Steve Coogan
holding a producer credit for The 1 Second Film in January 2005
Born	Stephen John Coogan October 14, 1965 (1965-10-14) (age 42) Middleton, Greater Manchester, England
Spouse(s)	Caroline Hickman (divorced)

Stephen John "Steve" Coogan (born 14 October 1965) is an English actor, impressionist, and comedian. The 1 Second Film is a Non-profit collaborative art project being created by thousands of people around the world including several celebrities Events 1066 - Norman Conquest: Battle of Hastings - In England on Senlac Hill seven miles from Hastings, the forces Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Middleton is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, in Greater Manchester, England. 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 Events 1066 - Norman Conquest: Battle of Hastings - In England on Senlac Hill seven miles from Hastings, the forces Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. 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 An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works An impressionist is a performer whose act consists of giving the "impression" of being someone else by imitating the other person's voice and mannerisms A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience primarily by making them laugh His best known character in the United Kingdom 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. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located 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 News programmes It is an adaptation of the radio programme On The Hour Knowing Me Knowing You with Alan Partridge (also known as Knowing Me Knowing You or abbreviated to KMKY I'm Alan Partridge is a BBC Situation comedy. Two series of six episodes were produced the first in 1997 and the second in 2002 Outside of the UK, Coogan is better known for his film roles. He also works in stand-up comedy, having recently announced his latest tour, "Steve Coogan Is Alan Partridge and Other Less Successful Characters", to be performed in 2008, the first time he has performed stand-up in a decade. ^[1] On April 2006 it was revealed that Steve Coogan had intentions of reviving Alan Partridge onto the big screen.

Contents 1 Career 1.1 Early life 1.2 Alan Partridge 1.3 Other TV roles 1.4 Film roles 2 Personal life 2.1 Owen Wilson controversy 3 Achievements 3.1 Return to stand-up 3.2 Production company 4 References and footnotes 5 External links

Career

Early life

Born into a large Irish Catholic family^[2], Coogan started out as a stand-up comic and mimic, whilst working in Ipswich, as well as doing voice-over work for adverts and impressions on Spitting Image. Spitting Image was a British satirical Puppet show that ran on the ITV television network from 1984 to 1996 In 1988, he did impressions of Prince Charles which featured on the Urban label release "Don't Believe The Hype" by Acid House artist Mista E. The impressions were also used as jingles in 1988/89 on the Radio 1 FM Friday night dance music show Jeff Young's Big Beat. He also acted on the observation round on The Krypton Factor in 1989. The Krypton Factor was a British Game show, produced by Granada Television and hosted by Gordon Burns, broadcast on ITV on Mondays

Alan Partridge

See also: 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 Gordon Partridge is a fictional Television and Radio Presenter portrayed by English Comedian Steve Coogan. Christopher Morris (born 5 September 1965 in Bristol) is an English Comedian, Writer, director, producer, Armando Iannucci (ɑrˈmændoʊ jəˈnuːtʃɪ (born 1964 is a Scottish Comedian, Writer, Satirist and Radio producer. On the Hour was a British Radio programme that parodied current affairs broadcasting broadcast on BBC Radio 4 between 1991 and 1992 Alan Gordon Partridge is a fictional Television and Radio Presenter portrayed by English Comedian Steve Coogan. 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. The Day Today is a surreal British Parody of television News programmes It is an adaptation of the radio programme On The Hour Knowing Me Knowing You with Alan Partridge (also known as Knowing Me Knowing You or abbreviated to KMKY In 1997 he bounced back with the sitcom I'm Alan Partridge, which was followed by a second series in 2002. I'm Alan Partridge is a BBC Situation comedy. Two series of six episodes were produced the first in 1997 and the second in 2002 Partridge will now return once again as part of Coogan's 2008 stand-up tour, whilst rumours of a film or television special continue to circulate. [1]

On April 2005, it was revealed that a big screen outing was planned for Alan Partridge. Cinemaaustraliajpg|thumb|A movie theater in Australia ]]A movie theater, movie theatre, picture theatre or cinema is a venue Alan Gordon Partridge is a fictional Television and Radio Presenter portrayed by English Comedian Steve Coogan. ^[3][4] It was later revealed the film would involve an al-Qaeda siege. Al-Qaeda, alternatively spelled al-Qaida, al-Qa`ida or al-Qa`idah, ( Arabic:; ar-Latn ''al-qāʿidah'' Translation: The Due to the sensitivities of such a storyline after the 7 July 2005 London bombings, the project was put on hold,^[5] but in November 2007, further details of the film were released. The 7 July 2005 London bombings (also called the 7/7 bombings) were a series of coordinated bomb blasts that hit London's public transport system during ^[6]

