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Craig Ferguson is a male television and film actor, director, and presenter who began his professional career in 1980. Born in Glasgow, Scotland, on May 17, 1962, he holds citizenship in both the United Kingdom and the United States. His sibling is Lynn Ferguson, and he speaks English. Ferguson is associated with stand-up comedy and has an official website dedicated to his show.
While primarily recognized for his acting and presenting roles, other records link the name Craig Ferguson to different individuals. One entry identifies a W. Craig Ferguson born in 1929, who authored five works including studies on Elizabethan printing and Shakespeare. Additionally, a jazz musician named Craig Ferguson is listed with genres such as bebop, hard bop, and jazz fusion.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1929
- Works
- 5
Top works
- Valentine Simmes, printer to Drayton, Shakespeare, Chapman, Greene, Dekker, Middleton, Daniel, Jonson, Marlowe, Marston, Heywood, and other Elizabethans
- The loan book of the Stationers' Company with a list of transactions, 1592-1692
- Pica Roman type in Elizabethan England
- Some additions to McKerrow's "Printers' and publishers' devices"
- Valentine Simmes printer to Drayton, Shakespeare
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Film & TV
Acting · Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Craig Ferguson (born May 17, 1962) is a Scottish-born, naturalized American television host, stand-up comedian, writer, actor, director, and producer. He is the host of The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, an Emmy Award-nominated, Peabody Award-winning late-night talk show that airs on CBS. In addition to hosting that program and performing stand-up comedy, Ferguson has written two books:…
Known for
- Craig Ferguson: American on Purpose — Self2026
- The American Revolution — John Murray / John Jones / John Purrier / Martin Hunter / William Harcourt (voice)2025
- Craig Ferguson: I'm So Happy — Self2024
- Scrabble — Self - Host2024
- Betty White: A Celebration — Self2022
- We Feed People — Self (archive footage)2022
- Alice's Wonderland Bakery — The Doorknob (voice)2022
- Name That Tune — Self - Contestant2021
- The Hustler — Self - Host2021
- Then Came You — Howard2020
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1962
Discography
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 14,362
- Total plays
- 137,840
Tags
Glasgow comedian Craig Ferguson has been host of CBS's The Late Late Show from 2005 till 2014. Before breaking into US television, Ferguson was popular as a stand-up comedian in Britain in the 1980s, first as Bing Hitler and later under his own name. His stage shows sometimes included comic songs (he accompanied himself on acoustic guitar), including crowd favourites "The Sheep Song" and "Scotland Hooch Och Aye". He released two comedy albums, Live <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Craig+Fergus
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Consolidated criteria for reporting qualitative research (COREQ): a 32-item checklist for interviews and focus groups
· 2007 · cited 36,032x
- The Third International Consensus Definitions for Sepsis and Septic Shock (Sepsis-3)
· 2016 · cited 23,645x
- Geant4—a simulation toolkit
· 2003 · cited 21,286x
- A global reference for human genetic variation
· 2015 · cited 17,786x
- International Physical Activity Questionnaire: 12-Country Reliability and Validity
· 2003 · cited 17,592x
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Quotes
- “Nothing says romance like hobos, martyrs and decapitations.”
- “I dont know how to add things to my own wikipedia page.”
- “Change is the law of God's mind and resistance to it is the source of all pain.”
- “In a Scottish opera, it ain't over 'till the fat lady bitch-slaps you.”
- “I'm a vulgar lounge entertainer, I don't need to wear a tie.”
- “"Whaa, I'm Brad Pitt. I'll crush you." [audience laughs] "With my hand!"”
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1962-05-17 ) 17 May 1962 (age 64) , Springburn , Glasgow , Scotland
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom United States (naturalised 2008)
- Occupations
- Comedian actor writer television host
- Years active
- 1980–present
- Notable work
- Nigel Wick on The Drew Carey Show Host of The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
- Spouses
- Anne Hogarth ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1983 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1986 ) Sascha Corwin ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1998 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2004 ) Megan Wallace-Cunningham ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2008 )
- Relatives
- Lynn Ferguson (sister)
- Medium
- Stand-up television film music
- Genres
- Observational comedy improvisational comedy surreal humour blue comedy deadpan satire
- Subjects
- Scottish culture American politics everyday life pop culture self-deprecation current events
- Website
- www .thecraigfergusonshow .com
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Craig Ferguson (born 17 May 1962) is a Scottish and American actor, comedian, writer and television host. He hosted 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. He is currently the host of Scrabble (2026–present) on The CW Network.
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. In 2017, he released a six-episode web show with his wife, Megan Wallace Cunningham, titled Couple Thinkers. In 2021, he hosted The Hustler, a television game show that aired on ABC from 4 January to 23 September 2021. In August 2023, Ferguson began broadcasting his own podcast Joy on iHeartMedia.
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