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Romano may refer to:

People[link]

• Romano AKA the Man in the Hat, a character in the TV series Ghost Whisperer
• Aldo Romano (born 1941), Italian-French jazz drummer
• Andrea Romano, voice actress
• Andy Romano, American actor
• Ángel Romano (1894–1972), Uruguayan footballer
• Anthony Romano, a politician in Hudson County, New Jersey
• Benito Romano (born 1950), Puerto Rican lawyer
• Carla Romano (born 1969), Scottish journalist
• Christy Carlson Romano (born 1984), American actress
• Ezzelino da Romano (disambiguation)
• Gerardo Romano (born 1946), Argentine actor
• Giulio Romano (c. 1490–1546), 16th century Italian artist
• Janet Romano, an American actress
• Johnny Romano (born 1934), American baseball player
• Joseph L. Romano, officer in the United States Air Force
• Lalla Romano (1906–2001), Italian novelist, poet, and journalist
• Larry Romano (born 1963), American actor
• Lou Romano (born 1972), member of the Art Department in Pixar Animation Studios
• Marcello Romano, university professor
• Ray Romano (born 1957), contemporary American actor
• Rino Romano (born 1969), Canadian voice actor
• Robert Romano (ER), a fictional doctor from the television series ER
• Rubén Omar Romano (born 1958), Argentine-Mexican footballer
• Serge Romano (born 1964), French footballer
• Tony Romano (musician) (born 1915) American guitarist and performer
• Tony Romano (ice hockey) (born 1988), American ice hockey player
• U Roberto (Robin) Romano, American documentary filmmaker and photo journalist
• Vio Romano (1913–1984), Italian sculptor
• Romano Artioli (born 1932), Italian entrepreneur
• Romano Denneboom (born 1981), Dutch footballer
• Romano Guardini (1885–1968), Italian-German Catholic priest
• Romano Prodi (born 1939), former prime minister of Italy
• Romano Romanelli (1882–1969), Italian sculptor
• Romano (South Italy), a character from the Japanese manga/anime series, Axis Powers: Hetalia
• Romano Alabiike,(born in 1987) a member of the ragga dancehall crew BudNutsCamp in Uganda

Places[link]

• Arcinazzo Romano
• Carpineto Romano
• Castel San Pietro Romano
• Cineto Romano
• Fiano Romano
• Magliano Romano
• Mazzano Romano
• Montorio Romano
• Olevano Romano
• Ponzano Romano
• Sant'Angelo Romano
• San Vito Romano
• Trevignano Romano
• Vivaro Romano
• Romano d'Ezzelino
• San Romano in Garfagnana

Other[link]

• Romano-British is a term used to refer to the Romanized Britons under the Roman Empire
• Romano-Germanic (disambiguation)
• Romano- as a prefix, meaning "related to Ancient Rome"
• Pecorino Romano, is a hard, salty Italian cheese, suitable primarily for grating, made out of sheep milk
• Romano's Macaroni Grill, an Italian-style chain of casual dining restaurants with locations throughout the United States, Mexico and Canada
• Romano (company) or Chantiers aéronavals Étienne Romano, a French aircraft company that was merged into Société nationale des constructions aéronautiques du sud-est
• Collegio Romano
• Villa Romano, one of the greatest estates of "Valle della Cupa" and the biggest in Monteroni di Lecce, Italy
• Corky Romano, a 2001 movie
• Vic Romano, the name given to Takeshi's Castle host Count "Beat" Takeshi on the TV series' American parody/adaptation MXC

See also[link]

Note: the following entries are arranged in an etymological tree.

