Born:
June 12, 1977
Birthplace: Whipps Cross, London, England
Trivia:
His mother is from Norway; his father is Nigerian. Won the Martin Steele Prize for play production during university. Was President of the Cambridge University Footlights Dramatic Club between 1997 and 1998. Nominated for a Perrier Award at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival for Garth Marenghi's Fright Knight in 2000. Won a Perrier Comedy Award for Garth Marenghi's Netherhead in 2001. Won Best Video for "My Mistakes" by The Last Shadow Puppets at the 2007 NME Awards. Nominated for both Best Director and Best Rock Video at the 2008 UK Music Video Awards. Published his first book Ayoade on Ayoade: A Cinematic Odyssey in 2014, satirising the documented work of film directors. Helped write The Mighty Book of Boosh with Noel Fielding and various others. Published his second book The Grip of Film in 2017, an 'A-Z of film' with rankings and detailed footnotes.