Craig Ferguson

Has written and performed three stand-up comedy albums.

Started out as a musician, playing drums and guitar.

While appearing on "Late Night with Conan OBrien" , he had host Conan OBrien laughing so hard that he couldnt continue with his show and Craig ended up doing all the talking.

Brother of Lynn Ferguson , Scott and Janice.

Son of Janet Ferguson.

Childhood nickname was "Tubby."

Sings the opening theme song for his show "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson"

Plays the drums.

Has two sons, one with Sascha Ferguson , Milo Hamish Ferguson (b. 2001); and one with Megan Wallace Cunningham, Liam James Ferguson (b. 2011).

In April 2006, his first novel was published -- "Between the Bridge and the River."

On January 25, 2008, he passed the U.S. citizenship test, scoring 100%. A week later, on February 1, 2008, he was sworn in as a U.S. citizen. His February 4, 2008 episode of "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" was devoted to this event.

Has three dogs, a German Shepard, a French bulldog and a Jack Russel terrier.

In early April 2008, for the first time since he became host of CBSs "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" , the program outscored NBCs "Late Night with Conan OBrien" , with an average viewership of 1.88 million to 1.77 million.

On December 21, 2008, Ferguson was married for the third time, to Megan Wallace Cunningham, an art dealer.

On his show, Jennifer Love Hewitt admitted to being a fan of Glasgow Celtic, Ferguson then said he doesnt follow Celtic. Hewitt then ask if its their City rivals Rangers he follows, he said it was a team called Partick Thistle. This made her laugh saying "Thats a little girlie isnt it?".

Growing up, he wanted to be an astronaut.

Ferguson received a Peabody Award for his "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" interview with Archbishop Desmond Tutu. He announced the recognition on the show using his alligator puppet [March 31, 2010].

Met Don Rickles through mutual friend and Late Late Show producer Peter Lassally.

Is related on his mothers side to former Scottish international footballer Duncan Ferguson , also known as "Big Dunc".

Second son, Liam James Ferguson, was born on January 31, 2011.

Nominated for 2011 Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Story Telling) for voicing the audiobook of his autobiography American on Purpose: The Improbable Adventures of an Unlikely Patriot.

Nominated for a Grammy Award in 2010 for reading the audiobook for his autobiographical novel American on Purpose: The Improbable Adventures of an Unlikely Patriot.

Actress Mary McCormack gave him the rattlesnake mug thats been on his desk on "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" on April 13, 2009. The rattlesnake mug has appeared in almost every episode since then.

Took flying lessons to get over his fear of flying.

Friends with Gerard Butler.

Very good friends with actress, Kristen Bell. She has been on his show more times than any other guest.

Was in a band with Peter Capaldi , whom he credits with inspiring him to try comedy.

Is a huge fan of "Doctor Who" .

Worked as a construction worker and bouncer when he first moved to New York City.

(December 2004) Has been appointed the new official host for "The Late Late Show", the show from which Craig Kilborn resigned. His first episode will be January 3, 2005.

(April 2006) Release of his book, "Between the Bridge and the River: A Novel".

(September 2009) Release of his book, "American on Purpose: The Improbable Adventures of an Unlikely Patriot".

(February 2011) Mr. Ferguson announced on "Conan" that his new son was born Jan 31st, 2011.

Has been successfully hosting "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" for nearly 3 years (in Jan. 2008).

(April 2008) Performed at the C-SPAN White House Correspondents Dinner.

Was the drummer in a punk rock band called Dreamboys, which included Peter Capaldi as lead singer and Temple Clark as bassist.

Is a voracious reader of books.

Left school at the age of sixteen.

Brother-in-law of Mark Tweddle.

Friends with Donal Logue.

Auditioned for "Suddenly Susan" and is also friends with casting director Anthony Sepulveda .

Change is the law of the universe and resisting it is the source of all,pain,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.

I don’t think there’s anything wrong with telling the truth. I know it isn’t fashionable.

She still cared for me, and the best way I could make amends to her was to be happy. I do have a knack for finding great women.

I knew that I had been partially right in the storeroom above the bar on Christmas Day. Whoever I had become had to die.

Every day I ran to that book like it was a bottle of whiskey and crawled inside because it was a world that I had at least some control over, and slowly, in time, it began to take shape.

After all this time I found that the novel is in fact punk rock.

You can never talk religion on network TV. It makes too many people angry. You can talk about sex.

School did give me one of the greatest gifts of my life, though. I learned how to read, and for that I remain thankful. I would have died otherwise. As soon as I was able, I read, alone. Under the covers with a flashlight or in my corner of the attic—I sought solace in books. It was from books that I started to get an inkling of the kinds of assholes I was dealing with. I found allies too, in books, characters my age who were going through or had triumphed against the same bullshit.

