29 Facts About Karl Pilkington

Karl Pilkington was born on 23 September 1972 and is an English presenter, comedian, actor, voice-artist, producer and author.

Karl Pilkington presented the Sky travel comedy series An Idiot Abroad and the Sky 1 travel comedy series The Moaning of Life.

Karl Pilkington made his acting debut in Gervais' comedy-drama series Derek and co-founded the television production company RiSK Productions alongside Gervais and Merchant.

Karl Pilkington co-created, co-wrote, and starred in the comedy series Sick of It.

Karl Pilkington was born on 23 September 1972 in Sale, Greater Manchester.

Karl Pilkington grew up in the Racecourse Estate neighbourhood of Sale, and has an older sister and older brother.

Karl Pilkington has discussed having a close relationship with his parents, and has shared stories about his mother and father holding multiple jobs.

Karl Pilkington said that he never liked school and struggled with the system, at some point losing all interest in it.

Karl Pilkington moved to London to work as a producer at XFM, where he was later promoted to head of production.

Karl Pilkington was eventually included as a main presenter on the broadcasts, with large amounts of airtime devoted to his controversial opinions on various subjects, often due to his misunderstanding of the stories.

Karl Pilkington created many features for the broadcasts, including Monkey News, Rockbusters, Educating Ricky and many others.

In December 2005, Karl Pilkington stood in for two BBC Radio 6 Music shows for Nemone, co-presenting with Russell Brand.

Karl Pilkington has often been mentioned in interviews given by Gervais and is often the victim of Gervais' pranks and insults directed towards the spherical appearance of his bald head, which has often been compared to an orange.

Many of Karl Pilkington's quotes have since gained publicity, particularly on the Internet.

Karl Pilkington has worked independently of Gervais and Merchant on several projects.

Karl Pilkington appeared as a guest on the shows Flipside TV and The Culture Show, and appeared in several short films as part of the Channel 4 project 3 Minute Wonders.

Merchant and Gervais have repeatedly denied claims that Karl Pilkington's persona is their creation.

An interviewer for The Daily Telegraph concluded that Karl Pilkington's behaviour is genuine.

Karl Pilkington was given a small role in the final episode of Extras.

In September 2010, Karl Pilkington starred in An Idiot Abroad, a light-hearted Sky1 travel documentary series produced by Gervais and Merchant in which he visits the New 7 Wonders of the World while participating in various activities along the way.

The second series, subtitled The Bucket List, debuted on 23 September 2011 on Sky 1 and features Karl Pilkington partaking in ultimate experiences from a list selected for him.

Karl Pilkington made his acting debut on 12 April 2012 in the Channel 4 comedy-drama Derek, portraying caretaker and bus driver Dougie.

Karl Pilkington left the show after the first episode of the second series.

From 2013 to 2015, Karl Pilkington starred in a two-series Sky 1 documentary called The Moaning of Life.

In 2022, Karl Pilkington starred in the ITV drama The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe as DC Phil Bayley.

Karl Pilkington has performed voice-over work for such clients as Sky TV, One Stop Office Shop, FreeView, Vodafone, HMV, Sony PSP, WHSmith, Wickes, Unilever and SMARTY.

In 2014, Karl Pilkington designed and signed his own card for the Thomas Coram Foundation for Children charity.

Karl Pilkington is in a long-term cohabiting relationship with his partner, Suzanne, whom he frequently mentions in his work.

Karl Pilkington supported Manchester City as a child, but has supported Manchester United since the 1990s.