James Corden

At 46 years old, James Corden has this physical status:

James Kimberley Corden (born 22 August 1978) is an English actor, comedian, and television host.

On CBS, he hosts The Late Late Show with James Corden, a late-night television talk show. Corden, alongside Welsh actress Ruth Jones, co-created, co-wrote, and starred in the critically acclaimed BBC sitcom Gavin & Stacey (2007–2010; 2019), for which he received the BAFTA Television Award for Best Comedy Performance.

He appeared on "Shout," the United Kingdom's No.1 single, as well as grime artist Dizzee Rascal, an unofficial anthem of the England football team during the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, and duetted with Australian singer Kylie Minogue on a cover of "Only You" in 2015.

Corden created his Carpool Karaoke sketch while driving around London singing songs with George Michael, first appearing on the UK charity telethon Comic Relief in 2011.

Corden co-presented the Brit Awards with Minogue and Mathew Horne in 2009.

He has been back to host the service solo from 2011 to 2014.

In 2016, and 2019 and 2018, he hosted the Tony Awards in 2016, 2019, and the Grammy Awards in 2017, and 2018.

Since 2010, he has hosted A League of Their Own on Sky One, a sports-based comedy panel. In 2011, he appeared in One Man, Two Guvnors, which went from the National Theatre to Broadway and then Broadway, and then to National Theatre Live, where he was also viewed internationally.

Corden was nominated for his role in the play's Broadway run.

He received the BAFTA British Artist of the Year Award in 2015.

Early life

Corden was born in Hillingdon, Greater London, and the uncle of Margaret and Malcolm Corden. His father, a musician, was a member of the Central Band of the Royal Air Force who performed the tenor saxophone and clarinet (and later became a salesman of Christian books and Bibles). Corden's mother was a social worker. He grew up in Hazlemere, Buckinghamshire, and attended Park Middle School and Holmer Green Upper School. He has two sisters.

Personal life

Corden lived in a house with co-star Dominic Cooper of The History Boys for many years. Corden was introduced by Cooper to Julia Carey, whom Cooper had known for years. Carey Corden married Corden on September 15, 2012. There are three children in the Cordens. Corden is a supporter of West Ham United's Premier League football team.

Corden was named Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 2015 New Year Honours for services to drama. During a private event at Buckingham Palace on June 25, he was given the honour by Princess Anne.

Corden and his family live in Los Angeles. He has a home in Belsize Park, London, and Templecombe House in Wargrave, Berkshire, at Wargrave.

Corden paid the salaries of furloughed employees on the Late Late Show in April 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Feed the Children was also started by the NBA as a fundraiser. Corden reported on January 6, 2022, he had tested positive for COVID-19. He said he was fine, and that he was already fully vaccinated and boosted.

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Career

Corden's first stage appearance was at the age of 18, with a one-line appearance in the 1996 musical Martin Guerre. Anne and Nick's first TV reporter appearance was on BBC's Good Morning with Anne and Nick, interviewing Meat Loaf. Gareth Jones appeared in the 1999 television series Boyz Unlimited, one of his earliest television appearances. He appeared in Tango advertisements in 1998 and appeared in a few of Teachers as a bookish student, as well as a small part in a small episode of Hollyoaks in 2000. Corden appeared on Little Britain and Dalziel and Pascoe, as well as Passcoe, both in 2004. What Happened to Harold Smith in Corden's early film credits? Mike Leigh's All or Nothing (2002), Heartlands (2002), and Cruise of the Gods (2002).

Corden appeared in the British television series Fat Friends as Jamie Rymer from 2000 to 2005. For his contributions to the 2000 Royal Television Society Award for Network Newcomer On Screen, he was nominated. Corden appeared in Timms in Alan Bennett's original London stage production The History Boys, as well as in Broadway, Sydney, Wellington, and Hong Kong productions. He appeared on the radio and 2006 film adaptations of the play. He appeared in the film Starter for 10.

