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Full Craig Ferguson Biography
Craig Ferguson (born 17 May 1962) is a Scottish comedian, actor, writer and talk show host. He is the current host of CBS's The Late Late Show, a role which earned him an Emmy nomination in 2006.
Ferguson's experience in entertainment began as a drummer in a little-known punk band called The Bastards from Hell. The band, later known as Dreamboys, performed regularly in Glasgow in 1980-1982.
In December 2004, it was announced that Ferguson would be the successor to Craig Kilborn on CBS's The Late Late Show. His first show as the regular host aired on 4 January 2005. The Late Late Show averaged 2.0 million viewers in its 2007 season, compared with 2.5 million for Late Night with Conan O'Brien.
On 3 May 2005, "Late Late Show" guest Bill Maher (whose Real Time with Bill Maher is also produced at CBS Television City), in a riff on the Michael Jackson trial, made a controversial remark about child molestation, causing Ferguson to cut off the interview early.
In October 2005, Ferguson greatly played up his small role as "Fisherman #1" in the CBS made-for-TV movie Vampire Bats. Ferguson, and his single line of dialogue, became a running joke on the show. CBS even ran advertisements for his appearance in the upcoming movie, also greatly emphasising Ferguson's largely unimportant role. He even went as far as to have "Fisherman #2", Mitch Braswell, as a guest on the show (who mentioned how Ferguson had taken the "#1" role from him).
On 30 January 2006, Ferguson dedicated an entire episode as a "eulogy" to his father, who had died the day before. He discussed his childhood memories and talked about his loss with his two guests, both of whom were friends: Drew Pinsky, a doctor; and actress Amy Yasbeck, whose husband, actor John Ritter, had died suddenly. The monologue of this episode, during which Ferguson remembers his father and shares some anecdotes about their relationship, is considered by some to have contributed greatly to his 2006 Emmy nomination.
Ferguson's show is taped in the same building as The Price Is Right, formerly hosted by Bob Barker. For several weeks in 2006, Craig expressed an obsession with vampires and joked that Barker was a vampire who would "kick his ass" one day.
On 14 July 2006, Barker, announcer Rich Fields, and some of Barker's Beauties appeared on the Late Late Show. During the show, Barker claimed he'd heard that Craig said very nice things about him, and went on to make fun of the value of Craig's desk, pricing it at $9 before breaking it with a karate chop. The Price Is Right beauties then proceeded to "finish it off" with claw hammers. Barker later made a guest appearance on The Late Late show and presented Ferguson with a portrait of himself, complete with vampire fangs for the new set. Barker appeared on Ferguson's show to talk about his retirement this year after 35 years as host of The Price Is Right.
Ferguson is the writer/co-writer and actor of movies including The Big Tease, Saving Grace, and I’ll Be There, which he also directed. He played the person who looks like neither a man or a woman in Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
Ferguson hosted the 32nd annual People's Choice Awards on 10 January 2006. TV Guide magazine printed a "Cheers" (Cheers and Jeers section) for appearing on his own show that same evening.
Ferguson's novel Between the Bridge and the River (ISBN 0-8118-5375-6) was published on 10 April 2006. Ferguson appeared at the Los Angeles Festival of Books, as well as other author literary events. "This book could scare them", Ferguson said. "The sex, the violence, the dream sequences and the iconoclasm. I think a lot of people are uncomfortable with that. I understand that. It was very uncomfortable to write some of it." Publishers Weekly called it "a tour de force of cynical humor and poignant reverie, a caustic yet ebullient picaresque that approaches the sacred by way of the profane".
Ferguson played Ted Truman in indie film Trust Me and "Confidence" in the Red Dwarf episode Confidence and Paranoia.
Ferguson hosted the Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular on 4 July 2007. The telecast of the event was broadcast nationally by CBS.
He continues to make standup appearances in Las Vegas and New York City even while his show continues. He headlined in the Just for Laughs Festival in Toronto, along with Howie Mandel and others.
His first visit to the United States was as a teen; later, he lived in New York City, where he worked in construction in Harlem and according to Ferguson "used to be a bouncer at a cool club in New York called 'Save the Robots'. That was the name of the club. I was the bouncer the first couple of weeks. I got fired. I was power crazed. I was acting like a gatekeeper from the Lord of the Rings".
A recovering alcoholic, Ferguson has been sober since 1992.He said he had considered committing suicide on Christmas Day, but when offered a drink for celebrating the holiday, he forgot to jump off a bridge like he had planned to.
Ferguson is in the process of becoming a US citizen, and has commented in various venues, including the David Letterman show and his own show, on his intentions. Sometimes, after making a joke about President Bush, he will make a comment along the lines of "They will never let me be a citizen now."
Craig Ferguson has made guest appearances on the The Tonight Show, The Late Show with David Letterman, Rachael Ray Show, and the radio shows Loveline and the Dennis Miller Show. |
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