The plot of the film has Alan Partridge, attempting another comeback from local radio, only to have his ambitions thwarted when Middle Eastern terrorists hijack the BBC offices. Coogan has written some dialogue, but has said he is not sure whether he wants to revisit his most famous creation. ‘Part of me wants to do it, part of me wants to do other things,’ he said in a recent interview. Playwright Patrick Marber, whose early collaborations with Coogan included The Day Today, has also been working on the script, but the pair put their plans on hold following the London bombings, for fear the screenplay would appear in bad taste. Actress Felicity Montagu, who plays Partridge's PA Lynne, said last year: ‘There was a lot of talk about it, but then the London bombings happened and it got put to one side. I'm sure Steve will write an Alan Partridge film eventually. But for the moment I don't think it's happening. ’ And back in 2005, Armando Iannucci, who helped Coogan create Partridge, said he did not want to be involved in any movie spin-off, saying: ‘Steve wants to do an Alan Partridge film, but I couldn't bear to go through that again. For me, the idea of spending two more years in a room with that voice is more than I can take. ’

Other TV roles

Paul Calf has appeared in two video diaries, an episode of Coogan's Run, and in various stand-up performances. Coogan's Run was a 1995 UK TV series featuring Steve Coogan as a series of odd characters living in the fictional town of Ottle He is an unemployed Mancunian wastrel with a particular hatred of students. His catchphrase is "Bag of shite". Shit is one of the most functionally diverse words in the English language, and is also one of the most frequently used nouns

Paul lives in a council house in the fictional town of Ottle with his mother and his sister, Pauline Calf (also played by Coogan). The council house is a form of public or social housing in the United Kingdom. His father having died some time before the first video diary was made. For a long time he was obsessed with getting back together with his ex-girlfriend, Julie. Paul's best friend is "Fat" Bob (played by John Thomson), a car mechanic who eventually married Paul's sister. John Patrick Thomson (born Patrick Francis McAleer, 2 April 1969) is an English Comedian and actor known for his roles in Paul supports Manchester City and is very partial to Wagon Wheels. TalkManchester City FC before changing verbs to singular --> Manchester City Football Club is an English professional football club Wagon Wheels are a popular Biscuit in Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom which have a Marshmallow centre and are

He wears Burton suits, sports a bleached mullet and drives a Ford Cortina. Burton is a large United Kingdom High street clothing retailer A mullet is a Hairstyle that is short in the front top and sides but long in the back The Ford Cortina is a mid sized family car built by Ford of Britain in various guises from 1962 to 1982

Other Coogan creations include Tommy Saxondale, Duncan Thicket, and Tony Ferrino. Duncan Thicket has appeared on a tour of live shows. Other TV shows he has starred in include Coogan's Run, Dr. Terrible's House of Horrible, Monkey Trousers and Saxondale. Coogan's Run was a 1995 UK TV series featuring Steve Coogan as a series of odd characters living in the fictional town of Ottle Dr Terrible's House of Horrible was a British television series created by Graham Duff, co-written by and starring Steve Coogan. Monkey Trousers was a short-lived Comedy series on ITV featuring such British comedians as Alistair McGowan, John Thomson Saxondale is a British television Situation comedy programme starring and co-written (with Neil Maclennan) by Steve Coogan. Coogan has provided voices for the animated series I Am Not an Animal, the one-off BBC2 comedy about sheep Combat Sheep, two Christmas specials starring Robbie the Reindeer, and an episode of the BBC Radio Four spoof sci-fi series Nebulous. I Am Not an Animal is an animated comedy series telling the tale of highly intelligent animals rescued from a Vivisectionist laboratory Robbie the Reindeer is the main character in three animated BBC Christmas Comedy Television specials filmed in aid of Comic Relief Nebulous is a Post apocalyptic science fiction comedy radio show written by Graham Duff and produced by Ted Dowd from Baby Cow

He 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. 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 comedy Sketch show first appearing on BBC radio and then television In 2007, Coogan played a psychiatrist on HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm. Curb Your Enthusiasm is an American Sitcom starring Seinfeld writer co-creator and executive producer Larry David as himself and

