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'''Stephen John "Steve" Coogan''' (born 14 October 1965) is an English actor, stand-up comedian, impressionist, writer and producer. He began his career in the 1980s, working as a [[voice artist]] on the satirical [[puppet show]] ''[[Spitting Image]]''. In the early 1990s, he began creating original comic characters; this led him to win the [[Edinburgh Comedy Awards|Perrier Award]] at the [[Edinburgh Festival Fringe]]. In 1999, he co-founded the production company [[Baby Cow Productions]].
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Coogan grew in prominence within the film industry in 2002, after starring in ''[[The Parole Officer]]'' and ''[[24 Hour Party People]]''. He portrayed Phileas Fogg in the 2004 remake ''[[Around the World in 80 Days]]'', and has co-starred in ''[[The Other Guys]]'', ''[[Tropic Thunder]]'', ''[[In the Loop (film)|In the Loop]]'', ''[[Hamlet 2]]'', ''[[Our Idiot Brother]]'', ''[[Ruby Sparks]]'' and the ''[[Night at the Museum]]'' films, as well as collaborating with [[Rob Brydon]] in ''[[The Trip]]'' and ''[[A Cock and Bull Story|Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story]]''. He was also a principal voice actor in the [[Computer animation|computer animated]] [[comedy film|comedy]] ''[[Despicable Me 2]]''.
Coogan has also branched out into more dramatic roles, with ''[[What Maisie Knew]]'', and portrayed [[Paul Raymond]] in the biopic ''[[The Look of Love (film)|The Look of Love]]''. He co-wrote, produced and starred in the film adaptation ''[[Philomena]]'', alongside [[Judi Dench]], which earned him a [[Golden Globe Award|Golden Globe]] and [[BAFTA]] nomination, and two [[Academy Award]] nominations, for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Picture. He has been cast in the lead role for the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] [[television]] [[pilot]] ''Doubt'' created by [[David Shore]].
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