Steve Coogan

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Biography

As a comedic star in his native England, actor Steve Coogan never had to worry much about his appearance. But once the actor turned to Hollywood blockbusters like "Around the World in 80 Days" (2004), co-starring martial arts guru Jackie Chan, Coogan suddenly found himself doing crunches on his hotel room floor - strange for the creator of the paunched and poorly-dressed Alan Partridge of BBC fame. But like all great comedic talents, Coogan …
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Job Title

Actor, Producer, Writer, Music, Other

Born

Stephen John Coogan on October 14, 1965 in Greater Manchester, England, GB

Career Milestones

Appeared on British variety shows

Began performing stand-up comedy while still an undergraduate

Starred in the radio show "Knowing Me, Knowing You with Alan Partridge"

Worked on the BBC radio show "On the Hour"; introduced signature character of Alan Partridge

1989

Made film debut in "Resurrected"

1991

Provided voices for the puppets on the British satirical puppet show "Spitting Image"; most notably for Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher

1993

Played the title character, an outspoken denizen of Manchester, in the TV special "Paul Calf's Video Diary"; also played the plus-sized Pauline Calf

1994

Debuted TV version of "Knowing Me, Knowing You with Alan Partridge" (BBC)

1995

Appeared as the British medic in "The Indian in the Cupboard"

1995

Featured as a series of odd characters on the BBC sitcom "Coogan's Run"

1997

Cast as Mole in the film adaptation of "The Wind in the Willows"

1997

Created the alter ego, cabaret singer Tony Ferrino in "Introducing Tony Ferrino: Who and Why? A Quest"

1997

Starred on the British series "I'm Alan Partridge" (BBC)

1998

Played the Gnat in "Alice Through the Looking Glass"

1998

Released the video "Steve Coogan Live - The Man Who Thinks He's It"

2001

Co-wrote first film, the British comedy feature "The Parole Officer"

2002

Portrayed pop impressario Tony Wilson in Michael Winterbottom's "24 Hour Party People"

2003

Appeared in one of the vignettes of Jim Jarmusch's "Coffee and Cigarettes" alongside Alfred Molina

2004

Starred as Phileas Fogg in the Disney live action feature "Around the World in 80 Days"

2005

Co-starred in "Happy Endings," a comedic drama about the ups and downs of relationships

2005

Starred in Michael Winterbottom's "Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story"

2006

Cast in writer-director Sofia Coppola's stylistic drama "Marie Antoinette"

2006

Played Roman general Octavius in the action-adventure-comedy "Night at the Museum," starring Ben Stiller

2008

Directed by Stiller in the ensemble comedy "Tropic Thunder"

2008

Played the lead role in the comedy "Hamlet 2"

2009

Co-starred with Hilary Duff in the independent comedy "What Goes Up"

2009

Re-teamed with Stiller for the sequel "Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian"

2010

Cast as Hades, Lord of the Dead, in the film adaptation of "Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief"

2010

Cast opposite Mark Wahlberg and Will Ferrell in the action comedy "The Other Guys"

2010

Voiced the character of Raisin in the live-action film based on the comic strip "Marmaduke"

2011

Cast alongside Paul Rudd and Zooey Deschanel in the comedy "Our Idiot Brother"

Awards

2001

BAFTA Award for Carl Foreman Award For Special Achievement By a Director, Screenwriter or Producer In Their First Feature Film, The in The Parole Officer