Ewan McGregor

Ewan McGregor (born March 31, 1971 in Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland, UK) is a Scottish film actor who has had significant success in both mainstream and "art house" movies. He is best known for his part as the young Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Star Wars prequel trilogy, but he came to prominence through his role as the heroin addict Renton in the film version of Irvine Welsh's Trainspotting (1996). This role followed hard on an impressive movie-debut performance in Danny Boyle's 1994 film Shallow Grave. McGregor has also been featured as the male romantic lead in such Hollywood films as Moulin Rouge! and Down With Love. Ewan was also the voice of the lovable robot, Rodney Copperbottomworked in the 2005 animated feature Robots Ewan McGregor This is a copyrighted promotional photo with a known source. ... Ewan McGregor This is a copyrighted promotional photo with a known source. ... March 31 is the 90th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (91st in Leap years), with 275 days remaining, as the final day of March. ... 1971 is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ... Crieff is second largest town in the central region of Perthshire Scotland. ... Perthshire is an traditional county in central Scotland, which extends from Strathmore in the east, to the Pass of Drumochter in the north, Rannoch Moor and Ben Lui in the west, and Aberfoyle in the south. ... Scotland (Alba in Scottish Gaelic) is a country in northwest Europe and a constituent nation of the United Kingdom. ... Scotland (Alba in Scottish Gaelic) is a country in northwest Europe and a constituent nation of the United Kingdom. ... Obi-Wan Ben Kenobi (57 BBY - 0 BBY) is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe, a Jedi Master of legendary status. ... For the 1977 film originally released under the name Star Wars, see Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. ... Heroin or diamorphine (INN) (colloquially referred to as brown sugar, junk, babania, horse, golden brown, smack, black tar, H, big H, lady H, dope, skag, juice, jude, diesel, boy, etc. ... Addiction is an uncontrollable compulsion to repeat a behavior regardless of its negative consequences. ... Irvine Welsh, reading one of his new short stories at the Edinburgh International Book Festival Irvine Welsh (born Leith, Edinburgh, September 27, 1961) is a Scottish novelist probably best known for his novel Trainspotting, about a group of heroin addicts attempts to quit using the drug. ... Movie poster for Trainspotting Trainspotting is a 1996 black comedy film directed by Danny Boyle based on the novel Trainspotting by Irvine Welsh about a group of heroin addicts in Edinburgh and their passage through life. ... 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Danny Boyle (born 20th October 1956) is a film director and producer born in Manchester. ... 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... Movie Poster Shallow Grave is a 1994 British thriller film, directed by Danny Boyle and written by John Hodge. ... Moulin Rouge! is a 2001 musical film which tells the story of a young British poet, Christian, who falls in love with the star of the Moulin Rouge cabaret, Satine. ... Down With Love is a 2003 film directed by Peyton Reed and written by Eve Ahlert and Dennis Drake. ... (Redirected from Robots) For other uses, see Robot (disambiguation). ...

A keen motorcyclist since his youth, McGregor undertook a marathon motorcycle trip with his friend, Charley Boorman (son of director John Boorman), in 2004. From mid-April to the end of July, they travelled from London to New York, via central Europe, Ukraine, Russia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Siberia and Canada, for a cumulative distance of 18,887 miles (30,395 km). The only sections of the trip not undertaken by motorcycle were 580 miles by train in Siberia, due to lack of roads, and a 2505 mile flight from Magadan, Siberia to Anchorage, Alaska. The trip formed the basis of a TV series ^[1] and a best-selling book ^[2], both called Long Way Round. McGregor attended Guildhall School of Music and Drama. A motorcycle (or motorbike) is a two-wheeled vehicle powered by an engine. ... John Boorman (born 18 January 1933) is an English film director who is best known for his films Point Blank (1967), Deliverance (1972), Zardoz (1974), Excalibur (1981), and Hope and Glory (1987). ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... St. ... State nickname: Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York Governor George Pataki (R) Official languages None (English is de facto) Area 141,205 km² (27th)  - Land 122,409 km²  - Water 18,795 km² (13. ... Siberia Siberia (Russian: , common English transliterations: Sibir’, Sibir; from the Tatar for “sleeping land”) is a vast region of Russia and northern Kazakhstan constituting almost all of northern Asia. ... A mile is any of several units of distance, or, in physics terminology, of length. ... A kilometre (American spelling: kilometer, symbol: km) is a unit of length equal to 1000 metres (from the Greek words khilia = thousand and metro = count/measure). ... Categories: Russia geography stubs | Cities in Russia ... Anchorage, Alaska is a consolidated city-borough (officially called the Municipality of Anchorage) in the U.S. state of Alaska. ... Overview Long Way Round is the title of the book, television series, and cd publicising the journey of Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman from London to New York on motorcycles. ... The GSMD seen across the Barbican lake. ...

