Ewan McGregor
Ewan Gordon McGregor OBE ( YOO-ən; born 31 March 1971) is a Scottish-American actor who has starred in various film and musical roles. His first professional role was in 1993, as a leading role in the British Channel 4 series Lipstick on Your Collar. He has also portrayed heroin addict Mark Renton in the drama films Trainspotting (1996) and T2 Trainspotting (2017), Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Star Wars prequel trilogy (1999–2005), poet Christian in the musical film Moulin Rouge! (2001), young Edward Bloom in Big Fish (2003), Rodney Copperbottom in Robots (2005), Camerlengo Father Patrick McKenna in Angels and Demons (2009), "the ghost" in Roman Polanski's political thriller The Ghost Writer (2010), Dr. Alfred Jones in the romantic comedy-drama Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2011), Lumière in the live-action adaptation of the musical romantic fantasy Beauty and the Beast (2017), the adult version of the titular character in the fantasy comedy-drama Christopher Robin (2018), the adult version of Dan Torrance in the horror film Doctor Sleep (2019), and Black Mask in the DC Extended Universe superhero film Birds of Prey (2020).
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| Full name at birth | Ewan Gordon McGregor
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| Claim to fame | Trainspotting, Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, Moulin Rouge.
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| Date of birth | 31 March 1971
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| Place of birth | Perth, Perthshire
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| Occupation | Actor
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| Height | 5' 10½" (179 cm)
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| Residence | Los Angeles County, California, U.S.
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| Net worth | $45,000,000 USD
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| High school | Morrison Academy, Crieff, Scotland (dropped out)
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- Has a nephew (born in 1999).
- His uncle Denis Lawson was considered for the role of "Captain Antilles" in Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005).
- September 2001: Attended the Royal Premiere of Moulin Rouge! (2001) alongside Kylie Minogue, Prince Charles and Nicole Kidman.
- His best friend is actor Charley Boorman, whom he traveled around the world with on motorbikes ("Long Way Round" (2004) (mini) trip). They met on the set of the 1997 movie The Serpent's Kiss (1997).
- Was voted #9 in the Greatest Movie Stars Of All Time (Channel 4).
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