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Also known as Papa Mochi, James Kimberley Corden

English actor, comedian, singer and television host (born 1978)

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James Corden is a British actor, comedian, television presenter, and autobiographer who began his professional career in 1996. Born on 22 August 1978 in Hillingdon, he holds United Kingdom citizenship. His work spans acting and film production, with contributions to the creative work *Smallfoot*. He has received the Officer of the Order of the British Empire and the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play.

Corden has resided in Los Angeles, Belsize Park, and Wargrave. He is the author of works including *When Gavin Met Stacey and Everything in Between*, *May I have your attention, please?*, and *Gavin & Stacey*. He has three children and speaks English. He has also reported a medical condition of COVID-19.

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Person · Open Library

Works
3

Top works

  • When Gavin Met Stacey and Everything in Between
  • May I have your attention, please?
  • Gavin & Stacey

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Film & TV

Acting · Hillingdon, Middlesex, London, England, UK

James Corden (born 22 August 1978) is an English comedian, writer, actor, producer and TV personality. He is co-creator and star of BBC comedy shows Gavin & Stacey and Horne & Corden, and hosted The Late Late Show with James Corden.

Known for

  • The Christophers — Barnaby Sklar2026
  • California Schemin'2026
  • Smurfs — No Name (voice)2025
  • Gavin & Stacey: A Fond Farewell — Self2025
  • Flintoff — Self2025
  • I Am: Celine Dion — Self (archive footage)2024
  • A Carpool Karaoke Christmas — Self2024
  • Gavin & Stacey: The Making of the Finale — Self2024
  • Chris Rock: Road To Live Special — Self2023
  • Louis Tomlinson: All of Those Voices — Self2023

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
England
Active from
1978
annoyingcrime against humanity

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
27,776
Total plays
130,537

Tags

the most frostbitten and grim music from the very very very very very very inverted mountains of Kxziiiimfghhhblaghlpunchableenglishmusicalengland

James Kimberly Corden (born June 17, 1978) is a English actor, writer and producer. He hosts The Late Late Show with James Corden, a late-night television talk show on CBS. He has appeared on "Shout", released by Shout for England in 2010, as England's unofficial World Cup song. It reached #1 in the UK charts. His latest singing endeavor is "The Greatest Gift", as used in the Sainsbury's 2016 Christmas advert. It can be streamed on Spotify, and can be downloaded from iTunes, with all profits g

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Key facts

Born
James Kimberley Corden , ( 1978-08-22 ) 22 August 1978 (age 47) , Hillingdon, London , England
Education
Holmer Green Upper School
Occupations
Actor comedian writer producer singer television host
Years active
1996–present
Spouse
Julia Carey ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 15 September 2012</span>"}]]}'>2012 ) ​
Awards
Full list
Medium
Television film theatre podcast
Genres
Observational comedy sketch comedy musical comedy physical comedy satire
Subjects
American politics British politics English culture American culture current events pop culture everyday life social awkwardness

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Encyclopedic overview

James Kimberley Corden (born 22 August 1978) is an English actor, comedian, writer, producer, singer, and television host. In the United Kingdom, he is best known for co-writing and starring in the critically acclaimed BBC sitcom Gavin & Stacey. In the United States, he gained recognition as the host of The Late Late Show with James Corden, a late-night talk show that aired on CBS from 2015 to 2023.

Originally airing from 2007 to 2010, Corden co-wrote and co-starred with Welsh actress Ruth Jones in Gavin & Stacey, for which he won the BAFTA Television Award for Best Comedy Performance. He was featured, along with grime artist Dizzee Rascal, on the UK number one single "Shout". Corden created his Carpool Karaoke sketch in 2011. He hosted the Brit Awards (2009, 2011 and 2014), the Tony Awards (2016 and 2019), and the Grammy Awards (2017 and 2018). From 2010 to 2019, he presented the panel show A League of Their Own on Sky One.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “James Corden” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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