Alan Cumming
Cumming promoting Neverwas at the 2005 Toronto Film Festival.
Born	January 27, 1965 (1965-01-27) (age 43) Aberfeldy, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
Spouse(s)	Hilary Lyon (1985-1993) Grant Shaffer (2007-present) Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... is the 27th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ... Wades Bridge spans the fast-flowing Tay Birks of Aberfeldy The old water mill is now a bookshop Aberfeldy (Obar Pheallaidh in Gaelic) is a burgh in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, on the River Tay. ... This article is about the country. ...
Official website
Awards won Tony Awards Best Actor in a Musical 1998 Cabaret

Alan Cumming (born 27 January 1965) is a Scottish film and stage actor, perhaps best known for his supporting roles as Boris Grishenko in the James Bond film GoldenEye, Kurt Wagner/Nightcrawler in X2: X-Men United and on the stage with his Tony Award-winning lead performance as the Emcee in the highly successful revival of Cabaret. He has directed, produced, and written films, TV series and plays, voiced several soundtracks, written a book, developed a stand-up show at the Edinburgh Fringe, and formed his own production company. What is popularly called the Tony Award® but is formally the Antoinette Perry Award is an annual American award celebrating achievements in theater, including musical theater. ... The Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical is awarded to the actor who was voted as the best actor in a musical play, whether a new production or a revival. ... Cabaret is a musical with a book by Joe Masteroff, lyrics by Fred Ebb, and music by John Kander. ... is the 27th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the country. ... For other uses, see Actor (disambiguation). ... A list of henchmen from the 1995 James Bond film GoldenEye from the List of James Bond henchmen // Xenia Zaragevna Onatopp (Russian: Ксения Сергеевна Онатопп) is a fictional character in the James Bond film GoldenEye, played by actress Famke Janssen. ... The official film logo of James Bond (007) The James Bond films are adaptations of most of Ian Flemings novels based on the fictional British Secret Service Agent Commander James Bond. ... For other uses, see Goldeneye (disambiguation). ... This article is about the comic character. ... This page is about the 2003 movie X2; see X2 (disambiguation) for other meanings. ... What is popularly called the Tony Award (formally, the Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre) is an annual award celebrating achievements in live American theater, including musical theater, primarily honoring productions on Broadway in New York. ... Cabaret is a musical with a book by Joe Masteroff, lyrics by Fred Ebb, and music by John Kander. ... A street performer on the Royal Mile, with volunteer (2004). ...

Early life

Cumming was born in Aberfeldy, Perth and Kinross, Scotland, the son of Mary, an insurance company secretary, and Alex Cumming, a forester.^[1][2] He has one older brother, Tom. The boys endured a strict upbringing, and Cumming has described how he was beaten by his father if he didn't complete his chores.^[3] Alan reportedly maintains a good relationship with his mother, however.^[4] He attended Monikie Primary School and Carnoustie High School and originally aspired to a career in veterinary medicine, but a personality clash with his biology teacher put him off the idea and he subsequently set his sights on becoming an actor.^[5][6] Following graduation, he spent a year and a half employed as an editor for the Scottish pop magazine TOPS before entering the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. Wades Bridge spans the fast-flowing Tay Birks of Aberfeldy The old water mill is now a bookshop Aberfeldy (Obar Pheallaidh in Gaelic) is a burgh in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, on the River Tay. ... Perth and Kinross (Peairt agus Ceann Rois in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council areas in Scotland, and a Lieutenancy Area. ... Monikie is a village in Angus, Scotland. ... , Carnoustie (Gaelic: Càrn Fheusda) is a town and former police burgh in the council area of Angus, Scotland. ... RSAMD The Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama (RSAMD), founded in 1845 by the Glasgow Educational Association, is a university of music and drama in Glasgow, Scotland. ...

Career

Film and television

Cumming has spread his career evenly between film, television, and stage. He has also regularly worked both on and off-camera, as well as developing his own personal projects.

Cumming's first professional acting role was as a minor character, Jamie, in the miniseries The Travelling Man, in 1984, which he filmed while attending the Academy. He recalls, "I had never been on a film set before, I was completely green and utterly in awe of the whole thing. I thought that you had to act really small because it was television and so as a consequence I hardly moved!"^[7] A miniseries (sometimes mini-series), in a serial storytelling medium, is a production which tells a story in a limited number of episodes. ... This article is about the year. ... RSAMD The Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama (RSAMD), founded in 1845 by the Glasgow Educational Association, is a university of music and drama in Glasgow, Scotland. ...

