Former Late Late Show Host Craig Ferguson Trades His Castle For A Co-op, Leaving His Native Scotland To Return To New York

While many celebrities are fleeing the U.S. for the U.K., former "Late Late Show" host Craig Ferguson has gone in the opposite direction. The Glasgow-born comedian has sold his 15th-century Scottish castle and bought a classic pre-war co-op on the Upper East Side of Manhattan for $1.79 million, the New York Post reports. 

“We’re very happy to be back in New York,” Ferguson told the Post. “When I was in my twenties in New York, I lived in the East Village, and I always thought, ‘If I ever make any money, I’m going to get a place on the Upper East Side.’ It was an aspirational thing for me. I always kind of loved this neighborhood,” he said. 

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“I Am An American”

Ferguson, host of “Joy, a Podcast,” left the U.S. after years of living in Los Angeles and moved back to his native Scotland in 2019. He initially purchased an 18-bedroom mansion, Bargany House, which he sold before buying the 13-bedroom Cassillis Castle in Ayrshire. According to The Guardian, this allowed his son to attend school in Glasgow. The striking historic home also came with a five-bedroom coach house, three smaller cottages, and access to a nearby river with 1.8 miles of salmon and trout fishing. However, work commitments caused him to sell and move back stateside, and he sold the home for around $5.3 million, the Daily Mail reported. 

Missing America

“If you want to do a podcast in person, you kind of have to go to where people live, and that’s one of the many reasons why we moved back to New York,” Ferguson told the Post. 

“I missed it,” he said of America on the "Tom Papa Podcast." “I’m an American, I feel more comfortable here. For all its problems, it’s where I fit because nobody fits. There are a lot of different ways to fit in, especially in New York.”

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Varied Career

Ferguson moved to the U.S. in 1993 after being spotted by an American agent at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. He previously lived sporadically in New York, supplementing his income by working construction and being a bouncer. He became a U.S. citizen in 2008 and hosted "The Late Late Show" on CBS from 2005 to 2014 before being succeeded by fellow Brit James Corden. 

Ferguson is also an actor. He starred in the 1995 comedy “Maybe This Time” before his role as Mr. Wick on “The Drew Carey Show" made him a household name. During this time, he also wrote and starred in the films “The Big Tease” and “Saving Grace.”

Ferguson has continued to perform stand-up comedy in the U.S., even while living in the U.K. His ongoing “Pants On Fire” tour will see him perform throughout May and June in the U.S. and Europe.

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