• Roma (disambiguation)
  • Rome (disambiguation)
  • Romaic
  • Romanus (disambiguation)
    • Aromanians
    • Romagna
      • Romagnol language
    • Romain (disambiguation)
    • Romaine (disambiguation)
    • Roman (disambiguation)
      • Romanesco
      • Romanesque (disambiguation)
    • Romana (disambiguation)
    • Romand
      • Romandy
    • Romania (disambiguation)
      • Romanian (disambiguation)
    • Romanicus
      • Romance (disambiguation)
      • Romanza (disambiguation)
      • Romance languages (Romanic)
    • Romanization (disambiguation)
    • Romano (disambiguation)
    • Romansh language
  • Rûm
    • Rumelia

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Esma Redžepova Есма Реџепова
Background information
Born	(1943-08-08) August 8, 1943 (age 68) Šuto Orizari, Skopje
Origin	Macedonia
Occupations	Singer-songwriter, humanitarian
Instruments	vocals
Years active	1956–present
Labels	Monitor Records
Associated acts	Stevo Teodosievski Ansambl Teodosievski
Website	www.esma.com.mk

Esma Redžepova (Macedonian: Есма Реџепова) is a Macedonian vocalist, songwriter, and humanitarian. During her life she has performed in more than 9000 concerts in 30 countries, with her late husband Stevo Teodosievski she has fostered forty-seven children, and she has received numerous accolades for her humanitarian work.^[1] By her own account she has created more than 500 works of art.^[2] These include 108 singles, 20 albums, and 6 movies.^[3]

Early life and background[link]

Redžepova was born on August 8, 1943, in Skopje, Yugoslavia (today Former Yugoslavian Republic of Macedonia). She is the second youngest of six children in a Roma family. Her father worked variously as a porter, singer, drummer, circus strongman and shoeshiner. Her parents stressed that all six children finish primary school. At age nine Esma was introduced by one of her brothers to a local Romani music organisation, where she was able to quickly learn complicated rhythms. Her mother encouraged her musical gifts and Esma and her brother soon joined their school's folklore group.^[4]

In 1957, age 14, she was personally invited to sing at a school talent contest for Radio Skopje. This concert proved to be a turning point—not only did she place first, beating out 57 other schools and winning 9000 dinars,^[5] but national band leader and future husband Stevo Teodosievski also happened to be in attendance. After securing permission from her parents, Esma began touring with his musical ensemble. Legend has it she left home with a single suitcase filled with one dress and one Čoček costume.

Recent career[link]

In recent years, Esma has remained popular throughout the Balkans. In 2002, she recorded a duet with the famous Macedonian singer Toše Proeski called "Magija" which was included in Toše's album "Ako Me Pogledneš Vo Oči" which was released in October the same year.

Her best known single Čaje Šukarije is the feature song on the 2006 Borat movie soundtrack, which she claims was used without her permission. Together with Naat Veliov from Kočani Orkestar she sued the producers of the film for 800,000 euro (USD 1,000,000). Afterwards, Redžepova won a €26,000 compensation, since it turned out that Cohen got permission from her production house to take the song, which she was not notified about.^[6]

The movie Gypsy Caravan (2007) features Esma as one of five Romani music acts on their tour through the USA.

The film Rromani Soul (2008), directed by Louis Mouchet, features Esma as the guide of the true origin of Rroma people located in Kannauj, Uttar Pradesh by Roma linguist Marcel Courthiade.

Political membership[link]

Redžepova has been a member of the Democratic Alternative. After the dissolution of the party, she went over to the conservative party VMRO–DPMNE. During the most recent elections, she became a member of the City Council of Skopje.^[7]

Selected discography[link]

• Songs of a Macedonian Gypsy, with Usnija Jasarova. Monitor Records (ca. 1970)
• Salute to Israel (LP edition), Monitor Records
• Songs of the Macedonian Gypsy, re-released 1994, Monitor Records

See also[link]

• Music of the Republic of Macedonia
• Romani music
• Hazırım (Candan Erçetin album)

References[link]

