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Steve Coogan
Stephen John Coogan (; born 14 October 1965) is an English actor, comedian, producer and screenwriter. He is most known for creating original characters such as Alan Partridge, a socially inept and politically incorrect media personality, which he developed while working with Armando Iannucci on '' On the Hour'' and '' The Day Today''. Partridge has featured in several television series and the 2013 film '' Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa''. In 1999, he co-founded the production company Baby Cow Productions with Henry Normal. He began his career in the 1980s as a voice actor on the satirical puppet show ''Spitting Image'' and providing voice-overs for television advertisements. Coogan grew in prominence in the film industry in 2002, after starring in '' The Parole Officer'' and '' 24 Hour Party People''. He continued to appear in films such as '' Around the World in 80 Days'' (2004), ''Hamlet 2'' (2008), ''Tropic Thunder'' (2008), '' The Other Guys'' (2010), '' Ruby Sparks'' (2012 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Middleton, Greater Manchester
Middleton is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England, on the River Irk southwest of Rochdale and northeast of Manchester city centre. Middleton had a population of 42,972 at the 2011 Census. It lies on the northern edge of Manchester, with Blackley to the south and Moston, Manchester, Moston to the south east. Historic counties of England, Historically part of Lancashire, Middleton's name comes from it being the centre of several circumjacent settlements. It was an ecclesiastical parish of the Salford (hundred), hundred of Salford, ruled by aristocratic families. The Church of St Leonard, Middleton, Church of St Leonard is a Grade I listed buildings in Greater Manchester, Grade I listed building. The Flodden Window in the church's sanctuary is thought to be the oldest war memorial in the United Kingdom, memorialising the archers of Middleton who fought at the Battle of Flodden in 1513. In 1770, Middleton was a village of twenty houses, but ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
24 Hour Party People
''24 Hour Party People'' is a 2002 British biographical comedy-drama film about Manchester's popular music community from 1976 to 1992, and specifically about Factory Records. It was written by Frank Cottrell Boyce and directed by Michael Winterbottom. The film was entered into the 2002 Cannes Film Festival to positive reviews. It begins with the punk rock era of the late 1970s and moves through the 1980s into the rave and DJ culture and the "Madchester" scene of the late 1980s and early 1990s. The main character is Tony Wilson (played by Steve Coogan), a news reporter for Granada Television and the head of Factory Records. The narrative largely follows his career, while also covering the careers of the major Factory artists, especially Joy Division and New Order, A Certain Ratio, The Durutti Column and Happy Mondays. The film is a dramatisation based on a combination of real events, rumours, urban legends and the imaginings of the scriptwriter, as the film makes clear. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Trip To Greece
''The Trip to Greece'' is a 2020 British comedy film directed by Michael Winterbottom. It is the fourth installment of Winterbottom's film adaptations of the TV series '' The Trip'', following '' The Trip'' (2011), '' The Trip to Italy'' (2014) and '' The Trip to Spain'' (2017). The film stars Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon as fictionalized versions of themselves continuing their culinary travels away from home. Cast * Steve Coogan as Steve Coogan * Rob Brydon as Rob Brydon * Claire Keelan as Emma * Rebecca Johnson as Sally * Marta Barrio as Yolanda * Tim Leach as Joe * Cordelia Bugeja as Katherine * Justin Edwards as Greg Reception On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of based on reviews. The site's critical consensus reads, "''The Trip to Greece'' sees this series subject to the laws of diminishing returns, but Rob Brydon and Steve Coogan remain reliably enjoying company." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 69 out of 10 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Trip To Spain
