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Stephen John " Steve " Coogan ( born 14 October 1965 ) is a BAFTA-winning English actor, comedian, writer, impressionist and producer.

Born in Middleton, Manchester, Lancashire, he began his career as a stand-up comedian and impressionist, working as a voice artist throughout the 1980s on satirical puppet show Spitting Image.

In the early 1990s, Coogan began creating original comic characters, which he presented in stage shows ; this led to him winning the 1992 Perrier Award at the Edinburgh Fringe for his show with long-time collaborator John Thomson.

The most prominent characters he developed at this time were Paul Calf, a stereotypical lower class Mancunian, and his sister the promiscuous Pauline ( played by Coogan in drag ).