Simon Pegg
Birth name	Simon John Beckingham[1]
Born	February 14, 1970 (1970-02-14) (age 37) Gloucester, England
Spouse(s)	Maureen McCann

Simon John Pegg (born 14 February 1970) is an English comedian, writer and film and television actor. He has also performed stand-up comedy. He is known for his starring roles in Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz, and for the British sitcom Spaced. Much of his major work has been in collaboration with some combination of Nick Frost, Jessica Hynes, Dylan Moran and Edgar Wright. Image File history File linksMetadata SimonPegg. ... is the 45th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the city of Gloucester in England; for other uses see Gloucester (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... is the 45th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... For the documentary about Jerry Seinfeld, see Comedian (film). ... A writer is anyone who creates a written work, although the word more usually designates those who write creatively or professionally, or those who have written in many different forms. ... For other uses, see Actor (disambiguation). ... B. J. Novak in a stand-up comedy routine at Olde English sketch comedy in June 2007. ... Shaun of the Dead is a zombie-themed romantic comedy (or rom zom com as it dubs itself) or zombie comedy released in 2004. ... Hot Fuzz is a 2007 British police action comedy film written by Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright and starring Simon Pegg and Nick Frost. ... For the song by the Smashing Pumpkins, see Pisces Iscariot. ... Nicholas John Frost (born March 28, 1972 in Romford, London) is an English actor and comedian famous for his work with Simon Pegg. ... Jessica Hynes (born Jessica Stevenson in 1972) is an English actress and writer, most renowned as one of the creators of the sitcom Spaced. ... Dylan Moran (born November 3, 1971) is a BAFTA and Perrier Award-winning Irish comedian, actor and writer. ... Edgar Wright at Comic Con in San Diego Edgar Wright (born 18 April 1974 in Poole, Dorset) is an English film and television director. ...

Simon is also close friends with American actor David Schwimmer. The two have worked together in Band of Brothers, Big Nothing and Run, Fat Boy, Run. For other uses, see Actor (disambiguation). ... David Lawrence Schwimmer (born November 2, 1966) in Astoria, New York) is an Emmy-nominated American actor and director, who gained popularity when playing Dr. Ross Geller on the hugely popular American sitcom Friends. ... Band of Brothers is an acclaimed 10-part television World War II miniseries based on the book of the same title written by historian and biographer Stephen Ambrose. ... Big Nothing is a black comedy film directed by Jean-Baptiste Andrea starring David Schwimmer and Simon Pegg. ... Run, Fat Boy, Run is a romantic comedy directed by Friends star David Schwimmer, written by Michael Ian Black and Simon Pegg, and starring Pegg, Dylan Moran, Thandie Newton and Hank Azaria, it was released on 7 September 2007. ...

Biography

Early life

Pegg was born as Simon John Beckingham in Gloucester, England, the son of Gillian Rosemary (Smith), a civil servant, and John Henry Beckingham, a jazz musician and keyboard salesman.^[1] His parents divorced when he was seven.^[2] He attended Stratford Upon Avon College to study English Literature and Performance Studies. Pegg later studied drama at the University of Bristol and wrote his undergraduate thesis on "A Marxist overview of popular Seventies cinema and hegemonic discourses".^[2] This article is about the city of Gloucester in England; for other uses see Gloucester (disambiguation). ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... The University of Bristol is a university in Bristol, England. ...

Career

In 1993 he moved to London and gigged on the stand-up comedy circuit before breaking into television comedy in Asylum, Six Pairs of Pants, Faith in the Future, Big Train and Hippies. From 1998 to 2004, Pegg regularly featured on BBC Radio 4's The 99p Challenge. In 1999, he created and co-wrote the Channel 4 sitcom Spaced with Jessica Hynes. For this project Pegg brought in Frost, his best friend. For his performance in this series, Pegg was nominated for a British Comedy Award as Best Male Comedy Newcomer. Pegg co-wrote (with Spaced director Edgar Wright) and starred in the "romantic zombie comedy" film (or "RomZomCom") Shaun of the Dead, released in April 2004. At George A. Romero's invitation, Pegg and Wright made cameo appearances in Romero's latest zombie film, Land of the Dead. In 2004 Pegg also starred in a spin-off of the television show Danger! 50,000 Volts! called Danger! 50,000 Zombies!, in which he played a Zombie Hunter named Dr Russel Fell. This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Asylum was a British comedy series shown on Paramount Comedy Channel in 1996. ... Faith in the Future was a British comedy television show running from 1995-1998. ... For the Washington Senators pitcher nicknamed Big Train, see Walter Johnson. ... Hippies was a six part British television comedy series broadcast from the 12 November-17 December 1999. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... old Radio 4 logo BBC Radio 4 is a UK domestic radio station which broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes including news, drama, comedy, science and history. ... The 99p Challenge is a spoof panel game originally broadcast on BBC Radio 4. ... This article is about the British television station. ... For the song by the Smashing Pumpkins, see Pisces Iscariot. ... Jessica Stevenson is an English actress and writer, most renowned as one of the creators of the sitcom Spaced. ... Nicholas John Frost (born March 28, 1972 in Romford, London) is an English actor and comedian famous for his work with Simon Pegg. ... The British Comedy Awards is an annual awards ceremony in the United Kingdom celebrating notable comedians and entertainment performances of the previous year. ... Edgar Wright at Comic Con in San Diego Edgar Wright (born 18 April 1974 in Poole, Dorset) is an English film and television director. ... Shaun of the Dead is a zombie-themed romantic comedy (or rom zom com as it dubs itself) or zombie comedy released in 2004. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... George Andrew Romero (born February 4, 1940) is an American director, writer, editor and actor. ... Land of the Dead (also known as George A. Romeros Land of the Dead) is the fourth in George A. Romeros Dead Series started by Night of the Living Dead, which continued with the sequels Dawn of the Dead and Day of the Dead. ... Danger! 50,000 Volts! is a 2002 British television programme written and presented by Nick Frost, which presented viewers with various life-threatening scenarios and suggested ways out of these situations. ...