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, Bruce Tick in The Revengers' Comedies, and Octavius, the first Roman emperor and nephew to Julius Caesar, in Night at the Museum. Anthony Howard Wilson (20 February 1950 &ndash 10 August 2007 was an English Record label owner radio presenter TV show host Nightclub manager Impresario Factory Records was a Manchester based British Independent record label, started in 1978, which featured several prominent musical acts on its 24 Hour Party People is a 2002 Film about Manchester 's Popular music community from 1976 to 1997 and specifically about Factory Records For other uses see Terry Jones (disambiguation. Terence Graham Parry Jones (born 1 February 1942) is a Welsh The Wind in the Willows, released on video in the US as Mr Toad's Wild Ride, is a 1996 adaptation of Kenneth Grahame 's classic novel Phileas Fogg is the main Fictional character in the 1873 Jules Verne novel Around the World in Eighty Days. Jules Gabriel Verne ( February 8 1828 &ndash March 24 1905) was a French Author who pioneered the science-fiction Around the World in 80 Days is a 2004 Comedy / Adventure film based on Jules Verne 's novel of the same name. Jackie Chan, SBS, MBE (born Chan Kong Sang, 陳港生 on 7 April 1954 is an Actor, action choreographer, Film director Florimond Claude comte de Mercy-Argenteau ( 20 April 1727 in Liège, Belgium - 25 August 1794 in London, Marie Antoinette is a 2006 Biographical film written and directed by Sofia Coppola about the life of Marie Antoinette, Queen of France The Revengers' Comedies was a 1997 film adaptation for television of the Alan Ayckbourn stage comedy of the same name. Night at the Museum is a 2006 American Adventure 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. Coffee and Cigarettes is a 2003 Independent film directed by Jim Jarmusch. Alfred Molina (born 24 May 1953 is a Tony Award -nominated British / American Actor. 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. Rob Brydon (born Robert Brydon Jones, 3 May, 1965, Swansea) is a Welsh Actor, Comedian and impressionist Michael Winterbottom (b March 29 1961 in Blackburn, Lancashire) is a prolific British Filmmaker who has directed fifteen A Cock and Bull Story (released in the United States and Australia as Tristram Shandy A Cock and Bull Story) is a 2006 The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy Gentleman (or more briefly Tristram Shandy) is a novel by Laurence Sterne. Laurence Sterne ( November 24, 1713 &ndash March 18, 1768) was an Irish -born English Novelist and an Anglican In the film, Coogan plays a fictional, womanizing version of himself.

The first film he co-wrote with Henry Normal was The Parole Officer. The Parole Officer is a 2001 film directed by John Duigan and starring Steve Coogan. He also acted in this alongside Ben Miller and Lena Headey. Lena Headey (born October 3, 1973) is an English Actress best known for playing Sarah Connor on FOX 's Terminator Coogan has an uncredited cameo in Hot Fuzz, scripted by Shaun of the Dead writers Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright. Hot Fuzz is a 2007 British action Comedy film written by Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright and starring Simon Shaun of the Dead is a 2004 British Zombie -themed Comedy (or " rom zom com " as it dubs itself film Simon Pegg (born Simon John Beckingham; 14 February 1970) is an award-winning English Actor, Comedian, Writer Edgar Wright (born 18 April 1974 in Poole, Dorset) is an English film and Television director.

He stars as a failed actor turned high school drama teacher in the 2008 film Hamlet 2 and has a role in the upcoming Tropic Thunder. Hamlet 2 is a Comedy film directed by Andy Fleming, written by Fleming and Pam Brady, and starring Steve Coogan, Catherine Tropic Thunder is a 2008 action Comedy film produced and directed by Ben Stiller and written by Stiller Justin Theroux It was announced on August 8, 2007, that he is also to star in a film adaptation of the life of Eddie 'the Eagle' Edwards ^[7]. Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Michael Edwards (born 5 December 1963) better known as Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards, was the first competitor to represent Great Britain

He will also return as Octavius in Night at the Museum 2: Escape from the Smithsonian, out on May 22, 2009 - memorial day. Night at the Museum is a 2006 American Adventure Comedy film.

Personal life

Coogan is one of eight children. He was born and raised in Middleton, Greater Manchester. Middleton is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, in Greater Manchester, England. Greater Manchester is a Metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 2 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. Brendan Coogan (born 1970 is a British Television presenter, from Middleton Greater Manchester, best known for previously presenting Top Gear Top Gear (in its original 30-minute format was a car-based BBC television series produced by BBC Birmingham, broadcast from 1977 to 2001 For the comic opera of the same name see Mock Turtles (opera. All the brothers attended the Cardinal Langley RC High School. Thomas Cardinal Langley (1363 &ndash 20 November 1437 was a Dean of York, Bishop of Durham (1406-1437 and Lord Chancellor of England two times

A favourite of the British tabloids, Coogan's personal life has made headlines since the early 1990s. 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, although this claim has been dismissed by both parties. The News of the World is a British Tabloid Newspaper published every Sunday Courtney Michelle Love (born Courtney Michelle Harrison on July 9 1964 is an American Rock musician and Golden Globe-nominated actress ^[8] The news came a month after Coogan had divorced his wife, Caroline Hickman, ^[9] (whom he married in 2002) on the grounds that the marriage had irretrievably broken down. He has a daughter Clare from a previous relationship with Anna Cole.

