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Richard Ayoade (/ ˌ aɪ oʊ ˈ ɑː d i / EYE-oh-AH-dee; born 23 May 1977) is a British [1] [2] comedian, actor, writer, director and presenter. He played the role of socially awkward IT technician Maurice Moss in Channel 4 sitcom The IT Crowd (2006–2013), for which he won the 2014 BAFTA for Best Male Comedy Performance.
Maurice Moss, or simply Moss, is a computer nerd with a side-parted afro and dark-rimmed glasses. [9] The humour in his character is derived from his socially awkward comments and his complex and in-depth knowledge of specialised technical subjects, including chemistry and electronic engineering .
Richard Ayoade as Maurice Moss (typically referred to simply as "Moss"), a painfully shy, highly intelligent IT technician with few social skills. Katherine Parkinson as Jen Barber, Roy's and Moss's tech-illiterate manager. Roy and Moss initially resent her but soon find she is helpful to them in interacting with "socially normal" people.
Ayoade plays a computer consultant, presumably Maurice Moss (due to the fact the character wears the same clothing as Moss, notably the short sleeve shirt and tie and the big glasses) from Linehan's show The IT Crowd. Linehan makes a director's cameo as the doctor in the final scene although his face is not seen.
Richard Maurice Moss III was born in Pittsburgh on July 30, 1931. He received degrees from the University of Pittsburgh and Harvard Law School. After two years in the Army, Moss worked for for a Pittsburgh law firm, became a Pennsylvania assistant attorney general and in 1963 joined the United Steelworkers as an associate general counsel on a ...
Maurice "Moss" Burbidge (April 15, 1896 – 1977) was a pioneering Canadian aviator. Honours and legacy. Trans-Canada (McKee) Trophy (1932)
Randy Moss’ son didn’t mince words after Larry Fitzgerald Sr. posted about his father's health on social media, claiming that Moss has liver cancer.. Amid Moss' leave of absence from his job ...
Maurice is a traditionally masculine given name, also used as a surname. It originates as a French name derived from the Latin Mauritius or Mauricius and was subsequently used in other languages. Its popularity is due to Mauritius , a saint of the Theban Legion (died 287).