comedy (or rom zom com as it dubs itself) or zombie comedy released in 2004. ... Simon John Pegg (born 14 February 1970 in Gloucester) is an English stand-up comedian, writer and film and television actor. ... Edgar Wright (born 18 April 1974 he was born in Poole, Dorset, England, UK) is an English film and television director. ...

He is rumoured to partner his Night at the Museum co-star Ben Stiller in a motion picture remake of The Persuaders!. Furthermore, rumours persist that a 2007 big screen outing is planned for his signature character, Alan Partridge. [1] [2] [3]. Night at the Museum is a 2006 American comedy film. ... Benjamin Edward Stiller (born November 30, 1965) is an Emmy-winning American comedian, actor, film producer and director. ... The Persuaders! is a British television series, which first aired in 1971 and 1972 in Britains ITV and on the ABC Network in the United States. ... A typical multiplex (AMC Promenade 16 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, United States). ... Alan Gordon Partridge is a fictional television and radio presenter portrayed by English comedian Steve Coogan. ...

He also stared in Night at The Museum. As the roman general. Along side Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson.

Achievements

He has won numerous awards for his work in TV including British Comedy Awards, BAFTAs, and The South Bank Show award for comedy. The British Comedy Awards is an annual awards ceremony in the United Kingdom celebrating notable comedians and entertainment performances of the previous year. ... The South Bank Show is a British television arts magazine show, presented by Melvyn Bragg and seen in over 60 countries — including Australia, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Sweden and the USA. Its stated aim is to bring both high art and popular culture to a mass audience. ... Comedy has a classical meaning (comical theatre) and a popular one (the use of humour with an intent to provoke[[ laughter in general). ...

In 2003, he was listed in The Observer as one of the 50 funniest acts in British comedy. Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ...

In 2005, a poll to find The Comedian's Comedian saw him being voted amongst the top 20 greatest comedy acts ever by fellow comedians and comedy insiders.

Production company

Coogan, along with writing partner Henry Normal, founded Baby Cow Productions in 1999. Together they are the executive producers for such shows as The Mighty Boosh, starring Noel Fielding and Julian Barratt, Nighty Night, starring Julia Davis, and Marion and Geoff, starring Rob Brydon. Henry Normal is a British comedian, television producer, presenter and writer. ... Baby Cow Productions Ltd are a UK comedy television production company established in 1999 by Steve Coogan and Henry Normal. ... The Mighty Boosh is a British cult comedy about two friends who go on magical adventures. ... Noel Fielding (born 21 May 1973 in Westminster, London, England) is an English comedian and actor, most famous for his role as Vince Noir in The Mighty Boosh. ... Julian Barratt Pettifer (born 4 May 1968) is an English comedian, Music Producer and actor. ... Nighty Night is a BBC Television comedy/drama with a black edge to its humour; the first series was shown on BBC Three and later BBC Two from January 2004. ... Julia Davis (born 1966, Bath, Somerset, England) is a British comedy writer and performer. ... Marion and Geoff was a BBC television comedy starring Rob Brydon as Keith Barret, a naïve cab driver going through a messy divorce from his wife, Marion, who, though he failed to realise it, had had a long-standing affair with his best friend, Geoff. ... Rob Brydon (born Robert Brydon Jones, May 3, 1965, Swansea) is a Welsh actor, comedian and impersonator most famous for his role as Keith Barret in the BBC comedy Marion and Geoff and The Keith Barret Show. ...

Personal life

A favourite of the British tabloids, Coogan's personal life has made headlines since the early nineties.

In August 2005, the News of the World stated that rock star Courtney Love had claimed to be pregnant with Coogan's child, following a two-week long fling the pair allegedly had while staying at the same hotel [4]. The news came a month after Coogan had divorced his wife, Caroline Hickman, [5] (whom he married in 2002) on the grounds that the marriage had irretrievably broken down, but has been dismissed by Coogan's publicist. The News of the World is a British tabloid newspaper published every Sunday. ... Courtney Love[1] (born July 9, 1964) is an American rock musician and Golden Globe-nominated actress, best-known as lead singer for the now-defunct alternative rock band Hole and for her two-year marriage to Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain. ...

He has a daughter Clare from a previous relationship with Anna Cole.

Guest appearance on Top Gear

Steve Coogan was testing an Aston Martin and a Ferrari with Jeremy Clarkson (Coogan and Clarkson are close friends). He also appeared on the show as the Star in a Reasonably-Priced Car The current format of Top Gear is an Emmy Award and BAFTA winning BBC television series about motor vehicles, particularly cars. ... Aston Martin Lagonda Limited is a manufacturer of luxury performance cars, whose headquarters are at Gaydon, Warwickshire, England in the United Kingdom. ... Jeremy Charles Robert Clarkson (born 11 April 1960) is an English broadcaster and writer who specialises in motoring. ... Star in a Reasonably-Priced Car is a recurring segment on the BBC Two motoring programme Top Gear. ...

External links

• Steve Coogan at TV.com
• Steve Coogan at the Internet Movie Database
• Coming to a cinema near you... Alan Partridge as Our Man in Tashkent
• Official Steve Coogan Fan Listing