He is currently starring alongside Jane Krakowski in a new production of Guys and Dolls ^[3] in London, at the Piccadilly Theatre. McGregor is also one of the many actors rumoured to be a candidate for the next James Bond in 2006. Jane Krakowski (née Krajkowski, October 11, 1968, Parsippany, New Jersey) is an American actress. ... Guys And Dolls is a successful 1950 musical. ... St. ... James Bond, also known as 007 (pronounced double-oh seven), is a fictional British spy introduced by writer Ian Fleming in 1953. ... 2006 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

McGregor is married to Eve Mavrakis, a French production designer with whom he has two daughters, Clara Mathilde and Esther Rose. Clara was born in 1996 and bears a remarkable similarity to her dad. The two met while filming McGregor's guest appearance on the television show Kavanagh QC, and have been married since 1995. Eve Mavrakis (born June 22, 1966) is a French film production designer. ...

Trivia

• McGregor is one of the few major male actors to repeatedly do full-frontal nudity (in Trainspotting, Velvet Goldmine, The Pillow Book, and Young Adam).
• Celebritywonder.com reported in March 2005 that McGregor will no longer sign autographs because he is "sickened" by the exorbitant prices that people charge for it. (However, he did sign autographs after performances of Guys and Dolls on West End, preferring to sign Guys and Dolls programmes, but he refuses to sign any Star Wars items.)
• McGregor's uncle, Denis Lawson, played Luke Skywalker's friend Wedge Antilles in A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi.
• As a teenager McGregor studied at Morrison Academy in Crieff. He left school at the age of 16 in order to pursue a career in drama which he preferred to boring school life.
• As a result of his training for the Star Wars films, McGregor has become an excellent swordsman.

Autograph of king Charles XII of Sweden (1682-1718). ... Denis Lawson (born September 27, 1947), is a Scottish actor, best known for his role in the film, Local Hero. ... Luke Skywalker (born 19 BBY) is a fictional character of the Star Wars universe, a Jedi Knight, who plays a major role in the series of films. ... Wedge Antilles is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe. ... This movie poster for Star Wars depicts many of the films important elements, such as Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Han Solo, X-Wing and Y-Wing fighters Star Wars, retitled Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope in 1981 (see note at Title,) is the original (and in chronological... Movie poster Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back is the sequel to the first released Star Wars movie, and the second film released in the original trilogy. ... Movie poster Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, is a science fiction film that debuted in 1983, and re-released with changes in 1997 and 2004. ...

