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==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
Greg McHugh was born in [[Morningside, Edinburgh|Morningside]], [[Edinburgh]], on 5 January 1980.<ref name="Gilbert">{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/features/fresh-meats-greg-mchugh-on-playing-tvs-weirdest-student-8914016.html|title=Fresh Meat's Greg McHugh on playing TV's weirdest student|first=Gerard|last=Gilbert|work=The Independent|date=1 November 2013 |accessdate=30 April 2017}}</ref> His father was a civil servant, and his mother a teacher.<ref name="Gilbert"/> McHugh has two older brothers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scotsman.com/news/interview-greg-mchugh-comedian-gary-tank-commander-1-1489985|title=Interview: Greg McHugh, comedian (Gary: Tank Commander)|date=11 January 2011|work=The Scotsman}}</ref>
Greg McHugh was born in [[Morningside, Edinburgh|Morningside]], [[Edinburgh]], on 5 January 1980.<ref name="Gilbert">{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/features/fresh-meats-greg-mchugh-on-playing-tvs-weirdest-student-8914016.html|title=Fresh Meat's Greg McHugh on playing TV's weirdest student|first=Gerard|last=Gilbert|work=The Independent|date=1 November 2013 |access-date=30 April 2017}}</ref> His father was a civil servant, and his mother a teacher.<ref name="Gilbert"/> McHugh has two older brothers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scotsman.com/news/interview-greg-mchugh-comedian-gary-tank-commander-1-1489985|title=Interview: Greg McHugh, comedian (Gary: Tank Commander)|date=11 January 2011|work=The Scotsman}}</ref>


McHugh attended St Peter's RC primary school and then [[St Thomas of Aquin's High School]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/culture/tv-radio/interview-greg-mchugh-on-comic-creation-gary-tank-commander-1-4164965 |title=Interview: Greg McHugh on comic creation Gary: Tank Commander |first=Janet |last=Christie |work=The Scotsman |date=2 July 2016 |accessdate=30 April 2017}}</ref> He studied business at the [[University of Stirling]] and trained at the [[Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama]] in Glasgow.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.stv.tv/onstage/223318-attention-gary-tank-commander-goes-back-to-school/|title=Attention! Gary: Tank Commander goes back to school|publisher=STV}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-20579218|title=Greg McHugh: The man behind Gary: Tank Commander|first=Steven|last=Brocklehurst|publisher=BBC News|date=4 December 2012}}</ref> Initially, McHugh had intended to study sports science but found it too difficult.<ref name="Gilbert"/>
McHugh attended St Peter's RC primary school and then [[St Thomas of Aquin's High School]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/culture/tv-radio/interview-greg-mchugh-on-comic-creation-gary-tank-commander-1-4164965 |title=Interview: Greg McHugh on comic creation Gary: Tank Commander |first=Janet |last=Christie |work=The Scotsman |date=2 July 2016 |access-date=30 April 2017}}</ref> He studied business at the [[University of Stirling]] and trained at the [[Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama]] in Glasgow.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.stv.tv/onstage/223318-attention-gary-tank-commander-goes-back-to-school/|title=Attention! Gary: Tank Commander goes back to school|publisher=STV}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-20579218|title=Greg McHugh: The man behind Gary: Tank Commander|first=Steven|last=Brocklehurst|publisher=BBC News|date=4 December 2012}}</ref> Initially, McHugh had intended to study sports science but found it too difficult.<ref name="Gilbert"/>


