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Stan & Ollie is a 2018 biographical comedy-drama film directed by Jon S. Baird.The script, written by Jeff Pope, was inspired by Laurel and Hardy: The British Tours by A.J. Marriot which chronicled the later years of the comedy double act Laurel and Hardy; the film stars Steve Coogan and John C. Reilly as Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy.
A new video from behind-the-scenes of upcoming Laurel & hardy biopic Stan & Ollie has revealed how Steve Coogan and John C. Reilly were transformed into the iconic comedy duo.
Stephen John Coogan [2] was born on 14 October 1965 in Middleton, Lancashire, [3] [4] the son of housewife Kathleen (née Coonan) and IBM engineer Anthony "Tony" Coogan. [5] [6] He has four brothers and one sister, [7] and was raised Roman Catholic in what he described as a "lower-middle or upper-working class" family which emphasised the values of education. [8]
In the 2018 film Stan & Ollie, Steve Coogan portrayed Laurel (a performance which saw him nominated for the BAFTA for Best Actor in a Leading Role) and John C. Reilly played Hardy. [60] Developed by BBC Films , the film is set in the twilight of their careers, and focuses on their farewell tour of Britain and Ireland's variety halls in 1953.
Coogan and Reilly play the iconic comedy duo in this biopic focused on the end of their career as they toured Great Britain in 1953.
Laurel and Hardy were inducted into the Grand Order of Water Rats. [5] There is a small Laurel and Hardy Museum in Hardy's hometown of Harlem, Georgia, which opened on July 15, 2002. The town holds an annual Oliver Hardy Festival. The biographical film Stan & Ollie (2018) starred Steve Coogan as Laurel and John C. Reilly as Hardy.
Steve Coogan has revealed that one scene in his new drama Brian and Maggie ended up being cut from the show because he thought it was “too kind” to Margaret Thatcher.. In the Channel 4 drama ...
Stan Laurel, c. 1930. Stan Laurel (June 16, 1890 – February 23, 1965) was born Arthur Stanley Jefferson in Ulverston, Lancashire, England, into a theatrical family. [7] His father, Arthur Joseph Jefferson, was a theatrical entrepreneur and theater owner in northern England and Scotland who, with his wife, was a major force in the industry. [8]