50 facts about actor, writer, producer, comedian, and television host James Corden

James Corden's 50 facts.

1. Corden grew up in Hazlemere in Buckinghamshire.

2. He studied drama as a young boy at Jackie Palmer Stage School and then attended Holmer Green Senior School in High Wycombe.

3. His is a member of a crop of young talented British actors with defining roles in "History Boys" and "All or Nothing".

4. He co-wrote the popular tv series "Gavin and Stacey" with Ruth Jones and he co-stars with her and Mathew Horne.

5. James Kimberley Corden, OBE is an English actor, writer, producer, comedian, and television host.

6. He currently hosts the late-night television talk show The Late Late Show with James Corden on CBS, succeeding Craig Ferguson, whose decade-long tenure on The Late Late Show ended in December 2014.

7. Corden has also presented the Sky 1 comedy panel show A League of Their Own since 2010.

8. Corden co-created, co-wrote and starred in the BBC sitcom Gavin & Stacey (2007-2010).

9. For sitcom Gavin & Stacey he won the BAFTA Television Award for Best Comedy Performance.

10. He was featured on the No.1 single "Shout", along with British grime artist Dizzee Rascal, an unofficial anthem of the England football team for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.

11. In 2011, he played the lead part in the comedy play One Man, Two Guvnors, which transferred from the National Theatre to the West End and then to Broadway, and was also cinecast worldwide via National Theatre Live.

12. For his performance in the Broadway run of the play One Man, Two Guvnors, Corden won the 2012 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play.

13. Corden was born in Hillingdon, Greater London.

14. His father was a musician in the Royal Air Force band.

15. His mother was a social worker.

16. He has an older sister, Andrea Henry, and a younger sister, Ruth Corden.

17. Corden's first stage appearance was at the age of 18 with a one-line part in the 1996 musical Martin Guerre.

18. His early television work included Gareth Jones in the 1999 series Boyz Unlimited.

19. He also starred in Tango advertisements in 1998.

20. Had a role as a bookish student in Teachers and in 2000 a small part in an episode of Hollyoaks.

21. Corden had guest appearances on Little Britain and Dalziel and Pascoe, both in 2004.

22. From 2000 through early 2005, Corden starred in the British television series Fat Friends as Jamie Rymer.

23. He garnered a nomination for the 2000 Royal Television Society Award for Network Newcomer On Screen for his work.

24. Beginning in 2004, Corden played the role of Timms in the original London stage production of Alan Bennett's play The History Boys, as well as in the Broadway, Sydney, Wellington and Hong Kong productions and radio and 2006 film adaptation versions of the play.

25. Also in 2006, he appeared in the film Starter for 10.

26. At the 2008 Television BAFTAs, Corden won the BAFTA for Best Male Comedy Performance, and Gavin & Stacey won the BAFTA's Audience Award for Programme of the Year.

27. In December 2008 the show won Best TV Comedy in the 2008 British Comedy Awards.

28. Gavin & Stacey also won the award for Most Popular Comedy Programme at the National Television Awards in 2010.

29. Corden is married to Julia Carey since September 15, 2012.

30. The couple have two children: son Max, and daughter Carey.

31. He is a supporter of West Ham United F.C.

32. Corden was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2015 New Year Honours for services to drama.

33. He received the honour from Princess Anne during a ceremony at Buckingham Palace on 25 June.

34. Beginning in 2004, Corden played the role of Timms in the original London stage production of Alan Bennett's play The History Boys, as well as in the Broadway, Sydney, Wellington and Hong Kong productions and radio and 2006 film adaptation versions of the play.

35. He guest hosted Big Brother's Big Mouth, with Gavin & Stacey co-star Mathew Horne, in August 2007.

36. In 2008, he appeared in the film of Toby Young's autobiography How to Lose Friends & Alienate People.

37. He collaborated again with Horne on a 2009 sketch show named Horne & Corden, described by the BBC as a "traditional comedy entertainment show in the style of Morecambe and Wise".

38. In February 2009, he co-presented the BRIT Awards with Mathew Horne and Kylie Minogue.

39. On 13 March 2009, he appeared in a sketch for Comic Relief giving the England football team a motivational talk, and later presented a section with Horne showing their best bits of comedy from the previous two years along with highlights from the night.

40. In March 2010, Corden began hosting the Sky1 comedy/sports panel show A League of Their Own alongside team captains Andrew Flintoff and Jamie Redknapp.

41. In March 2010, he presented Sport Relief 2010 alongside Davina McCall and others, and contributed a "sequel" to the 2009 England football team sketch, this time giving a motivational talk to various sport stars including Jenson Button and David Beckham.

42. In March 2010, Corden took part in Channel 4's Comedy Gala, a benefit show held in aid of Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital, filmed live at the O2 Arena in London.

43. On 5 June 2010, he performed his England World Cup single with Dizzee Rascal on the finale of Britain's Got Talent. The proceeds from the single went to Great Ormond Street Hospital.

44. In June 2010, Corden played Craig Owens in the Doctor Who episode "The Lodger", in which the Doctor moved in with him. Corden returned as Owens in "Closing Time" in the sixth series.

45. In December 2010, This Is JLS, an hour long Christmas special featuring the boyband and The X Factor runners up, was aired on ITV1, with Corden writing and producing some of the sketches featured in the special.

46. In 2010 he also was in the main cast of the film Gulliver's Travels.

47. In February 2011, Corden again presented the 2011 BRIT Awards.

48. In March, Corden reprised his Gavin & Stacey role as Smithy in a Red Nose Day sketch for Comic Relief. The sketch included appearances by Gordon Brown, JLS, Paul McCartney and Justin Bieber. It received positive reviews from critics and was highly regarded as the best sketch of the night.

49. In 2011, he appeared in The Three Musketeers.

50. Corden made a cameo appearance in the music video for the single "Mama Do the Hump" by Rizzle Kicks, released in December 2011, which reached #2 in the charts.

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