McHugh's native accent is a softer variation of the [[Scottish English|Edinburgh accent]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.holymoly.com/tv/interviews/holy-moly-meets-greg-mchugh-fresh-meat-and-gary-tank-commander59565|title=Holy Moly meets Greg McHugh from ''Fresh Meat'' and ''Gary: Tank Commander''|first=Gemma|last=Exley|date=21 September 2011|publisher=Holy Moly!}}</ref>
McHugh's native accent is a softer variation of the [[Scottish English|Edinburgh accent]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.holymoly.com/tv/interviews/holy-moly-meets-greg-mchugh-fresh-meat-and-gary-tank-commander59565|title=Holy Moly meets Greg McHugh from ''Fresh Meat'' and ''Gary: Tank Commander''|first=Gemma|last=Exley|date=21 September 2011|publisher=Holy Moly!}}</ref>
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==Personal life==
==Personal life==
McHugh lives in [[Hove]], [[East Sussex]], with his wife Katie. The couple have two children.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sundaypost.com/fp/everyone-is-normal-and-no-one-is-it-can-be-good-to-ask-what-we-think-normal-looks-likeactor-on-the-tv-drama-hailed-by-parents-of-autistic-children/|title=Greg McHugh: It can be good to ask what we think normal looks like|publisher=Sunday Post|date=7 November 2017|accessdate=23 November 2017}}</ref> The couple chose a [[Humanist Society Scotland]] [[humanist celebrant|wedding]] because [[secular humanism|humanism]] reflected their values, saying "neither [of us] are religious" and they wanted a wedding that "celebrat[ed] the people involved rather than a day dominated by a lot of 'higher power' chat."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.humanism.scot/2023/05/09/humanist-society-interviews-greg-mchugh/|title=Humanist Society interviews: Greg McHugh|date=9 May 2023|accessdate=9 May 2023|work=[[Humanist Society Scotland]]}}</ref>
McHugh lives in [[Hove]], [[East Sussex]], with his wife Katie. The couple have two children.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sundaypost.com/fp/everyone-is-normal-and-no-one-is-it-can-be-good-to-ask-what-we-think-normal-looks-likeactor-on-the-tv-drama-hailed-by-parents-of-autistic-children/|title=Greg McHugh: It can be good to ask what we think normal looks like|publisher=Sunday Post|date=7 November 2017|access-date=23 November 2017}}</ref> The couple chose a [[Humanist Society Scotland]] [[humanist celebrant|wedding]] because [[secular humanism|humanism]] reflected their values, saying "neither [of us] are religious" and they wanted a wedding that "celebrat[ed] the people involved rather than a day dominated by a lot of 'higher power' chat."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.humanism.scot/2023/05/09/humanist-society-interviews-greg-mchugh/|title=Humanist Society interviews: Greg McHugh|date=9 May 2023|access-date=9 May 2023|work=[[Humanist Society Scotland]]}}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
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Greg McHugh
Born (1980-01-05) 5 January 1980 (age 44)
Edinburgh, Scotland
Alma materRoyal Conservatoire of Scotland
Occupation(s)Actor and Professional Wrestling Historian
SpouseKatie McHugh
Children2

Greg McHugh (born 5 January 1980) is a Scottish actor and writer. He is the creator, writer and star of the BBC1 comedy series Gary: Tank Commander.[1] He also played Howard in the Channel 4 comedy Fresh Meat.

Early life and education

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Greg McHugh was born in Morningside, Edinburgh, on 5 January 1980.[2] His father was a civil servant, and his mother a teacher.[2] McHugh has two older brothers.[3]

McHugh attended St Peter's RC primary school and then St Thomas of Aquin's High School.[4] He studied business at the University of Stirling and trained at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow.[5][6] Initially, McHugh had intended to study sports science but found it too difficult.[2]

McHugh's native accent is a softer variation of the Edinburgh accent.[7]

Career

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McHugh can be seen briefly on screen in the Still Game episode "Faimly" as a friend or relative visiting the patient in the bed beside Winston Ingram.[citation needed]

McHugh played Josh Elvey in the TV movie Not Safe for Work.

In 2010, McHugh appeared in the episode "Don the Musical" of the English sitcom How Not to Live Your Life. He played Randy, a local actor of amateur dramatics who played the Tom Cruise character, Charlie Babbitt, in a musical version of Rain Man. He was in two 2010 episodes of Rab C. Nesbitt as Liam O'Hagan. The episodes were "Muse" and "Candy."

McHugh appeared on Red Nose Day 2011 reporting the fund-raising going on throughout Scotland for Comic Relief.

McHugh was nominated for a Scottish BAFTA as writer of Gary: Tank Commander.[8]

Between 2011 & 2016, McHugh starred as Howard in the Channel 4 comedy Fresh Meat.

