Johnny Vegas
Johnny Vegas , actually Michael Joseph Pennington (born September 11, 1971 in St Helens , England ) is a British actor , film producer and screenwriter .
Life
Michael Pennington comes from in a Roman Catholic working class family. He studied arts and ceramics at Middlesex University and graduated with a bachelor's degree . He then worked in bars in London and Glasgow until he developed the fictional character of Johnny Vegas , a disgruntled drunk. With his stand-up comedy as Johnny Vegas he had his breakthrough within a year, when he was awarded the Critics' Prize at the Edinburgh Festival in 1997 . He also gained fame in the UK as a performer in a popular ITV commercial.
Johnny Vegas subsequently received engagements in British comedy television series such as Ideal , where he impersonated the lead role. There were also more serious roles such as in the Dickens film adaptation of Bleak House , and an appearance as a supporting actor in the movie The Libertine . Vegas continued to deal with ceramics. He designed a bottle for the Aftershave Old Spice . In 2002, Johnny Vegas married his first wife, Catherine. However, the marriage, which resulted in a son, failed after a year and was divorced in 2008. In 2011, Vegas married author Maia Dunphy .
Filmography
actor
- 2001: Attention Scum (TV series)
- 2001–2003: Happiness (TV series)
- 2002: Black Books (TV series)
- 2002: Staying Up (TV movie)
- 2002: Tipping the Velvet (TV series)
- 2003: Ed Stone Is Dead (TV series)
- 2003: The Virgin of Liverpool
- 2003: Blackball
- 2003: Cheeky
- 2004: Sex Lives of the Potato Man
- 2004: Reuben Don't Take Your Love To Town
- 2004: Terkel i knibe
- 2004: The Libertine
- 2005: Blake's Junction 7
- 2005: Dead Man Weds (TV series)
- 2005: Bleak House (TV series)
- 2005: ShakespeaRe-Told (TV series)
- 2005–2011: Ideal (TV series)
- 2007–2009: Benidorm (TV series)
- 2008: Massive (TV series)
- 2010: The Green
- 2010: Chekhov Comedy Shorts (TV series)
- 2011: The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff (TV series)
- 2011: Little Crackers (TV series)
- 2012: The Cow That Almost Missed Christmas
- 2012: Moone Boy (TV series)
- 2012: Mr. Stink
- 2013: Common Ground (TV series)
- 2013: Moving On (TV series)
- 2016: The Spy and His Brother (Grimsby)
production
- 2005–2011: Ideal (TV series)
- 2009: Johnny Vegas - Live at the Benidorm Palace
- 2011: Little Crackers (TV series)
script
- 1998: The Johnny Vegas Television Show (TV movie)
- 2001: Attention Scum (TV series)
- 2003: Johnny Vegas: Who's Ready For Ice Cream
- 2005: Johny Vegas: 18 Stone of Idiot (TV series)
- 2009: Johnny Vegas - Live at the Benidorm Palace
- 2011: Little Crackers (TV series)
- 2013: Playhouse Presents: Ragged
Awards
- 1997: Critics' Prize at the Edinburgh Festival
- 2001: British Comedy Award for Best Newcomer for Happiness
- 2002: RTS Television Award for Best Newcomer for Happiness
Web links
- Johnny Vegas in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Decca Aitkenhead: Here's Johnny ... The Guardian, March 13, 2006, accessed July 12, 2013 .
- ↑ a b BBC - Press Office - Biographies - Johnny Vegas. bbc.co.uk, April 28, 2005, archived from the original on April 28, 2005 ; Retrieved July 12, 2013 .
- ↑ a b Johnny Vegas weds Maia Dunphy in Spain. (No longer available online.) Mirror.co.uk, May 31, 2011, formerly original ; Retrieved July 12, 2013 . ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Vegas, Johnny |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Pennington, Michael Joseph (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British actor, film producer and screenwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 11th September 1971 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | St Helens , England |