Personal Life
One of Coogan's brothers, Brendan, is a former Top Gear presenter, and another, Martin, was the lead singer of the early 1990s band The Mock Turtles. All the brothers attended the Cardinal Langley RC High School.
Coogan married Caroline Hickman in 2002, the couple divorced in 2005. He lives in Brighton to be close to Clare, his daughter from his relationship with solicitor Anna Cole.
Coogan supports the Labour Party. Coogan believes that Conservatives think "people are plebs" and that "they like to pat people on the head". In 2010, he reportedly made £5 million from his appearances in films and the US comedy Neighbors from Hell.
A well noted car enthusiast, he has had a succession of Ferraris, but stopped buying them after realising that the depreciation and running costs were greater than hiring a private plane. He helped Jeremy Clarkson test a Ferrari 575M against an Aston Martin Vanquish S on the fifth series of Top Gear. Coogan drives one of the final air-cooled Porsche 911 Carrera 4s.
In 2011, Coogan purchased the eight bedroom manor Ovingdean Grange in Ovingdean for a reported £2.45 million.
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