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  Craig Ferguson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Craig Ferguson (born May 17, 1962) is a Scottish Emmy-nominated actor, film director, screenwriter, comedian, composer, and novelist.
Ferguson was born in Glasgow, and raised in nearby Cumbernauld.
Craig Ferguson's novel Between the Bridge and the River was released on April 10, 2006.
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 Craig Ferguson
Craig Ferguson dropped out of high school "mainly to drink," and started in show business as a drummer in Bastards From Hell, a punk band that went nowhere.
In The Craig Ferguson Story, a 1990 special on Britain's Channel 4, he presented his life for laughs, with Peter Cook playing Ferguson's father as a washed-up vaudevillian and an overbearing presence in his son's life.
The Craig Ferguson Show was a short-run sketch comedy series in Britain, and he later hosted The Dirt Detective, a BBC educational series on archaeology, and starred in a popular sketch show called The Ferguson Theory.
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 bigfatworkbook : Television Thursday: Craig Ferguson & Sarah Silverman   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
It's Scotsman Craig Ferguson, the same guy who played the smarmy, moustache twirling englishman on the late Drew Carey Show, as well as the sleazy, slicked back alter ego of the marooned in space Dave Lister on the classic British comedy Red Dwarf in a single episode named Confidence and Paranoia.
Ferguson's fine comic timing, his amiable silliness, his warmth, wit and excellent skills as an interviewer, conversationalist and raconteur.
Read about Craig Ferguson's monologue on the death of his father, Robert Ferguson, here.
www.greatestjournal.com /users/bigfatworkbook/5120.html   (235 words)

  
 Craig Ferguson - Session Musician   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Craig was born in 1981 in Portland, Oregon.
Craig quickly became involved in the Berklee community performing in recitals, recording projects, and playing sessions and gigs with musicians such as Bruce Katz, Chris Enright, Gabriel Louise, Matt Willis, Mike Stavitz, and Greg Toro.
Soon thereafter, Craig began to frequent the Bluegrass Pickin' Party at the Cantab Lounge in Cambridge, MA and perform with Dave Yannuzzi, Charlie Worsham and Joe Walsh.
www.craigfergusonmusic.com   (401 words)

  
 The Orleans Hotel and Casino   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Craig got his start in the entertainment industry as a drummer for some of the worst punk bands in the U.K., a profession he held for several years.
Craig has won over the late-night television crowd and now he has dipped into the literary waters with his debut novel Between the Bridge and River.
Craig states it was a story he had to get it out and writing a book gave him the freedom he would not otherwise have on the air.
www.orleanscasino.com /entertainment/craig-ferguson.html   (472 words)

  
 Craig Ferguson   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Craig Ferguson, who took over from Craig Kilborn in January as host of CBS's "Late Late Show," freely admits to drawing on several other shows.
Funnyman Craig Ferguson is championing fellow Scot Gerard Butler as the next 007 - because he thinks that's the best chance he has for a dream role as a Bond baddie.
Craig Ferguson, the bemused Scotsman who won the sweepstakes to host the "Late Late Show," is taking the show to new ratings heights.
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 CBS | Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Ferguson has written the feature films "The Big Tease" and "Saving Grace." In 2003, Ferguson made his directorial debut with "I'll Be There," which he also wrote and starred in.
Ferguson has also written his first novel, Between the Bridge and the River, which is set to be released this spring.
Ferguson, who took over as host of THE LATE LATE SHOW on January 3, 2005, is also one of its writers.
www.cbs.com /latenight/latelate/bio   (284 words)

  
 deseretnews.com | Craig Ferguson untied
The amiable Ferguson refers to it as "the first time I disobeyed Peter" — the man who hired him to host "The Late Late Show" and a late-night legend in his own right.
Ferguson's "Late Late Show" finished the 2005-06 season as the most-watched since the show began in 1995 — better than it did with either Tom Snyder (1995-99) or Craig Kilborn (1999-2004) as hosts.
Ferguson averaged 1.94 million viewers and put the show closer to NBC's "Late Night With Conan O'Brien" (trailing 510,000 viewers) than it's been since 1995.
deseretnews.com /dn/view/0,1249,635213263,00.html   (554 words)

