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Jimmy Carr

1972 - Today

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James Anthony Patrick Carr (born 15 September 1972) is a British-Irish comedian. He began his career in 1997 with a series of successful stand-up performances. He has regularly appeared on television as the host of Channel 4 panel shows such as The Big Fat Quiz of the Year (since 2004), 8 Out of 10 Cats (2005–2021), and 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (since 2012). Carr is known for his rapid-fire deadpan delivery of one-liners. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2024). Jimmy Carr is the 9,926th most popular actor (up from 10,020th in 2024), the 6,567th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,455th in 2019) and the 1,089th most popular British Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Jimmy Carr ranks 9,926 out of 13,578. Before him are Sullivan Stapleton, Sara Canning, Marvin Kaplan, Tara Sutaria, Park So-yeon, and Sara Waisglass. After him are Paula Marshall, Adriana Fonseca, Brooke Elliott, MyAnna Buring, Patricia Barry, and Anita Barone.

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Among people born in 1972, Jimmy Carr ranks 686. Before him are Emily Robison, Michela Murgia, Davide Sanguinetti, Christofer Johnsson, Lee Chul-seung, and Maksim Surayev. After him are Grit Breuer, Şebnem Ferah, Christian Kane, Sandis Ozoliņš, Hamed Abdel-Samad, and Oh Seong-ok.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Jimmy Carr ranks 6,569 out of 8,785. Before him are Lesley Sharp (1960), Cecil Sharp (1859), Daniel Howell (1991), Christopher Malcolm (1946), Gary Stevens (1962), and George McCartney (1981). After him are David Hare (1947), Sandy Jardine (1948), Steve Redgrave (1962), Dora Bryan (1923), Derek Redmond (1965), and Sajid Javid (1969).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Jimmy Carr ranks 1,089. Before him are Beryl Reid (1919), Rupert Vansittart (1958), Alfred Enoch (1988), Eugene Simon (1992), Lesley Sharp (1960), and Christopher Malcolm (1946). After him are Dora Bryan (1923), George Blagden (1989), Adam Faith (1940), Noah Jupe (2005), Nicholas Rowe (1966), and Felicity Kendal (1946).

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