On the commentary for Season 2 of "I'm Alan Partridge", Coogan states that he is a socialist who enjoys paying taxes, whilst discussing the eponymous character's investigation by the Inland Revenue. Socialism refers to a broad set of economic theories of social organization advocating state or collective ownership and administration of the Means of production and distribution This information is contrasted by another person who believes this is the characters opinion and not that of Steve Coogan.

Owen Wilson controversy

In August 2007, the New York Post wrote that Coogan was being "blamed" in a story following Owen Wilson's suicide attempts for allegedly supplying the actor with hard drugs. The New York Post is the 13th-oldest Newspaper published in the United States and generally acknowledged as the oldest to have been published continually Owen Cunningham Wilson (born November 18, 1968) is an Academy Award -nominated American Actor and Writer. Courtney Love said after Wilson's failed attempts, "I was just out of rehab, and he was right there with the drugs. Courtney Michelle Love (born Courtney Michelle Harrison on July 9 1964 is an American Rock musician and Golden Globe-nominated actress I tried to warn Owen. I tried to warn his friends. I hope from the bottom of my heart that Owen stays the hell away from that guy. " Steve Coogan responded through Access Hollywood, denying Love's accusations and offering support to Wilson. "My thoughts are with my friend Owen at this difficult time, but I do want to set the record straight and say that the allegations. . . are completely and utterly false," he said. ^[10]

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 British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA is a British charity that hosts annual awards shows for film television television craft video games and forms of animation The South Bank Show is an award-winning Television arts magazine show made by London Weekend Television, presented by Melvyn Bragg, broadcast Comedy (from the Greek κωμωδίαkomodia has a popular meaning (any discourse generally intended to amuse especially in Television, Film, and In 2003, he was listed in The Observer as one of the 50 funniest acts in British comedy. The Observer is a British Newspaper published on Sundays In about the same place on the political spectrum as its daily sister paper The In 2005, a poll to find The Comedians' Comedian saw him being voted amongst the top 20 greatest comedy acts ever by fellow comedians and comedy insiders.

Return to stand-up

In March 2008, it was confirmed that Coogan will return to doing stand-up comedy as part of his first stand-up tour in ten years. The tour is named "Steve Coogan is Alan Partridge and other less successful characters" and should see the return of some of his old characters including Paul Calf and Alan Partridge. [2]

Production company

Coogan, along with writing partner Henry Normal, founded Baby Cow Productions in 1999. Henry Normal (born in Nottingham is an English Comedian, Television producer, Poet and Writer. Baby Cow Productions Ltd is a UK Comedy Television production company established in 1999 by Steve Coogan and Henry Normal Together they are the executive producers for such shows as The Mighty Boosh, starring Noel Fielding and Julian Barratt, Nighty Night, starring Julia Davis, Marion and Geoff, starring Rob Brydon, and Human Remains, starring Davis and Brydon. 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 Noel Fielding (born 21 May, 1973 in Westminster, London) is an English Artist, Comedian and Actor Julian Barratt (born 4 May 1968) is an English comedian, Musician Music producer and Actor. Nighty Night is a BBC Television Sitcom, with a black edge to its humour Julia Davis (born 1966 is an English comedy Writer and Performer. Marion and Geoff was a BBC Television Comedy, produced by Baby Cow Productions and screened on BBC Two between Rob Brydon (born Robert Brydon Jones, 3 May, 1965, Swansea) is a Welsh Actor, Comedian and impressionist Human Remains (2000 was a BBC Television Comedy series consisting of six episodes written by and starring Rob Brydon (from Baby Cow Productions latest venture is Where Are the Joneses, the world's first daily online sitcom which uses Wiki technology to allow the audience to upload scripts, storyline ideas, etc. Baby Cow Productions Ltd is a UK Comedy Television production company established in 1999 by Steve Coogan and Henry Normal

References and footnotes

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
• Steve Coogan: From a Partridge to 'Cock and Bull Fresh Air interview by Terry Gross

Persondata
NAME	Coogan, Steve
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Coogan, Stephen
SHORT DESCRIPTION	actor
DATE OF BIRTH	October 14, 1965
PLACE OF BIRTH	Middleton, Lancashire, England
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH

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