Filmography

Being Human is a 1993 indie film starring Robin Williams and Ewan McGregor. ... See also: 1992 in film, other events of 1993, 1994 in film, list of years in film. Events March 31 - Actor Brandon Lee is accidentally killed during the filming of The Crow. ... Movie Poster Shallow Grave is a 1994 British thriller film, directed by Danny Boyle and written by John Hodge. ... This is a list of film-related events in 1994. ... This is a list of film-related events in 1995. ... Brassed Off (1996) is a British film written and directed by Mark Herman. ... This is a list of film-related events in 1996. ... Movie poster for Trainspotting Trainspotting is a 1996 black comedy film directed by Danny Boyle based on the novel Trainspotting by Irvine Welsh about a group of heroin addicts in Edinburgh and their passage through life. ... The Pillow Book is a film by director Peter Greenaway (also wrote the screenplay), United Kingdom, 1996. ... This is a list of film-related events in 1997. ... Movie Poster A Life Less Ordinary (1997) was directed by Danny Boyle (Trainspotting), and written by Boyle and John Hodge. ... Nightwatch is 1997 thriller horror movie starring Ewan McGregor and Nick Nolte. ... Velvet Goldmine (1998) is a film directed and co-written by Todd Haynes. ... This is a list of film-related events in 1998. ... Little Voice is a 1998 British film directed by Mark Herman, and adapted from Jim Cartwrights play The Rise and Fall of Little Voice. ... Dessert is a course that typically comes at the end of a meal, usually consisting of sweet food but sometimes of a strongly flavored one, such as some cheeses. ... Film poster for Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace is a 1999 film by George Lucas starring Liam Neeson, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, and Jake Lloyd. ... See also: 1998 in film, other events of 1999, 2000 in film, list of years in film. Events April 7 - Star Wars fans begin lining up at movie theaters in Westwood and Hollywood to buy tickets for Star Wars, Episode I - The Phantom Menace May 3 - A Durham, North Carolina... Rogue Trader: How I Brought Down Barings Bank and Shook the Financial World is a book by Nick Leeson, who served four years in prison for fraud after bankrupting the London-based Barings Bank in 1995 by hiding $1. ... For the 1999 film, see Eye of the Beholder (movie). ... This is a list of film-related events in 2000. ... Nora is the name of Nora Municipality - a municipality in Sweden Nora and Hjulsjö Mountain District - a district of Westmannia in Sweden Nora Township, Clearwater County, Minnesota - a township in Minnesota Nora Township, Pope County, Minnesota - a township in Minnesota Nora, Italy - a place on Sardinia Nora (movie) - a movie... Moulin Rouge! is a 2001 musical film which tells the story of a young British poet, Christian, who falls in love with the star of the Moulin Rouge cabaret, Satine. ... This is a list of film-related events in 2001. ... Film poster for Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002) is the fifth Star Wars science fiction movie released and the second part of the prequel trilogy which began with Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. ... This is a list of film-related events in 2002. ... Movie Poster from Ridley Scotts Black Hawk Down Black Hawk Down is a 2001 film by Ridley Scott, based on the book Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War about the Battle of Mogadishu, the U.S. military attempt of 1993 to capture Somali warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid. ... Down With Love is a 2003 film directed by Peyton Reed and written by Eve Ahlert and Dennis Drake. ... This is a list of film-related events in 2003. ... Categories: Movie stubs | 2003 films | British films | Drama films | Thriller films ... Big Fish is a 2003 movie directed by Tim Burton and written by John August, starring Ewan McGregor, Albert Finney, Jessica Lange, Matthew McGrory, Danny DeVito, Alison Lohman and Billy Crudup. ... The word stays has more than one meaning:- An item of ships gear: see nautical term and stays (nautical). ... 2005 in film - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Valiant is a 2005 computer-animated film, which tells the tale of a group of messenger pigeons during World War II. External links Valiant at the Internet Movie Database Official site for Valiant (UK) Categories: Film stubs | 2005 films | British films | Computer-animated films | Anthropomorphic films ... Promotional poster for Robots Robots is a computer-animated movie released March 11, 2005. ... Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith is the third episode of the Star Wars film series (but the sixth film to be produced), to be released on Thursday, May 19, 2005. ... The Island (2005) is a science fiction film released by DreamWorks SKG on July 22, 2005. ... See also: 2005 in film, other events of 2006, 2007 in film and the list of years in film Films currently scheduled to be released in 2006 include: // # 1001 Nights (2006 10th & Wolf (2006 film) 2176 (2006 film) 300 (2006 film) A Airborn (2006) All the Invisible Children (2006 film...

Notes

1. ^  Long Way Round TV Series
2. ^  Long Way Round book
3. ^  Guys and Dolls musical

External links

• Ewan McGregor at the Internet Movie Database
• Best of Ewan
• Ewan McGregor's bio on StarWars.com
• Ewan McGregor at the Voice Chasers Database