Simon John Beckingham was born on 14 February 1970, in Brockworth, Gloucestershire England, and as Simon Pegg is known as an actor, producer and comedian, perhaps best known for his performances in the comedy series “Spaced” (1999-2001) produced by Edgar Wright and co-written by Simon Pegg, and in the “Three Flavours Cornetto” trilogy, including “Shaun of the Dead” (2004), “Hot Fuzz” (2007), and “The World’s End”” (2013), also produced by Edgar Wright, and co-written by Simon Pegg.
So how rich is Simon Pegg? Sources have estimated that Simon has a net worth of $10 million, most of which has of course been accumulated from his comedic acting and writing talent.
Simon Pegg Net Worth $10 Million
Simon Pegg graduated from the University of Bristol in 1991with a BA in Theatre, Film and Television. During his studying time, Simon Pegg was a member of the comedy troupe “David Icke and the Orphans Jesus”, together with radio presenter Dominik Diamond, an English comedian and actor David Walliams, and an English TV star Jason Bradbury.
Since beginning his professional career in 1995, Simon Pegg has made many great performances, when featuring in his roles on TV, most notably in “Six Pairs of Pants” (1995), “Big Train” (1998 – 2002), “Tube Tales” (1999), “Look Around You” (2002 and 2005), “Linda Green” (2002), and “Doctor Who” (2005). For his appearance in “Asylum” (1996), Pegg was nominated for a British Comedy Award as Best Male Comedy Newcomer. Recently, Simon Pegg’s net worth was enlarged by his roles on TV in the series about motoring “Top Gear” (2007 and 2011), and in the neo-noir “Mob City” series (2013).
A great amount of Simon Pegg’s net worth has also come from his voice acting in “Robot Chicken” (2009), “Star Wars: The Clone Wars” (2012), and in “Room on the Broom” (2012). Simon is also a voice talent in “Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs” (2009), “The Adventures of Tintin” (2011), and in “Boxtrolls” (2014).
However, the greatest amount of Simon Pegg’s net worth are the solid sums that have come from the actor`s filmography success. He appeared in such popular movies as “24 Hour Party People” (2002), “Land of the Dead” (2005), and “Big Nothing” (2006) along with the American actor, director and producer, “Friends” star David Schwimmer. Simon is also a star of “Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol” (2011), and “The Death and Return of Superman” (2011).
Pegg`s most recent performances include “Cuban Fury” (2014), “Hector and the Search for Happiness” (2014), “Man Up” (2014), and the British comedy directed by Terry Jones “Absolutely Anything”, which is due for release in 2015. Thus, Simon Pegg has a list of over 40 movies and more than 30 TV series and shows with which he has been involved as actor, writer, producer – sometimes all three.
Simon Pegg is not only rich, but also talented. Simon has been nominated for many awards, and received a couple of them, including Peter Sellers Award for Comedy and Bram Stoker Award for Best Screenplay for “Shaun of the Dead”; and Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Cast for “Star Trek”. Simon Pegg was also awarded an honorary fellowship by the University of Gloucester in 2008.
In his personal life, Simon Pegg married publicist Maureen McCann in 2005, and they have a daughter.
