Simon John Pegg is an American actor/producer, comedian, screenwriter, singer as well as a director who was born on the 14th of February, 1970 and in 2015, his current age is 45 years old. He was born in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, U.K as the son of a civil servant mother Gillian Rosemary while his father John Henry Beckingham was a jazz musician and also old keyboards. After his parents got divorce when he was only 7, he lived with his mother and she remarried whereby he ended up inheriting his step father’s surname, with whom his mother didn’t have any other children. As a child, he studied din multiple schools like The King’s School, Gloucester, Brockworth Comprehensive Secondary School and Castle Hill Primary School. Upon graduating from high school, Simon attended the Stratford-upon-Avon College, where he studied Theatre and Literature and in 1991, graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Arts and Theatre from University of Bristol. He wrote thesis on acting as well as performed on stage in several roles during his time at Bristol, and was classmates with actors like Nick Frost, Dylan Moran and Dominik Diamond. A British by nationality, Simon belongs to white ethnicity.
Simon is not the tallest of person, although he has got an average height. He measures about a 178 cm, which is about 5 feet and 10 inches; not bad for a person. An attractive individual, he is known for his blonde hair, blue eyes and smile that is ever present on his face. He is a bright person, slim and well maintained and is known for his good behaviors. Having had not got any shirtless pictures on the media, there is no information on whether or not he has got a tattoo on his body. Simon has participated in several philanthropic deeds and has helped the needy people in different parts of the world. His down to earth personality and humorous nature has made him a great person to be around with, and thus has easily earned so many fans and admirers. You can see his wide number of fans from around the world who follow him on his Instagram and twitter accounts.
With very less information about his past affairs and girlfriends, people have at times, accused him of being sexually gay. But he has openly criticized those comments by saying “I don’t understand, it is crazy. How can they know more about me, that even I don’t know? I think it is normal to not have a record of affairs.” He has presented his dissatisfaction towards the media who are always on his tail; although he wants to keep his dating life, a privacy. Having been married with his wife Maurine Pegg, who is an actress too, the couple is together for 10 years now and has a daughter named Matilda Pegg and no other kids. With a happy and strong married bond between his spouse and himself, a divorce seems very unlikely to occur anytime soon.
Simon has appeared in several movies and TV shows like: Six Pairs of Pants, We Know Where You Live, s It Bill Bailey?, Black Books (2000), Band of Brothers (2001), 24 Hour Party People, Doctor Who, Mission: Impossible III, Burke and Hare (2010) and many others. Besides his work, he likes to spend quality time with his family, work in kitchen, travel wide and read books. In order to know more about him, you can listen to his interviews or read his biography online in Wikipedia or IMDB. By 2015, his estimated net worth value is about $20 million US dollars.