2011 simon pegg books

Best known for his roles in shaun of the dead, hot fuzz, and spaced, he also played young scotty in star trek. Peggs other credits include appearances in the world war ii miniseries band of brothers. Simon pegg is living every fanboys dream, as he recounts in his memoir, nerd do well. When the hilarious simon pegg asked for a quote for his book, i said no. Jun 17, 2011 simon pegg is as close as you can get to a reallife geek superhero. First, pegg and frost costarred in the zomedy shaun of. Times about what its like to be the guy living the geek dream. Best known for his roles in shaun of the dead and hot fuzz, he also plays scotty in the star trek franchise.

Of course, its not like simon pegg has ever run from his inner nerdand his new book, nerd do well, reflects that. Daniel daylewis scarecrow eric draven paul mccartney george harrison ringo starr chief blue meanie 2 episodes, 2009. While not exactly what i expected, simon pegg s memoir nerd do well was an enjoyable read. Starring pegg, frost and the voice and motion capture of seth rogen, the film plot focuses on two science fiction geeks who meet an alien with a sarcastic manner and an appetite for alcohol and cigarettes. The unique life story of one of the most talented and inventive comedians, star of shaun of the dead, hot fuzz, paul, spaced, and star trek. To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our fandango. Simon pegg from his childhood obsession with science fiction, his enduring friendship with nick frost, and his forays into standup comedy which began with his regular monday morning slot in front of his. Nerd do well by simon pegg editing by elizabeth crime.

English actor, writer and comedian simon pegg was born simon john. Pegg, best known for cowriting and starring in the quirky comedies shaun of the dead, hot fuzz. Despite what youve been lead to believe, nerd do well is not an autobiography. He came to public prominence in the uk as the cocreator of the channel 4 sitcom spaced, directed by edgar wright. His best known roles are spaced, shaun of the dead, hot fuzz and paul. Simon pegg biography, age, family, career nick frost and net. Simon john pegg is an english actor, comedian, screenwriter, and producer. Ive been interested in the idea of a creating a book, whether that be a sort of a photo journal of movies, or maybe. When the hilarious simon pegg asked for a quote for his book. As i say in the book, i didnt set out to write it, really. I only realized about one second before it happened and couldnt get to the remote in time to stop them all from seeing me pull down my trousers and. Nerd do well is simon peggs life story interspersed with the tale of a fictional alter. Selfproclaimed supergeek, simon pegg, has added a new title to his already impressive list. Michael ian black, author of my custom van nerd do well does the necessary job of telling peggs story, but does so in an intimate manner.

Mar 15, 2011 books, authors and all things bookish. Simon pegg riffs on dawn of the dead, zombie consumers. Shaun of the dead 2004, hot fuzz 2007, and the worlds end 20. Simon pegg recounts his story in the memoir nerd do well. Jun 09, 2011 the unique life story of one of the most talented and inventive comedians, star of shaun of the dead, hot fuzz, paul, spaced, and star trek.

In interviews about the book, pegg has explained the title as a play on the etymology of nerd. Simon pegg riffs on dawn of the dead, zombie consumers and popular culture june 16, 2011 3. To learn more about simon, visit his website or follow him on twitter. While not exactly what i expected, simon peggs memoir nerd do well was an enjoyable read. Simon john pegg ne beckingham, born 14 february 1970 is an english actor, comedian, writer, producer, singer, standup comedian and director.

Martin freeman, paddy considine, simon pegg, nick frost and eddie marsan try to finish a pub crawl they started decades ago when they were 18 in the worlds end. I will say here that i love british comedies and i love some of simon peggs movies. Simon pegg is as close as you can get to a reallife geek superhero. Simon pegg on tom cruise, tintin, and keeping secrets. Simon pegg simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Simon pegg, author of nerd do well, on tour june 2011. Peggs tim is an aspiring comicbook artist obsessed with skateboarding, video games and star wars.

He and nick frost wrote and starred in the scifi film paul 2011. See more ideas about simon pegg, paul 2011 and movies. Spielberg and jackson have selected three stories from the tintin book series to develop into theatrical feature films, which they intend to direct back to back, employing state of the art. Questions for simon pegg the star of shaun of the dead talks about his new book, nerd do well, and his romance with a girl called meredith catsanus. As a film fanboy, its as though simon pegg has gone through the looking glass. Jun 09, 2011 while not exactly what i expected, simon pegg s memoir nerd do well was an enjoyable read.