After graduating in 1985 with a BA in Dramatic Studies^{[citation needed]}, Cumming began his career proper by appearing in the long-running Scottish soap opera Take the High Road, in 1986. He had made his film debut in 1985, with Passing Glory. In 1992, he starred in Prague, in which he played Alexander Novak, a young Scot who is searching for a piece of film of his grandparents being taken by the Nazis. His performance won him Best Actor at the Atlantic Film Festival, and a nomination for a Scottish BAFTA Best Film Actor award. The first TIME cover devoted to soap operas: Dated January 12, 1976, Bill Hayes and Susan Seaforth Hayes of Days of our Lives are featured with the headline Soap Operas: Sex and suffering in the afternoon. A soap opera is an ongoing, episodic work of fiction, usually broadcast on television... Located in coastal Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, The Atlantic Film Festival (AFF) (September 14-23, 2006) is a ten-day celebration of film and video from the Atlantic Provinces, Canada and around the world. ... The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), is a British organization that hosts annual awards shows for film, television, childrens film and television, and interactive media. ...

Cumming has often been utilised as a character actor; he was the hedonistic Lord Rochester in Plunkett and Macleane, the socially inept Sandy Frink in Romy and Michele's High School Reunion, and the misguided scientist Fegan Floop in Spy Kids and its sequels. A versatile actor, in 1991, he played the comedic lead in the BBC film, Bernard and the Genie opposite Lenny Henry, and in 1993 appeared as a villain in the The Airzone Solution. The following year, he starred as airline steward Sebastian Flight in the Scottish sitcom, The High Life, which he wrote with co-star Forbes Masson, and for which he also wrote the theme tune and much of the music. His friendship with Masson went back to their days at drama school together, and in their first term, Cumming had co-written and performed in Victor and Barry with him, a comedy act revolving around two members of a Glasgow amateur theatre group. A character actor is an actor, especially in motion pictures, who predominantly performs in similar roles throughout the course of a career. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Plunkett & Macleane. ... Romy and Micheles High School Reunion is a 1997 comedy film starring Lisa Kudrow, Mira Sorvino, Janeane Garofalo, Camryn Manheim, and Alan Cumming. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... Spy Kids is the first film of the Spy Kids trilogy. ... For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ... Bernard and the Genie was a seventy-minute British TV movie co-produced by Attaboy and Talkback for BBC Television. ... Lenworth George Henry CBE, (born 29 August 1958), is a British writer, comedian and actor. ... Nicola Bryant and Colin Baker in a scene from the BBV release The Airzone Solution. ... This article is about a genre of comedy. ... The High Life was a Scottish situation comedy written by and starring Forbes Masson as Steve McCracken and Alan Cumming as Sebastian Flight. ... // Forbes Masson (born August 17, 1963, Falkirk, Scotland) is a British actor and writer best known for his classical theatre roles and comedy partnership with Alan Cumming. ... Victor Ignatius MacIlvaney and Barry Primrose McLeish were the creations of Forbes Masson and Alan Cumming, of The High Life fame. ... For other uses, see Glasgow (disambiguation). ...

Cumming's autobiography "Cumming Soon" was released on Christmas Day 2005 and was a poor seller.

Developing his talents off-camera as well, Cumming co-wrote, co-directed, co-produced, and co-starred in the ensemble film The Anniversary Party with friend and former Cabaret co-star Jennifer Jason Leigh, in 2001.^[8] The two starred in the movie as a Hollywood couple. During his career, Cumming has also directed two short films, Butter and Burn Your Phone - the latter was firstly a one-off drama on BBC Radio 4, however the nature of the narrative meant that it translated poorly to television. The Anniversary Party is a 2001 movie, written, directed, and starring Jennifer Jason Leigh and Alan Cumming. ... Cabaret is a musical with a book by Joe Masteroff, lyrics by Fred Ebb, and music by John Kander. ... Jennifer Jason Leigh (born February 5, 1962) is an American actress who has appeared in numerous films. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... ... old Radio 4 logo BBC Radio 4 is a UK domestic radio station which broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes including news, drama, comedy, science and history. ...

