Simon Pegg (born Simon John Beckingham, February 14, 1970) is an English writer, actor, comedian, film producer and director. He is best known for having co-written and starred in various Edgar Wright features, mainly Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, and the comedy series Spaced.
He also portrayed Montgomery "Scotty" Scott in the 2009 Star Trek film, Star Trek: Into Darkness, and Star Trek: Beyond, Benji Dunn in Mission: Impossible III, its sequel Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol and Mission Impossible - Rogue Nation, and also Thompson in The Adventures of Tintin. On February 29, 2012, it was announced that Pegg would be voicing the Original trilogy bounty hunter Dengar in Bounty, an episode of Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 4 and Unkar Plutt in Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens, as revealed at the 2015 San Diego Comic-Con panel.
Biography[]
On February 29, 2012, Dave Filoni, supervising director of Star Wars: The Clone Wars announced via his official Facebook page that Pegg would be voicing the original trilogy character of Dengar in Bounty, an episode of the series' fourth season.[2]
Pegg provided the voice of C-3PO and Candace's commanding officer in Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars, a non-canon crossover with the Disney cartoon Phineas and Ferb.[3]
In Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens, he played Unkar Plutt and also advised Abrams to rely more on practical effects, explaining when his three-year old daughter had watched The Empire Strikes Back with him, she had exclaimed "Daddy, [Yoda] he's real!" While visiting during filming, a technician approached him and said, "Hey, you're the guy whose daughter saved Star Wars!"[4]
Works[]
Filmography[]
Year | Title | Series | Contribution(s) |
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2012 | "Bounty" | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Dengar[5] |
2014 | Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars | C-3PO, Candace's C.O.[6] | |
2015 | Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens | Unkar Plutt[7] |
Gameography[]
Year | Title | Contribution(s) |
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2016 | Star Wars Battlefront: Bespin | Dengar[8] |
2016 | LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens | Unkar Plutt, 0-MR1[9] |
Sources[]
- Simon Pegg: Zombies, Cops and Ewoks? on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
- This Week! in Star Wars Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser News, The Mandalorian Comes to Emoji Blitz, and More! on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link)
- "50 Things to Notice in Star Wars: The Force Awakens" — Star Wars Insider 165
Notes and references[]
- ↑ This Week! in Star Wars Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser News, The Mandalorian Comes to Emoji Blitz, and More! on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link)
- ↑ Dave Filoni (@DaveFiloni) on Facebook: Dave Filoni announces Simon Pegg's role in The Clone Wars (February 29, 2012) (backup link)
- ↑ Phineas & Ferb: Star Wars Special Exclusive Image Reveal on IGN (archived from the original on September 26, 2019)
- ↑ Simon Pegg's Daughter Saved Star Wars on Interrobang (September 10, 2014) (archived from the original on September 19, 2018)
- ↑ Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Bounty"
- ↑ Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars
- ↑ Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens
- ↑ Star Wars Battlefront: Bespin
- ↑ LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens
External links[]
- Official website
- Simon Pegg at the Internet Movie Database
- Simon Pegg on Wikipedia
- Pegg News (@simonpegg) on Twitter
- Simon Pegg (@officialsimonpegg) on Facebook