Stephen John "Steve" Coogan is an English actor, comedian, writer, impressionist and producer. Born in Middleton, Greater Manchester, he began his career as a comedian and impressionist, working as a voice artist throughout the 1980s on satirical puppet show Spitting Image. In the early 1990s, Coogan began creating original comic characters, which he presented in stage shows; this led to him winning the 1992 Perrier Award at the Edinburgh Fringe for his show with long-time collaborator John Thomson. The most prominent characters he developed at this time were Paul Calf, a stereotypical lower class Mancunian, and his sister the promiscuous Pauline. Working with Chris Morris, Patrick Marber and Armando Iannucci for On the Hour and The Day Today, Coogan created his most popular and most developed character; Alan Partridge, a socially awkward and politically incorrect regional media personality, who would feature in two eponymous television series, Knowing Me Knowing You with Alan Partridge and I'm Alan Partridge, which were well received and nominated for five BAFTAs in total. Outside the UK, Coogan is better known for his roles in films including 24 Hour Party People, The Wind in the Willows, Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief, Night at the Museum, Tropic Thunder, Hamlet 2, A Cock and Bull Story, The Trip and The Other Guys. Wikipedia [ - ]

Stephen John "Steve" Coogan is an English actor, comedian, writer, impressionist and producer... [ + ]