2003 saw him playing a cameo role in the successful American sitcom Frasier, playing the Niles' yoga instructor in season 10. Frasier is an American sitcom starring Kelsey Grammer as psychiatrist Dr. Frasier Crane. ...

In 2004, he starred in Showtime's Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical in which he played the role of The Lecturer - a versatile character who narrates the story and transforms himself into several other minor characters. Shortly afterwards, he had a short role in Richard Bell's provocative feature film Eighteen, which was narrated by Ian McKellen. Having also worked together on X2: X-Men United, and also linked by their work for gay rights, they have become friends. This article is about the pay TV channel. ... The film version of the musical Reefer Madness premiered on April 16, 2005, on the Showtime cable network. ... Richard Bell is a Canadian writer and director. ... Sir Ian Murray McKellen, CBE (born May 25, 1939) is an English stage and screen actor, the recipient of a Tony Award and two Oscar nominations. ... This page is about the 2003 movie X2; see X2 (disambiguation) for other meanings. ...

Cumming plays a psychotic ex-amusement park employee with a "little matter to settle with the management" in David Munro's upcoming Full Grown Men. Full Grown Men is an Independent film directed by David Munro. ...

In 2007, Cumming played Glitch/Ambrose, an inventor whose brain had been partially removed, in the TV miniseries, Tin Man. He also provided the voice of Chuck Masters, a 50 year-old, paralyzed, HIV-positive gay man in Logo's Rick and Steve, a stop animation sitcom created by Q. Allan Brocka. Tin Man may refer to: In television: Tin Man (Stargate SG-1), an episode of the science fiction television series Stargate SG-1 Tin Man (TNG episode), an episode from the third season of Star Trek: The Next Generation Tin Man (miniseries), a modern re-imagining of The Wonderful Wizard... Logo is an American digital cable television channel owned by Viacoms MTV Networks division. ... Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple In All The World is an animated cartoon using computer generated imagery that originated on the LGBT network Logo. ...

In 2008, Cumming will provide the voice of Adolf Hitler in the film Jackboots on Whitehall. Hitler redirects here. ... Jackboots on Whitehall is a 2008 spoof war movie about the Nazis invading England, featuring the voices of well-known British actors including Richard E. Grant. ...

Cumming also appeared as the third celebrity hijacker in Big Brother: Celebrity Hijack, setting the housemates a method acting task, in which they had to stay in character all day and then produce an improvised play.

Theatre

Cumming's most acclaimed performance was as the impish Emcee in the 1998 Broadway revival of the popular stage musical Cabaret, for which he won a Tony, as well as other awards.^[9] He had previously played the role to great acclaim in a production at London's famed Donmar Warehouse theatre, for which he had been nominated for an Olivier Award.^[10] Both the Broadway and Donmar Warehouse productions were directed by Sam Mendes. For other uses of Broadway, see Broadway. ... Cabaret is a musical with a book by Joe Masteroff, lyrics by Fred Ebb, and music by John Kander. ... What is popularly called the Tony Award (formally, the Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre) is an annual award celebrating achievements in live American theater, including musical theater, primarily honoring productions on Broadway in New York. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... The Donmar Warehouse is a small theatre in the Covent Garden area of the West End of London. ... The Laurence Olivier Awards, previously known as The Society of West End Theatre Awards, were renamed in honour of British actor Laurence Olivier, Baron Olivier in 1984, having first been established in 1976. ... Sam Mendes Samuel Alexander Mendes, CBE (born August 1, 1965) is an English stage and film director born in Reading, Berkshire, England. ...

Other stage roles have included Otto in the 2001 Broadway production of Design for Living by Noel Coward, Valere in David Hirson's multi award-winning La Bete, the title role in the 1993 English Touring Theatre's Hamlet (playing opposite his then-wife, Hilary Lyon, in the role of Ophelia), and The Madman in the 1990 Royal National Theatre production of Accidental Death of an Anarchist by Dario Fo, for which he won an Olivier Award.^[11] Design for Living is a black comedy written by Noel Coward which premiered in 1932. ... Noël Peirce Coward (December 16, 1899 – March 26, 1973) was an Academy Award winning English actor, playwright, and composer of popular music. ... For other uses, see Hamlet (disambiguation). ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The Royal National Theatre from Waterloo Bridge The Royal National Theatre is a building complex and theatre company located on the South Bank in London, England immediately east of the southern end of Waterloo Bridge. ... Accidental Death of an Anarchist is perhaps the best-known play by the Nobel Prize winner Dario Fo. ... Dario Fo (born March 24, 1926) is an Italian satirist, playwright, theater director, actor, and composer. ...