1. ^ Sasa Petejan. "Esma Redzepova Teodosievska - second time Nobel Peace Prize nominee". http://www.ipak.org/esma/abstract.html. Retrieved 2006-08-02. 
2. ^ "Esma.com Repertoire". http://www.esma.com.mk/repertoire.htm. Retrieved 2006-08-02. 
3. ^ Snezana Lupevska. "A role model for all: Esma Redzepova". Media Diversity Institute. http://www.media-diversity.org/beta%20articles2/A%20role%20model%20for%20all_Esma%20Redzepova.htm. 
4. ^ Garth Cartwright (2005). "Extract from "Princes Amongst Men: Journeys with Gypsy Musicians"" (Book). Serpent's Tail. http://www.passiondiscs.co.uk/articles/journeys_extract.htm. Retrieved 2006-08-02. 
5. ^ "Esma's Personal Website - Concerts". http://www.esma.com.mk/concerts-2.htm. Retrieved 2006-08-02. 
6. ^ "Esma wins lawsuit against Sacha Kohen". makfax.com.mk. 2009-07-29. http://www.makfax.com.mk/en-Us/Details.aspx?itemID=7503. 
7. ^ Večer Online

External links[link]

• Official Site
• Redzepova Discography on Monitor Records at Smithsonian Folkways

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Jesús Huerta de Soto

Austrian School
Jesús Huerta de Soto
Born	(1956-12-23) 23 December 1956 (age 55) Madrid
Nationality	Spain
Field	Political economics
Influences	Ludwig von Mises, Carl Menger, Eugen von Böhm-Bawerk, Friedrich Hayek, Murray Rothbard, Israel Kirzner
Awards	Adam Smith Award

Jesús Huerta de Soto Ballester (born 23 December 1956, in Madrid) is an Austrian School economist and Professor of Political Economy at Rey Juan Carlos University of Madrid, Spain. He received doctoral degrees in Law (1984) and Economic and Business Sciences (1992), both from Complutense University of Madrid, and an MBA from Stanford University. He has been a Professor of Political Economy at Complutense University of Madrid's Law School since 1979. In 1983, Huerta de Soto received the extraordinary Rey Juan Carlos Award in Economics, in 2005 the CNE's Adam Smith Award for lifetime achievement^[1] and in 2009 he was awarded a honorary degree from Universidad Francisco Marroquin.

Huerta de Soto is also an adjunct scholar of the Ludwig von Mises Institute, a member of Mont Pelerin Society's Board of Directors, of the Board of Trustees and the Scientific Council of the Foundation IMDEA Social Sciencies, and of the Quarterly Journal of Austrian Economics' editorial board and director of the publication "Procesos de mercado: Revista Europea de Economía Política".

Books[link]

• Planes de pensiones privados ("Private Pension Benefits")
• Lecturas de economía política ("Readings in Political Economy"), Huerta de Soto, ed.
• Socialismo, cálculo económico y función empresarial ("Socialism, Economic Calculation, and Entrepreneurship")
• Estudios de economía política ("Studies in Political Economy")
• Dinero, Crédito Bancario y Ciclos Económicos (Madrid: Unión Editorial, first Spanish edition 1998).
• Money, Bank Credit, and Economic Cycles, translated by Melinda A. Stroup (Auburn, Alabama: Ludwig von Mises Institute, first English edition 2006), xxix+876 pages, ISBN 0-945466-39-4. Also available as a PDF file.
• La escuela austríaca: mercado y creatividad empresarial ("The Austrian School: Market Process and Entrepreneurial Creativity")
• Nuevos estudios de economía política ("New Studies in Political Economy")
• The theory of dynamic efficiency

See also[link]

• Fractional-reserve banking
• Full-reserve banking

References[link]

External links[link]

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• Honorary Doctoral Degrees, Universidad Francisco Marroquín
• Huerta de Soto's website
• Money, Bank Credit, and Economic Cycles (third English edition 2012) (pdf)
• An Interview with Jesús Huerta de Soto in The Austrian Economics Newsletter. (Summer 1997; Volume 17, Number 2.)
• Audiovisual Media, NewMedia Universidad Francisco Marroquín
• Financial Crisis and Economic Recession
• Lecciones de Economía en la Universidad Rey Juan Carlos de Madrid
• Huerta de Soto interviewed by GoldMoney Foundation

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Carlo Verdone
Born	(1950-11-17) 17 November 1950 (age 61) Rome, Italy
Occupation	Actor, screenwriter, director
Years active	1975–present

Carlo Verdone (born 17 November 1950) is an Italian actor, screenwriter and film director.