  
 Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
By August of 1994, Craig Ferguson was established as one of Great Britain's leading comedians - he had just had huge success at the Edinburgh Festival.
Perhaps Craig Ferguson is best known to American audiences as the supercilious Nigel Wick, Drew Carey's boss on ABC's The Drew Carey Show, a role he played for eight years to much acclaim.
Ferguson can also be seen in Warner Brothers' Chain of Fools with Jeffrey Goldblum, Selma Hayak and Steve Zahn.
www.craig-ferguson.net /biography.htm   (636 words)

  
 Craig Ferguson Biography :: Hollywood.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Ferguson was first seen on American television in two "Just for Laughs" specials on Showtime, which led to an unsold 1989 CBS pilot, "High", directed by Bruce Paltrow.
Ferguson was lured back to the States in 1995 to co-star in "Maybe This Time", an ABC series starring Betty White and Marie Osmond, in which he played a diner cook.
Ferguson then starred as a pop star whose life changes for the better once he discovers he has a teenage daughter in the feature comedy "I'll Be There” (2003).
www.hollywood.com /celebs/fulldetail/id/188044   (556 words)

  
 Hommage de Craig Ferguson à son père | matizha.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Craig Ferguson used the show to pay tribute to his father, Robert Ferguson, who died on Sunday.
Dressed in a fl suit and tie, Craig opened the show with a monologue that was moving, emotional, and funny all at the same time.
From time to time, Ferguson had to catch himself as he reminisced; he got especially emotional when he described an affectionate gesture his dad gave on his deathbed, one that he hadn’t done since Craig was a kid.
www.matizha.com /articles/hommage-de-craig-ferguson-a-son-pere   (368 words)

  
 Craig Ferguson @ Filmbug
Craig Ferguson is one of Scotland's most popular and acclaimed comedians.
By 1994, Ferguson had created several BBC self-titled specials and series, starred for one year in the hit West End revival of The Rocky Horror Picture Show and toured nationally in Dario Fo's Accidental Death of an Anarchist.
Ferguson has also signed a two-picture writing/producing deal with Paramount Pictures, with the first film slated for production with Jagged Films and Mick Jagger set to star.
www.filmbug.com /db/259800   (249 words)

  
 At a low ebb in life, Craig Ferguson wrote a novel. Now it's being lavished with lots of attention, and all he craves ...
Craig Ferguson steps confidently over shattered car window glass and street garbage as he makes his way to a fl stretch limousine parked incongruously in the alley behind the Edinburgh Castle Pub.
In his first 18 months, Ferguson has gained a devoted fan base that loves his unscripted monologues, breezy irreverence and candor -- he is always forthcoming about his struggles with divorce, alcoholism and being a part-time parent to his 5-year-old son.
Ferguson's comedic forte is his spontaneity with an audience; earlier in the evening he invited the Edinburgh Castle audience to pepper him with questions.
www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/06/05/DDGOGJ7ERM1.DTL   (1100 words)

  
 Jefferson Lab Leadership Team - Craig Ferguson
Craig Ferguson is the Jefferson Lab Associate Director for Environment, Safety, Health and Quality where he is responsible for the development of general laboratory policies and plans to meet the Lab’s obligation to operate in a manner that protects the environment and the health and safety of staff and visitors.
Craig plays a critical role by serving as the Lab’s advocate for EHandS and represents the Lab on EHandS matters to the Lab’s contractor, the general public, the Department of Energy and concerned regulatory agencies.
Ferguson is a member of the Health Physics Society, the National Safety Council, the National Registry of Radiation Protection Technologists and the American Society of Safety Engineers.
www.jlab.org /div_dept/directorate/directors/CFerguson.html   (300 words)