''The Trip to Spain'' is a 2017 British comedy film directed by Michael Winterbottom. It is the third installment of Winterbottom's film adaptations of the TV series '' The Trip'', following '' The Trip'' (2011) and '' The Trip to Italy'' (2014). The film stars Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon as fictionalized versions of themselves continuing their culinary travels away from home. It was released on 11 August 2017. Premise Steve convinces Rob to go on a road trip through Cantabria, the Basque region, Aragon, La Rioja, Castile, La Mancha and Andalucia, retracing the journey Steve took as a young man. On their journey the pair discuss history, fame, and fatherhood. Cast * Steve Coogan as himself * Rob Brydon as himself * Claire Keelan as Emma * Marta Barrio as Yolanda * Kyle Soller as Jonathon * Margo Stilley as Mischa Reception On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 83% based on 77 reviews, with an average rating of 7.0/10. The site's cri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Trip To Italy
''The Trip to Italy'' is a 2014 British comedy film written and directed by Michael Winterbottom. It is the sequel of Winterbottom's TV series '' The Trip'', and similarly stars Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon as fictionalized versions of themselves. The film had its world premiere at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival on 20 January 2014. Following the premiere, a second TV series, also titled ''The Trip to Italy'', was broadcast on BBC Two. Premise Rob has been commissioned by a newspaper to go on a road trip through Italy from Piedmont to Capri, partly following in the footsteps of the great Romantic poets. Steve joins him, and as they journey through the beautiful Italian countryside, they contemplate life, love and their careers. Cast * Steve Coogan as Steve Coogan *Rob Brydon as Rob Brydon *Claire Keelan as Emma *Rosie Fellner as Lucy *Marta Barrio as Yolanda *Timothy Leach as Joe *Ronni Ancona as Donna Reception Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 86% of 104 film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Trip (2010 TV Series)
''The Trip'' is a 2010 British television sitcom series and feature film directed by Michael Winterbottom, starring Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon as fictionalised versions of themselves on a restaurant tour of northern England. The series was edited into feature film format and premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2010. The full series was first broadcast on BBC Two and BBC HD in the United Kingdom in November 2010. Both the TV series and film received very positive reviews. Three further series followed. '' The Trip to Italy'' was broadcast on BBC Two in 2014, '' The Trip to Spain'' was filmed in 2016 and broadcast on Sky Atlantic in 2017, and '' The Trip to Greece'' was filmed in 2019 and aired on Sky One in 2020''.'' Like the first series, the second, third and fourth were each edited into feature films. Winterbottom, Coogan and Brydon stated that ''The Trip to Greece'' would be the final series for the show. Origins Coogan and Brydon's roles as f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Cock And Bull Story
''A Cock and Bull Story'' (marketed in Australia, New Zealand and the United States as ''Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story'') is a 2005 British comedy film directed by Michael Winterbottom. It is a film-within-a-film, featuring Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon playing themselves as egotistical actors during the making of a screen adaptation of Laurence Sterne's 18th-century metafictional novel ''Tristram Shandy''. Gillian Anderson and Keeley Hawes also play themselves in addition to their ''Tristram Shandy'' roles. Since the book is about a man attempting but failing to write his autobiography, the film takes the form of being about failing to make the film. Plot The film depicts Steve Coogan playing himself as an arrogant actor with low self-esteem and a complicated love life. Coogan is playing the eponymous role in an adaptation of ''The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman'' being filmed at a stately home. He constantly spars with actor Rob Brydon, who is pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rob Brydon
Robert Brydon Jones (; born 3 May 1965) is a Welsh actor, comedian, impressionist, presenter, singer and writer. He played Dr Paul Hamilton in the Australian/British comedy series ''Supernova'', Bryn West in the BBC sitcom '' Gavin & Stacey'' and Keith Barret in the BBC comedy series '' Marion and Geoff'' and its spin-off ''The Keith Barret Show''. He has appeared in a number of shows for the BBC with Steve Coogan, including '' The Trip'' series in 2010, released as a feature film later that year; and '' The Trip to Italy'' in 2014 and '' The Trip to Spain'' in 2017 and '' The Trip to Greece'' in 2020, also edited and released as feature films. Since 2009, Brydon has presented the BBC One comedy panel show '' Would I Lie to You?'' after previously playing himself as host of a fictional panel show in ''Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive'', which ran on BBC Three from 2006 until 2007. In addition to presenting his own late-night chat show, ''The Rob Brydon Show'', for two years a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greed (2019 Film)