Corden appeared in his own film, Gavin & Stacey, from 2007 to 2010. Corden and Jones played the friends of the title characters, with Corden and Jones co-wrote the series with his Fat Friends co-star Ruth Jones; he and Jones co-wrote the series; Corden and Jones played the parents of the title characters; Corden and Jones played Smithy. The series was well-received critically, and it was well-received critically. Corden received Best Male Comedy Performer and Gavin & Stacey received Best New British Television Comedy at the 2007 British Comedy Awards, according to the show. Corden received the BAFTA for Best Male Comedy Showcase at the BAFTA, and Gavin & Stacey received the BAFTA Audience Award for Programme of the Year at the 2008 Television BAFTAs. In December 2008, the show received Best TV Comedy in the 2008 British Comedy Awards. In 2010, Gavin & Stacey were named Most Popular Comedy Program at the National Television Awards. Gavin & Stacey returned to the UK for a Christmas special in 2019, with the episode attracting the most avid Christmas Day viewers in the United Kingdom in over a decade.

Corden's professional efforts outside of the lucrative sequence were somewhat skewed during the two years and seven months of Gavin & Stacey's tenure. Mathew Horne, a Big Brother co-star, appeared on Big Brother's Big Mouth in August 2007. In 2008, he appeared in Toby Young's 2001 autobiography How to Lose Friends & Alienate People. Horne & Corden, a 2009 sketch show based in Morecambe and Wise, collaborated with Horne & Corden on a "traditional comedy entertainment show in the style of Morecambe and Wise," according to the BBC. Corden later admitted that "the absolute truth is that I wasn't good enough." The show ran for only one series and was poorly received by the critics, with Corden later admitting that "the absolute truth isn't good enough."

Corden appeared as the lead character in the film Lesbian Vampire Killers in 2009, but it was not as well-reced. He appeared in the Joe Meek biopic Telstar and again in the animated Planet 51 alongside Mathew Horne. He co-presented the Brit Awards with Horne and Kylie Minogue in February 2009. He appeared in a sketch for the England charity telethon Comic Relief on March 13, 2009, giving the England football team a motivational talk and then a section with Horne featuring their best bits of comedy from the previous two years, as well as highlights from the evening.

Corden hosted A League of Their Own with team captains Andrew Flintoff and Jamie Redknapp in March 2010. He presented Sport Relief 2010 alongside Davina McCall and others, this time contributing a "sequel" to the 2009 England football team sketch, this time giving a motivational talk to various sports celebrities, including David Beckham and motor racing driver Jenson Button.

Corden performed in Channel 4's Comedy Gala, a charity benefit held in aid of Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital, was filmed live at the O2 Arena in London in March 2010. He performed his England World Cup single with Dizzee Rascal on the final of Britain's Got Talent on June 5, 2010. The single's funds went to the Great Ormond Street Hospital in London.

Corden appeared Craig Owens in the Doctor Who episode "The Lodger" in which the Doctor came in with him in June 2010. In the sixth season of "Closing Time," Corden returned as Owens. Corden wrote and produced some of the sketches included in the special in December 2010. This Is JLS, an hour-long Christmas special starring the boyband and The X Factor runners-up, was broadcast on ITV1. He appeared in the film Gulliver's Travels in 2010. In December 2010, he appeared in an ensemble voice cast in the German animated film Animals United's English dub, alongside Jim Broadbent, Jason Donovan, Joanna Lumley, Billie Piper, Andy Serkis, and others.

Corden's 2011 British Awards were unveiled in February 2011. Corden reprised his Gavin & Stacey role as Smithy in a Red Nose Day sketch for the charity telethon Comic Relief in March. The sketch featured appearances by then UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown, JLS, Paul McCartney, and Justin Bieber. He appeared at his first appearance of his Carpool Karaoke sketch, which included him singing songs with pop singer George Michael while driving around London. He appeared in The Three Musketeers in 2011.

Corden appeared in the hit comedy play One Man, Two Guvnors, beginning in June 2011. After touring, the play was exported from the National Theatre Live cinecasting world, and it was toured from the National Theatre to the West End. The performance received widespread critical acclaim and was named Best Play at the Evening Standard Theatre Awards for 2011. "A triumph of visual and verbal comedy," the Guardian described it as "a triumph of visual and verbal comedy." "One of the National's Funniest Productions in History" is one of the National's Most Popular works in the National's history. "The feelgood hit of the summer" was the Daily Telegraph, while The Independent called it a "massive assault" and the Evening Standard "a surefire strike."

