Aug 01, 2011 i am a big fan of simon pegg and a friend recommended this book to me im glad she did its brilliantly written by simon with his life story intermittent with a fantasy fiction story it flows seamlessly love it. As a film fanboy, its as though simon pegg has gone through the looking glass. Jan 01, 2009 nerd do well is simon pegg s life story interspersed with the tale of a fictional alter ego, pegg, a james bond figure with a robotic sidekick. To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our fandango. Once the star of moviereferencing comedies like shaun of the dead and hot fuzz, he now gets to act in the same. Simon pegg and nick frost hot fuzz, shaun of the dead reunite for the comedy adventure paul as two scifi geeks whose pilgrimage takes them to americas ufo heartland. Jun 09, 2011 the unique life story of one of the most talented and inventive comedians, star of shaun of the dead, hot fuzz, paul, spaced, and star trek. He provided the voice of thompson in the 2011 film the adventures of tintin. Discover book depositorys huge selection of simon pegg books online. Mar 15, 2011 books, authors and all things bookish.
Paul is not one of their classic but by all means it is a really enjoyable mainstream comedy. Selfproclaimed supergeek, simon pegg, has added a new title to his already impressive list. Ricky gervais simon pegg is the nerdiest nerd ever to nerd out about nerdiness. Simon pegg biography, age, family, career nick frost and net. British comedians nick frost and simon pegg first hit big with. He got famous in britain as the cocreator of the channel 4 sitcom spaced, directed by edgar wright.
Michael ian black, author of my custom van nerd do well does the necessary job of telling peggs story, but does so in an intimate manner. Simon pegg simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Best known for his roles in shaun of the dead, hot fuzz, and spaced, he also played young scotty in star trek. Simon pegg is as close as you can get to a reallife geek superhero.
See more ideas about simon pegg, paul 2011 and movies. Michael ian black, author of my custom van nerd do well does the necessary job of telling pegg s story, but does so in an intimate manner. The secret of the unicorn is a 2011 3d computeranimated actionadventure film based on the comic book series of the same name by belgian cartoonist herge. Simon pegg, author of nerd do well, on tour june 2011. Jun 20, 2011 simon pegg is an actor, comedian, screenwriter, producer, and author. Two english comic book geeks traveling across the u. His best known roles are spaced, shaun of the dead, hot fuzz and paul. Februar 1970 in gloucester, gloucestershire ist ein. Starring the cream of uk writerperformers and comedians over its lifetime, including simon pegg, sue perkins, miranda hart, nick frost, bill bailey and armando iannucci, this is the complete and utter awardwinning silly panel game thats not about music, sport, advertising or hats. Of course, its not like simon pegg has ever run from his inner nerdand his new book, nerd do well, reflects that. Having been a science fiction fan from way back as a wee lad of six or seven in iowa sneaking up out of bed to join my much older brother and his friends, i can relate. While not exactly what i expected, simon peggs memoir nerd do well was an enjoyable read. Pockets of uses everywhere nick frost and simon pegg long ago established their geek cred. Simon pegg has 18 books on goodreads with 24204 ratings.
Pegg, best known for cowriting and starring in the quirky comedies shaun of the dead, hot fuzz. Simon john pegg ne beckingham, born 14 february 1970 is an english actor, comedian, writer, producer, singer, standup comedian and director. Simon pegg recounts his story in the memoir nerd do well. I once showed a holiday video to my entire family and forgot there was a point where i flashed.
He went on to cowrite and star in the three flavours cornetto film trilogy. Paul is a 2011 science fiction road comedy film directed by greg mottola from a screenplay by simon pegg and nick frost. He came to public prominence in the uk as the cocreator of the channel 4 sitcom spaced, directed by edgar wright. Simon pegg, author of nerd do well, on tour june 2011 tlc. When the hilarious simon pegg asked for a quote for his book, i said no. As i say in the book, i didnt set out to write it, really.