  
 tbs.com - The Drew Carey Show - Craig Ferguson
Craig is very well known in the US for his work on "The Drew Carey Show," but overseas in his native Scotland, he's known as writer-actor-musician-comedian-who knows what else.
Craig has written and starred in the feature films Saving Grace and The Big Tease, and has appeared in numerous TV shows, including his own show "The Ferguson Theory" in the UK.
Craig's appearances on TV talk shows cause a stir - particularly one appearance on "Conan O'Brien" that literally left O'Brien speechless - he was laughing so hard that Craig had to do all the talking.
www.tbs.com /stories/story/0,,323,00.html   (208 words)

  
 Craig Ferguson & Co - Corporate and Commercial Legal Services
Many of his clients consider Craig to be their in-house solicitor – given the opportunity, we hope you will do the same.
Craig has the experience and expertise to provide the advice and support which allows his clients to make better business decisions and complete deals on the most advantageous terms.
Craig, and partner Jayne Anderton, will put into place the legal framework you will need to manage your commercial, financial and associated company transactions.
www.craig-ferguson.co.uk   (174 words)

  
 Amazon.ca: Between the Bridge and the River: Books: Craig Ferguson   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Ferguson is best-known to Americans as host of The Late Late Show, and moviegoers may recognize him as the Glasgow hairdresser in The Big Tease and the pot-puffing lead in Saving Grace.
Ferguson pokes good-natured fun at the media, pop culture, reality TV, religion, and, of course, Scotland as the novel jumps gleefully from Glasgow to London to Paris to Miami to Vegas to L.A., and from one character to another, while somehow managing to make weird literary sense.
Craig skilfully weaves multiple storylines that intersect with the slight-of-hand skill of a magician.
www.amazon.ca /Between-Bridge-River-Craig-Ferguson/dp/0811853756   (771 words)

  
 Is Craig Ferguson as good as Conan? - TV Squad
You can tell Craig is at ease in front of the camera every time he delivers one of his patented monolouges, which early on evolved from a series of bad jokes into a combination of observation and storytelling that definitely plays to Ferguson's comedic strengths.
And, the new Craig seems to be fairly adept at interviews, as well; he's engaged and interested in his guests and doesn't look like he's looking for an opportunity to slip in a self-serving joke, as Conan always seems to be doing.
Craig is much better than Conan, and I think his ratings might even surpass Conan's in the next year...he's closing in on him.
www.tvsquad.com /2005/12/01/is-craig-ferguson-as-good-as-conan   (2470 words)

  
 partyinkingston.com / actor's spotlight / craig ferguson
Craig is a natural comedian, a great mimic and has a broad repertoire of accents other than his own Scottish brogue.
Craig Ferguson starred in the excellent comedic films “Saving Grace” and “The Big Tease” and also played Drew Carey’s drunken boss Nigel Wick on “The Drew Carey Show” from 1996-2003.
I have to admit that Craig often has trouble staying on track with the questions he asks his guests because if he’s not laughing, they are and neither of them can concentrate.
www.partyinkingston.com /movies/spotlight-craigferguson.html   (732 words)

  
 Late Night Raises The Burr (washingtonpost.com)
Craig Ferguson is sitting in his tidy office at CBS's Television City several hours before the taping of his nightly show (or "the shoo," as he calls it), talking about growing up in the small town of Cumbernald, just outside Glasgow, Scotland.
His predecessor, Craig Kilborn, hosted for five seasons, and it was fine as far as it went, except for Kilborn's slight, bratty chilliness -- it was too frat-boy, Kilborn's detractors said.
Ferguson talks about his ex-wife (they are friendly; she runs a Pilates center and lives two doors from his house, and went with him to Clive Davis's Grammy party) and his 4-year-old son, Milo (he shares custody).
www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/articles/A32632-2005Mar13.html   (678 words)

