Craig ferguson
The late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries saw a notable wave of British and Scottish performers crossing into American entertainment, bringing with them comedic sensibilities shaped by a different cultural tradition. Craig Ferguson, born on 17 May 1962 in Glasgow and educated at Cumbernauld High School, became one of the more versatile figures to emerge from that broader transatlantic exchange, eventually holding both United Kingdom and United States citizenship.
Ferguson's professional range extends across a striking number of disciplines. Working in English, he has built a career as an actor in both film and television, a comedian, a television host, a writer, a screenwriter, and a novelist. He has also worked as a voice actor and a film director, adding further dimension to a profile that resists easy categorization. Outside the entertainment industry, Ferguson holds credentials as a trained aircraft pilot and has worked as a drummer, reflecting an engagement with technical and musical crafts that runs alongside his public-facing career. As a television host, writer, and comedian, he contributed a perspective to American late-night programming that drew on experiences shaped by his Scottish upbringing and his subsequent life in the United States.
Ferguson received the Great Immigrants Award, a distinction conferred on naturalized citizens who have made contributions to American life and culture. The honor reflects his position as someone who moved between national contexts and established a sustained presence in the American entertainment industry across multiple roles. That recognition, tied to his status as a naturalized citizen holding dual British and American citizenship, stands as a concrete marker of his trajectory from Glasgow to a broad career conducted primarily in the United States.
Quotes by Craig ferguson
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I got sober. I stopped killing myself with alcohol. I began to think, 'Wait a minute— if I an stop doing this, what are the possibilities? And slowly it dawned on me that it was maybe worth the risk.
The Universe is very, very big.It also loves a paradox. For example, it has some extremely strict rules.Rule number one: Nothing lasts forever.Not you or your family or your house or your planet or the sun. It is an absolute rule. Therefore when someone says that their love will never die, it means that their love is not real, for everything that is real dies.Rule number two: Everything lasts forever
During the Cold War, West Berlin was a exclave - a tiny outpost of liberalism surrounded by people who want to crush it. It was like Austin, Texas.
It turns out that speeding irresponsibly in a large truck, placing personal wealth ahead of the welfare of others, is one of the greatest sins in the Universe.
Late night is no different than making a film, really, except that it's faster, and if you do a crap one, you can do a better one tomorrow. Writing a novel and doing stand-up that stuff is very similar.
Sober alkies are often asked: When did you hit rock bottom but a more informed question might be: How many times did you hit rock bottom
I dont think theres anything wrong with telling the truth. I know it isnt fashionable.
I come from a very critical culture. You know the Scots. They're always saying: 'Oh, no. It will never work. You'll never amount to anything. You've got to know your place in the world.'
It's the beauty and curse of doing a daily show. Some days you've got nothing to talk about and other days Dick Cheney shoots his lawyer in the face and everyone is happy.
Jeb Bush announced today on the Internet that he may run for president. The next presidential election could be Bush vs. Clinton. It will be like 1992 all over again except I won’t be in rehab.