Mackenzie Crook
Birth name	Paul Mackenzie Crook
Born	September 29, 1971 (age 36) Maidstone, Kent, England
Spouse(s)	Lindsay Crook

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Biography

Early life

Crook was born in Maidstone, Kent, England, and grew up in Dartford. His father, Michael Crook, worked for British Airways and his mother, Sheila, was a hospital manager. He has two sisters. As a child he collected Star Wars figurines and would venture to ponds collecting amphibians which he would often take home and store in his room. When he was ten years old, he had to go on a course of growth hormones for a year due to a hormone deficiency. He went to Wilmington Grammar School for Boys, and did his first plays there. Maidstone is the county town of Kent, England, halfway (30 miles) between the City of London and the English Channel. ... The Kent coat of arms For other uses, see Kent (disambiguation). ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem specific to England — the anthem of the United Kingdom is God Save the Queen. See also Proposed English National Anthems. ... Dartford is the principal town in the borough of Dartford. ... For the 1930s airline of similar name, see British Airways Ltd. ... Star Wars is an epic space opera saga and a fictional universe initially developed by George Lucas during the 1970s and expanded since that time. ... Wilmington Grammar School for Boys is a secondary grammar school in Wilmington, Kent. ...

He joined the Orchard Youth Theatre in Dartford when he was about fifteen and gained his inspiration for acting. In the summers he spent time with his uncle in Zimbabwe where he developed a love for painting and grew with an ambition to be a graphic artist. As an adolescent he even copied a painting of The Soul Of A Rose, by John William Waterhouse, on to the back of his biker's jacket and commissioned painting the album cover from Meat Loaf's Bat out of Hell on a former manager's jacket. He also greatly admired Kurt Cobain, grew his hair long and pursued starting a heavy metal band, but dropped it after deciding his voice wasn't suited for it. When he was eighteen he applied to the Kent Institute of Art & Design but failed to secure a place. He spent some time in part time jobs then turned to writing comedy sketches. He is left-handed. John William Waterhouse. ... This article or section may contain excessive or improper use of copyrighted images and/or audio files. ... This article describes the album by Meat Loaf. ... Kurt Donald Cobain (Aberdeen, Washington, USA; February 20, 1967 – c. ... The Kent Institute of Art & Design (KIAD - often pronounced phonetically as ) was an art school based across three campuses in the county of Kent, in the United Kingdom. ...

Film and TV roles

Crook began his career as a standup comedian alongside Iain Lee for about eight years, in the guise of Charlie Cheese, "the cheeky chirpy chappy from Chorley". They appeared at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in the mid-90's as Chalk and Cheese. He had also often performed as a grotesque schoolteacher called Mr. Bagshaw, who is said to be based on obnoxious teachers he was tutored by while in school. Crook's first major television role was as a comedy sketch contributor on Channel 4's The Eleven O'Clock Show in 1998. He was later a member of the main cast of the BBC sketch show TV to Go in 2001. From 2001 to 2003 he played the role of Gareth Keenan in the popular mockumentary The Office. He appeared in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003), Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006), and in Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End (2007), as Ragetti, a pirate with a comically ill-fitting wooden eye. He has appeared in ads for Visa and M&Ms (as his Ragetti character in both). Iain Lee (born 9 June 1973) is a radio and television presenter. ... Categories: Festival stubs | Edinburgh ... Channel 4 is a public-service British television station, broadcast to all areas of the United Kingdom (and also the Republic of Ireland), which began transmissions in 1982. ... The Eleven OClock Show was a television comedy programme on Channel 4. ... The British Broadcasting Corporation, which is usually known as the BBC, is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world in terms of audience numbers, employing 26,000 staff in the United Kingdom alone and with a budget of more than GB£4 billion. ... Gareth Keenan after cycling to Wernam-Hogg in The Office. ... This article or section cites very few or no references or sources. ... The Office is the title of multiple television situation comedy shows created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant. ... Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl is a movie of adventure and romance set in the Caribbean during the seventeenth century. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... VISA redirects here. ...

Mackenzie as Ragetti in Pirates of The Caribbean

He also appeared as Launcelot Gobbo in Michael Radford's 2004 film adaptation of William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice. Crook played a minor role in the 2004 film Finding Neverland as a theatre usher. Other films he starred in include The Gathering (2002), The Sex Lives of The Potato Men (2004), Churchill: The Hollywood Years (2004), and The Brothers Grimm (2005). He has also featured in an advert for MTV and another advert for Film Four. Image File history File links Pintel_And_Ragetti. ... Image File history File links Pintel_And_Ragetti. ... Michael Radford was born February 24, 1946 in New Delhi, India to a British father and Austrian mother. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Portia and Shylock (1835) by Thomas Sully The Merchant of Venice is one of William Shakespeares best-known plays, written sometime between 1596 and 1598. ... Finding Neverland is a Academy Award-winning film that released in 2004, starring Johnny Depp and Kate Winslet. ... Churchill: The Hollywood Years is a 2004 movie, directed by Peter Richardson. ... The Brothers Grimm is a 2005 feature film directed by Terry Gilliam. ... MTV (Music Television) is an American cable television network based in New York City. ... Film Four is a British film production company owned by Channel 4. ...