Pegg's other credits include the World War II miniseries Band of Brothers, guest appearances on Black Books, Brass Eye Special, I'm Alan Partridge , The Parole Officer and in the Factory Records story 24 Hour Party People. He also played the mutant bounty hunter Johnny Alpha, the Strontium Dog, in a series of Big Finish Productions audio plays based on the character from British comic 2000 AD and featured in Guest House Paradiso, a film based on the sitcom Bottom, where he played a guest at Richie and Eddie's hotel. Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... A miniseries (sometimes mini-series), in a serial storytelling medium, is a production which tells a story in a limited number of episodes. ... Band of Brothers is an acclaimed 10-part television World War II miniseries based on the book of the same title written by historian and biographer Stephen Ambrose. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Brass Eye is a UK television series of satirical spoof documentaries which aired on Channel 4 in 1997 and was re-run in 2001. ... Im Alan Partridge is a British sitcom. ... The Parole Officer from 2001 was directed by John Duigan and was Steve Coogans first starring role in a major film. ... 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. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For other uses, see Bounty hunter (disambiguation). ... Strontium Dog is a long-running comics series featuring in the British science fiction weekly 2000 AD, starring Johnny Alpha, a mutant bounty hunter with an array of imaginative gadgets and weapons. ... Big Finish Productions is a British company that produces audio plays released straight to compact disc, based on British cult science fiction properties. ... Radio drama is a form of audio storytelling broadcast on radio. ... See comedian Stand up comedian List of Comedians List of British comedians comics comic book comic strip underground comics alternative comics web comic sprite comics manga graphic novel List of comic characters This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the... Cover of the first issue of 2000 AD, 26 February 1977. ... Guest House Paradiso is a 1999 comedy slapstick movie, starring Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson, and directed by Edmondson. ... Bottom can refer to: In general, the lowermost part (see Wiktionary:Bottom). ...

Pegg appeared in the Big Finish Productions Doctor Who audio story Invaders From Mars as Don Chaney, and portrayed the Editor in the 2005 Doctor Who episode "The Long Game". He also narrated the first series of the documentary series Doctor Who Confidential. Big Finish Productions is a British company that produces audio plays released straight to compact disc, based on British cult science fiction properties. ... This article is about the television series. ... Invaders from Mars is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... The War Chief redirects here. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the television series. ... The Long Game is an episode in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who that was first broadcast on May 7, 2005. ... The Doctor Who Confidential logo Doctor Who Confidential is a documentary series created by the British Broadcasting Corporation to complement the revival of the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...

Pegg auditioned for a part in the romantic comedy Love Actually, but the role eventually went to Rowan Atkinson. Upon completion of Shaun of the Dead, Pegg was questioned on whether he would be abandoning the British film industry for bigger and better things, to which he replied "It's not like I'm going to run off and do Mission: Impossible III!" which he then promptly went on to do, playing Benji Dunn, an I.M.F. technician who assists Tom Cruise's character, Ethan Hunt.^[3] In 2006 he played an American character, Gus, in Big Nothing alongside David Schwimmer. Love Actually is a romantic comedy first released in cinemas in October and November 2003. ... Rowan Sebastian Atkinson (born 6 January 1955) is an English comedian, actor and writer, famous for his title roles in the British television comedies Blackadder and Mr. ... The Impossible Mission Force (IMF) is a fictional intelligence agency of the U.S. government from the American television series Mission: Impossible and its three movies starring Tom Cruise, Mission: Impossible, Mission: Impossible II, and Mission: Impossible III. IMF agents are sent on covert missions to tackle the dangerous world... Tom Cruise (born Thomas Cruise Mapother IV on July 3, 1962) is an Academy Award-nominated, Golden Globe Award-winning American actor and film producer. ... Ethan Hunt, played by Tom Cruise, in Mission: Impossible III Ethan Matthew Hunt (portrayed by actor Tom Cruise) is the central fictional character from the Mission: Impossible film series. ... Big Nothing is a black comedy film directed by Jean-Baptiste Andrea starring David Schwimmer and Simon Pegg. ... David Lawrence Schwimmer (born November 2, 1966) in Astoria, New York) is an Emmy-nominated American actor and director, who gained popularity when playing Dr. Ross Geller on the hugely popular American sitcom Friends. ...

