Ian Cognito
Known for Acting · 2 credits
- Born
- 1958-11-21
- Died
- 2019-04-11
- Place of birth
- London, United Kingdom
- Also known as
- Paul Barbieri
Biography
Ian Cognito (real name Paul John Barbieri) was a British alternative comedian of Italian Irish descent. He won the Time Out Award for Stand-up Comedy in 1999 but famously never appeared on TV, nor did he ever want to. Cognito had an aggressive stage persona and a reputation as Britain’s "most banned" comic, again another reason for never appearing on TV. Nevertheless, he was widely rated as a masterful performer with an innate grasp of stagecraft, inviting comparisons to iconoclasts like Lenny Bruce, Bill Hicks, and Jerry Sadowitz. He died on stage of a heart attack on 11 April 2019 at the Lone Wolf comedy club in Bicester, aged just 60.
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About Ian Cognito
Ian Cognito (real name Paul John Barbieri) was a British alternative comedian of Italian Irish descent. He won the Time Out Award for Stand-up Comedy in 1999 but famously never appeared on TV, nor did he ever want to. Cognito had an aggressive stage persona and a reputation as Britain’s "most banned" comic, again another reason for never appearing on TV. Nevertheless, he was widely rated as a masterful performer with an innate grasp of stagecraft, inviting comparisons to iconoclasts like Lenny Bruce, Bill Hicks, and Jerry Sadowitz. He died on… With 2 credits spanning from 1994 to 2022, Ian Cognito has appeared in 2 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Ian Cognito Movies
- Filth! (1994) — as Ian Cognito (Paul Barbieri)
- Ian Cognito: A Life and A Death On Stage (2022) — as Self (archive)
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