Early life[link]

Carlo Verdone was born in Rome to Mario Verdone, an important Italian film critic, and during his youth he earned a degree in Modern Literature at Sapienza University of Rome and a degree in Film Direction at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia. During 1970s he started a television career highlighting his varied comic style.

Movie career[link]

Verdone made his debut as director in 1980 with the movie Fun is beautiful, in which he played three different characters. He used the same formula of the first work in 1981, when he directed Bianco, rosso e Verdone, a funny movie about three men during the election day. The movie, produced by Sergio Leone, was a great success in Italy, thanks to his brilliant comic energy and to his odd characters. Carlo Verdone, in a long directing career, has refined very well his style, using very much the typical standard of the commedia all'italiana and paying attention to social themes and to pondering stories. In 2005 he took part in the Italian blockbuster romantic comedy named Manuale d'amore, and in the sequels named Manuale d'amore 2 - Capitoli successivi (2007) and Manuale d'amore 3 (2011), both directed by Giovanni Veronesi.

Filmography[link]

Director[link]

• Un sacco bello (1980)
• Bianco, rosso e Verdone (1981)
• Borotalco (1982)
• Acqua e sapone (1983)
• I due carabinieri (1984)
• Troppo forte (1986)
• Io e mia sorella (1987)
• Compagni di scuola (1988)
• Il bambino e il poliziotto (1989)
• Stasera a casa di Alice (1990)
• Maledetto il giorno che t'ho incontrato (1991)
• Al lupo, al lupo (1992)
• Perdiamoci di vista (1994)
• Viaggi di nozze (1995)
• Sono pazzo di Iris Blond (1996)
• Gallo cedrone (1998)
• C'era un cinese in coma (2000)
• Ma che colpa abbiamo noi (2003)
• L'amore è eterno finché dura (2004)
• Il mio miglior nemico (2006)
• Grande, grosso e Verdone (2008)
• Io, loro e Lara (2010)

Actor[link]

• Quel movimento che mi piace tanto (1975 - not credited)
• Una settimana come un'altra (1978 - not credited)
• La luna (1979)
• Un sacco bello (1980)
• Bianco, rosso e Verdone (1981)
• In viaggio con papà (1982)
• Borotalco (1982)
• Grand Hotel Excelsior (1982)
• Acqua e sapone (1983)
• I due carabinieri (1984)
• Cuori nella tormenta (1984)
• Sogni e bisogni (1985)
• Troppo forte (1986)
• 7 chili in 7 giorni (1986)
• Io e mia sorella (1987)
• Compagni di scuola (1988)
• Il bambino e il poliziotto (1989)
• Stasera a casa di Alice (1990)
• Maledetto il giorno che t'ho incontrato (1991 - David di Donatello for best actor)
• Al lupo, al lupo (1992)
• Perdiamoci di vista (1994)
• Viaggi di nozze (1995)
• Sono pazzo di Iris Blond (1996)
• Gallo cedrone (1998)
• Lucky and Zorba (1998) - voice
• Pillole, capsule e supposte (1999)
• C'era un cinese in coma (2000)
• Zora la vampira (2000)
• Ma che colpa abbiamo noi (2003)
• L'amore è eterno finché dura (2004)
• Manuale d'amore (2005 - David di Donatello and Nastro d'Argento as Best Actor)
• Il mio miglior nemico (2006)
• Manuale d'amore 2 - Capitoli successivi (2007)
• Grande, grosso e Verdone (2008)
• Italians (2009)
• Io, loro e Lara (2010)
• Manuale d'amore 3 (2011)

External links[link]