In 2006, Pegg and Wright completed their second film, Hot Fuzz, released in February 2007. The film is a police-action movie homage and also stars Nick Frost. Pegg plays Nicholas Angel, a London policeman who is transferred to rural Sandford, where grisly events take place. Hot Fuzz is a 2007 British police action comedy film written by Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright and starring Simon Pegg and Nick Frost. ...

Simon attends the premiere of Run Fat Boy Run

During 2007 Pegg has also starred in The Good Night (directed by Jake Paltrow) and Run, Fat Boy, Run directed by David Schwimmer and co-starring Thandie Newton and Hank Azaria. Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... The Good Night, a romantic comedy, is the first movie written and directed by Jake Paltrow. ... Jacob D. Paltrow (born September 26, 1975) is a Jewish-American director. ... Run, Fat Boy, Run is a romantic comedy directed by Friends star David Schwimmer, written by Michael Ian Black and Simon Pegg, and starring Pegg, Dylan Moran, Thandie Newton and Hank Azaria, it was released on 7 September 2007. ... David Lawrence Schwimmer (born November 2, 1966) in Astoria, New York) is an Emmy-nominated American actor and director, who gained popularity when playing Dr. Ross Geller on the hugely popular American sitcom Friends. ... Thandiwe Adjewa Thandie Newton (born 6 November 1972, is a BAFTA Award-winning English actress[1]. // Newton was born in Zambia, to a white English lab technician and artist, Nick Newton, and a Zimbabwean health-care worker, Nyasha. ... Hank Albert Azaria (born April 25, 1964 in Forest Hills, Queens, New York, United States) is an American actor, director, comedian and voice artist. ...

Pegg confirmed in an interview on Friday Night with Jonathan Ross that he will be co-writing and starring in another film with Edgar Wright and Nick Frost. The title will be Paul, and will revolve around Pegg and Frost road tripping across America. Pegg claimed it would be "the concluding part in what we are calling our 'Blood and Ice Cream' trilogy" (the first two being Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz). Friday Night with Jonathan Ross is a chat show presented by Jonathan Ross. ... Edgar Wright at Comic Con in San Diego Edgar Wright (born 18 April 1974 in Poole, Dorset) is an English film and television director. ... Nicholas John Frost (born March 28, 1972 in Romford, London) is an English actor and comedian famous for his work with Simon Pegg. ... Blood and Ice Cream Trilogy [1] is a self-reference to the three films written by Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright. ... Shaun of the Dead is a zombie-themed romantic comedy (or rom zom com as it dubs itself) or zombie comedy released in 2004. ... Hot Fuzz is a 2007 British police action comedy film written by Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright and starring Simon Pegg and Nick Frost. ...

In those movies and in Spaced, Pegg typically plays the leading hero while Nick Frost plays the sidekick. However, he has revealed that their new movie Paul will reverse this dynamic. He also cast doubt on whether Edgar Wright would direct or not.^[4] Edgar Wright at Comic Con in San Diego Edgar Wright (born 18 April 1974 in Poole, Dorset) is an English film and television director. ...

In its October 12, 2007 issue, Variety reported that Pegg will play the part of engineer Montgomery "Scotty" Scott in the film Star Trek, due to be released in 2008.^[5] is the 285th day of the year (286th 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 in the 21st century. ... Variety is a daily newspaper for the entertainment industry. ... Scotty redirects here. ... This article is about the 2008 film. ... 2008 (MMVIII) will be a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (common) era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ...

Personal life

Pegg married Maureen McCann on 23 July 2005 in Glasgow. Nick Frost was the best man. Pegg is godfather to Chris Martin and Gwyneth Paltrow's daughter, Apple.^[6] Pegg's mother, father and sister briefly appeared in Spaced. is the 204th day of the year (205th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Glasgow (disambiguation). ... Nicholas John Frost (born March 28, 1972 in Romford, London) is an English actor and comedian famous for his work with Simon Pegg. ... This article is about the Coldplay musician. ... Gwyneth Kate Paltrow (born September 27, 1972[1]) is an Academy Award-winning American actress and singer. ... For the song by the Smashing Pumpkins, see Pisces Iscariot. ...

Television credits

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Filmography

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References

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External links

• Peggster(dot)net
• Simon Pegg at the Internet Movie Database
• Mark Kermode's review of Hot Fuzz on BBC Radio Five Live - includes Simon Pegg & Edgar Wright interview
• BBC Radio Gloucestershire interview with Simon and John Beckingham (his father) - from the set of "Run Fat Boy Run"