Allowances can always be made for your friends to disagree with you. Disagreement, vehement disagreement, is healthy. Debate is impossible without it. Evil does not question itself, only hope questions itself. Even the incorruptible are corruptible if they cannot accept the possibility of being mistaken. Infallibility is a sin in any man. All laws can be broken and are. Often. Like when a bumblebee flies or an ancient regime is toppled.

It may be that the fear contains information. Something can be interesting if you get to the other side of that fear.

Divorce lawyers stoke anger and fear in their clients, knowing that as long as the conflicts remain unresolved the revenue stream will keep flowing.

The world can be such a fright, but it belongs to us tonight.

I have a deep and profound mistrust of all politicians.

The Afghan government is as corrupt as a prostitute with a law degree.

I took the sleeper out of Glasgow, and as the smelly old train bumped out of Central Station and across the Jamaica Street Bridge, I stared out at the orange halogen streetlamps reflected in the black water of the river Clyde. I gazed at the crumbling Victorian buildings that would soon be sandblasted and renovated into yuppie hutches. I watched the revelers and rascals traverse the shiny wet streets. I thought of the thrill and danger of my youth and the fear and frustration of my adult life thus far. I thought of the failure of my marriage and my failures as a man. I saw all this through my reflection in the nighttime window. Down the tracks I went, hardly aware that I was going further south with every passing second.

I think comedy as an art involves the audience as a participant as much as is involves the artist.

Its easier to feel a little more spiritual with a couple of bucks in your pocket.

I think commercialism helps Christmas and I think that the more capitalism we can inject into the Christmas holiday the more spiritual I feel about it,Sometimes people think you’re smart if you question the status quo, if nothing else.

With good parody, you have to be smarter that the people you’re parodying.

I found out it is just as hard to make a movie that you are not proud of as it is to make one you love.

On that same tour we ran into a band at Aylesbury Friars, a biggish venue in Oxfordshire, England. They were a four-piece from Ireland called U2. They seemed like nice fellows and they sounded pretty good, but we didn’t keep in touch. They’re probably taxi drivers and accountants by now.

I like football. I find its an exciting strategic game. Its a great way to avoid conversation with your family at Thanksgiving.

Strange star-like object over Oslo right before Obama arrives. A gift of a golden medal given by a group of wise men. . . Nah.

Hey dawg, wassup?" he said, in the strange way that white talent agents from Los Angeles do in an attempt to sound like young black men from underprivileged backgrounds. A linguistic fashion as peculiar as the lisp that everybody in medieval Spain had to adopt after the king developed a speech impediment.

The Bible has been through at least half a dozen translations by the time you read it. Plus, when the word of God is infected by the hand of man, that is, written down, it is tainted.

Thanks cows. I appreciate your tastiness.

There is no Thanksgiving back in the old country where I come from. You know why? Because being thankful is a sin.

Ask yourself the three things you must always ask yourself before you say anything. 1) Does this need to be said 2) “Does this need to be said by me? 3) Does this need to be said by me now?,I think in our desire to create a better America,we have to have civilized debate in this country and not just yelling.

I do love America. And LA is a very short commute to America its like half an hour on the plane.

He was in awe of the thirst that people had for someone to tell them that everything was going to be all right. He marveled at the gullibility and vulnerability of his fellow humans. No wonder the churches called them sheep. They were woolly-headed pack animals being herded around for the benefit of whoever knew how to control the dogs.

At CBS, I’m in your house. I’m mindful of that. When I do standup, you’re in my home and I can say what I want to.

I don’t think being a comedian gives you any fucking insight into what makes people laugh.

Old people really do have a secret though. You wanna know what it is? Luck.

I was ambitious and desperate to direct my first film, so I capitulated and blew it. Never again. Never fucking again.

Time is only linear for engineers and referees.

If I have a near-beer, I’m near beer. And if I’m near beer, I’m close to tequila. And if I’m close to tequila, I’m adjacent to cocaine.

I love zombies. If any monster could Riverdance, it would be zombies.

Laughter separates us from despair, and gives us a chance at love.

I think people are as individual as snowflakes, they kinda look alike but no two are the exactly the same, and all classification is the root of prejudice.

It seemed that I performed better sober than drunk. Who knew?,I realize that I am not a journalist. So anything I say is not important.

My job is to find the politicians and the presidents and the pompous people who are telling other people how to live, powerful, visible creatures and . . . go at them.

For example, in Paris, if one desires to buy something, you enter the store and say "Good morning, sir" or "madam," depending on what is appropriate, you wait until you are greeted, you make polite chitchat about the weather or some such, and when the salesperson asks what they can do for you, then and only then do you bring up the vulgar business of the transaction you require.

I realized women and humor were linked very closely.

The wedding took place in Vermont, where they have legalized gay civil unions, and I married a woman. .