Simon Pegg
Simon John Pegg (né Beckingham; born 14 February 1970) is an English actor, comedian, director, producer and screenwriter. His best known roles are Spaced, Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, Paul and the Ice Age franchise. He is also known for working with Nick Frost.
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.jpg) Pegg at the Los Angeles premiere of Kill Me Three Times in 2015 | |
| Born | Simon John Beckingham 14 February 1970 Gloucestershire, England |
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| Years active | 1995–present |
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) |
| Spouse(s) | Maureen McCann (m. 2005) |
| Children | 1 |
Personal life
Pegg married Maureen McCann on 23 July 2005.[1] On 21 February 2009, Pegg said his wife was five months pregnant with the couple's first child.[1] Their daughter Matilda[2] was born early July 2009.[3] Pegg has said on his personal Twitter feed that he is an atheist.[4]
Along with Jonny Buckland, Pegg is godfather to Apple, daughter of close friends Chris Martin and Gwyneth Paltrow.[5] In return Martin is godfather to Pegg's daughter.[6] Pegg's parents and sister briefly appeared in Spaced. His mother was in both Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz.
Pegg was awarded an honorary fellowship by the University of Gloucestershire on 4 December 2008.[7]
Filmography
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Six Pairs of Pants | Various Characters | Also co-writer |
| 1996 | Asylum | Simon | Also co-writer |
| 1996 | Faith in the Future | Jools | |
| 1997 | I'm Alan Partridge | Steve Bennett | 1 episode: "Watership Alan" |
| 1997 | We Know Where You Live | Various Roles[8] | |
| 1998 | Is It Bill Bailey? | Various Roles | |
| 1998 | Big Train | Various Roles | Nominated—British Comedy Award for Best Male Comedy Award (also for Spaced) |
| 1999 | Spaced | Tim Bisley | Also co-writer Nominated—BAFTA TV Situation Comedy Award (shared with Edgar Wright, Nira Park and Jessica Hynes) Nominated—British Comedy Award for Best Male Comedy Newcomer (also for Big Train) |
| 1999 | Tube Tales | Clerk | Segment: "Steal Away" |
| 1999 | Hippies | Ray Purbbs | |
| 2000 | Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) | Justin Pope | 1 episode: "Paranoia" |
| 2001 | Brass Eye | Gerard Chote | 1 episode: "Paedophilia Special" |
| 2001 | Band of Brothers | First Sergeant William Evans | 2 episodes |
| 2001 | Dr. Terrible's House of Horrible | Angus | 1 episode: "Curse of the Blood of the Lizard of Doom" |
| 2002 | Look Around You | Sleeping Queen's Guard | 1 episode: "Maths" |
| 2002 | Linda Green | Jay | 1 episode: "Dark Side of the Moon" |
| 2003 | Final Demand | Colin Taylor | |
| 2004 | Sex & Lies | Radio DJ | |
| 2004 | Black Books | Evan | 1 episode: "Manny Come Home" |
| 2004 | I Am Not an Animal | Kieron the Cat | |
| 2005 | Look Around You | Handsome Man | 1 episode" "Health" |
| 2005 | Spider-Plant Man | Frank Matters | |
| 2005 | Doctor Who | The Editor | 1 episode" "The Long Game" |
| 2005 | Doctor Who Confidential | Narrator | |
| 2006 | Big Nothing | Gus | |
| 2009 | Robot Chicken | Paul McCartney/George Harrison/Ringo Starr (voice) | |
| 2012 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Dengar (voice) | 1 episode: "Bounty" |
| 2012 | L.A. Noir | Hecky Nash | Pre-Production [9] |
Films
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Pegg in New York City, July 2008
Edgar Wright, Pegg and Nick Frost (pictured in 2013) collaborated on the Three Flavours Cornetto trilogy of British comedy films between 2004 and 2013
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Simon Pegg and Wife Expecting First Child". People.com. 21 February 2009. Archived from the original on 16 December 2013. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
- ↑ Campos, Nicole (15 June 2011). "Simon Pegg's New Autobiography: Well Done, Nerd!". LA Weekly: 2. http://blogs.laweekly.com/stylecouncil/2011/06/simon_pegg_book_interview.php. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
- ↑ "British Star Simon Pegg Welcomes a Baby Girl!". Us Weekly. 6 July 2009.
- ↑ Twitter Simon Pegg's Twitter Feed
- ↑ "Chris Martin — Martin + Paltrow Name Pegg As Godfather". Contactmusic.com. 9 September 2007. Retrieved 3 January 2011.
- ↑ "Simon Pegg Q&A: "If I don't get recognised, I say I'm in Coldplay"". Coldplay.com. 29 October 2010. Archived from the original on 22 July 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2011.
- ↑ "Actor Simon Pegg receives honorary university fellowship for contribution to arts". Daily Telegraph (London). 4 December 2008. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/celebritynews/3549147/Actor-Simon-Pegg-receives-honorary-university-fellowship-for-contribution-to-arts.html. Retrieved 4 December 2008.
- ↑ "We Know Where You Live". BBC Comedy. Archived from the original on 16 December 2004. Retrieved 18 June 2007.
- ↑ "Mob City" – via www.imdb.com.
- ↑ "Shaun (Character)". IMDb. Archived from the original on 2016-11-07. Retrieved 2018-07-03.
- ↑ "Voice of Reepicheep Recast Once Again as Simon Pegg". Archived from the original on 2012-07-23. Retrieved 2012-09-12.
- ↑ "The Official Website of Simon Pegg". Peggster.net. 25 November 2010. Archived from the original on 14 May 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2011.
- ↑ Grose, Jessica (15 June 2011). "Questions for Simon Pegg. The star of Shaun of the Dead talks about his new book, Nerd Do Well, and his romance with a girl called Meredith Catsanus". Slate.
Other websites
- Simon Pegg on IMDb
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