James Kimberley Corden OBE is an English actor, comedian, singer, writer, producer, and television host. Since 2015, he has hosted The Late Late Show with James Corden, a late-night television talk show on CBS in the United States. Along with Welsh actress Ruth Jones, he co-wrote and co-starred in the critically acclaimed BBC sitcom Gavin & Stacey. He has appeared in films, including Gulliver’s Travels, Into the Woods, Kill Your Friends, Peter Rabbit and its 2020 sequel, and Cats.
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James Kimberley Corden OBE is an English actor, comedian, singer, writer, producer, and television host. Since 2015, he has hosted The Late Late Show with James Corden, a late-night television talk show on CBS in the United States. Along with Welsh actress Ruth Jones, Corden co-wrote and co-starred in the critically acclaimed BBC sitcom Gavin & Stacey. He has appeared in films, including Gulliver’s Travels, Into the Woods, Kill Your Friends, Peter Rabbit and its 2020 sequel, and Cats. Corden was appointed Order of the British Empire in the 2015 New Year Honours for services to drama. He was featured on the UK No. 1 single \”Shout\”, along with grime artist Dizzee Rascal, an unofficial anthem of the England football team for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. In 2011, he played the lead part in the comedy play One Man, Two Guvnors, which transferred from the National Theatre to the West End and then to Broadway and was also cinecast worldwide via National Theatre Live. In 2015 he received the BAFTA Britannia Award for British Artist of the Year. As a presenter and talk show host he has been nominated for 22 Primetime Emmy Awards, winning 9 in total.
He hosted the Tony Awards in 2016 and 2019 and the Grammy Awards in 2017 and 2018. Since 2010 he has presented the sports-based comedy panel show A League of Their Own on Sky One. His first stage appearance was at the age of 18 with a one-line role in the 1996 musical Martin Guerre. He first TV reporter role was on the BBC’s Good Morning with Anne and Nick. He also starred in Tango advertisements in 1998 and had a role as a bookish student in Teachers and in 2000 a small part in an episode of Hollyoaks. His early television work included Gareth Jones in the 1999 series Boyz Unlimited. He had guest appearances on Little Britain and Dalziel and Pascoe, both in 2004. From 2000 through early 2005, he starred in the British television series Fat Friends as Jamie Rymer. From 2007 through early 2010, he co- starred in his own series, the BBC Three sitcom Gavin&Stacey. In December 2008, he won the BAFTAs for Best Male Comedy Performer and Gavin &Stacey won the British Comedy Audience Award for Best TV Comedy. In 2019, he returned for a Christmas special with the episode Christmas Day, with the highest Christmas Day viewership in the UK for more than a decade.
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