''Greed'' is a 2019 satirical black comedy film written and directed by Michael Winterbottom. The film stars Steve Coogan, David Mitchell, Asa Butterfield, Dinita Gohil, Sophie Cookson, Jonny Sweet, Asim Chaudhry, Shirley Henderson, and Isla Fisher. The film centres around Sir Richard McCreadie, played by Coogan, a billionaire high-street fashion mogul loosely based on Arcadia Group chairman Philip Green, and events surrounding the build-up to his 60th birthday celebrations on the Greek island of Mykonos. ''Greed'' had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on 7 September 2019, and was released in the United Kingdom on 21 February 2020 by Sony Pictures Releasing International. Plot The film takes a non-linear approach to the life of Sir Richard "Greedy" McCreadie, a billionaire fashion mogul. After a recent damaging appearance at a government inquiry into financial and ethical abuse within the fashion industry, McCreadie has decided to publish his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Night At The Museum (film Series)
''Night at the Museum'' is a mixed live action and computer-animated American media franchise of fantasy-comedy films based on the 1993 children's book ''The Night at the Museum'' by Milan Trenc, are directed by Shawn Levy and written by Robert Ben Garant and Thomas Lennon. Starring Ben Stiller as a museum night security guard named Larry Daley, the first three films also star an ensemble cast featuring Robin Williams, Owen Wilson, Ricky Gervais, Steve Coogan, Patrick Gallagher, Rami Malek, Mizuo Peck, Mickey Rooney, Bill Cobbs, and Dick Van Dyke, while the video game and fourth film feature a recast ensemble of voice actors. Films ''Night at the Museum'' (2006) When Larry Daley ( Ben Stiller), a divorced father who was having trouble finding a job, applies for a job at the American Museum of Natural History, he is assigned as a night guard. However, a seemingly easy job turns out to be a wild ride when he finds that an ancient spell has caused the exhibits of the museum t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruby Sparks
''Ruby Sparks'' is a 2012 American romantic fantasy comedy-drama film written by Zoe Kazan and directed by Valerie Faris and Jonathan Dayton. It stars Paul Dano as an anxious novelist whose fictional character, Ruby Sparks, played by Kazan, comes to life, and his struggles to reconcile his idealized vision of her with her increasing independence. The score was composed by Nick Urata of the band DeVotchKa. Plot Calvin Weir-Fields is a novelist who found incredible success at an early age but is struggling to recreate the success of his first book, as well as to forge relationships. His therapist tasks him to write a page about someone who likes his dog, Scotty. After a dream in which he meets a strange young woman, Calvin is inspired to write about her, admitting to Dr. Rosenthal that he is falling in love with this character and telling him all about "Ruby Sparks". Calvin's brother Harry and sister-in-law Susie come to visit, and Susie finds women's clothing around the ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Other Guys
''The Other Guys'' is a 2010 American buddy cop action comedy film directed by Adam McKay, who co-wrote it with Chris Henchy. It stars Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg with Eva Mendes, Michael Keaton, Steve Coogan, Ray Stevenson, Samuel L. Jackson and Dwayne Johnson in supporting roles. This film is the fourth of five collaborations between Ferrell and McKay, following '' Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy'' (2004), '' Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby'' (2006), and '' Step Brothers'' (2008), and followed by '' Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues'' (2013). ''The Other Guys'' is the only one not to be co-written by Ferrell. It is also the first of three collaborations between Ferrell and Wahlberg, who later reunited in '' Daddy's Home'' (2015) and ''Daddy's Home 2'' (2017). The film was released in the United States on August 6, 2010. It was well received by critics and grossed $170 million worldwide. Plot Allen Gamble and Terry Hoitz are both officers of the New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
