British comedian, actor, screenwriter and producer Stephen Merchant

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Stephen James Merchant is a modern outstanding film actor, comedian, radio host and screenwriter, from whose pen the best compilations of the funniest gags and catchy killer jokes regularly come out, causing bouts of sincere Homeric laughter in the viewer. His scripts are based on solid, good stories, often built on solid contradictions. This feature guarantees unpredictable plot twists, ups and downs, character development in films created with the participation of British screenwriter Stephen Merchant.

Biography and personal life

Stephen (eng. Stephen Merchant) was born in Bristol (England) in November 1974. The future luminary of screenwriting was born to a married couple - insurance agent Ronald John and nurse Jane Helen. The parents of the young talent had nothing to do with the world of art, so Stephen's talent did not receive a powerful development in childhood and adolescence. The boy received his primary education at the regular Hanham High School. The child grew up calm and somewhat shy. He paid more attention to teachingmaterial and preparation of homework, rather than playing sports. After leaving school, the young man continued his studies in Coventry at the University of Warwick. In three years, he received a bachelor's degree in literature and cinema. Stephen Merchant is currently in a relationship with popular US fashion model Christine Marzano.

Work on TV and movies

Since 1998, he has written scripts for many comedy television series, including the very popular pseudo-documentary films The Office and Life Is So Short. Stephen Merchant in the films "Extras" and "The Ricky Gervais Show", on which he worked in a creative tandem with Gervais, acted as a screenwriter, director and leading actor, as in "Let's Get Acquainted". It was quite difficult for a debutant to break into television, since the winner takes all. On TV, the ability to write high-quality texts is most valued, which Merchant does excellently. Therefore, his career had a rapid development.

Stephen Merchant began his creative career with stand-up, and having achieved tremendous success on TV and cinema, he did not leave his solo career.

In the movie, like a cutscene, a script can save or destroy a film, no matter how brilliant the underlying story or concept is. Therefore, Stephen sometimes thought like an editor to create a worthy project.

The public appreciated the high professionalism and efforts of permanent collaborator Ricky Gervais by awarding Merchant an Emmy in 2006 and honoring him three timesBAFTA TV Award.

Most recently, the filmmaker announced a possible return to television of the series The Office, which previously consisted of 9 seasons. Merchant hinted that several leading performers will return to familiar and beloved roles by the audience.

Powerful dramatic performance

For fans of Stephen Merchant's acting talent, his participation in the creation of the film "Logan" from the Wolverine trilogy was a real gift. The filmmaker embodied on the screen the image of the albino mutant Caliban. This Marvel Universe character has the unique ability to sense presence and seek out other mutants. The hero has already appeared in X-Men: Apocalypse, where he was played by Thomas LeMarcus. In the 2017 movie, the role went to comedian Stephen Merchant, who revealed himself as a true dramatic actor. According to the plot, the hero blows up a van with Logan's enemies, sacrificing himself to destroy the main antagonist Donald Pierce, who is hunting for Wolverine and baby Laura Kinney.

Voice acting

In addition to working on films, Stephen Merchant does voice acting for computer games. For example, in the first-person puzzle computer game Portal 2, he gave his voice to a personality module named Wheatley, who meets the awakened heroine Chell, tries to guide her to the escape pod, but accidentally turns on GLaDOS. Stephen was so dedicated to the voice acting process that he stated that he was not entirely confident in his abilities and was unlikely to be able to continuevoice work in the future. According to Merchant, he tried to do his job at a high level, so he had to scream and jump for hours on end. The showman admits that this is a fun job, but extremely tiring.