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• www.carloverdone.it  — Official Site
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Craig Ferguson
Performing stand-up in New York City, 2007
Born	(1962-05-17) May 17, 1962 (age 50) Glasgow, Scotland
Medium	Stand-up, television, film, music, books
Nationality	Scotland; United States
Years active	1980–present
Genres	Observational comedy, satire/political satire/news satire
Subject(s)	Everyday life, popular culture, self-deprecation, politics
Spouse	Anne Hogarth (1983–86) (divorced) Sascha Corwin (1998–2004) (divorced) 1 child Megan Wallace-Cunningham (2008–present) 1 child
Notable works and roles	Host of The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson Nigel Wick on The Drew Carey Show Glaswegian in One Foot in the Grave Gobber in How to Train Your Dragon
Website	The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

Craig Ferguson (born 17 May 1962^[1]) is a Scottish-American television host, stand-up comedian, writer, actor, director, author, and producer. He is the host of The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, an Emmy Award-nominated, Peabody Award-winning late-night talk show that airs on CBS. In addition to hosting that program and performing stand-up comedy, Ferguson has written two books: Between the Bridge and the River, a novel, and American on Purpose, a memoir. He became a citizen of the United States in 2008.^[2]

Before his career as a late-night television host, Ferguson was best known in the United States for his role as the office boss, Nigel Wick, on The Drew Carey Show from 1996 to 2003. He also wrote and starred in three films, directing one of them.

Early life[link]

Ferguson was born in the Stobhill Hospital in the Springburn district of Glasgow, Scotland to Robert and Janet Ferguson, and raised in nearby Cumbernauld, growing up "chubby and bullied".^[3][4] When he was six months old, he and his family moved from their Springburn apartment to a council house in Cumbernauld. They lived there as Glasgow was re-housing many people following damage to the city from World War II.^[4] Ferguson attended Muirfield Primary School and Cumbernauld High School.^[5] At age sixteen, Ferguson dropped out of Cumbernauld High School and began an apprenticeship to be an electronics technician at a local factory of American company Burroughs Corporation.^[6]

His first visit to the United States was as a teenager to visit an uncle who lived on Long Island, near New York City.^[7] When he moved to New York City in 1983, he worked in construction in Harlem.^[8][9] Ferguson later became a bouncer at a nightclub, Save the Robots.^[10]

Career[link]

British career[link]

Ferguson's experience in entertainment began as a drummer in a rock band called Exposure. He then joined a punk band called The Bastards from Hell.^[11] The band, later renamed "Dreamboys", and fronted by vocalist Peter Capaldi, performed regularly in Glasgow from 1980 to 1982.^[12] Ferguson credits Capaldi for inspiring him to try comedy.^[3]

After a nerve-wrecking, knee-knocking first appearance, he decided to create a character that was a "parody of all the über-patriotic native folk singers who seemed to infect every public performance in Scotland."^[3] The character, "Bing Hitler" (actually coined by Capaldi as Ferguson started with the monogram of "Nico Fulton" but admittedly later stole the name for his "own nefarious ends"),^[12] premiered in Glasgow, and subsequently became a hit at the 1986 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. A recording of his stage act as Bing Hitler was made at Glasgow's Tron Theatre and released in the 1980s;^[13] a Bing Hitler monologue ("A Lecture for Burns Night") appears on the compilation cassette Honey at the Core.

Ferguson's first television appearance was as Confidence on BBC sitcom Red Dwarf during the episode "Confidence and Paranoia".

Ferguson made his starring television debut in The Craig Ferguson Show, a one-off comedy pilot for Granada Television, which co-starred Paul Whitehouse and Helen Atkinson-Wood.^[14] This was broadcast throughout the UK on 4 March 1990, but was not made into a full series.

