Steve Coogan
Stephen John "Steve" Coogan (born October 14, 1965 in Manchester , England ) is a British actor , comedian and screenwriter .
Life
Coogan comes from an Irish Catholic family. He started his career as a stand-up comedian and also worked as a voice actor for the famous Spitting Image puppet series .
His breakthrough came when he switched to the BBC , where he developed the series The Day Today with writers and producers Chris Morris and Armando Iannucci for the station's radio program . In The Day Today there was also the first appearances of Coogan berühmtester figure, the incompetent and often overwhelmed, but strotzendem with confidence presenter Alan Partridge . Partridge quickly became so popular that Coogan has featured him in four television series ( Knowing Me, Knowing You with Alan Partridge and I'm Alan Partridge, and Mid Morning Matters with Alan Partridge and This Time with Alan Partridge ), a feature film (Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa) , several television films and specials as well as in numerous appearances for other television series, comedy shows and festivals.
Some running gags from the programs of the fictional showmaster are now common knowledge in English popular culture, especially Partridge's habit of providing guests with excerpts from ABBA songs and the formula “Knowing me, Alan Partridge, knowing you, [name of guest], a -ha ”. In addition to the showmaster, Coogan has a few other characters in his repertoire, such as the title character of the BBC series Dr. Terrible's House Of Horrible , a parody of old horror films, and several residents of the fictional town of Ottle in the series Coogan's Run .
Filmography (selection)
- 1987–1990: Spitting Image (TV series, 22 episodes, voice)
- 1989: Resurrected
- 1994: The Day Today (TV series, 7 episodes)
- 1994–1995: Knowing Me, Knowing You with Alan Partridge (TV series, 7 episodes)
- 1995: The Indian in the Cupboard (The Indian in the Cupboard)
- 1995: Coogan's Run (TV series, 6 episodes)
- 1996: The Wind in the Willows
- 1997–2002: I'm Alan Partridge (TV series, 12 episodes)
- 1998: Herring on the Pants (The Revengers' Comedies)
- 2001: The B-Team: Restricted and On Probation (The Parole Officer)
- 2001: Dr. Terrible's House of Horrible (TV series, 6 episodes)
- 2002: 24 Hour Party People
- 2003: Coffee and Cigarettes
- 2004: In 80 days around the world (Around the World in 80 Days)
- 2004: Ella - Darn & Enchanting ( Ella Enchanted , voice)
- 2005: A Cock and Bull Story
- 2006–2007: Saxondale (TV series, 13 episodes)
- 2006: Alibi - Your dirty little secret is safe with us (The Alibi)
- 2006: Marie Antoinette
- 2006: Night at the Museum (Night at the Museum)
- 2007: Hot Fuzz - Two deviated professionals (Hot Fuzz)
- 2008: Tropic Thunder
- 2008: Hamlet 2
- 2009: Cabinet out of control (In the Loop)
- 2009: What Goes Up
- 2009: Night at the Museum 2 (Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian)
- 2010–2016: Mid Morning Matters with Alan Partridge (TV series, 18 episodes)
- 2010: Percy Jackson - Thieves in Olympus (Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief)
- 2010: The Other Guys (The Other Guys)
- 2010: Marmaduke (voice)
- 2011: Our Idiot Brother
- 2012: Ruby Sparks - My Fabulous Girlfriend ( Ruby Sparks )
- 2012: The Happiness of Big Things (What Maisie Knew)
- 2013: The Look of Love
- 2013: I - Despicable 2 ( Despicable Me 2 , Voice)
- 2013: Philomena
- 2013: Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa
- 2014: Night at the Museum: The mysterious tomb (Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb)
- 2015: Minions (voice)
- 2015: Happyish (series)
- 2016: Pets ( The Secret Life of Pets , voice)
- 2017: The Dinner
- 2017: I - Despicable 3 ( Despicable Me 3 , Voice)
- 2018: Stan & Ollie
- 2018: Irreplaceable You
- 2018: Ideal Home
- 2018: Holmes & Watson (uncredited)
- 2019: The Professor and the Madman
- 2019: Greed
- since 2019: This Time with Alan Partridge (TV series)
Web links
- Steve Coogan in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- BBC: Profile Steve Coogan
- Production company
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Coogan, Steve |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Coogan, Stephen John (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British actor and comedian, screenwriter |
DATE OF BIRTH | October 14, 1965 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Manchester |