Peter Kay, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Peter Kay

English writer, producer, actor and comedian

Date of Birth: 02-Jul-1973

Place of Birth: Farnworth, England, United Kingdom

Profession: screenwriter, actor, singer, comedian, film producer, television actor, film actor, stand-up comedian

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Peter Kay

  • Peter John Kay (born 1973) is an English comedian and actor.
  • Kay has written, produced, and acted in several television and film projects, and authored three books. Born and brought up in Bolton, Lancashire, to a family of Irish descent, Kay studied media performance at the University of Salford.
  • He began working part-time as a stand-up comedian, winning the North West Comedian of the Year award.
  • In 1997, he won Channel 4's So You Think You're Funny contest and the following year was nominated for a Perrier Award for his show at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
  • With his public profile raised, in 2000, he co-wrote and starred in That Peter Kay Thing for Channel 4.
  • This resulted in a spin-off sitcom, Phoenix Nights, which ran for two series from 2001–02, and in turn generated another spin-off, Max and Paddy's Road to Nowhere, in 2004.
  • In 2005, he recorded a promotional video in which he mimed to Tony Christie's 1971 hit "Is This the Way to Amarillo"; the song then reached #1 in the UK Singles Chart, becoming that year's best-selling single in the UK. In 2008, Kay co-wrote and starred in Britain's Got the Pop Factor...
  • and Possibly a New Celebrity Jesus Christ Soapstar Superstar Strictly on Ice, a parody of several British reality television shows.
  • As the series' fictional protagonist Geraldine McQueen, he released the single "The Winner's Song", which reached #2 in the UK singles chart.
  • His 2010–11 stand-up comedy tour was officially inaugurated into the Guinness World Records as the most successful of all time, playing to over 1.2 million people.
  • He co-wrote and starred in Peter Kay's Car Share, a sitcom screened by the BBC for two series between 2015–17.
  • He also starred in the 2015 BBC sitcom Cradle to Grave.
  • In 2016, Kay won the BAFTA TV Award for Best Male Comedy Performance, the BAFTA TV Award for Best Scripted Comedy and the National Television Award for Best Comedy for Car Share.
  • He also received an honorary doctorate from the University of Salford.

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