Mackenzie has starred in three of Tim Plester and Ben Gregor's short films: as Gary Tibbs in Ant Muzak (2002), as Servalan in Blake's Junction 7 (2004), and as Glorious George in World of Wrestling (2006). All three will be released on DVD in late 2007. He has also voiced in a television series called Modern Toss and has featured in I Want Candy (2007 film) as Mr Dulberg, a quirky University Professor. He has also performed a duet with Ricky Gervais in the Concert for Diana. He has also voiced a main character called Rolli in an animated film from Finland called Quest For A Heart, due in December, 2007. He next will feature in Wyndham Price's drama Abraham's Point as Comet Snape and City of Ember as Looper. Tim Plester (b. ... Modern Toss is a British series of cartoon booklets and books aimed at adults, and a television series based on them. ... I Want Candy is a 2007 comedy from Ealing Studios about two lads from Leatherhead who want to make it in the movie business. ... Ricky Dene Gervais (IPA: according to how Gervais pronounces it on The Ricky Gervais Show) (born June 25, 1961) is an Emmy, Golden Globe and BAFTA award-winning English comic writer and performer from Reading, Berkshire. ... Concert for Diana (The Peoples Princess) was a concert held at the new Wembley Stadium in London, England, United Kingdom in honour of the late Diana, Princess of Wales on 1 July 2007, which would have been her 46th birthday; 2007 is also the 10th anniversary of her death. ...

Theatre and other work

Mackenzie will be making his directorial debut with a pop video for rising London electro outfit Paw Paw. The stop animation video will accompany the band's debut single 'Wired OK', which will be released on July 16, 2007 on Albino Recordings. The video will be posted on Paw Paw's myspace page soon - PawPawMusic is the 197th day of the year (198th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...

He played Billy Bibbit in the 2004 London West End production of the stage play of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and in 2006 The Exonerated at the Riverside Studios in Hammersmith. He has featured in a production of The Seagull at the Royal Court Theatre as a troubled writer named Konstantin. This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... West End theatre is a popular term for mainstream professional theatre in London, England, or sometimes more specifically for shows staged in the large theatres of Londons Theatreland. Along with New Yorks Broadway theatre, West End theatre is usually considered to represent the highest level of commercial theatre... One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest can refer to: One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest (novel), a 1962 fiction novel by Ken Kesey One Attempted to Fly Over the Cuckoos Nest But Didnt Give Himself Enough Clearing Room, (film), a 1975 film adaptation of the novel One... Hammersmith is an urban centre in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham in West London, England, approximately 5 miles (8km) west of Charing Cross on the north bank of the River Thames. ... Chekhov in an 1898 portrait by Osip Braz. ... The Royal Court Theatre is a non-commercial theatre in Sloane Square, in the Chelsea area of London noted for its contributions to modern theatre. ...

Crook has also appeared as a postman in the music video for Paul McCartney's single "Dance Tonight" alongside Golden Globe award-winning actress Natalie Portman. The video for the song was directed by Michel Gondry and was posted exclusively on YouTube on May 22, 2007. Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942) is an English singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who first gained worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles. ... Memory Almost Full track listing Dance Tonight (1) Ever Present Past (2) Dance Tonight is a song by Paul McCartney and the opening track to his 2007 album Memory Almost Full. ... The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and television programs, given out each year during a formal dinner. ... Natalie Portman (Hebrew: נטלי פורטמן), born Natalie Hershlag (Hebrew: נטלי הרשלג) on June 9, 1981, in Jerusalem, Israel[1] is a Golden Globe-winning, Academy Award-nominated Israeli-American actress. ... Michel Gondry, 2005 Michel Gondry, born May 8, 1963 (1964 according to some sources), is a French Academy Award winning screenwriter, film, commercial, and music video director noted for his inventive visual style and manipulation of mise en scène. ... YouTube is a popular video sharing website where users can upload, view and share video clips. ... is the 142nd day of the year (143rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...

Crook has said that his other ambitions would be to draw and write and he has recently made a deal with the book publisher Faber to illustrate and write two children's books, one about a boy who finds something strange in his garden after the hurricane of 1987. Crook has also written a film script and shown it to director Sam Mendes, about a group of gangsters in 18th century London in which he hopes to play the lead. Sam Mendes Samuel Alexander Mendes, CBE (born August 1, 1965) is an English stage and film director born in Reading, Berkshire, England. ...

Personal life

Crook lives in Muswell Hill, North London in Peter Sellers' old semi-detached house with his wife, Lindsay (married in September 2001), and his four-year-old son, Jude (born on 17 January 2003). His hobbies include gardening and breeding fish. He has said he and his wife are very passionate about the environment and have been maintaining an organic lifestyle. , Muswell Hill is a suburb of north London, mostly in the London Borough of Haringey It is situated 6. ... Richard Henry Peter Sellers, CBE (8 September 1925 – 24 July 1980) was an English comedian, actor, and performer, who came to prominence on the BBC radio series The Goon Show and later became a film star. ... Semi-detached housing (usually abbreviated to semi, as in three-bedroom semi) consists of pairs of houses built side by side as units sharing a party wall and usually in such a way that each houses layout is a mirror image of its twin. ... is the 17th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• Mackenzie Crook at the Internet Movie Database
• Mackenzie's official website