Craig Ferguson Bio | wiki

Craig Ferguson is a Scottish-American comedian, actor, writer, and television host. He became known for hosting the CBS late-night talk show The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson from 2005 to 2014. 

Craig won a Peabody Award in 2009 for his interview with South African archbishop Desmond Tutu that year. He also hosted the syndicated game show Celebrity Name Game in 2014 for which he won two Daytime Emmy Awards, and Join or Die in 2016.

In 2017, Craig released a six-episode web show with his wife, Megan Wallace Cunningham, titled Couple Thinkers. After commencing his career in the UK with music, comedy, and theatre, Craig moved to the U.S., where he appeared in the role of Nigel Wick on the ABC sitcom The Drew Carey Show in 1996.

Craig Ferguson Age

Craig was born on May 17, 1962, in Springburn, Glasgow, United Kingdom. He is 60 years old.

Craig Ferguson Height

He is a man of above-average stature and stands at a height of 6 ft 1 in (Approx. 1.87 m).

Craig Ferguson Family

He was born in Stobhill Hospital in the Springburn district of Glasgow, to his parents Robert and Janet Ferguson. When he was 6 months old, he and his family moved in the nearby New Town of Cumbernauld, where he grew up. Craig has three siblings named Lynn, Scott, and Janice.

His first visit to the United States was in 1975, at the age of 13, to visit an uncle in Long Island. When he moved to New York City in 1983, Craig worked in construction in Harlem. Later, he became a bouncer at the nightclub Save the Robots before returning to Scotland.

Craig Ferguson Wife | Spouse

Craig has married three times and divorced twice. He first married Anne Hogarth from 1983 to 1986, during which time they lived in New York. Craig then married Sascha Corwin, founder, and proprietor of Los Angeles’ SpySchool, with whom he has one son Milo Hamish. Together, the two share custody of their son and lived near each other in the Hollywood Hills.

Later, Craig married art dealer Megan Wallace-Cunningham in a private ceremony on her family’s farm in Chester, Vermont in 2008. Together, the couple shares a son Liam James who was born in 2011.

Craig Ferguson Education

He attended Muirfield Primary School and Cumbernauld High School. At age 16, Craig left high school and started an apprenticeship to be an electronics technician at a local factory of American company Burroughs Corporation.

Craig Ferguson Late Late Show

In December 2004, it was announced that Craig would succeed Craig Kilborn on CBS’s The Late Late Show. His first show as the regular host aired on 3 January 2005. Craig had a remotely operated robot skeleton named Geoff Peterson and two silent performers in a pantomime horse costume that were added in 2010.

The Late Late Show averaged 2.0 million viewers in its 2007 season, compared with 2.5 million for Late Night with Conan O’Brien. In April 2008, the show beat Late Night with Conan O’Brien for weekly ratings of 1.88 million to 1.77 million for the first time since the two shows went head-to-head with their respective hosts. On 28 April 2014, Craig announced he would leave The Late Late Show at the end of 2014, with the final episode airing on 19 December.

Craig Ferguson Game Show

In October 2013, it was announced that Craig would host the syndicated game show Celebrity Name Game, produced by Coquette Productions. The syndicated series started airing on September 22, 2014. He received Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Game Show Host for Celebrity Name Game in 2015 and 2016. On December 2, 2016, it became announced that the series would end after three seasons.

Craig Ferguson Tattoos

Craig has five tattoos which include the Join, or Die political cartoon on his right forearm. He also has a Ferguson family crest with the Latin motto Dulcius ex asperis on his upper right arm in honor of his father, and a Celtic cross with the Ingram clan motto Magnanimous esto on his upper left arm in honor of his mother.

Craig Ferguson Book

Between the Bridge and the River 2006.

American on Purpose: The Improbable Adventures of an Unlikely Patriot 2009.

Riding the Elephant: A Memoir of Altercations, Humiliations, Hallucinations, and Observations 2019.

Craig Ferguson Net Worth

He earns his wealth from his career, therefore, he has amassed a fortune over the years. Craig’s estimated net worth is $30 million.

Is Craig Ferguson Married

Craig married art dealer Megan Wallace-Cunningham in a private ceremony on her family’s farm in Chester, Vermont in 2008. Together, the couple shares a son Liam James who was born in 2011.

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