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Noel Fielding
Noel Fielding in 2006
Noel Fielding in 2006
Born May 21, 1973 (1973-05-21) (age 35)
Westminster, London
England
Medium Stand-up, television, radio
Nationality English
Years active 1997 – Present
Notable works and roles Vince Noir
in The Mighty Boosh Richmond
in The IT Crowd

Noel Fielding (born 21 May 1973 in Westminster, London) is an English artist, comedian and actor. Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Westminster is an area of Central London, within the City of Westminster. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Stand-up comedy is a style of comedy where the performer speaks directly to the audience with the absence of the theatrical " Fourth wall " Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic Radio is the transmission of signals by Modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible Light. Nationality is a relationship between a Person and their State of Origin, Culture, association Affiliation and/or Loyalty The English people (from the adjective in Englisc) are a Nation and Ethnic group native to England who predominantly speak English The following is a list of recurring characters from The Mighty Boosh, including characters from the television series the radio series, and The Mighty Boosh, colloquially referred to as The Boosh, is the collective name for the creators of the British television situation comedy written by and starring The IT Crowd (ˈɪt or ˌaɪˈtiː is a British Sitcom written by Irish director Graham Linehan and produced by Ash Atalla Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Westminster is an area of Central London, within the City of Westminster. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The definition of an artist is wide-ranging and covers a broad spectrum of Activities to do with creating Art, practicing the Arts and/or demonstrating A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience primarily by making them laugh An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works He is also known for his role as Vince Noir in The Mighty Boosh, which he also co-writes. The following is a list of recurring characters from The Mighty Boosh, including characters from the television series the radio series, and The Mighty Boosh, colloquially referred to as The Boosh, is the collective name for the creators of the British television situation comedy written by and starring He has recently won sexiest male of the year at the Shockwaves NME Awards 2008.

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Career

The Mighty Boosh

Main article: The Mighty Boosh

Fielding is best known for playing the role of Vince Noir opposite Julian Barratt (Howard Moon) and his brother Michael Fielding (Naboo) in the cult comedy series The Mighty Boosh. The Mighty Boosh, colloquially referred to as The Boosh, is the collective name for the creators of the British television situation comedy written by and starring The following is a list of recurring characters from The Mighty Boosh, including characters from the television series the radio series, and Julian Barratt (born 4 May 1968) is an English comedian, Musician Music producer and Actor. Michael Fielding (born 1981 in Westminster, London, England) and raised in Mitcham Surrey The following is a list of recurring characters from The Mighty Boosh, including characters from the television series the radio series, and Fielding met Julian Barratt, the other half to his comedian act in The Mighty Boosh, when Julian was performing a gig - and Julian offered Noel a place to perform. Julian was impressed by Noel's skill (especially the joke about back to front rams legs which repeated about 100 times), and the two formed a partnership. They often compare their relationship to a marriage.

His character as well as gay icon and would-be musician ("Vince Noir - rock 'n' roll star!" or, "King of the mods") is a kind, somewhat naive and loyal friend to Howard Moon. He can talk to animals, earning him the nickname "Mowgli in Flares". Mowgli (ˈmaʊɡli is a fictional character who originally appeared in Rudyard Kipling 's Short story "In the Rukh" (collected in Many Inventions Bell-bottoms is a Trousers that become wider from the Knees downwards Vince has a 'run-between-the-train tracks' quality about him, giving him the ability to land on his head in the most easy of situations. He is largely popular with most of the other characters (and comically, almost all of the characters played by Rich Fulcher), much to the annoyance of Howard. Rich Fulcher (born 18 November 1962, in Chicago, Illinois, US

Fielding trained as a visual artist and is responsible for much of Boosh's distinctive sets and characters, including the polo theme that occurs in many episodes (e. Polo is a brand of different flavour Sweets which have a hole in the centre g. The Hitcher's eye, the background of the main titles, the Ape of Death's costume).

Vince has a very feminine aspect to his attire, often being confused as Howard Moon's "wife" by supporting characters. This is due to his androgynous dress sense, which commonly includes lots of different coloured/print skinnies, boots with heels, a mirror-ball suit, faux-fur leopard skin jackets, sparkly accessories or clothes from high-street store Topshop. Androgyny is a term derived from the Greek words ανήρ ( anér, meaning man and γυνή ( gyné, meaning woman that can refer to either of two Topshop is a chain of clothing stores that operates in over 100 countries including the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland.

Other

Outside of his work on The Mighty Boosh, Fielding has also had bit parts in many of Channel 4's somewhat off beat comedy programmes, including Nathan Barley, The IT Crowd, AD/BC: A Rock Opera and Garth Marenghi's Darkplace, more often than not appearing alongside Mighty Boosh partner Julian Barratt. Channel 4 is a public-service Television and Radio broadcaster in the United Kingdom centred around a television channel of the same name which began Nathan Barley is a Channel 4 sitcom written by Charlie Brooker and Chris Morris, starring Nicholas Burns, Julian Barratt The IT Crowd (ˈɪt or ˌaɪˈtiː is a British Sitcom written by Irish director Graham Linehan and produced by Ash Atalla AD/BC redirects here For AD (Anno Domini or BC (Before Christ as dates see Anno Domini. Garth Marenghi's Darkplace is a Comedy series made for Channel 4 by Matthew Holness and Richard Ayoade. He also appeared in 1998 sketch show Unnatural Acts. Unnatural Acts was a 1998 Sketch comedy series written by Julian Barratt, Seán Cullen, Rich Easter and Rich Fulcher on the Paramount In February 2007, Fielding appeared on Never Mind the Buzzcocks as a panelist. Never Mind the Buzzcocks is a Comedy Panel game show with a pop and Rock music theme currently presented by Simon Amstell Fielding has also made a short appearance in the film Plunkett & Macleane as a bystander to Robert Carlyle's scuffle in a brothel. Plunkett & Macleane is a 1999 Period movie directed by Jake Scott, starring Robert Carlyle, Jonny Lee Miller and Liv Tyler

He replaced Bill Bailey as team captain for three episodes in the Season 21 of Never Mind The Buzzcocks at Bill's request. Mark Bailey where he was initially an academic pupil winning most of the prizes Never Mind the Buzzcocks is a Comedy Panel game show with a pop and Rock music theme currently presented by Simon Amstell Noel also achieved a record for the highest team score ever on the show. When Bill returned Presenter Simon Amstell made various jokes about Noel's departure. Simon Marc Amstell (born 29 November 1979 is a BAFTA nominated award-winning English Comedian and Television presenter. According to Neil Gaiman's blog, Fielding was scheduled to appear in the film Stardust, but had to drop out due to ill health[1]. Neil Richard Gaiman (ˈgeɪmən (born November 10, 1960) is an English author of Science fiction and Fantasy short stories and A blog (a contraction of the term " Web log " is a Web site, usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary descriptions of

Radio

Fielding starred in the 2001 Mighty Boosh radio series as Vince Noir, and other characters. The Boosh is a 2001 radio series, written and performed by The Mighty Boosh ( Julian Barratt, Noel Fielding, and Rich Fulcher It was broadcast on BBC London Live. He also appeared on The Russell Brand Show on BBC Radio 2 on 26 May 2007 and 13 October 2007, and Team Disgusting's show on Life fm as a co-host for one episode along with fellow members of Team Disgusting Melvis and Birdy. Russell Edward Brand (born June 4 1975 is a British Comedian, Actor, Columnist and a Presenter of Radio and Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

In November 2007 a new series began on BBC Radio 2, Vic Reeves' House Arrest. Fielding stars in all six episodes as a local vagrant who knocks on Reeves' door once a week to ask for work. [2] His character is often given seemingly pointless tasks, such as building a galleon out of sausages, and is paid in small change.

