Peter Szymon Serafinowicz is an English actor, comedian, director, and screenwriter.
23 Facts About Peter Serafinowicz
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Peter Serafinowicz appeared as the title character in the live-action series of The Tick, received attention in the late 2010s for political satire videos in which he dubbed over videos of Donald Trump with various comedic voices, and has directed music videos for acts such as Hot Chip.
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Peter Szymon Serafinowicz was born into a Catholic family in the Gateacre area of Liverpool on 10 July 1972, the son of post office worker Catherine and scaffolder Szymon Serafinowicz.
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Peter Serafinowicz's father, a native of Surrey who later moved to Liverpool, was born to a Polish mother and Belarusian father.
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Peter Serafinowicz has a brother named James, who became a film producer, and a sister named Helen, who became a writer and was married to Irish comedy writer Graham Linehan from 2004 to 2021 after Serafinowicz introduced them.
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At the age of three, Serafinowicz moved with his family to the Belle Vale area of Liverpool, where he attended Our Lady of the Assumption Primary School.
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Peter Serafinowicz made his broadcasting debut in 1993 on Radio 1 show The Knowledge, a spoof documentary about the music industry.
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Peter Serafinowicz made another cameo appearance in the series when it returned in 2001.
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Peter Serafinowicz co-wrote the show with Robert Popper, whom he met on the set of Spaced.
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Peter Serafinowicz reprised this role in the second series in 2004.
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In Sixty Six, the 2006 British film about a Jewish boy whose bar mitzvah was scheduled for the same day as the 1966 FIFA World Cup Final, Peter Serafinowicz plays Uncle Jimmy.
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Peter Serafinowicz made guest appearances on television, including the comedy shows Smack the Pony and Hippies, Black Books, I'm Alan Partridge and Little Britain, comedy-drama Murder Most Horrid, ITV drama series Agatha Christie's Marple and Parks and Recreation.
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Peter Serafinowicz made a number of guest appearances on both television and radio panel shows.
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Peter Serafinowicz regularly appeared on The 99p Challenge and appeared on Have I Got News for You in 2005,2006 and 2008,8 Out of 10 Cats in 2005, and QI in 2003.
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In 2008, Peter Serafinowicz was working with Robert Popper on a new television series and website, based on a spoof religion "Tarvuism" for US network Adult Swim.
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In 2010, Peter Serafinowicz directed the music video for Hot Chip's song "I Feel Better", their second single from the album One Life Stand.
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In June 2013, Peter Serafinowicz provided the English language audiobook recording for the Roald Dahl novel Danny, the Champion of the World.
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Peter Serafinowicz appeared in Series 9 of Doctor Who as the voice of The Fisher King.
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Peter Serafinowicz has created parodies dubbing Trump with a Cockney accent and a posh English accent.
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In 2020 Peter Serafinowicz guest starred in the second season of TBS' Miracle Workers.
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Peter Serafinowicz met actress Sarah Alexander sometime around 2002, while she was in a relationship with actor Gerald Harper.
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Peter Serafinowicz left Harper for Serafinowicz in 2002, and the two later married.
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In October 2007, Peter Serafinowicz dropped his attempt to use the Human Rights Act against the national newspapers; he had sought to prevent the publication of details revealing that his grandfather, Szymon Peter Serafinowicz, was a member of the Belarusian Auxiliary Police who became the first man in the UK to be tried under the War Crimes Act.