  
 New 'Late' host says it's not just for laughs   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
NEW YORK -- Craig Ferguson doesn't fit the mold of the typical late-night talk show host -- and doesn't plan to be.
When he got the call to step in as one of the guest hosts to possibly replace Craig Kilborn, Ferguson was putting the finishing touches on something decidedly un-show-businesslike: a dark comedic novel that doesn't yet have a publisher.
Ferguson acknowledges that his varied experiences are going to serve him well in his new job, although he is quick to point out that he hasn't done standup in 10 years.
www.hollywoodreporter.com /thr/columns/apple_corps_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000740289   (588 words)

  
 Scotsman.com News - Craig Ferguson   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
SCOTS comedian Craig Ferguson stayed true to his heritage when he turned up to present the Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas.
ALMOST a year ago, US television critics roundly damned America's newest late-night talk-show host, with one claiming the Scottish comedian Craig Ferguson had a "three-pints-later-at-the-pub air to him" as his gags fell flat.
Craig began his career playing drums for a number of punk bands, until he met the Tron Theatre's artistic director, who persuaded him to give acting a go.
news.scotsman.com /topics.cfm?tid=1212   (262 words)

  
 The Late Late Show (CBS TV series) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
However, his replacement Craig Kilborn was still working out the kinks in the new show's format, so the 62-year-old Snyder amiably agreed to 'help out the new guy' by filling in for another week before leaving the show.
The desk was later totally destroyed by the models, and Craig returned, after the commercial break, with a card table covered by a checkered picnic cloth.
Ferguson's impersonation of Prince Charles includes a costume consisting of a wig, false teeth, huge fake ears, and a red robe.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Late_Late_Show_with_Craig_Ferguson   (1782 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Between the Bridge and the River: Books: Craig Ferguson   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Ferguson at the LA Times Festival of Books (a gargantuan annual convergence of authors and readers at UCLA), and he proved as personable and charming there as he seems on the telly.
Craig, by all means use the CBS vehicle to get your face etched firmly into American popular culture.
Ferguson does have the European habit of assuming most Americans, especially those in the countryside, are just plain weird, but this *is* supposed to be entertaining: I suppose if he peopled the book with average citizens, it'd be much more boring.
www.amazon.com /Between-Bridge-River-Craig-Ferguson/dp/0811853756   (1869 words)

  
 The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson TV Show - The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson Television Show - TV.com
Ferguson was selected from a number of guest hosts after previous host Craig Kilborn stepped down in August 2004.
Many people might recognize Craig as "Nigel Wick," Drew Carey's boss from "The Drew Carey Show." The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson follows the traditional "late night talk show formula," which includes the host coming out from backstage and talking to...
When Craig Ferguson was selected over Michael Ian Black to host the "Late, Late Show," David Letterman must have been concerned about not being as hip or smooth as Black.
www.tv.com /the-late-late-show-with-craig-ferguson/show/22830/summary.html   (451 words)

  
 Scotsman.com News - The Eligibles 2005 - top 50 men
The lead singer of the band NME dubbed 'Britain's booziest', Gary could be forgiven for raising a...
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news.scotsman.com /topics.cfm?tid=1363&id=2276832005   (433 words)

  
 Craig Ferguson: Funny In Print, Debut Novel Has Wild Cast Of Characters - CBS News
The host of "The Late Late Show" on CBS is out with his debut novel, "Between the Bridge and the River." It's a comic story with an eclectic cast of characters, and it takes a dig at just about everyone.
Ferguson said it was a story he had to get out, and writing a book gave him freedom he wouldn't have on the air.
Craig Ferguson, comedian and host of CBS' "The Late Late Show," talks with Rene Syler about his new book, "Between the Bridge and the River."
www.cbsnews.com /stories/2006/04/21/earlyshow/leisure/books/main1530546.shtml   (537 words)

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