Corden made a cameo appearance in Rizzle Kicks' single "Mama Do the Hump" in December 2011, which debuted at #2 in the charts. One Man, Two Guvnors escorted to Broadway in April 2012, with Corden continuing to act in lead. He received the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play in June 2012 for his role.

Corden hosted the Brit Awards for the third time in February 2012. Corden appeared as the Baker in the Disney film version of the musical Into the Woods (film) (2014). Corden narrated Roald Dahl's Esio Trot, a BBC television film version of Roald Dahl's classic book, in 2015. It was adapted by Richard Curtis and co-starring Dustin Hoffman and Judi Dench, and was broadcast on BBC One on January 1, 2015. In 2016, he appeared in the animated comedy film Trolls as Biggie, a chubby friendly Troll.

Corden co-created, write, and act in The Wrong Mens, a six-part comedy-thriller for BBC Two, with fellow Gavin & Stacey actor Mathew Baynton. On September 24, 2013, the premiere took place. The series was co-produced by online television provider Hulu.com in the United States, and it first premiered in November 2013.

Corden took over as host of The Late Late Show on Sunday, after Craig Ferguson died. Corden's Carpool Karaoke along the streets of London with pop singer Adele, a sketch that appeared on his talk show in January 2016, was the first YouTube viral video of 2016. Corden's special Carpool Karaoke is a video game show. Live From Liverpool, Corden Met McCartney, was a sensational and critical success that earned a Primetime Emmy Award nomination and a gold medal for Outstanding Variety Specialty. Corden and McCartney performed "Drive My Car," "Penny Lane," and "Let It Be" in the special. McCartney signed a Penny Lane street sign, and McCartney referred to several Liverpool landmarks, including Saint Barnabas Church, where he had been a choir boy, and also visited his childhood home. With "A Hard Day's Night," "Back in the United States R" and McCartney's latest single, "Come On to Me," the special ended, with McCartney and his band surprising a small group of locals at Liverpool's Philharmonic Pub. Corden revealed in April 2022 that he would be leaving The Late Late Show in 2023.

Corden appeared in Tom Hooper's film adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber's famous musical Cats as Bustopher Jones, which attracted a lot of mockery. Jennifer Hudson, Idris Elba, Taylor Swift, Ian McKellen, and Judi Dench appeared in the film. Several commentators rated it as one of the year's worst films due to its poorly thought CGI and off-kilter comedic performances from Rebel Wilson and Corden. Corden received the Razzie Award for Best Supporting Actor of the Year for his efforts. Lloyd Webber was a vocal opponent of the film, particularly Corden's performance, who said he "begged for it to be cut" from the film.

Corden's leading role in the 2020 musical comedy film The Prom received critical feedback, and Richard Lawson named "one of the worst performances of the 21st century" by Vanity Fair's Richard Lawson. "Corden, flitting and lisping around in the most uninspired of caricatures, misses all potential for nuance, and therefore never finds even a hint of truth in the story." Many film commentators and members of the LBGTQ community were outraged by his portrayal of a gay man when he himself is straight, and with critics who continued and capitalized on stereotypes of gay white men. Corden received an even bigger amount of backlash after his appearance earned him the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy Film.

Corden's appearance in the 2021 adaptation of Cinderella, a film he made, has also received critical feedback. The film was chastised for its heavy handed portrayal of "wokened" characters and plotline, as well as its decision to have the songs performed in the form of a jukebox musical. "James Corden has written a #Girlboss fairy tale that only a voracious capitalist would love," Clarisse Loughrey of The Independent wrote.

Corden hosted the Tony Awards in 2016 and 2019, as well as the Grammy Awards in 2017 and 2018.

Corden has said that Graham Norton, Chris Evans, Jonathan Ross, Conan O'Brien, David Letterman, and Stephen Colbert are among his comedy influences, according to Corden.

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