In 2002, Cumming, with then-boyfriend British director Nick Philippou, formed the production company The Art Party. The company's first play was the first English production of Jean Genet's play Elle, which Cumming had adapted from a literal translation by Terri Gordon. The play was hugely successful, however, the company folded in 2003. Jean Genet (French IPA: ) (December 19, 1910) – April 15, 1986), was a prominent, controversial French writer and later political activist. ...

In 2006, Cumming returned to the stage, firstly performing in a revival of the Bertolt Brecht-Kurt Weill musical The Threepenny Opera opposite Cyndi Lauper.They later performed at the Tony Awards. Then in late 2006, he appeared in the West End playing the lead role in Bent, a play about homosexuals in Germany under the Nazis.^[12] In 2007 he took the lead role in the National Theatre of Scotland's production of The Bacchae, which premiéred at the Edinburgh Festival in August, transferring to the Lyric Theatre in London during September. {{dy justified his choice of form, and from about 1929 on he began to interpret its penchant for contradictions, much as had Eisenstein, in terms of the dialectic. ... Kurt Julian Weill (March 2, 1900 – April 3, 1950), born in Dessau, Germany and died in New York City, was a German and in his later years, a German-American composer active from the 1920s until his death. ... Die Dreigroschenoper, original German poster from Berlin, 1928. ... Cynthia Ann Stephanie Cyndi Lauper (born June 22, 1953) is an American Grammy Award- winning singer, MTV VMA-winning video and Emmy Award-winning film, television and theatre actress. ... What is popularly called the Tony Award® but is formally the Antoinette Perry Award is an annual American award celebrating achievements in theater, including musical theater. ... West End theatre is a popular term for mainstream professional theatre in London, England, or sometimes more specifically for shows staged in the large theatres of Londons Theatreland. Along with New Yorks Broadway theatre, West End theatre is usually considered to represent the highest level of commercial theatre... Poster for the Royal National Theatre production of Bent Bent is a 1979 play (which starred Ian McKellen in its original West-End production, Richard Gere in its original Broadway production) by Martin Sherman that was adapted into a 1997 movie by director Sean Mathias. ... The Bacchae (also known as The Bacchantes) is a tragedy by the ancient Greek playwright Euripides. ... There is no one Edinburgh Festival but those using the term are usually referring to the collection of various festivals in August and early September of each year in Edinburgh, Scotland. ... The Lyric Theatre in April 2007 The Lyric Theatre is a West End theatre on Shaftesbury Avenue in the City of Westminster. ...

In winter 2008, Cumming will perform alongside Dianne Wiest in Classic Stage Company's production of Anton Chekhov's The Seagull directed by Viacheslav Dolgachev. Dianne Wiest (born March 28, 1948) is a double Academy Award-winning, Golden Globe Award-winning, Emmy Award-winning and BAFTA-nominated American actress. ... Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (Russian: , IPA: ) was a Russian short story writer and playwright. ... Chekhov in an 1898 portrait by Osip Braz. ...

Other work

Cumming has also dabbled in other media. His first novel, Tommy's Tale, was published in 2002.^[13] He has also written many articles for magazines, notably as a contributing editor for Marie Claire magazine, writing articles about the haute couture shows in Paris. In addition to various film and musical soundtracks on which he has appeared, in 2001, he recorded a duet of "Baby, It’s Cold Outside" with Liza Minnelli to raise money for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and the September 11 Fund. Tommys Tale is a novel written by the actor Alan Cumming, centering around the life of a bisexual London resident named Tommy. ...

