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#Craig ferguson milo hamish ferguson tv

Beginning in 1991, he appeared on stage as Brad Majors in the London productions of The Rocky Horror Show alongside Anthony Head who was playing Dr. Ferguson travelled throughout the country examining archaeological history including Skara Brae and Paisley Abbey.įerguson has also found success in musical theatre.

#Craig ferguson milo hamish ferguson series

In 1993, Ferguson presented a series of Scottish archaeology for Scottish Television entitled Dirt Detective. This was followed by Ferguson's own 1992 show 2000 Not Out. In 1990 a pilot was broadcast The Craig Ferguson Show a one-off comedy pilot for Granada Television which co-starred Paul Whitehouse and Helen Atkinson-Wood. A recording of his stage act as Bing Hitler was made at Glasgow's Tron Theatre and released in the 1980s a Bing Hitler monologue ('A Lecture for Burns Nights') appeared on the compilation cassette Honey at the Core.Īfter enjoying success at Edingburgh Festival, Ferguson appeared on television in Red Dwarf STV's Hogmanay Show and the 1993 One Foot in the Grave Christmas special One Foot in the Algarve. Ferguson credits Capaldi for inspiring him to do comedy.Īfter a nerve-wracking first appearance, Ferguson decided to create a character that was a 'parody of all the uber-patriotic native folk singers who seemed to infect every public performance in Scotland' the character 'Bing Hitler' (actually coined by Capaldi as Ferguson started under the name 'Nico Fulton' but admittedly later stole the name for his 'own nefarious ends') premiered in Glasgow and subsequently became a hit at the 1986 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. The band later renamed 'Dreamboys' and fronted by vocalist Peter Capaldi performed regularly in Glasgow from 1980 to 1982. Ferguson then later joined a punk band called The B*tards from Hell. Ferguson later became a bouncer at the nightclub Save the Robots.įerguson's experience in entertainment began as a drummer in a rock band called Exposure. Where he moved to New York City in 1983, he worked in construction in Harlem. His first was United States was as a teenager to visit an uncle who lived in Long Island near New York. At age sixteen, Ferguson dropped out of Cumberland High School and began an apprenticeship to be an electronics technician at a local factory of American company Burroughs Corporation. Ferguson attended Murifeld Primary School and Cumberland High School. They lived there as Glasgow was re-housing many people following damage to the city from World War II. Ferguson was raised Scottish Presbyterian When he was six months old, he and his family moved from their Springburg apartment to a council house in Cumberland. Ferguson has also written two books: Between the Bridge and the River, a novel, and American on Purpose, a memoir.įerguson was born in Stobhill Hospital, in the Springburg district of Glasgow, Scotland, to Robert and Janet Ferguson on and raised by nearby Cumbernauld growing up 'chubby and bullied'. Ferguson has written and starred in three films, directing one of them.

In 2021, he began hosting the ABC-TV primetime game show The Hustler.Īfter starting his career in Britain with music, comedy and theatre, Ferguson moved to the United States where he found success in the role of Nigel Wick on The Drew Carey Show. Additionally, Ferguson hosted the syndicated game show Celebrity Name Game from 2014-2017. Ferguson was the host of The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson an Emmy Award-nominated, Peabody Award-winning late night talk show that aired on CBS from January 2005 to December 2014. hosting CBS's The Late Late Show with Craig FergusonĬraig Ferguson (born ) is a Scottish-born American television host, stand-up comedian, writer, actor, director, author, producer and voice artist.playing Nigel Wick on the hit ABC sitcom The Drew Carey Show.

#Craig ferguson milo hamish ferguson tv

TV host, stand-up comedian, writer, actor, director, author, producer, voice artist Springburn, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom