James Corden | |
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 Corden in 2008 | |
| Born | James Kimberley Corden 22 August 1978 Hillingdon, London, UK |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, television writer and presenter, comedian, singer, songwriter |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Television | Fat Friends Gavin & Stacey Horne and Corden James Corden's World Cup Live A League of Their Own |
| Spouse | Julia Carey (2012–present) |
| Children | Son |
James Kimberley Corden (born 22 August 1978)[1] is an English stage, television and film actor, comedian, television comedy writer, producer and presenter. His biggest early success was as co-creator, co-writer and star of the popular award-winning BBC sitcom Gavin & Stacey (2007–2010), for which he won the BAFTA Television Award for Best Comedy Performance. He was also featured on the No.1 single Shout along with British grime artist Dizzee Rascal an unofficial anthem of the England football team for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa in 2010.[2] In 2011 he attracted international attention as the lead in the award-winning comedy play One Man, Two Guvnors, which transferred from the National Theatre to the West End and then to Broadway, and was also cinecast worldwide via National Theatre Live. For his ongoing Broadway run of the play, Corden won the 2012 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play.
Early life edit
Corden was born to Malcolm and Margaret Corden in Hillingdon, Greater London,[3] and grew up in Hazlemere, Buckinghamshire.[4] He has an older sister, Andrea Henry, and a younger sister, Ruth Corden.[5]
Career edit
Early career edit
Corden obtained his first part at the age of 18 with a one-line part in the 1996 musical Martin Guerre.[6] His early television work included Gareth Jones in the 1999 series Boyz Unlimited, and a role playing a bookish student in Teachers and a small part in an episode of Hollyoaks in 2000. Corden also had guest appearances on Little Britain and Dalziel and Pascoe, both in 2004.
Corden's early film credits include Whatever Happened to Harold Smith? (1999), Mike Leigh's All or Nothing (2002), Heartlands (2002), and Cruise of the Gods (2002).
Rise to prominence edit
From 2000 through early 2005, Corden starred in the British television series Fat Friends as Jamie Rymer. He garnered a nomination for the 2000 Royal Television Society Award for Network Newcomer On Screen for his work.
Beginning in 2004, Corden played the role of Timms in the original London stage production of Alan Bennett's play The History Boys, as well as in the Broadway, Sydney, Wellington and Hong Kong productions and radio and 2006 film adaptation versions of the play.[7][8][9] Also in 2006, he appeared in the film Starter for 10.
From 2007 through early 2010, Corden co-starred in his own series, the BBC Three sitcom Gavin & Stacey. He co-wrote the series with his Fat Friends co-star Ruth Jones, and Corden and Jones played the two friends of the two title characters. The series proved quite popular and was well-received critically as well.
For the show, Corden won Best Male Comedy Performer and Gavin & Stacey won Best New British Television Comedy at the 2007 British Comedy Awards.[10] At the 2008 Television BAFTAs, Corden won the BAFTA for Best Male Comedy Performance, and Gavin & Stacey won the BAFTA's Audience Award for Programme of the Year.[11] In December 2008 the show won Best TV Comedy in the 2008 British Comedy Awards. Gavin & Stacey also won the award for Most Popular Comedy Programme at the National Television Awards in 2010.[12]
Work outside Gavin & Stacey edit
During the 2 year, 7 month run of Gavin & Stacey, Corden's professional endeavors outside the successful series proved somewhat checkered.[6] He guest hosted Big Brother's Big Mouth with his Gavin & Stacey co-star Mathew Horne in August 2007. In 2008 he appeared in the film of Toby Young's autobiography How to Lose Friends & Alienate People. He collaborated again with Horne on a 2009 sketch show named Horne & Corden, described by the BBC as a "traditional comedy entertainment show in the style of Morecambe and Wise."[13] The show ran for only one series and was poorly received by the critics, with Corden later admitting "the absolute truth is I wasn't good enough."[14]
In 2009, Corden starred as the lead character in the film Lesbian Vampire Killers, which was not a great success. That year he was also in the main cast of the feature Telstar, and likewise in the animated Planet 51 along with Matthew Horne.
In February 2009, he co-presented the BRIT Awards with Mathew Horne and Kylie Minogue.[15] On 13 March 2009, he appeared in a sketch for Comic Relief giving the England football team a motivational talk, and later presented a section with Horne showing their best bits of comedy from the previous two years along with highlights from the night.
In March 2010, Corden began hosting the Sky1 comedy/sports panel show A League of Their Own alongside team captains Andrew Flintoff and Jamie Redknapp. In March 2010, he presented Sport Relief 2010 alongside Davina McCall and others, and contributed a "sequel" to the 2009 England football team sketch, this time giving a motivational talk to various sport stars including Jenson Button and David Beckham.[16]
In March 2010, Corden took part in Channel 4's Comedy Gala, a benefit show held in aid of Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital, filmed live at the O2 Arena in London. On 5 June 2010, he performed his England World Cup single with Dizzee Rascal on the finale of Britain's Got Talent. All of the proceeds from the single will go to Great Ormond Street Hospital.[citation needed]
In June 2010, Corden played Craig Owens in the Doctor Who episode "The Lodger", in which the Doctor moved in with him. Corden returned as Owens in "Closing Time" in the sixth series. In December 2010, This Is JLS, an hour long Christmas special featuring the boyband and The X Factor runners up, was aired on ITV1, with Corden writing and producing some of the sketches featured in the special. In 2010 he also was in the main cast of the film Gulliver's Travels.
2011–present: One Man, Two Guvnors edit
In February 2011, Corden again presented the 2011 BRIT Awards. In March, Corden reprised his Gavin & Stacey role as Smithy in a Red Nose Day sketch for Comic Relief. The sketch included appearances by Gordon Brown, JLS, Paul McCartney and Justin Bieber. It received positive reviews from critics and was highly regarded as the best sketch of the night.[17] In 2011 Corden also appeared in the film The Three Musketeers.
Starting in June 2011, Corden played the lead role in the hit comedy play One Man, Two Guvnors. The play was also cinecast worldwide as part of the National Theatre Live cinecasts, and transferred from the National Theatre to the West End after touring. The show received universal critical acclaim, and won Best Play at the Evening Standard Theatre Awards for 2011.[18] The Guardian deemed it "A triumph of visual and verbal comedy. One of the funniest productions in the National's history."[19]The Daily Telegraph described it as "the feelgood hit of the Summer";[20] while The Independent called it a "massive hit",[21] and the Evening Standard "a surefire hit".[22]
In April 2012 One Man, Two Guvnors transferred to Broadway, with Corden continuing to play the lead. In June 2012 he won the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play for his performance.
In February 2012, Corden hosted the BRIT Awards for the third time.
Awards and recognition edit
Corden was nominated for the 2000 RTS Award for Network Newcomer – On Screen for his work on Fat Friends.[23]
Corden won Best Male Comedy Performer and Gavin & Stacey won Best New British Television Comedy at the 2007 British Comedy Awards.[10]
At the 2008 Television BAFTAs, Corden won the BAFTA for Best Male Comedy Performance for Gavin & Stacey. Gavin & Stacey won the Sky+ Audience Award for Programme of the Year, the only award at the ceremony voted for by the public, beating the likes of The Apprentice and Britain's Got Talent.[11]
Gavin & Stacey won the award for Most Popular Comedy Programme at the National Television Awards 2010, beating other nominees Benidorm and Harry Hill's TV Burp.[12]
In June 2012 Corden won the Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Play for his role in One Man, Two Guvnors.[24]
In September 2012, Corden was named British GQ's Man of the Year, and featured on its cover.[25]
Personal life edit
Corden was in a relationship with actress Sheridan Smith until June 2009.[26]
He is engaged to Julia Carey, introduced to him by former housemate Dominic Cooper.[27] They became engaged on Christmas Day 2010, and their son, Max, was born on 22 March 2011.[28][29]
He has said he is such a supporter of West Ham United F.C. that he wants to be their mascot "Herbie".[30]
Theatre Credits edit
| Year | Title | Role | Location |
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| 1996 | Martin Guerre | (bit part) | Prince Edward Theatre, West End |
| 2004 | The History Boys | Timms | Lyttelton Theatre, Royal National Theatre, London |
| 2006 | Lyric Theatre, Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, Hong Kong | ||
| St James, Wellington | |||
| Sydney Theatre, Sydney | |||
| 2007 | Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway | ||
| 2007 | A Respectable Wedding | Friend | Young Vic, South Bank, London |
| 2011 | One Man, Two Guvnors | Francis Henshall | Lyttelton Theatre, Royal National Theatre, London |
| Adelphi Theatre, London | |||
| 2012 | Music Box Theatre, New York City (Tony Award, Leading Role in a Play) |
Filmography edit
Film edit
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| 1997 | Twenty Four Seven | Carl ‘Tonka’ Marsh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999 | Whatever Happened to Harold Smith? | Walter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002 | All or Nothing | Rory | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Heartlands | Shady | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cruise of the Gods | Russell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005 | Pierrepoint | Kirky | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | Heroes and Villains | Sam | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The History Boys | Timms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Starter for 10 | Tone | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | How to Lose Friends & Alienate People | Post Modern Review Staff #2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Lesbian Vampire Killers | Fletch | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Telstar | Clem Cattini | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Boat That Rocked | Bernard | Deleted scenes only | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Planet 51 | Soldier Vernkot | (animated) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | Gulliver's Travels | Jinks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Animals United | Billy the Meerkat | (animated) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | The Three Musketeers | Planchet |
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