Cumming also has his own range of beauty products, the initial product being a cologne called "Cumming: the Fragrance", as well as a series of other bath/body products, many with suggestive names such as "Cumming All Over" body wash.^[14]

Cumming served as a delegate for the Creative Coalition during the 2004 Democratic National Convention in Boston.^[15] In this same vein, he contributed to If You Had Five Minutes with the President, an original non-partisan collection of 55+ essays by members or supporters of The Creative Coalition.^[16] The Creative Coalition is a nonprofit, (501(c)(3)) nonpartisan, politically-active group formed of members of the American film entertainment industry. ... Featured at the Democratic National Convention are speeches by prominent party figures. ...

His current projects include adapting his novel for the screen, and several gay-themed films: Gray Matters, Coming Out and Suffering Man's Charity.

On Monday 7th January, Alan was the Celebrity Hijacker on E4s "Big Brother - Celebrity Hijack".

Personal life

Cumming holding a producer credit for The 1 Second Film in May 2006

Cumming divides his time between New York City and London with his dog, Honey.^[17] He has publicly stated he is an atheist.^[18] Alan has dated both men and women, and was once described in The Observer as "a frolicky pan-sexual sex symbol for the new millennium," though he has stated that he thinks of himself as bisexual.^[19] The 1 Second Film is a non-profit collaborative animation project that brings together thousands of people around the world as supporters in the hopes to raise money for the Global Fund for Women. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... For information about the band, see Atheist (band). ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Marilyn Monroe, one of the most iconic and famous female sex symbols of all time. ... In human sexuality, bisexuality describes a man or woman having a sexual orientation to persons of either or both sexes (a man or woman who sexually likes both sexes; people who are sexually and/or romantically attracted to both males and females). ...

In 1985, he married Hilary Lyon. However, they divorced in 1993, and he subsequently became involved in several shorter relationships over the next two years, including one with Saffron Burrows. Saffron Dominique Burrows (born October 22, 1972 or January 1, 1973[1]) is an English actress. ...

He is currently married to graphic artist Grant Shaffer. They were united in a civil ceremony at the Old Royal Naval College Greenwich,^[20] on January 7, 2007 . Alan and Grant met in 2004 and dated for two years before the union. In a profile for The Times, he recently stated they were considering adopting a child.^[21] In March 2005, he was honoured with the Vito Russo Award at the 16th Annual GLAAD Media Awards for outstanding contributions toward eliminating homophobia.^[22] The Greenwich Hospital in London was founded in 1694 as the Royal Naval Hospital for Seamen. ... This article is about Greenwich in England. ... is the 7th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... The Times is a national newspaper published daily in the United Kingdom (and the Kingdom of Great Britain before the United Kingdom existed) since 1788 when it was known as The Daily Universal Register. ... Vito Russo (1946 New York, NY - 7 November 1990 Los Angeles CA) was a gay activist and author who wrote the 1981 book The Celluloid Closet. ... Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation or GLAAD is an organization intended to promote and ensure fair, accurate and inclusive representation of people and events in the media as a means of eliminating homophobia and discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation. ...

In November 2006, he was made a Doctor of Arts when given an honorary degree from the University of Abertay Dundee. The Doctor of Arts (D.A., or occasionally D.Arts. ... An honorary degree (Latin: honoris causa ad gradum, not to be confused with an honors degree) is an academic degree awarded to an individual as a decoration, rather than as the result of matriculating and studying for several years. ... The University of Abertay Dundee, usually known simply as Abertay University, is a university in Dundee, Scotland. ...

Cumming is openly bisexual, an LGBT rights activist, and has promoted gay rights on both sides of the Atlantic with organisations such as GLAAD and the HRC, as well as working for several AIDS charities, including AMFAR and Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. He is also a member of the Creative Coalition, an organisation to bring public awareness of social issues. He was presented with the San Francisco Human Rights Campaign's Humanitarian Award in 2005. The initialism LGBT also GLBT is in use (since the 1990s) to refer collectively to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender people. ... The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) is dedicated to promoting and ensuring fair, accurate and inclusive representation of people and events in the media as a means of eliminating homophobia and discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation. ... HRC logo The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) is one of the largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) equal rights organization in the United States. ... For other uses, see AIDS (disambiguation). ... The American Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR) is an organization dedicated to the support of AIDS research, AIDS prevention, treatment education, and the advocacy of sound AIDS-related public policy. ... The Actors Equity Association (commonly simply Equity) is the trade union of American theatrical performers and stage managers. ... The Creative Coalition is a nonprofit, (501(c)(3)) nonpartisan, politically-active group formed of members of the American film entertainment industry. ... HRC logo The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) is one of the largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) equal rights organization in the United States. ...