Simon pegg is an actor, comedian, screenwriter, producer, and author. The adventures of tintin also known as the adventures of tintin. Simon pegg on tom cruise, tintin, and keeping secrets. There is not a detailed recounting of the making of shaun of the dead or hot fuzz or even that much on his time working for the bbc presotd. When the hilarious simon pegg asked for a quote for his book. He and nick frost wrote and starred in the scifi film paul 2011. He was educated at brockworth comprehensive secondary school. Simon pegg born simon john pegg is an english actor, comedian, screenwriter, and producer. Martin freeman, paddy considine, simon pegg, nick frost and eddie marsan try to finish a pub crawl they started decades ago when they were 18 in the worlds end. Jun 06, 2011 nerd do well by simon pegg pretty much sums it up as simon is a star wars and zombie movie junkie from way back. Dec 03, 2011 4 outtakes of simon pegg in his role as evan on the hit series black books. Simon pegg riffs on dawn of the dead, zombie consumers and popular culture june 16, 2011 3. Best known for his roles in shaun of the dead and hot fuzz, he also plays scotty in the star trek franchise.
To learn more about simon, visit his website or follow him on twitter. The unique life story of one of the most talented and inventive comedians, star of shaun of the dead, hot fuzz, paul, spaced, and star trek. Simon pegg is an english actor, comedian, writer, film producer and director. His coming of age stories and fictional bits are hilarious but once pegg gets into his movie making period, the book loses its momentum. Daniel daylewis scarecrow eric draven paul mccartney george harrison ringo starr chief blue meanie 2 episodes, 2009. In interviews about the book, pegg has explained the title as a play on the etymology of nerd. Jun 17, 2011 simon pegg is as close as you can get to a reallife geek superhero.
Simon pegg is living every fanboys dream, as he recounts in his memoir, nerd do well. Interview by simon hattenstone see a clip from the new film, paul. Simon pegg riffs on dawn of the dead, zombie consumers. Nerd do well by simon pegg editing by elizabeth crime. Shaun of the dead 2004, hot fuzz 2007, and the worlds end 20. His autobiography, nerd do well which comes out in gotham books hardcover edition june 9 is a fun look back along the journey. Feb 04, 2011 how simon pegg and nick frost found comedy chemistry. Simon john beckingham, born 14 february 1970 better known under the screen name simon pegg is an english actor, writer and comedian. I hope that both pegg and frost benefit from it though and benefit in terms of a little bit more trust and freedom because spaced, hot fuzz, shaun and so on all show they can produce classics when given the chance.
Jun 09, 2011 while not exactly what i expected, simon pegg s memoir nerd do well was an enjoyable read. Simon pegg, vlastnym menom simon john beckingham 14. Despite what youve been lead to believe, nerd do well is not an autobiography. He has acted for steven spielberg and played scotty in j. First, pegg and frost costarred in the zomedy shaun of. Questions for simon pegg the star of shaun of the dead talks about his new book, nerd do well, and his romance with a girl called meredith catsanus. He is a long time collaborator and friend of nick frost, who provided the voice of thomson. Zombies in north london, death cults in the west country, the engineering deck of the enterprise actor, comedian, writer, and supergeek simon pegg has been ploughing some bizarre furrows. I will say here that i love british comedies and i love some of simon peggs movies. Spielberg and jackson have selected three stories from the tintin book series to develop into theatrical feature films, which they intend to direct back to back, employing state of the art.
Ive been interested in the idea of a creating a book, whether that be a sort of a photo journal of movies, or maybe. Best known for his roles in shaun of the dead, hot fuzz, spaced, and paul, he also played scotty in star trek 2009. With simon pegg, nick frost, seth rogen, mia stallard. Nerd do well is simon peggs life story interspersed with the tale of a fictional alter. The adventures of tintin featurette official 2011 hd. Peggs other credits include appearances in the world war ii miniseries band of brothers. English actor, writer and comedian simon pegg was born simon john. Simon pegg on becoming a big kid in his new memoir, pronerd simon pegg talks star wars, comedy and the zombie apocalypse. Simon pegg, supergeek, at strand books today wired.
Peggs tim is an aspiring comicbook artist obsessed with skateboarding, video games and star wars. Starring pegg, frost and the voice and motion capture of seth rogen, the film plot focuses on two science fiction geeks who meet an alien with a sarcastic manner and an appetite for alcohol and cigarettes. I only realized about one second before it happened and couldnt get to the remote in time to stop them all from seeing me pull down my trousers and. Times about what its like to be the guy living the geek dream. Last month on the public radio show the sound of young america, he said, it does come from. English actor, writer and comedian simon pegg was born simon john beckingham in brockworth, gloucestershire, to gillian rosemary smith, a civil servant, and john henry beckingham, a jazz musician. While not exactly what i expected, simon pegg s memoir nerd do well was an enjoyable read.
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