Craig Ferguson (born 17 May 1962) is a Scottish actor, film director, screenwriter, comedian, composer, and novelist. He is the current, Emmy-nominated host of CBS's The Late Late Show.
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Ferguson was born to Robert and Janet Ferguson, one of four siblings that also include actor Lynn Ferguson, in Glasgow and raised in nearby Cumbernauld. He lived in London for eight years, where he was a drummer in a little-known punk band called Bastards from Hell. The band changed its name to Dreamboys, performing regularly in Glasgow in 1980-1982. Other members of the band included vocalist Peter Capaldi (later a successful screen actor and an Oscar winner for an animated short), Temple Clark on bass guitar and Roddy Murray on guitar. The band released one 45 rpm single, entitled Bela Lugosi's Birthday. He returned to Scotland, where he was a bartender and bouncer.
His first visit to the United States was as a teen, when he traveled with his family to spend time with his uncle James, who lived on Long Island. At one point he lived in New York City, where he worked in construction in Harlem and as a bouncer at the Coyote Ugly Saloon in the East Village.
Ferguson has two sisters (one older and one younger) and one older brother. His sister Lynn is a successful comedian, presenter and actress who provided the voice of Mac in Chicken Run, has done programmes about Millport and presented The Fringe Show with Rich Hall. His brother Scott worked for STV and is married to actress Terri Lalley (Restless Natives, Take the High Road). His elder sister Janice is a successful businesswoman and fellowship member of IOSH.
He is twice-divorced with a son, Milo (born 2001) from his second marriage, and shares custody with his ex-wife, who lives nearby in Los Angeles. His first book, Between the Bridge and the River is dedicated to Milo.
A recovering alcoholic, Ferguson has been sober since 1992. On February 19, 2007, he brought up the subject of Britney Spears' recent bizarre behavior and expressed dismay at the trend of late night comedians taking shots at troubled celebrities. In place of such jokes he discussed his own experiences with alcoholism and recovery, suggesting that, in his experience, help could be found "very near the front of the telephone book", an allusion to Alcoholics Anonymous.
A Bit of Trivia:
- Ferguson had a chalazion surgically removed from his eyelid.
- Ferguson is a fan of the NCAA Texas Longhorns and Scottish football club Partick Thistle.
- Ferguson played rugby union at secondary school.
- Ferguson often jokes about his self-proclaimed famousness for predicting the winners of such big sporting games as the Rose Bowl, World Series, Super Bowl, NBA Finals, etc., just by looking at the team's logos.
- A recording of his stage act as Bing Hitler was made at Glasgow's Tron Theatre and released in the 1980s. In addition, a Bing Hitler monologue ('A Lecture for Burns Night') appears on the compilation cassette Honey at the Core.
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