On January 25, 2008, he passed the US citizenship exam with a score of 100%. A week later, on February 1, 2008, he was sworn in as a US citizen. The February 4, 2008 episode of The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2005) was devoted to the event.
On Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993), he made host Conan O'Brien laugh so much that O'Brien could not continue the show, and in the end Craig did all of the talking.
He was in a band with Peter Capaldi, whom he credits with inspiring him to try comedy.
He is a huge fan of Doctor Who (1963).
In early April 2008, for the first time since he began hosting CBS's The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2005), the show beat NBC's Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993) in the ratings, averaging 1.88 million viewers to 1.77 million.
He is very good friends with actress Kristen Bell. She has appeared on his show more than any other guest.
On April 13, 2009, actress Mary McCormack gave him the rattlesnake mug that was on his desk on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2005). The rattlesnake mug has since appeared in almost every episode.
Ferguson received a Peabody Award for his The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2005) interview with Archbishop Desmond Tutu. He announced the show's recognition using his crocodile puppet [March 31, 2010].
He sings the opening theme of his show The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2005).
He took flying lessons to overcome his fear of flying.
He was the drummer of the punk rock band Dreamboys, whose lead vocalist was Peter Capaldi and whose bassist was Temple Clark.
He is friends with Gerard Butler.
When he first moved to New York, he worked as a construction worker and a bouncer.
I got clean and sober in 1992.
He started out as a musician, playing drums and guitar.
He was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2010 for narrating the audiobook of his autobiographical book 'American on Purpose: The Improbable Adventures of an Unlikely Patriot'.
As a child, he wanted to be an astronaut.
On December 21, 2008, Ferguson married art dealer Megan Wallace Cunningham for the third time.
He performed at the C-SPAN White House Correspondents' Dinner.
He wrote and recorded three stand-up comedy albums.
His childhood nickname was "Tubby."
On his mother's side, he is related to former Scottish international footballer Duncan Ferguson, also known as "Big Dunc".
He is friends with Donal Logue.
He uses old-fashioned Brylcreem to give his hair a sleek look.
He has three dogs: a German Shepherd, a French Bulldog and a Jack Russell Terrier.
We met through our mutual friend and Late Late Show producer Peter Lassally and Don Rickles.
He has two sons, one of them Sascha Ferguson and Milo Hamish Ferguson (b. 2001); and one with Megan Wallace Cunningham, Liam James Ferguson (b. 2011).
He was nominated for the 2011 Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album (Including Poetry, Audio Books and Storytelling) for narrating the audiobook of his autobiography 'American on Purpose: The Improbable Adventures of an Unlikely Patriot'.
His first novel was published in April 2006: "Between the Bridge and the River."
The publication of his book "American on Purpose: The Improbable Adventures of an Unlikely Patriot".
He dropped out of school at the age of sixteen.
In December 2004, he was named the new host of "The Late Late Show" after Craig Kilborn resigned. His first episode was on January 3, 2005.
He is the brother of Lynn Ferguson, Scott and Janice.
Jennifer Love Hewitt admitted on his show that she was a Glasgow Celtic fan, and Ferguson later said he did not support Celtic. Hewitt then asked whether the team he supported was their rivals in the city, Rangers, and he said it was a team called Partick Thistle. This made her laugh, saying "That's a little girlie isn't it?"
Mr. Ferguson announced on Conan (2010) that his son was born on January 31, 2011.
He is the son of Janet Ferguson.
His second son, Liam James Ferguson, was born on January 31, 2011.
The publication of his book, "Between the Bridge and the River: A Novel".
He auditioned for "Suddenly Susan" (1996) and is also friends with casting director Anthony Sepulveda.
In 2016, Craig won another Emmy Award for Outstanding Game Show Host for his work on Celebrity Name Game (2014).
He is the brother-in-law of Mark Tweddle.
In Drew Blows His Promotion (1997), he impersonated Sean Connery and Michael Caine.
In 2015, Craig won the Emmy Award for Best Game Show Host for his work on Celebrity Name Game (2014).
He has been successfully hosting The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2005) for about 3 years (as of January 2008).