Two english comic book geeks traveling across the u. Paul is not one of their classic but by all means it is a really enjoyable mainstream comedy. I once showed a holiday video to my entire family and forgot there was a point where i flashed. The secret of the unicorn is a 2011 3d computeranimated actionadventure film based on the comic book series of the same name by belgian cartoonist herge. Michael ian black, author of my custom van nerd do well does the necessary job of telling pegg s story, but does so in an intimate manner. Simon pegg, supergeek, at strand books today wired. Paul film paul is a 2011 science fiction road comedy film directed by greg mottola from a screenplay by simon pegg and nick frost. The adventures of tintin featurette official 2011 hd. British comedians nick frost and simon pegg first hit big with. Discover book depositorys huge selection of simon pegg books online.

Starring the cream of uk writerperformers and comedians over its lifetime, including simon pegg, sue perkins, miranda hart, nick frost, bill bailey and armando iannucci, this is the complete and utter awardwinning silly panel game thats not about music, sport, advertising or hats. Aug 01, 2011 i am a big fan of simon pegg and a friend recommended this book to me im glad she did its brilliantly written by simon with his life story intermittent with a fantasy fiction story it flows seamlessly love it. Simon pegg is an actor, comedian, screenwriter, producer, and author. I hope that both pegg and frost benefit from it though and benefit in terms of a little bit more trust and freedom because spaced, hot fuzz, shaun and so on all show they can produce classics when given the chance. Interview by simon hattenstone see a clip from the new film, paul. Simon pegg, author of nerd do well, on tour june 2011 tlc. Last month on the public radio show the sound of young america, he said, it does come from. His coming of age stories and fictional bits are hilarious but once pegg gets into his movie making period, the book loses its momentum. Ricky gervais simon pegg is the nerdiest nerd ever to nerd out about nerdiness. Simon pegg, vlastnym menom simon john beckingham 14. English actor, writer and comedian simon pegg was born simon john beckingham in brockworth, gloucestershire, to gillian rosemary smith, a civil servant, and john henry beckingham, a jazz musician. He has acted for steven spielberg and played scotty in j. Simon john beckingham, born 14 february 1970 better known under the screen name simon pegg is an english actor, writer and comedian.

Simon pegg and nick frost hot fuzz, shaun of the dead reunite for the comedy adventure paul as two scifi geeks whose pilgrimage takes them to americas ufo heartland. Jun 20, 2011 simon pegg is an actor, comedian, screenwriter, producer, and author. Jun 06, 2011 nerd do well by simon pegg pretty much sums it up as simon is a star wars and zombie movie junkie from way back. Simon pegg has 18 books on goodreads with 24204 ratings. Simon pegg on becoming a big kid in his new memoir, pronerd simon pegg talks star wars, comedy and the zombie apocalypse. Simon pegg is an english actor, comedian, writer, film producer and director. Dec 03, 2011 4 outtakes of simon pegg in his role as evan on the hit series black books. With simon pegg, nick frost, seth rogen, mia stallard. He got famous in britain as the cocreator of the channel 4 sitcom spaced, directed by edgar wright. Paul is a 2011 science fiction road comedy film directed by greg mottola from a screenplay by simon pegg and nick frost. Having been a science fiction fan from way back as a wee lad of six or seven in iowa sneaking up out of bed to join my much older brother and his friends, i can relate.

He was educated at brockworth comprehensive secondary school. Jan 01, 2009 nerd do well is simon pegg s life story interspersed with the tale of a fictional alter ego, pegg, a james bond figure with a robotic sidekick. Once the star of moviereferencing comedies like shaun of the dead and hot fuzz, he now gets to act in the same. He is a long time collaborator and friend of nick frost, who provided the voice of thomson. Februar 1970 in gloucester, gloucestershire ist ein. He went on to cowrite and star in the three flavours cornetto film trilogy. Pockets of uses everywhere nick frost and simon pegg long ago established their geek cred. There is not a detailed recounting of the making of shaun of the dead or hot fuzz or even that much on his time working for the bbc presotd. Feb 04, 2011 how simon pegg and nick frost found comedy chemistry.