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Simon Pegg

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Recent Role:
Guest on Lopez Tonight
Gender:
Male
Born:
2-14-1970
Birthplace:
Gloucester, England, UK
Birth Name:
Simon John Beckingham
Simon Pegg is a British stand-up comedian, writer and film and television actor.


Pegg was born in Gloucester and studied drama at the University of Bristol. In 1993 he moved to London and gigged on the stand-up comedy circuit before breaking into television comedy in Six Pairs of Pants, Faith in the Future, Big Train and Hippies.


In 1999 he created and co-wrote the Channel 4 sitcom Spaced with Jessica Stevenson. For his performance in this series he was nominated for a British Comedy Award as Best Male Comedy





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Other credits include World War II miniseries Band of Brothers, a guest appearance on Black Books, and the Factory Records story 24 Hour Party People. He also played the mutant bounty hunter Johnny Alpha, the Strontium Dog, in a series of Big Finish Productions audio plays based on the character from British comic 2000 AD.


Pegg portrayed the character of the Editor in the 2005 Doctor Who episode, The Long Game. He also narrated the first series of Doctor Who Confidential.


Pegg co-wrote (with Spaced director Edgar Wright) and starred in the "romantic zombie comedy" (rom-zom-com) film Shaun of the Dead, released in April 2004.


Pegg and Edgar Wright's second film, Hot Fuzz, was released on February 14th 2007. The film is a police-action movie homage and will also star Nick Frost. Pegg played Nicholas Angel, a London policeman who is transferred to rural Gloucestershire, where grisly events start taking place. The film won the 2007 Best Comedy Award at the National Movie Awards in the UK.


Pegg is working on a new film with Nick Frost, currently entitled Paul which is due to start filming in September 2008.

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    Everything his does is funny! hide show

    Simon Pegg is simply one of the best comedic actor out there. He is just completely believable no matter how ridiculous the situation. Simon has a great presence and is rather innately likable. I make a point to watch anything he is in because I know it will be high quality. He often works with Nick Frost and they really make a fantastic pair, but Simon is just as funny in his solo efforts. I would definitely recommend that you do the same. Simon will be playing Scotty in the new Star Trek movie and I can't wait to see his interpretation. It should be fantastic.

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    Simon Pegg is a very good actor. He's hilarious, and he seems to do it very well. He played the main character in Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz and Run, Fat Boy, Run. Three brilliant films. He is simply brilliant and one of my favourite actors.

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    10 + to the funny looking ginger man hide show

    What is there about Simon Pegg that makes him so hilarious, everything he does makes you hold your sides laughing. He's average looking, he's a bit of a balding ginger, and yet he remains one of the all time funniest people ever. He's making more and more films now since the success of Shaun of the Dead, and his most recent film Run Fat Boy Run is directed by Ross from friends, (AKA David Schwimmer) Simon's TV roles have been diverse from Spaced to Dr Who, From the small screen to the Big screen, he is gonna be around for some time to come providing the laughs.

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    Simon Pegg is the most hilarious man in the UK. hide show

    What a hilarious actor the best comedy horror Shaun Of The Dead where he plays as shawn and I thought when I saw Shaun Of The Dead hes the most funniest actor in the UK Simon as always been in funny shows he is a born comedy actor hes up there with the best although I have never seen a serious approach to is acting I still feel that comedy is his line of work hopefully he will star in another comedy horror and hopefully they will be another Shaun Of The Dead what can I say the funniest man in the Uk.

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    About Simon Pegg - personal opinions hide show

    Simon Pegg (born February 14, 1970) is a British stand-up comedian, writer and film and television actor. He first came to my attention with his small parts in British television working alongside Steve Coogan. When Spaced was released on DVD I watched the first series in one go something i would suggest others do, it can become very emersive. The creativity and fresh new talent found in the series Spaced is for me still as fresh as ever. The classic formular that made Spaced so original can also be found in the recent films Shaun of the Dead & Hot Fuzz. He is the un-sung hero of British comedy talent and for this I salute you Mr Pegg.

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