Simon John Pegg (né Beckingham; born 14 February 1970) is an English
actor, comedian, screenwriter, and producer. He came to public
prominence in the UK as the co-creator of the Channel 4 sitcom Spaced,
directed by Edgar Wright. He went on to co-write and star in the Three
Flavours Cornetto film trilogy: Shaun of the Dead (2004), Hot Fuzz
(2007), and The World's End (2013). He and Nick Frost wrote and
starred in the sci-fi film Paul (2011).Pegg is one of the few
performers to have achieved what Radio Times calls "the Holy Grail of
nerd-dom", playing popular supporting characters in Doctor Who (2005),
Star Trek as Montgomery "Scotty" Scott (2009â€"2016), and Star Wars:
The Force Awakens (2015). He currently stars as Benji Dunn in the
Mission: Impossible film series (2006â€"present), and he played the
Chamberlain in The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance (2019).Pegg was
born and raised in Brockworth, Gloucestershire, the son of Gillian
Rosemary (née Smith), a former civil servant, and John Henry
Beckingham, a jazz musician and keyboard salesman. His parents
divorced when he was seven and he took the surname of his stepfather
(Pegg) after his mother remarried. Pegg attended Castle Hill Primary
School, Brockworth Comprehensive Secondary School, and The King's
School, Gloucester.
actor, comedian, screenwriter, and producer. He came to public
prominence in the UK as the co-creator of the Channel 4 sitcom Spaced,
directed by Edgar Wright. He went on to co-write and star in the Three
Flavours Cornetto film trilogy: Shaun of the Dead (2004), Hot Fuzz
(2007), and The World's End (2013). He and Nick Frost wrote and
starred in the sci-fi film Paul (2011).Pegg is one of the few
performers to have achieved what Radio Times calls "the Holy Grail of
nerd-dom", playing popular supporting characters in Doctor Who (2005),
Star Trek as Montgomery "Scotty" Scott (2009â€"2016), and Star Wars:
The Force Awakens (2015). He currently stars as Benji Dunn in the
Mission: Impossible film series (2006â€"present), and he played the
Chamberlain in The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance (2019).Pegg was
born and raised in Brockworth, Gloucestershire, the son of Gillian
Rosemary (née Smith), a former civil servant, and John Henry
Beckingham, a jazz musician and keyboard salesman. His parents
divorced when he was seven and he took the surname of his stepfather
(Pegg) after his mother remarried. Pegg attended Castle Hill Primary
School, Brockworth Comprehensive Secondary School, and The King's
School, Gloucester.
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