Name	Steve Pemberton
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Naionality	British
Date of Birth	1 September 1967,
Place of Birth	Blackburn, Lancashire, England, UK
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Steve Pemberton (b. 1 September 1967, Blackburn, Lancashire, England) is an English comedy writer and performer, most famous as a member of The League of Gentlemen along with fellow performers Reece Shearsmith, Mark Gatiss and co-writer Jeremy Dyson.

Pemberton attended St. Michael's CE High School in Chorley, Lancashire where his acting skills were first realised. Pemberton graduated from Bretton Hall Arts Campus with a BA (hons) in Theatre Arts. His previous work has centred mainly around fringe theatre, being a founder member of 606 Theatre with Gordon Anderson, Tom Hadley and producer Shane Walter, and he has produced, performed in and directed stage productions. Pemberton has written for Variety International and has been the assistant editor of the International Film Guide since 1990.

Pemberton's TV credits include: Benidorm (2007); Under The Greenwood Tree (2005); Hotel Babylon (2005); Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) and Blackpool. He also appeared in Shameless as the husband of Sheila, Frank's Girlfriend. In 2004 he played Dr. Bessner in Agatha Christie's Poirot - Death on the Nile. Pemberton also recently starred in the film "Lassie" (2005) as Hymes.

In July 2007, Pemberton took over from Bob Martin as Man in Chair in the West End production of the musical The Drowsy Chaperone, where he will play the role till closing on August 4 2007.