- He based the character of Alan Partridge on a radio presenter who interviewed him just as he was becoming famous. Coogan began mimicking the interviewer during the interview and from this came the inspiration for Coogan's most famous creation.
- An accomplished mimic, his legion of uncanny impressions include Sean Connery, Roger Moore, Pierce Brosnan, Stephen Hawking, Michael Caine, Ian McKellen, Liam Neeson, Ray Winstone, Alan Rickman, Harry Enfield, John Major, Al Pacino, Martin Sheen and more.
- His father was born in Manchester, of Irish descent. His mother is from Mayo, Ireland.
- He is the older brother of Brendan Coogan (MUTV presenter) and younger brother of Martin Coogan (ex-lead singer of The Mock Turtles).
- He has a daughter, Clare (b. 1996), from his four year relationship with solicitor Anna Cole.
- Coogan is an English actor whose versatile character portrayals, range of voices and gift for mimicry have earned him comparisons with the late Peter Sellers. He was actually considered to play Sellers in Moi, Peter Sellers (2004).
- He trained as an actor at Manchester Polytechnic School of Theatre.
- His show, Steve Coogan is The Man Who Thinks He's It, was nominated for a 1999 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best Entertainment for the 1998 season.
- He has worked on BBC radio.
- Cousin of Aidan McArdle.
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