Cumming has recently become a patron of NORM-UK, a UK registered charity concerned with the foreskin and genital integrity.^[23][24][25] NORM-UK is a British-based charity concerned with foreskin health and issues related to circumcision. ... The foreskin or prepuce (a technically broader term that also includes the clitoral hood, the homologous structure in women) is a retractable double-layered fold of skin and mucous membrane that covers the glans penis and protects the urinary meatus when the penis. ... The symbol of the Genital integrity movement is the ribbon Genital Integrity. ...

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Filmography

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The year 1997 in film involved some significant events. ... Romy and Micheles High School Reunion is a 1997 comedy film starring Lisa Kudrow, Mira Sorvino, Janeane Garofalo, Camryn Manheim, and Alan Cumming. ... Spiceworld is the debut feature film of the four-time BRIT Award-winning English pop girl group Spice Girls directed by Bob Spiers and written by Kim Fuller and Jamie Curtis. ... The year 1999 in film involved some significant events. ... Titus (1999) is a 1999 film adaptation of Shakespeares revenge tragedy Titus Andronicus, about the downfall of a Roman general. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Plunkett & Macleane. ... Eyes Wide Shut is a 1999 film directed and co-written by Stanley Kubrick, based on the novella Traumnovelle (in English Dream Story) by Arthur Schnitzler. ... Annie is a 1999 film from The Wonderful World of Disney based on the musical Annie from 1977 and its 1982 big screen producation which themselves were based on the Little Orphan Annie comic strip by Harold Gray. ... The year 2000 in film involved some significant events. ... For the Italian province, please see Urbania Urbania is a 2000 independent gay-themed drama film based on the play Urban Folk Tales. ... God, the Devil and Bob was a short-lived animated television series that was broadcast on NBC in March 2000. ... The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas is a 2000 film based on the Hanna-Barbera animated television series The Flintstones, produced by Amblin Entertainment and Univershell (Universal) Pictures. ... Get Carter is a 2000 remake of the classic 1971 Michael Caine crime thriller, this time with Sylvester Stallone in the role of Jack Carter, and directed by Stephen Kay. ... 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Son of the Mask is the Raspberry Award-Winning 2005 sequel to the 1994 comedy film, The Mask, directed by Lawrence Guterman. ... The film version of the musical Reefer Madness premiered on April 16, 2005, on the Showtime cable network. ... This article needs additional references or sources to facilitate its verification. ... // Please note that following the tradition of the English language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the United States and Canada in 2006; because they may have made most of their income in a later year, they may not be the top-grossing... This article is about the TV series. ... Full Grown Men is an Independent film directed by David Munro. ... 2007 has been referred to, by film and media critics, as the year of the threequels, a nickname referring to both the 2004 summer movie season and several film franchises which premiered or had installments released in 2004, which appear again this year: Spider-Man 3, Shrek the Third, Ocean... Suffering Mans Charity is a 2006 comedy/horror film directed by Alan Cumming and written by Thomas Gallagher. ... Tin Man is a three-part television miniseries from RHI Entertainment and Sci Fi Pictures original films that is airing each night on the Sci Fi Channel on December 2-December 4, 2007 at 9 pm Eastern. ... The Scarecrow is a character in the fictional Land of Oz created by American author L. Frank Baum and illustrator William Wallace Denslow. ... 2008 in film is expected to feature another battle of the sequels, as many properties release new installments, including: Ace Ventura Jr. ... Jackboots on Whitehall is a 2008 spoof war movie about the Nazis invading England, featuring the voices of well-known British actors including Richard E. Grant. ... Boogie Woogie is an upcoming film set in the contemporary London art world. ...

References

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Bibliography

• Cumming, Alan (2002). Tommy's Tale. HarperCollins, 279 pages. ISBN 0718144899. 

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External links

• Official Website
• Alan Cumming at the Internet Movie Database
• 2006 Article on Alan Cumming on Theatre.com
• Alan Cumming at the Internet Broadway Database
• Alan Cumming - Downstage Center interview at American Theatre Wing.org
• TonyAwards.com Interview with Alan Cumming
• Knightatthemovies.com 2007 interview with Alan Cumming