He has also found success in musical theatre. Beginning in 1991, he appeared on stage as Brad Majors in the London production of The Rocky Horror Show, alongside Anthony Head, who was playing Dr. Frank-N-Furter at the time.^{[citation needed]} In 1994, Ferguson played Father MacLean in the highly controversial production of Bad Boy Johnny and the Prophets of Doom at the Union Chapel in London. The same year, he appeared again at the Edinburgh Fringe, as Oscar Madison in The Odd Couple, opposite Gerard Kelly as Felix and Kate Anthony as Gwendolin Pidgeon, who is now much better known as Aunty Pam in Coronation Street; the play, which was relocated to 1990s Glasgow, later toured Scotland.^[15]

After enjoying success at the Edinburgh Festival, Ferguson appeared on Red Dwarf, STV's Hogmanay Show,^[16] his own show 2000 Not Out, and the 1993 One Foot in the Grave Christmas special One Foot in the Algarve.

In 1993, Ferguson presented his own series on Scottish archaeology for Scottish Television entitled Dirt Detective.^[17] He travelled throughout the country examining archaeological history, including Skara Brae and Paisley Abbey.

U.S. career[link]

After cancellation of his show The Ferguson Theory, Ferguson moved to Los Angeles in 1994. His first U.S. role was as baker Logan McDonough on the short-lived 1995 ABC comedy Maybe This Time, which starred Betty White and Marie Osmond.

His breakthrough in the U.S. came when he was cast on The Drew Carey Show as the title character's boss, Mr. Wick, a role that he played from 1996 to 2003. He played the role with an over-the-top posh English accent "to make up for generations of English actors doing crap Scottish accents." In his comedy special "A Wee Bit O' Revolution", he specifically called out James Doohan's portrayal of Montgomery Scott on Star Trek as the foundation of his "revenge". (At the end of one episode, though, Ferguson broke the fourth wall and began talking to the audience at home in his regular Scottish accent.) His character was memorable for his unique methods of laying employees off, almost always "firing Johnson", the most common last name of the to-be-fired workers.^[18] Even after leaving the show in 2003, he remained a recurring character on the series for the last two seasons, and was part of the 2-part series finale in 2004.

During production of The Drew Carey Show, Ferguson devoted his off-time as a cast member to writing, working in his trailer on set in-between shooting his scenes. He wrote and starred in three films: The Big Tease, Saving Grace, and I'll Be There, which he also directed and for which he won the Audience Award for Best Film at the Aspen, Dallas and Valencia film festivals. He was named Best New Director at the Napa Valley Film Festival. These were among other scripts that, "... in the great tradition of the movie business, about half a dozen that I got paid a fortune for but never got made."^[19] His other acting credits in films include Niagara Motel, Lenny the Wonder Dog, Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, Chain of Fools, Born Romantic, The Ugly Truth, How to Train Your Dragon, Kick-Ass and Winnie the Pooh.

Ferguson has been touring the United States and Canada with a stand-up comedy show, and performed at Carnegie Hall on 23 October 2010.

[edit] The Late Late Show

In December 2004, it was announced that Ferguson would be the successor to Craig Kilborn on CBS's The Late Late Show. His first show as the regular host aired on 3 January 2005. By May 2008, Ben Alba, an American television historian and an authority on U.S. talk shows, said Ferguson "has already made his mark, taking the TV monologue to new levels with an underlying story. But he is only just starting ... He is making up his own rules: It's the immigrant experience."^[18]

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.^[20] In April 2008, The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson beat Late Night with Conan O'Brien for weekly ratings (1.88 million to 1.77 million) for the first time since the two shows went head-to-head with their respective hosts.^[21]

By the end of 2009, Craig Ferguson topped Jimmy Fallon in the ratings with Ferguson getting a 1.8 rating/6 share and Fallon receiving a 1.6 rating/6 share.^[22]

Ferguson's success on the show has led at least one "television insider" to say he is the heir apparent to take over David Letterman's role as host of The Late Show.^[18]

Television and appearances[link]

Craig Ferguson has made guest appearances on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Late Show with David Letterman, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, Rachael Ray, Countdown with Keith Olbermann, The Howard Stern Show, The Daily Show, The View, Loveline, Real Time with Bill Maher, The Soup, The Talk and The Dennis Miller Show. He also co-hosted Live with Regis & Kelly with Kelly Ripa.

