Steve on Hamlet 2

Born and raised in Manchester, U.K., actor and comedian Steve Coogan is best known in the United Kingdom as Alan Partridge, the sports reporter-turned-television chat show host-turned-regional radio presenter.

As Alan Partridge, he appeared in character in The Day Today, Knowing Me, Knowing You... with Alan Partridge and I'm Alan Partridge.

In 1992, he won the Perrier Award for his show Steve Coogan In Character With John Thompson, on which he launched his character Paul Calf. Paul became a regular on Saturday Zoo, where Steve then introduced a new character, Paul's sister Pauline Calf. He went on to write and perform in The Paul Calf Video Diaries, earning his first BAFTA Award nomination for his performance of Pauline Calf's video diary '"Three Fights, Two Weddings, and a Funeral."

For BBC2, he wrote and starred in his own series, Coogan's Run.

Film roles include in "The Indian in the Cupboard," "The Wind in the Willows," "The Fix," "Coffee and Cigarettes," "Around the World in 80 Days," "Happy Endings," "Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story," "Marie Antoinette," "A Night at the Museum" and its forthcoming sequel, "Safety Glass," "Finding Amanda," and "Tropic Thunder."

In this 2008 interview with SIDEWALKS host Maaika Westen, Steve talks about his career, the differences between American and British comedies, and his film, "Hamlet 2."