Simon Pegg, together with Jessica Stevenson created the highly original sitcom Spaced, which was shown on Channel 4.
Simon Pegg has continued to thrive in front of and behind camera.
His movies include the acclaimed Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz.
In September 2008, Simon Pegg played Sidney, a character based on Toby Young, in How to Lose Friends and Alienate People.
Simon Pegg married Maureen McCann in Glasgow in 2005.