On 4 January 2009 Ferguson was a celebrity player on Million Dollar Password.

Ferguson in April 2008

In 2009, Ferguson made a cameo live-action appearance in the episode "We Love You, Conrad" on Family Guy. Ferguson hosted the 32nd annual People's Choice Awards on 10 January 2006.^[23] TV Guide magazine printed a "Cheers" (Cheers and Jeers section) for appearing on his own show that same evening.^{[citation needed]} From 2007 to 2010, Ferguson hosted the Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular on 4 July, broadcast nationally by CBS. Ferguson was the featured entertainer at the 26 April 2008 White House Correspondents' Association dinner in Washington, DC.^[24]

Ferguson co-presented the Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama with Brooke Shields in 2008. He has done voice work in cartoons, including being the voice of Barry's evil alter-ego in the "With Friends Like Steve's" episode of American Dad; in Freakazoid! as Roddy MacStew, Freakazoid's mentor; and on Buzz Lightyear of Star Command as the robot vampire NOS-4-A2. Most recently, he was the voice of Susan the boil on Futurama, which was a parody of Scottish singer Susan Boyle. He makes stand-up appearances in Las Vegas and New York City. He headlined in the Just for Laughs festival in Montreal and in October 2008 Ferguson taped his stand up show in Boston for a Comedy Central special entitled A Wee Bit o' Revolution, which aired on 22 March 2009.

British television comedy drama Doc Martin was based on a character from Ferguson's film Saving Grace – with Ferguson getting writing credits for 12 episodes.^[25] On 6 November 2009 Ferguson appeared as himself in a SpongeBob SquarePants special titled SpongeBob's Truth or Square.^[26] He hosted Discovery Channel's 23rd season of Shark Week in 2010. Ferguson briefly appeared in Toby Keith's "Red Solo Cup" music video released on 10 October 2011. ^[27]

Literature[link]

Ferguson's novel Between the Bridge and the River was published on 10 April 2006. Ferguson appeared at the Los Angeles Festival of Books, as well as other author literary events. "This book could scare them", Ferguson said. "The sex, the violence, the dream sequences and the iconoclasm. I think a lot of people are uncomfortable with that. I understand that. It was very uncomfortable to write some of it."^[28] Publishers Weekly called it "a tour de force of cynical humor and poignant reverie, a caustic yet ebullient picaresque that approaches the sacred by way of the profane."^{[citation needed]} His novel Between the Bridge and the River is dedicated to his son and to his grandfather, Adam. Ferguson revealed in an interview that he is writing a sequel to the book, to be titled "The Sphynx of the Mississippi".^[29] He also stated in a 2006 interview with David Letterman that he intends for the book to be the first in a trilogy.^[30]

Ferguson signed a deal with HarperCollins to publish his memoirs.^[31] The book, entitled American on Purpose: The Improbable Adventures of an Unlikely Patriot, focuses on "how and why [he] became an American" and covers his years as a punk rocker, dancer, bouncer and construction worker as well as the rise of his career in Hollywood as an actor and comic. It went on sale 22 September 2009 in the United States.^[32][33] On 1 December 2010 the audiobook version was nominated for a Best Spoken Word Album Grammy.^[34]

In July 2009, Jackie Collins was a guest on The Late Late Show to promote her new book Married Lovers. Collins said that a character in her book, Don Verona, was based on Ferguson because she was such a fan of him and his show.^[35]

Personal life[link]

As mentioned on The Late Late Show on 3 August 2009, Ferguson holds an FAA Private Pilot's License issued 31 July 2009.^[36] Ferguson announced on the 8 April 2011 broadcast that he is pursuing an instrument rating.

