- Born
- Birth nameIan Edward Wright
- Nicknames
- Satchmo
- Wrighty
- Height5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
- Ian Wright was born on November 3, 1963 in Woolwich, London, England, UK. He is an actor, known for The Kitchen (2023), Gun of the Black Sun (2011) and Ted Lasso (2020). He has been married to Nancy Hallam since 2011. They have two children. He was previously married to Debbie Martin.
- SpousesNancy Hallam(2011 - present) (2 children)Debbie Martin(1993 - ?) (divorced, 2 children)
- Scored 185 goals for Arsenal between 1991-1998, taking Arsenal's then goalscoring record in September 1997. Wright's record was subsequently broken by Thierry Henry in October 2005.
- He scored every time on his debut from Crystal Palace to Celtic.
- Former footballer; who has played for Greenwich Borough (1984-1985), Crystal Palace (1985-1991), Arsenal (1991-1998), West Ham United (1998-1999), Nottingham Forest (1999 - Loan), Celtic (1999-2000) and Burnley (2000). Wright won 33 caps and scored 9 goals for England between 1991-1998.
- At Arsenal, Wright won the Premiership once (1997-1998), two FA Cups (1993 & 1998), the League Cup (1993), and the European Cup Winners Cup (1994).
- Resigned his BBC football pundit role in April 2008 complaining that they used him as a 'comedy jester'.
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