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Simon Pegg (born Simon John Beckingham; 14 February 1970) is an English actor, comedian, writer, film producer, and director. He is best known for having co-written and starred in various Edgar Wright features, mainly Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, and the comedy series Spaced.
He also portrayed Montgomery "Scotty" Scott in the 2009 Star Trek film, Benji Dunn in Mission: Impossible III and its sequel Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, and Thompson in The Adventures of Tintin. Much of his major work has been in collaboration with some combination of Wright, Nick Frost, Jessica Hynes, and Dylan Moran. He also starred in and co-wrote Paul (with Frost) and Run Fatboy Run (with Michael Ian Black).
Pegg was born in Brockworth, Gloucestershire, England, the son of Gillian Rosemary (née Smith), a civil servant, and John Henry Beckingham, a jazz musician and keyboard salesman. His parents divorced when he was seven and he took on the surname "Pegg" after his mother re-married. He attended many schools, including Castle Hill Primary School;[citation needed]Brockworth Comprehensive Secondary School;[citation needed]The King's School, Gloucester; and later Stratford-upon-Avon College to study English literature and Theatre.He studied drama at the University of Bristol and wrote his undergraduate thesis on "A Marxist overview of popular 1970s cinema and hegemonic discourses". At Bristol he appeared in a Drama Society production of Howard Barker's Victory alongside Sarah Kane and David Greig.[citation needed]
Actors: Simon Pegg (actor), Alec Robbins (editor), Alec Robbins (director), Alec Robbins (producer), Alec Robbins (actor), Alec Robbins (writer), Jason Elkins (composer), Jessica Parsons (actress), Sohrab Forouzesh (actor), Nathaniel Jackson (actor), Alicia Humphrey (actress), Talia Grzelewski (actor), Jackie Valdez (actor), Jessica Rocheleau (actress), Nick Thornton (actor),
Plot: Comedian Alec Robbins (playing himself) endures girl trouble, failures in stand-up comedy, and a barrage of criticism regarding his new facial hair. After an underwhelming breakup, Alec seeks aid from Hollywood actor Simon Pegg and attempts to find new love.
Genres: Comedy, Romance, Short,Actors: Charles Ingram (editor), Betsy Koch (producer), Nick Corirossi (writer), Charles Ingram (writer), Nick Corirossi (director), Charles Ingram (director), Nick Corirossi (editor), Simon Pegg (actor), Patrick Stewart (actor), Brian Lane (editor), Brian Lane (composer), Ashley Lambert (miscellaneous crew), Ashley Lambert (actress), Maisie Williams (actress), Ryan Lochte (actor),
Genres: Comedy, Short,