Music

Fielding has appeared in several music videos, including Mint Royale's "Blue Song", alongside Julian Barratt and Nick Frost and Razorlight's "In the Morning". Mint Royale is a Big beat electronic music act from Manchester, England. Julian Barratt (born 4 May 1968) is an English comedian, Musician Music producer and Actor. Nicholas John Frost (born 28 March, 1972) is an award-winning English Actor, Comedian and movie script-writer He is best known " In the Morning " is a song by Anglo - Swedish indie rock band Razorlight, and is the opening track to their He also appeared in the music video for the Robots In Disguise song, Girl, alongside Chris Corner who is boyfriend to Sue Denim. For the animated series see Transformers Robots in Disguise Robots in Disguise are an English electro band Chris Corner (born 23 January 1974 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire) is an English musician and songwriter best known for his work with Electropop Sue Denim redirects here For the member of Robots in Disguise, see Sue Denim (musician. Fielding is friends with the members of Razorlight, and involved them in the "The Priest and the Beast" episode of The Mighty Boosh. Razorlight are an English rock band formed in 2002 They are primarily known in their home country having topped the charts with the 2006 single America and The Mighty Boosh, colloquially referred to as The Boosh, is the collective name for the creators of the British television situation comedy written by and starring Fielding also appeared at one of their concerts, dressed as The Mighty Boosh character, The Hitcher, to introduce the band; This was not well received and he was heckled by several members of the audience. The following is a list of recurring characters from The Mighty Boosh, including characters from the television series the radio series, and Noel has since decided that his request to appear ahead of the show was a mistake "I don't know what I was thinking, there were all these teenage girls excited to see Razorlight and there's this ponce dressed in green dancing round the stage like a plum, they didn't know what to make of it". [3] Fielding lent his voice to the Midfield General song "Midfielding". Fielding also sometimes slaps bass for IAMX. IAMX (I am X is the solo musical project of Chris Corner. Corner has repeatedly said that IAMX is very different from his actual real-life personality and is a kind of quasi He has also been known to DJ, often playing at The Barfly in London with the rest of The Mighty Boosh or with his DJ collective known as Team Disgusting along with six girls and the Rev from Towers of London. Barfly is a chain of Nightclubs in the UK. It has venues in Birmingham, Brighton, Cambridge, Glasgow, Cardiff London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. The Mighty Boosh, colloquially referred to as The Boosh, is the collective name for the creators of the British television situation comedy written by and starring

Goth Detectives

In December 2006, Fielding appeared alongside Russell Brand in the yearly panel show The Big Fat Quiz of the Year, hosted by Jimmy Carr. Russell Edward Brand (born June 4 1975 is a British Comedian, Actor, Columnist and a Presenter of Radio and The Big Fat Quiz of the Year is a British Television programme first broadcast on 28 December 2004, the second edition broadcast on James Anthony Patrick Carr Jr (born September 15, 1972 in Isleworth, London) The pair won with 39 points thanks to the 22 points they got for one question (a joke that Carr offered, assuming that they would not know). Due to much joking on the show, involving Bob Skeleton ("Indie Detective"), which led to Fielding and Brand describing a fictional scenario in which they were "Goth Detectives", this led to the decision to perform a Goth Detectives themed show for the Teenage Cancer Trust event at the Royal Albert Hall on 28 March 2007. The Royal Albert Hall is an Arts venue situated in the Knightsbridge area of the City of Westminster, London, England, best known Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

On a broadcast of Russell Brand's Radio 2 show, the pair admitted that they were going to appear in the 2007 version of the Big Fat Quiz of the Year in a bid to defend their title. However, this year, they placed last and were not awarded a large amount of points like they were the previous year.

Art

Fielding was training at art college before going into comedy. He returned to art and had his first exhibition, titled Psychedelic Dreams of the Jelly Fox at the Gallery Maison Bertaux in Soho, London in 2008. This article is about an area of Manhattan, New York City. For the area in London UK see Soho. The exhibition runs to early April. He has claimed that he gets inspiration from Henri Rousseau, Rene Magritte, Willem de Kooning, Roy Lichtenstein and Dexter Dalwood. Henri Julien Félix Rousseau ( May 21, 1844 &ndash September 2, 1910) was a French Post-Impressionist painter in the René François Ghislain Magritte ( 21 November 1898 - 15 August 1967) was a Belgian Surrealist artist Willem de Kooning (April 24 1904 – March 19 1997 was an Abstract expressionist painter born in Rotterdam, the Netherlands Roy Fox Lichtenstein (October 27 1923 &ndash September 29 1997 was a prominent American Pop artist his work heavily influenced by both popular advertising and Dexter Dalwood (born 1960 Bristol, UK is an artist based in London.

