Biography
Actor, comedian, screenwriter, writer - and all this in one person. Simon Pegg is known in the Native Britain and outside the Motherland, although there was a lot of difficulties on his path. Today he is a star of Hollywood blockbuster, an influential producer and director who is not afraid of experiments. Pegg is generously divided by original ideas with his fans, acquiring increasingly fame.Childhood and youth
The actor was born on February 14, 1970 in the family of civil servant and jazz musician. At birth, the boy received the name Simon John Bakingham. Father had to work out by the seller in the store of musical instruments. The relationships of the parents were not laid, as a result, the marriage collapsed. Simon then was 7 years old. Soon the mother married the second time and changed the surname of the Son on the surname of the second spouse.
Embed from getty imagesPegg changed not one school, and then entered the college and took up in-depth study of English literature. In those years, the guy has already been fond of cinema and theater. Another of his passion was music - the father's hens affected. Simon became a drummer in the rock band, but the desire to mix people was closer to him than speeches in the music team.
After College Pegg purposefully entered the University of Bristol at the Faculty of Dramatic Art. To somehow provide yourself, Simon worked as a seller of the male department store. In student years, the guy constantly participated in contests and theatrical ideas. The parody of the novice artist became the parody: appearing in front of the audience in comical images, he felt confident.
The artist has developed its own technique for the presentation of satirical material, which was built on the principles of paradox and nonsense. Simon made the main heroine of their numbers, from whose person communicated with the audience.
In 1991, Pegg received a diploma of the university. Another 2 years, a young man spent in Bristol, and then left for London, where the star period began in the artist's creative biography.
Television and films
Television career began in 1995. Simon was invited to participate in the show "Six pairs of pants." Then he began to appear in the program "Vera to the Future", "Hippie" and others. At the recordings of one of the programs, Simon met Edgar Write, and this meeting was for a novice comedian fateful.In 1999, Pegg became one of the authors of the project Spaced, for which was nominated for the award as the best new comedian. The actor not only wrote a scenario to Sitkom, but also starred in it. In the project, Pegg got with the support of Edgar Wright. This series and today is popular with the British. In addition to this project, the artist participated in writing scenarios for another 20 films, among which the Psychiatric Hospital, "Bolshaya", "Free Jimmy".
After 5 years, Simon starred in the comedy "Zombies named Sean". The script for the film The man wrote together with Edgar Write. After filming the comedian admitted that he was pleased to play Sean, because the character looks like him. A year later, work was followed in the rating British scientific and popular TV series "Doctor Who", where the artist played the editor.
In the same year, the comedian tried the strength in the new role: Simon starred in the horror movie George Romero "Land of the Dead". Together with Writh Pegg, he performed the episodic role of zombies, chained to the wall in the entertainment center, with whom everyone can be photographed.
In 2006, Simon was invited to the role of an assistant to the main character in the picture "Mission Impossible - 3". The main role was played by Tom Cruise. In the same year, Pegg in collaboration with Worde completed work on the film "Type Cool Legal" film. In the next 3 years, he starred in 2-3 pictures per year, but the role of artist was offered small. He played the main character in the project on his own scenario "Paul. Secret material. " The Symmon Hero challenges in America in Aliemplane.
Embed from getty imagesIn the summer of 2013, the film "Armagedes" came to the screens, which became the last in the trilogy "blood and ice cream". Simon has brilliantly played the former drug addictive Gary King, who decided to collect friends and arrange a large-scale alkomaphon in the city bars.
At the same time, the screens came out a fantastic fighter "StarTrek: Retribution", in which Pegg played Captain Lieutenant Montgomery. The main roles in the film, held in the franchise "Star Path", also went to Chris Paine, Zakari Quilanto, Zoe Saldan and Benedict Cumberbet.
Another major project was expected by the actor in 2 years. Pegg starred in the film "Star Wars: Awakening Force", the genre of which is defined as a space opera. The picture, in which Simon fulfilled the role of the character of the second plan of UNKAR Platt, became the seventh episode of "Star Wars".
2017 brought the act a participation in two projects: "Star Wars. Episode VIII, "in which Simon again appeared in the image of Unshar Platt, and the Thriller" Cunday ", where I reincarnated in the Character of Bill.
Embed from getty imagesSoon with the participation of the British on the screens came out the fantastic film Stephen Spielberg "The first player to get ready. The picture was discussed about a virtual game that replaced people with real life. Film received positive feedback and brought the creators of about $ 600 million.
In 2018, the artist replenished his filmography of the two TV shows - the fantastic comedy "boys" and the doll film fantasy "Dark Crystal: The Epoch of Resistance". Simon played the leading role in Horror about chtonic monsters and students of the private school "Rules of Boyni".
Personal life
Pegg leaves a personal life behind the scenes. The actor married Morin McCann, the wedding took place on July 23, 2005 in Glasgow. The actor Nick Frost became a witness from the bridegroom, with whom Simon repeatedly crossed on the set.
Embed from getty imagesOn July 6, 2009, Pegg and his wife had a daughter of Matilda, the artist officially informed fans through the personal official website and Twitter. In the network photo girls falls infrequently.
Simon's fans note the similarity of the British actor with a colleague on the acting shop by Michael Tire. Even their growth is almost the same: Pegg is above the tire only 3 cm (178 cm with weight 86 kg). The actor is known for roles in the films "Alice in Wonderland", where she appeared in the role of a white rabbit, as well as in the three sagas of the film "Twilight" in the image of Hero Aro.
Simon Pegg now
Now the British performer continues to implement creative plans that concern not only his acting profession. Pegg took over the decreement of the work of the Nile Gamean "Ocean at the end of the road". The film will be created in the genre of the series. Simon will perform in a new project as a director.Embed from getty imagesIt exercises its first experience in the new capacity on the basis of the Stolen Picture created in 2017, co-founders of whom Pegg himself and his friend Nick Frost. Colleagues are also planning to release the project on the book of Harry Harrison The Technicolor Time Machine.
The fans of the British creative duet pleased the news that the actors took over the creation of the series "Pravda seekers", the premiere of which was scheduled for 2020. In the film we are talking about ghost hunters. The production of the series is engaged in the company Stolen Picture.
Filmography
- 1997 - "We know where you live"
- 1999 - "Hippie"
- 2004 - "Zombies named Sean"
- 2005 - "Doctor Who"
- 2006 - "Mission Impossible - 3"
- 2009 - "Star Path"
- 2013 - "Starterk: Retribution"
- 2013 - "Armagedes"
- 2014 - "Hector's travel in search of happiness"
- 2015 - "Star Wars: Awakening of Power"
- 2016 - "Star Trek: Infinity"
- 2017 - "Star Wars. Episode VIII "
- 2018 - "First player to get ready"
- 2018 - "Guys"
- 2018 - "Mission impossible: consequences"