Scottish-American television host, comedian, author, and actor
For the hockey player, see Craig Ferguson (ice hockey).
Craig Ferguson
Ferguson speaking at the 2013 San Diego Comic Con International
Pseudonym
Bing Hitler[1]
Born
(1962-05-17) 17 May 1962 (age 62) Springburn, Glasgow, Scotland
Medium
Stand-up, television, film, music
Nationality
British
American (naturalised 2008)
Education
Cumbernauld High School
Years active
1980–present
Genres
Observational comedy, improvisational comedy, surreal humour, blue comedy, deadpan, satire
Subject(s)
Scottish culture, American politics, everyday life, pop culture, self-deprecation, current events
Spouse
Anne Hogarth
(m. 1983; div. 1986)
Sascha Corwin
(m. 1998; div. 2004)
Megan Wallace-Cunningham
(m. 2008)
Children
2
Relative(s)
Lynn Ferguson (sister)
Notable works and roles
Nigel Wick on The Drew Carey Show
Host of The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Website
www.thecraigfergusonshow.com
Craig Ferguson (born 17 May 1962) is a Scottish-American comedian, actor, writer, and television host. He is best known for hosting the CBS late-night talk show The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2005–2014), for which he won a Peabody Award for his interview with South African archbishop Desmond Tutu in 2009.
After leaving The Late Late Show in December 2014, he hosted the syndicated game show Celebrity Name Game (2014–2017), for which he won two Daytime Emmy Awards, and Join or Die with Craig Ferguson (2016) on History.[2] In 2017, he released a six-episode web show with his wife, Megan Wallace Cunningham, titled Couple Thinkers.[3][4] In 2021, he hosted The Hustler, television game show that aired on ABC from 4 January to 23 September 2021.
After starting his career in the UK with music, comedy, and theatre, Ferguson moved to the US, where he appeared in the role of Nigel Wick on the ABC sitcom The Drew Carey Show (1996–2004). Ferguson has written three books: Between the Bridge and the River, a novel; American on Purpose (2009), a memoir; and Riding the Elephant: A Memoir of Altercations, Humiliations, Hallucinations & Observations (2019). He holds both British and American citizenship.
He has written and starred in three films, directing one of them, and has appeared in several others. In animated film, he had provided the voices of Gobber in the How to Train Your Dragon film series (2010–2019), Owl in Winnie the Pooh (2011), and Lord Macintosh in Brave (2012).
^Brooks, Libby (7 August 2019). "'I should have died in 1992': Craig Ferguson's comedy comeback". The Guardian.
^Pedersen, Erik (6 January 2016). "'Join Or Die With Craig Ferguson' Gets Premiere Date on History". Deadline. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
^"This Addicting New Series Comes From an Unexpected Source". 6 October 2017.
^GANT (8 October 2017). "Kimbal Musk: Can real food feed the world? – Couple Thinkers – EP 1". Archived from the original on 12 December 2021 – via YouTube.
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