Personal life

Fielding currently resides in Camden, London with his long-term girlfriend, Robots In Disguise's Dee Plume. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. For the animated series see Transformers Robots in Disguise Robots in Disguise are an English electro band For the animated series see Transformers Robots in Disguise Robots in Disguise are an English electro band Fielding's parents are named Diane and Ray Fielding. His brother is Michael Fielding, who appears as Naboo on The Mighty Boosh. Michael Fielding (born 1981 in Westminster, London, England) and raised in Mitcham Surrey He also revealed on Russell Brand's radio show (13 October 2007) that he has a French grandmother. Russell Edward Brand (born June 4 1975 is a British Comedian, Actor, Columnist and a Presenter of Radio and Events 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. He was educated at Croydon Art College and Buckingham Chilterns University College. [4]

In recent years he has become something of a regular on the London celebrity social scene, often photographed out and about at gigs, clubs, pubs and events with various celebrity friends: his Mighty Boosh co-stars, actor Rhys Ifans, members of Razorlight, The Horrors, Robots In Disguise, IAMX, Kasabian, Dirty Pretty Things, and Courtney Love. Rhys Ifans r̥ ɨːs 'ivans (born 22 July 1968) is a Welsh Actor. Razorlight are an English rock band formed in 2002 They are primarily known in their home country having topped the charts with the 2006 single America and The Horrors are a British Garage rock band who formed in mid-2005 For the animated series see Transformers Robots in Disguise Robots in Disguise are an English electro band IAMX (I am X is the solo musical project of Chris Corner. Corner has repeatedly said that IAMX is very different from his actual real-life personality and is a kind of quasi Kasabian are an English rock band from Leicester, formed by Tom Meighan (vocals Sergio Pizzorno (guitar and vocals Chris Edwards (bass Dirty Pretty Things were an English band fronted by Carl Barât, a former member of The Libertines. Courtney Michelle Love (born Courtney Michelle Harrison on July 9 1964 is an American Rock musician and Golden Globe-nominated actress

Fielding has stated that he has no middle name, was never baptised and does not follow a religion. [5] He has a penchant for celebrity clothing, wearing Johnny Depp's hat and Freddie Mercury's coat during the filming of The Mighty Boosh. John Freddie Mercury (born Farrokh Bulsara; 5 September 1946 – 24 November 1991 was a Zanzibar -born British Musician, best known as the lead The Mighty Boosh, colloquially referred to as The Boosh, is the collective name for the creators of the British television situation comedy written by and starring

He was also given the awards for Sexiest Man and Best Dressed at the NME Awards 2008, and was nominated for Hero Of The Year but lost out to Babyshambles frontman Pete Doherty. The New Musical Express (better known as the NME) is a Popular music Magazine in the United Kingdom which has been

Filmography

Acting roles

Television appearances

  • Episode 2x02 (2007)
  • 21x02-21x04 (2007) Team Captain
  • Episode 20x02 (2007)
  • Episode 11x10 (2006)
  • interview (2006)
  • Episode 1x04 (2000)
  • Episode 1x07

Awards

External links

References

  1. ^ Neil Gaiman - Neil Gaiman's Journal: Stardust news
  2. ^ BBC - Radio 2 Comedy - Vic Reeves' House Arrest
  3. ^ Noel Fielding interviews Gary Numan for the Times Podcast (2006)
  4. ^ Jones, Sam (2007-12-14). Julian Barratt (born 4 May 1968) is an English comedian, Musician Music producer and Actor. The Mighty Boosh was a 1998 stage show written and performed by Noel Fielding and Julian Barratt, along with Rich Fulcher. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1287 - St Lucia's flood: The Zuider Zee sea wall in the Netherlands collapses killing over 50000 people He's a Mick Jagger of comedy ... sweet but unbelievably mischievous and naughty, like a very cheeky puppy (English). The Guardian. Retrieved on 2007-12-14. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1287 - St Lucia's flood: The Zuider Zee sea wall in the Netherlands collapses killing over 50000 people
  5. ^ Life FM – Team Disgusting Show 1 June 2007
Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
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