Alistair McGowan

Alistair McGowan

actor, writer, producer

Alistair McGowan was born on Nov 24, 1964 in UK. Alistair McGowan's big-screen debut came with Spitting Image - Season 11 directed by Steve Bendelack in 1991, strarring Douglas Hurd / Michael Heseltine / Gordon Brown / .... Alistair McGowan is known for Joe All Alone directed by Beryl Richards, Daniel Frogson stars as Joe and Liani Samuel as Asha. Alistair McGowan has got 2 awards and 2 nominations so far. The most recent award Alistair McGowan achieved is BAFTA Awards. The upcoming new movie Alistair McGowan plays is Creation Stories which will be released on Mar 20, 2021.

Alistair McGowan, the master of mimicry, was born Alistair Charles McGowan in Evesham, Worcestershire, Great Britain. He is an actor, writer and producer. He attended the Guildhall School of Music and Drama at the Barbican in London. There he studied alongside Ewan McGregor and Daniel Craig, among others. He graduated in 1989, after a three-year course under the tutelage of Colin McCormack, the actor from the Royal Shakespeare Company.McGowan boasts a repertoire of over one hundred impersonations, including such celebrities as Tony Blair, Prince Charles, and many others. He is best known for his work with Jan Ravens and Ronni Ancona on the Big Impression (1999), formerly known as 'Alistair McGowan's Big Impression'. The show has been popular for impressions of such celebrities as David Beckham, Angus Deayton, Ross Geller (from Friends), Gary Lineker, and other well-known public figures and characters. The show won 5 awards and 10 nominations. He also appeared in the BBC adaptation of Charles Dickens's novel 'Bleak House' and in the detective series 'Mayo' (2006).In 2004 he launched 'the BIG recycle' national campaign urging public to reduce rubbish by recycling it. He continued a successful career of celebrity impersonator on the BBC Radio and also did re-voicing of video footages of 'The Sports Review of the Year' and 'Match of the Day' which has turned him into a sideline sporting celebrity. Two releases of 'Alistair McGowan's Football Backchat' were best sellers in both comedy and sports video charts.

  • Birthday

    Nov 24, 1964
  • Place of Birth

    Evesham, Worcestershire, England, UK
  • Also known

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Known For

Awards

2 wins & 2 nominations

BAFTA Awards
2003
Best Comedy Programme or Series
Winner - BAFTA TV Award
Big Impression (1999)
Royal Television Society, UK
2002
Best Entertainment Performance
Winner - RTS Television Award
Big Impression (1999)

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