Steve Coogan
Birthday: 14 October 1965, Middleton, Manchester, England, UK
Birth Name: Stephen John Coogan
Height: 179 cm
Steve Coogan was born on October 14, 1965 in Middleton, Manchester, England as Stephen John Coogan. He is an actor and producer, known for Philomena (2013), Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa (2013) and Despi ...Show More
When my life has been the subject of tabloid intrusion, what I have never done is get engaged in jus Show more
When my life has been the subject of tabloid intrusion, what I have never done is get engaged in justifying myself. Celebrities who go round apologizing are pitiful, and don't do themselves any favors. Hide
[on his multifaceted contributions to 'Philomena'] It was a cathartic experience for me. Comedy as a Show more
[on his multifaceted contributions to 'Philomena'] It was a cathartic experience for me. Comedy as an end in itself is like chocolate - enjoyable and not very nourishing. Why are people so scared of sincerity? I wanted to talk about important things.. I'm not portentous or self-righteous. I've still got prosaic tastes. I like cars! I'm not joyless. Hide
The 'News of the World' is a misogynistic, single parent-hating, asylum seeker-hating newspaper, and Show more
The 'News of the World' is a misogynistic, single parent-hating, asylum seeker-hating newspaper, and it's gone to the wall, and I'm delighted. Hide
I like cars. I have about 10 - all British cars. I have a Lotus, Morgan, Aston Martin. I don't reall Show more
I like cars. I have about 10 - all British cars. I have a Lotus, Morgan, Aston Martin. I don't really drive them much because I'm scared of damaging them. I just clean them and look at them and sometimes I take them out on a Sunday up and down the road and then I come back and clean them again. Hide
Actors say they do their own stunts for the integrity of the film but I did them because they looked Show more
Actors say they do their own stunts for the integrity of the film but I did them because they looked like a lot of fun. Hide
People have made the observation, which is entirely valid, that Steve Coogan's becoming more like Al Show more
People have made the observation, which is entirely valid, that Steve Coogan's becoming more like Alan Partridge. It's not actually true. Alan Partridge is becoming more and more like me. Hide
I have never wanted to be famous, as such - fame is a by-product. Me, myself, personally, I like to Show more
I have never wanted to be famous, as such - fame is a by-product. Me, myself, personally, I like to keep myself private. I have never said I am a paragon of virtue, a model of morality. I simply do what I do. One could argue that there are those who make their career out of being famous and those people do enter into a Faustian pact, where they use the press to raise their profile. They exploit the press for their own ends. They are in the fame game. Hide
[on the Leveson Inquiry into the British press] I got involved in Leveson because I knew no one else Show more
[on the Leveson Inquiry into the British press] I got involved in Leveson because I knew no one else in the public eye would. They didn't want to take the risk. I thought the way the press behaved - and yes it was towards me, but also towards a lot of other people who didn't have a voice like me - was just wrong. Hide
In comic acting, to improvise effectively is quite difficult. A lot of actors can improvise up to a Show more
In comic acting, to improvise effectively is quite difficult. A lot of actors can improvise up to a certain level - an entry level, which is when you see the actors having more fun than the audience. Hide
I don't talk about my personal life. I don't go in Hello! magazine to get a free kitchen because I s Show more
I don't talk about my personal life. I don't go in Hello! magazine to get a free kitchen because I show them my kitchen. I like to be creative, but I'm not interested in being recognized. Hide
I don't have a Twitter thing. I don't do Facebook. I don't do any of that. I'm holding out.
I don't have a Twitter thing. I don't do Facebook. I don't do any of that. I'm holding out.
I don't want to be someone who's trying to spin this public image of me. I have had some negative ta Show more
I don't want to be someone who's trying to spin this public image of me. I have had some negative tabloid press, I'm sure you're aware [I am], but I don't like to portray myself as somehow a nice, well-rounded person. Hide
I always find it easier to portray myself as being unlikeable and idiotic; to actually play a charac Show more
I always find it easier to portray myself as being unlikeable and idiotic; to actually play a character that is likeable and engages the audience is far more difficult. It's a more subtle kind of challenge. Hide
The big comic performance is a very obvious thing to do. The bolder, more inventive thing sometimes Show more
The big comic performance is a very obvious thing to do. The bolder, more inventive thing sometimes is the subtler, understated performance with minute shades and variations. If you start to disrespect the character you're playing, or play it too much for laughs, that can work for a sketch, it will sell some gags, but it's all technique. It's like watching a juggler - you can be impressed by it, but it's not going to touch you in any way. Hide
As soon as I see period costume, I turn off. It's like hearing drama on Radio 4.
As soon as I see period costume, I turn off. It's like hearing drama on Radio 4.
I love "The Onion" on YouTube. It's one of the funniest things out there. And I like watching docume Show more
I love "The Onion" on YouTube. It's one of the funniest things out there. And I like watching documentaries on BBC4. They don't insult your intelligence. But I have guilty pleasures, too. If I want to really dumb down, I'll watch Banged Up Abroad (2007). It's about people who get into trouble and get locked up in foreign prisons. If you're having a bad day, you look at that and think, you know what, I may be having a bad day, but I'm not locked up in a foreign prison. Hide
I'm not Mother Teresa, but I'm not Frank Bough either.
I'm not Mother Teresa, but I'm not Frank Bough either.
[Dec. 2013] I'm reading is "How To Live: Or a Life of Montaigne," by Sarah Bakewell. It's about this Show more
[Dec. 2013] I'm reading is "How To Live: Or a Life of Montaigne," by Sarah Bakewell. It's about this Renaissance writer Michel de Montaigne who wrote essays that together form a kind of manual on how to live your life, only he wrote it in the 1500s. It resonates still today. It's about not having to aspire to live in some perfect way but to somehow embrace your flaws. It's quite liberating and comforting. Hide
Steve Coogan's FILMOGRAPHY
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as Actor (260)
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Steve Coogan'S roles
Dylan
Octavius Caesar
Damien Cockburn
Phileas Fogg
Silas
Hades
Raisin
Danny Skeggs
Alan Partridge
Steve Coogan
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