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![]() Corden at the 2015 PaleyFest | |
Born | James Kimberley Corden 22 August 1978 Hillingdon, London, England |
Education | Holmer Green Upper School |
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Years active | 1996–present |
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Julia Carey (m. 2012) |
Children | 3 |
Awards | Full list |
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James Kimberley Corden[1] OBE (born 22 August 1978[2]) is an English actor, comedian, singer, writer, producer, and former television host.[3] In the United Kingdom, he is best known for co-writing and starring in the critically acclaimed BBC sitcom Gavin & Stacey. In the United States, he is best known as the host of The Late Late Show with James Corden, a late-night talk show that aired on CBS from 2015 to 2023.
Originally airing from 2007 to 2010, Corden co-wrote and co-starred with Welsh actress Ruth Jones in Gavin & Stacey, for which he won the BAFTA Television Award for Best Comedy Performance. He was featured, along with grime artist Dizzee Rascal, on the UK No.1 single "Shout". Corden created his Carpool Karaoke sketch in 2011. He hosted the Brit Awards, in 2009, 2011, and 2014. He hosted the Tony Awards in 2016 and 2019 and the Grammy Awards in 2017 and 2018. From 2010 to 2019, Corden presented the panel show A League of Their Own on Sky One.
Corden has also acted in films such as Gulliver's Travels (2010), Kill Your Friends (2015), and Peter Rabbit (2018) and its 2021 sequel (in which he voiced the title character). He also acted in the musical films Into the Woods (2014), Cats (2019), The Prom (2020), and Cinderella (2021).
In 2011, Corden starred in the National Theatre show One Man, Two Guvnors, which transferred from the West End to Broadway, where Corden won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play.[4] In 2015, he received the BAFTA Britannia Award for British Artist of the Year.[5] Corden has been nominated for 22 Primetime Emmy Awards, winning 9 in total, including for The Late Late Show, Carpool Karaoke and hosting the 70th Tony Awards. Corden was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2015 New Year Honours for services to drama.[6]