Ferguson is a fan of Scottish football team Partick Thistle F.C.^[12] as well as the British television show Doctor Who. He has three tattoos: his latest, the Join, or Die political cartoon on his right forearm;^[37][38] a Ferguson family crest with the Latin motto Dulcius ex asperis ("Sweeter out of [or from] difficulty") on his upper right arm in honour of his father;^[39] and the Ingram family crest on his upper left arm in honour of his mother. He has often stated that his Join, or Die tattoo is to signal his patriotism.^[37]

Family[link]

In an episode of The Late Late Show that aired 8 December 2008, a somber Ferguson talked about his mother, Janet (3 August 1933 – 1 December 2008). He ended the program by playing her favourite song, "Rivers of Babylon" by Boney M.^[40]

Ferguson has two sisters (one older and one younger) and one older brother.^[41] His elder sister's name is Janice and his brother's name is Scott. His younger sister, Lynn Ferguson Tweddle, is also a successful comedienne, presenter, and actress, perhaps most widely known as the voice of Mac in the 2000 stop-motion animation film Chicken Run. She is currently a writer on The Late Late Show.

Ferguson has married three times and divorced twice as a result of what he describes as "relationship issues". His first marriage was to Anne Hogarth from 1983 to 1986, during which time they lived in New York. From his second marriage (to Sascha Corwin, founder and proprietor of Los Angeles' SpySchool), he has one son, Milo Hamish Ferguson, born in 2001. He and Corwin share custody of Milo, and live near each other in Los Angeles. On 21 December 2008, Ferguson married art dealer Megan Wallace-Cunningham in a private ceremony on her family's farm in Chester, Vermont.^[42] Ferguson announced 14 July 2010 on Twitter that they were expecting a child. He wrote: "Holy crackers! Mrs F is pregnant. How did that happen? ... oh yeah I know how. Another Ferguson arrives in 2011. The world trembles."^[43] The child, a boy named Liam James, was born 31 January 2011.^[44]

Alcoholism[link]

A recovering alcoholic, Ferguson has been sober since 18 February 1992.^[45] Because of this, he declared he wouldn't mock Britney Spears' much-publicized alcohol problems in 2007.^[46] He said he had considered committing suicide on Christmas Day 1991, but when offered a drink by a friend for celebrating the holiday, he was distracted from jumping off Tower Bridge in London as he had planned.^[3]

Citizenship[link]

Holding dual citizenship, Ferguson is both a naturalized citizen of the United States and a British citizen.

During 2007, Ferguson, who at the time held only British citizenship, used The Late Late Show as a forum for seeking honorary citizenship from every state in the U.S. He has received honorary citizenship from Nebraska, Arkansas, Virginia, Montana, North Dakota, New Jersey, Tennessee, South Carolina, South Dakota, Nevada, Alaska, Texas, Wyoming, Pennsylvania and Indiana, and was "commissioned" as an admiral in the tongue-in-cheek Nebraska Navy.^[47] Governors Jon Corzine (New Jersey), John Hoeven (North Dakota), Mark Sanford (South Carolina), Mike Rounds (South Dakota), Rick Perry (Texas), Sarah Palin (Alaska) and Jim Gibbons (Nevada) sent letters to him that made him an honorary citizen of their respective states. He received similar honors from various towns and cities, including Ozark, Arkansas; Hazard, Kentucky; and Greensburg, Pennsylvania.

Ferguson became an American citizen on 1 February 2008^[2] and broadcast the taking of his citizenship test as well as his swearing in on The Late Late Show.

Filmography[link]

Bibliography[link]

• Between the Bridge and the River. Chronicle Books. 2006. ISBN 978-0-8118-5375-0. 
• American on Purpose: The Improbable Adventures of an Unlikely Patriot. HarperCollins. 2009. ISBN 978-0-06-171954-7. 

Comedy specials[link]

• A Wee Bit o' Revolution. Comedy Central. 2009.
• Does This Need to Be Said? EPIX, Comedy Central. 2011.

Discography[link]

• Live At The Tron (as Bing Hitler). Jammy Records. 1986. Catalogue number JRLP 861.

References[link]

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