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Simon Pegg Height, Weight, Age, Wife Children, Biography & More

Simon Pegg

Bio
Full NameSimon John Pegg aka Simon John Beckingham
ProfessionActor, Ccomedian, Writer, Director, Producer and Singer
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)in centimeters - 173 cm
in meters - 1.73 m
in feet inches - 5’ 8”
Weight (approx.)in Kilograms - 70 kg
in Pounds - 154 lbs
Body Measurements (approx.)-Chest: 38 inches
-Waist: 30 inches
-Biceps: 14 inches
Eye ColorBrown
Hair ColorBrown
Personal Life
Date of BirthFebruary 14, 1970
Age (as in 2018)48 Years
Birth PlaceBrockworth, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Zodiac sign/Sun signAquarius
SignatureSimon Pegg Signature
NationalityEnglish
HometownBrockworth, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
SchoolCastle Hill Primary School, Chessington, England
Brockworth Comprehensive Secondary School, England
The King's School, Gloucester, England
College/UniversityStratford-upon-Avon College, England
University of Bristol, England
Educational QualificationB.A. in Theatre
DebutFilm- Tube Tales (1999)
TV- Six Pairs of Pants (1995)
FamilyFather- Gillian Rosemary (a former civil servant)Simon Pegg and mother Gillian
Mother- John Henry Beckingham (jazz musician and keyboard salesman)
Sister- Katy PeggSimon Pegg with his sister Katy Pegg
Brother- None
ReligionAtheism
Ethnicity/RaceEnglish, Distant Welsh
AddressPrimary Address
Simon Pegg
P.O. Box 17449
Memphis, TN 38187-0449
USA
Secondary Address
Simon Pegg
Dawn Sedgwick Management
3 Goodwins Court
London, WC2N 4LL
UK
HobbiesReading, Travelling
Girlfriends, Affairs and More
Sexual OrientationStraight
Marital StatusMarried
Girlfriends/AffairsNot Known
Wife/SpouseMaureen McCann (m. 2005, Music Industry Publicist)Simon Pegg and wife Maureen Pegg
ChildrenDaughter- Matilda PeggSimon Pegg and wife Maureen Pegg
Son- None
Style Quotient
Car CollectionBMW i8, BMW M5, BMW M6
Money Factor
Net Worth$25 Million
Simon Pegg

 Some Lesser Known Facts About Simon Pegg

  • Does Simon Pegg smoke?: Not Known
  • Does Simon Pegg drink alcohol?: Yes
  • Simon’s parents divorced when he was seven and after his mother remarried he took the surname of his stepfather (Pegg).
  • While he was graduating in theatre, he tried something unusual and titled his thesis “A Marxist overview of popular 1970s cinema and hegemonic discourses.
  • Back at the University of Bristol, he used to perform as a member of a comedy troupe called- ‘David Icke and the Orphans of Jesus’, alongside other actors- David Walliams, Dominik Diamond, and Jason Bradbury.
  • Between the period (1998-2004), he has regularly featured on ‘BBC Radio 4’s The 99p Challenge’.
  • In 1999, he created and co-wrote the Channel 4 sitcom- ‘Spaced’ with Jessica Stevenson and he wrote the character of Mike Watt specifically for his friend Nick Frost.
  • In 2004, he starred in the television show called ‘Danger! 50,000 Zombies!’, in which he played a zombie hunter named Dr. Fell.Simon Pegg as Zombie Hunter
  • He narrated the first series of the documentary- Doctor Who Confidential.
  • In 2011, he played the role of Benji Dunn in the film ‘Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol’ and also in the film ‘Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation’ (2015).
  • His comic likeness was used for the character of ‘Wee Hughie’ in the comic book series- The Boys; and he even wrote the introduction to the first bound volume.
  • He did the voice-over for Reepicheep, the heroic mouse in Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader.
  • Simon supported the ‘HeForShe’ feminist campaign.
  • He is an atheist.
  • He is also close friends with Coldplay lead singer- Chris Martin: and he appeared as a violin playing- Elvis in Coldplay’s 2010 single “Christmas Lights”.

  • He is also godfather to the son of actor/friend- Martin Freeman.
  • His parents and his sister briefly appeared in the TV series ‘Spaced’, while his mother appeared in other TV series also such as ‘Shaun of the Dead’ and ‘Hot Fuzz’.

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