Global InformationPeter Cook information
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 Cook on Kraft Music Hall, 1969 | |
| Born | Peter Edward Cook 17 November 1937 Torquay, Devon, England |
| Died | 9 January 1995 (aged 57) Hampstead,[1] London, England |
| Resting place | St John-at-Hampstead Churchyard, Hampstead, London, England |
| Alma mater | Pembroke College, Cambridge |
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| Years active | 1958–1995 |
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| Children | 2 |
Peter Edward Cook (17 November 1937 – 9 January 1995)[2] was an English comedian, actor, satirist, playwright and screenwriter. He was the leading figure of the British satire boom of the 1960s, and he was associated with the anti-establishment comedic movement that emerged in the United Kingdom in the late 1950s.
Born in Torquay, he was educated at the University of Cambridge. There he became involved with the Footlights Club, of which he later became president. After graduating, he created the comedy stage revue Beyond the Fringe, beginning a long-running partnership with Dudley Moore. In 1961, Cook opened the comedy club The Establishment in Soho. In 1965, Cook and Moore began a television career, beginning with Not Only... But Also. Cook's deadpan monologues contrasted with Moore's buffoonery.[3] They received the 1966 British Academy Television Award for Best Entertainment Performance. Following the success of the show, the duo appeared together in the films The Wrong Box (1966) and Bedazzled (1967). Cook and Moore returned to television projects continuing to the late 1970s, including co-presenting Saturday Night Live in the United States. From 1978 until his death in 1995, Cook no longer collaborated with Moore, apart from a few cameo appearances but continued to be a regular performer in British television and film.
Referred to as "the father of modern satire" by The Guardian in 2005, Cook was ranked number one in the Comedians' Comedian, a poll of more than 300 comics, comedy writers, producers and directors in the English-speaking world.[4][5]
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- ^ "Peter Cook & Dudley Moore, The 25 best comedy duos". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ "Peter Cook the funniest". The Age. Australia. 3 January 2005.
- ^ "Cook tops poll of comedy greats". The Guardian. 2 January 2005.