Born in Glasgow, Scotland.

Early years

Begins entertaining by playing drums for punk bands in the United Kingdom. Introduced to Michael Boyd, artistic director of the Tron Theatre in Glasgow, where he acts in several shows.

1994

Stars in his own BBC television show, "The Ferguson Theory." Establishes himself as one of Great Britain's leading comics.

1995

Moves to Los Angeles. Stars with Marie Osmond in sitcom "Maybe This Time" for ABC.

1996

ABC adds Ferguson to "The Drew Carey Show" playing Carey's boss, Nigel Wick.

1999

Writes, stars in the film "The Big Tease."

2000

Co-writes and co-stars in the film "Saving Grace."

2003

Directs, co-writes and stars in the film "I'll Be There," which receives the Audience Award at the Aspen, Dallas, and Valencia film festivals. Ferguson is also named Best New Director at the Napa Valley Film Festival. He returns to the United Kingdom for some TV guest work.

2004

Ferguson lands a role in the major movie "Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events," which stars Jim Carrey and Meryl Streep.

2005

On Jan. 3 Ferguson begins hosting and co-writing "The Late Late Show" on CBS.

SOURCE: http://www.cbs.com, http://us.imdb.com

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