In 2013, McHugh appeared in the Channel 4 serial Dates.

McHugh appeared in the 2013 Bad Education Christmas special as Bonehead, a homeless man.[9]

In 2014, McHugh appeared in the BBC film Marvellous playing the part of Malcolm, the long-time friend of Neil Baldwin.

From 6 December 2014 to 11 January 2015, McHugh starred as the character of Smee in the pantomime production of Peter Pan at the King's Theatre, Glasgow.

In 2016, 2017 & 2020, he appeared as Eddie Scott in the Cumbria-based BBC1 drama The A Word.

On 21 September 2016, McHugh made a secret guest appearance at the first "Andy Murray Live" event, a charity tennis exhibition event raising funds for UNICEF and the Glasgow-based charity, Young People's Futures.[10]

From 20 to 22 October 2016, he reprised his role as Gary: Tank Commander in a stage version of the sitcom at The Hydro in Glasgow.[citation needed]

Personal life

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McHugh lives in Hove, East Sussex, with his wife Katie. The couple have two children.[11] The couple chose a Humanist Society Scotland wedding because humanism reflected their values, saying "neither [of us] are religious" and they wanted a wedding that "celebrat[ed] the people involved rather than a day dominated by a lot of 'higher power' chat."[12]

Filmography

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Actor
Year Film/TV series Role Notes
2002 Still Game Hospital Visitor
2014 Marvellous Malcolm
2013 Bad Education Bonehead Appears in Christmas Special (S02E07)
Dates Callum
2011–2016 Fresh Meat Howard
2009–2012 Gary: Tank Commander Gary McLintoch (actor, writer)
2010 Rab C. Nesbitt Liam
2013 Two Doors Down Tony (pilot episode)
2014 The Feeling Nuts Comedy Night Howard
2016–present The A Word Eddie Scott
2018–2022 A Discovery of Witches Hamish Osborne 8 episodes
2019 Guilt Teddy Season 2 & 3
2022 Man vs. Bee Coleman 2 episodes
TBA Only Child Richard Upcoming comedy[13]

Theatre

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Actor
Year Production Role Venue Notes
2014/15 Peter Pan Smee King's Theatre, Glasgow
2016/17 Gary: Tank Commander Gary McLintoch SSE Hydro, Glasgow
2017/18 Jack and the Beanstalk Gary Trot SSE Hydro, Glasgow
2019/20 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Gary Muddles SSE Hydro, Glasgow
2023/24 Sleeping Beauty Gary McLintoch His Majesty's Theatre, Aberdeen

References

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  1. ^ "Gary: Tank Commander, the Continuing Mission". BBC Scotland. 16 December 2010.
  2. ^ a b c Gilbert, Gerard (1 November 2013). "Fresh Meat's Greg McHugh on playing TV's weirdest student". The Independent. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Interview: Greg McHugh, comedian (Gary: Tank Commander)". The Scotsman. 11 January 2011.
  4. ^ Christie, Janet (2 July 2016). "Interview: Greg McHugh on comic creation Gary: Tank Commander". The Scotsman. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  5. ^ "Attention! Gary: Tank Commander goes back to school". STV.
  6. ^ Brocklehurst, Steven (4 December 2012). "Greg McHugh: The man behind Gary: Tank Commander". BBC News.
  7. ^ Exley, Gemma (21 September 2011). "Holy Moly meets Greg McHugh from Fresh Meat and Gary: Tank Commander". Holy Moly!.
  8. ^ "BAFTA Scotland Award Winners in 2008 - Awards - Scotland". BAFTA. 9 November 2008.
  9. ^ "Christmas Special, Bad Education - BBC Three". BBC.
  10. ^ "CHARITIES - Andy Murray Live". www.andymurraylive.com.
  11. ^ "Greg McHugh: It can be good to ask what we think normal looks like". Sunday Post. 7 November 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  12. ^ "Humanist Society interviews: Greg McHugh". Humanist Society Scotland. 9 May 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  13. ^ "Gregor Fisher and Greg McHugh star in a brand-new BBC sitcom from the makers of Guilt". BBC. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
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