Ferguson, Craig 1962–

PERSONAL

Born May 17, 1962, in Glasgow, Scotland; married Sascha, July 18, 1998; children: one.

Addresses: Agent—William Morris Agency, Inc., 151 South El Camino Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212-2775; Endeavor, 152 West 57th St., 25th Floor, New York, NY 10019. Manager—Melanie Greene Management and Productions, 425 N. Robertson Dr., Los Angeles, CA 90048. Publicist—PMK/HBH Public Relations, 161 Avenue of the Americas, Tenth Floor, New York, NY 10013.

Career: Actor, producer, and writer.

Awards, Honors: British Independent Film Award nomination (with Mark Crowdy), best screenplay, 2000, for Saving Grace; Audience Award, U.S. Comedy Arts Festival, 2003, for I'll Be There; Emmy Award nomination, outstanding individual performance in a variety program, 2006, for The Late Lake Show with Craig Ferguson.

CREDITS

Television Appearances; Series:

The Ferguson Theory, 1994.

Voice of Roddy MacStew, Freakazoid! 1995.

Logan McDonough, Maybe This Time, ABC, 1995.

Nigel Wick, a recurring character, The Drew Carey Show, ABC, 1996–2004.

Voice of Epsilon, Hercules: the Animated Series (animated; also known as Disney's Hercules), syndicated, 1998.

Voice of NOS-4-A2, Buzz Lightyear of Star Command (animated), UPN/syndicated, 2000.

Samuel T. Pimple, The Legend of Tarzan, UPN/syndicated, 2001.

Host, The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, CBS, 2005–.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Confidence, "Confidence and Paranoia," Red Dwarf, 1988.

First Scotsman, "Peeled Grapes and Pedicures," Chelmsford 1 2 3, 1988.

Have I Got News for You, 1991.

The Brain Drain, 1993.

Glaswegian, "One Foot in the Algarve," One Foot in the Grave, BBC1, 1993.

The Good Sex Guide, 1994.

Peter Church, "Suites for the Sweet," Almost Perfect, CBS, 1996.

Donny & Marie (also known as Donny and Marie Hour), syndicated, 1998.

The Martin Short Show, syndicated, 1999.

Voice of Jope, "Dances with Dingoes," The Wild Thorn-berrys (animated), Nickelodeon, 1999.

Bob, Norm, ABC, 2000.

Late Night with Conan O'Brien, NBC, 2000, 2003.

Richard & Judy, Channel 4, 2003.

Guest host (multiple episodes), The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn, CBS, 2004.

Late Show with David Letterman (also known as The Late Show), CBS, 2004.

Oliver Davies, "Papa Wheelie," Life As We Know It, ABC, 2005.

Live with Regis and Kelly, syndicated, 2005.

Dennis Miller, CNBC, 2005.

The Daily Show (also known as The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Global Edition), Comedy Central, 2005.

"Ebony and Irony," Listen Up, CBS, 2005.

The View, ABC, 2005.

Sunday Morning Shootout, AMC, 2006.

Voice Evil Barry, "With Friends Like Steve's," American Dad! (animated), Fox, 2006.

The Tony Danza Show, syndicated, 2006.

Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show, syndicated, 2006.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Big Mick, Dream Baby, PBS, 1992.

Fisherman number one, Vampire Bats, CBS, 2005.

Television Appearances; Specials:

The Craig Ferguson Show, Granada, 1990.

The Craig Ferguson Story, Granada, 1991.

The Bogie Man, BBC, 1992.

Nigel Wick, Drew's Dance Party Special, ABC, 1998.

Marty's pimple, Rock & Roll Back to School Special (also known as Drew Carey's Rock & Roll Back to School Special), ABC, 2001.

TV Guide Close Up: From Comedy Club to Primetime, 2004.

Presenter, The 31st Annual People's Choice Awards, CBS, 2005.

Presenter, The 57th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, CBS, 2005.

Host, The 32nd Annual People's Choice Awards, CBS, 2006.

The 58th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, NBC, 2006.

Presenter, AFI Lifetime Achievement Award: A Tribute to Sean Connery, USA Network, 2006.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Host, The Dirt Detective, BBC, 1994.

I Love the '80s Strikes Back, VH1, 2003.

I Love the '90s, VH1, 2004.

I Love the '90s: Part Deux, VH1, 2005.

Film Appearances:

Richard, Modern Vampires (also known as Revenant), Sterling Home Entertainment, 1998.

Crawford Mackenzie, The Big Tease, Warner Bros., 1999.

Matthew, Saving Grace, Fine Line Features, 2000.

Melander Stevens, Chain of Fools, Warner Bros., 2000.

Frankie, Born Romantic, 2000.

Karaoke crowd, One Life Stand, 2000.

Jared O'Reilly, Life Without Dick, Columbia, 2002.

Fraser, Prendimi l'anima (also known as L' Ame en jeu and The Soul Keeper), Medusa, 2002.

Paul Kerr, I'll Be There, Warner Bros., 2003.

Dr. Wagner, Lenny the Wonder Dog, North by Northwest, 2004.

Person of indeterminate gender, Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (also known as Lemony Snicket—Ratselhafte ereignisse), Paramount, 2004.

Ted Truman, Trust Me, Quadriga, 2005.

Phillie, Niagara Motel, Mongrel, 2005.

Film Executive Producer:

The Big Tease, Warner Bros., 1999.

Film Coproducer:

Saving Grace, Fine Line Features, 2000.

Film Director:

I'll Be There, 2003.

Stage Appearances:

Bad Boy Johnny and the Prophets of Doom, Theatre at Union Chapel, Islington, London, England, 1994.

RECORDINGS

Videos:

Confidence, Red Dwarf: Smeg Outs, 1995.

The Very Best of 'Have I Got News for You', Video Collection, 2002.

Confidence, Red Dwarf: The Doug Naylor Interview, BBC Worldwide, 2003.

A Terrible Tragedy: Alarming Evidence from the Making of the Film and Other Suspicious Disguises, Paramount, 2004.

WRITINGS

Screenplays:

The Big Tease, Warner Bros., 1999.

(With Mark Crowdy) Saving Grace, Fine Line Features, 2000.

I'll Be There, 2003.

Television Series:

The Russ Abbot Show, BBC, 1986.

The Ferguson Theory, BBC, 1994.

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, CBS, 2005–.

Television Specials:

The Craig Ferguson Show, Granada, 1990.

The Craig Ferguson Story, 1991.

Television Music; Series:

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, CBS, 2005.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

Back Stage West, July 9, 1998, pp. 5.

Empire, June, 2000, pp. 33.