Sharon Horgan
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| Sharon Horgan | |
|---|---|
| Born | 4 April 1970 Hackney, London, England, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Notable works and roles | The Pilot Show Broken News Annually Retentive Pulling Angelo's Free Agents Todd Margaret |
Sharon Horgan (born 4 April 1970)[citation needed] is an Irish actress, writer and comedienne.
Horgan was born in London and moved to Dublin at age seven.[1] She grew up in Bellewstown, Co. Meath, Ireland. She went to school in the Sacred Heart Secondary School in Drogheda. Later, she took an English degree at Brunel University.[1] She is one of five siblings and is a sister of Ireland rugby international Shane Horgan.[1]
Horgan began her comedy career when she jointly won the BBC New Comedy award for sketch-writing in 2001 with her writing partner Dennis Kelly. She has written and appeared in shows such as The Pilot Show and the first series of The Friday Night Project [1] while her acting credits include Absolute Power, Broken News and Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive. She appeared in the feature film Imagine Me and You and provided a voice in the animated film Valiant. She has written for many comedy shows, including the acclaimed animated sketch show Monkey Dust. Horgan's own BBC comedy show, Pulling, which she co-wrote with Dennis Kelly, was first broadcast in 2006 and was nominated for the BAFTA for Best Sitcom.[1] Angelo's, a six-part sitcom written by and starring Horgan, was broadcast on Five in late 2007. The second series of Pulling aired on BBC3 in March 2008. Horgan won the award for Best Television Comedy Actress at the British Comedy Awards on 6 December 2008. She starred in Channel 4's Free Agents – originally a pilot for Comedy Showcase in 2007 – and then a six-episode series in 2009.
On 25 February 2010, Horgan appeared on BBC4 comedy panel show We Need Answers and on the Channel 4 panel show You Have Been Watching on 22 April 2010. On 30 May 2010, she appeared on the BBC 6 Music radio show Adam's Big Mix Tape.[2] In October 2010, she appeared in the US/UK comedy The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret. Horgan hosted the comedy news quiz Have I Got News for You on 3 June 2011.[3]
[edit] Personal life
As of 2007, Horgan lives in Hackney, London[1] and is married to Jeremy Rainbird,[4] CEO of advertising agency Addiction Worldwide. They have two daughters: Sadhbh[1] (born January 2004 [pronounced Sive, rhymes with five]) and Amer (born June 2008).[citation needed]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f g Sophie Wilson (23 March 2008). "Sharon Horgan: late starter". The Telegraph. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/3672061/Sharon-Horgan-late-starter.html. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
- ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/adamandjoe/2010/05/mixtape-9-the-splits.shtml
- ^ "John Torode and Gregg Wallace to co-host Have I Got News For You". Press Office. BBC. 21 April 2011. http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2011/04_april/21/masterchef.shtml. Retrieved 31 May 2011.; Radio Times, 28 May-4 June 2011.
- ^ The funniest woman you've never heard of The Guardian, January 2007.
