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James Corden
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English actor, comedian, singer and television host (born 1978)
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James Corden is a British actor, television presenter, autobiographer, and comedian. Born in Hillingdon, Middlesex, London, England, in 1978, he holds United Kingdom citizenship and speaks English. His professional career began in 1996, with work spanning acting and film production.
Corden has received the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play and has been appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire. He contributed to the creative work *Smallfoot*. He resides in Los Angeles, Belsize Park, and Wargrave, and has three children. He is male and has had a medical condition of COVID-19.
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Film & TV
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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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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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Hillingdon
- Occupation
- television actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- film production
- Image
- James Corden at 2015 PaleyFest (cropped).jpg
- Number of children
- 3
- Residence
- Wargrave
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- Commons category
- James Corden
- date of birth
- 1978-08-22
- name in native language
- James Corden
- start of work period
- 1996-00-00
- social media followers
- 10793266
- medical condition
- COVID-19
- P12749
- Cephalanthera damasonium
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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.
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