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Biography
Simon John Pegg (né Beckingham; born 14 February 1970) is an English actor, comedian and screenwriter. He came to prominence in the UK as the co-creator of the Channel 4 sitcom Spaced (1999–2001), directed by Edgar Wright. He and Wright co-wrote the films Shaun of the Dead (2004), Hot Fuzz (2007), and The World's End (2013), known collectively as the Three Flavours Cornetto trilogy, all of which saw Wright directing and Pegg starring alongside Nick Frost. Pegg and Frost also wrote and starred in the sci-fi comedy film Paul (2011).
Pegg is one of the few performers to have achieved what Radio Times calls the "Holy Grail of Nerd-dom", having played popular supporting characters in Doctor Who (2005), Star Trek as Montgomery "Scotty" Scott (2009–2016), and Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015). He starred as Benji Dunn in six Mission: Impossible films, beginning with Mission: Impossible III (2006) and ending with Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (2025). He has also provided the voice of Buck in the Ice Age film series (2009–present).
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Interesting facts
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The actor has sectoral heterochromia (a change in color covering the iris in certain sectors, entirely from the pupillary edge to the root, that is, involving the pupillary and ciliary zones). His eye color is gray-blue, but his right eye is partially brown.
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He lost more than 12 kg (28 pounds) for his role in the film Hot Fuzz.
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Pegg is the godfather of Martin Freeman's son.
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Simon Pegg is an honorary member of Coldplay and has sometimes accompanied them on harmonica during their concerts.
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Full name - Simon John Buckingham.
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Birth name is Simon John Beckingham.
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He could have appeared in Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds but turned down the role that was later played by Eli Roth in order to work on other projects.
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At the wedding of Simon Pegg and Maureen McCann, his best friend Nick Frost was the best man.
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His mother, Gillian Rosemary, is a civil servant, and his father, John Henry Beckingham, is a jazz musician and keyboard salesman. His parents divorced when Simon was seven.
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Simon married his longtime friend Maureen McCann, a music industry publicist, on 23 July 2005 in Glasgow.
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Pegg is the godfather of Apple, the daughter of actress Gwyneth Paltrow.
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He is a fan of the Star Wars saga and often references it in his work.
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Pegg studied drama at the University of Bristol, and his dissertation was titled "Marxist Brief Overview of Popular Cinema of the Seventies and Main Arguments."
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On July 6, 2009, Pegg and Maureen McCann had a daughter, Matilda.
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He was the drummer in a band called "God's Third Leg" when he was 16 years old.
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He is a fan of Gillian Anderson and the series The X-Files.