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Ewan McGregor

OBE
BornEwan Gordon McGregor
(1971-03-31) 31 Mairch 1971 (age 53)
Pairth, Scotland
Citizenship
  • Unitit Kinrick
    (1971–nou)
  • Unitit States
    (2016–nou)
ThriftActor
Years active1993–nou
Hauf-marrae(s)Eve Mavrakis
(m. 1995; div. 2020)
Pairtner(s)Mary Elizabeth Winstead (2017–nou)
Bairns4
KinDenis Lawson (uncle)

Ewan Gordon McGregor (born 31 Mairch 1971 in Pairth) is a Scots actor, maist weel-kent for his stent as Mark Renton in Trainspotting, an for pleyin Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Star Wars prequels.

Early life

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McGregor wis born on the 31st Mairch 1971 in Pairth, Scotland, an wis broucht up near Crieff.[1][2][3][4] His mither, Carol Diane (née Lawson), is a retired teacher at Crieff Seicontarie Schuil an later on deputy heid teacher at Kingspark Schuil in Dundee.[5][6] His faither, James Charles Stewart "Jim" McGregor, is a retired pheesical eddication teacher an careers master at Morrison's Academy in Crieff.[7][8][9] He haes an aulder brither, Colin (born 1969), an umwhile Tornado GR4 pilot in the Royal Air Force.[10] His uncle is actor Denis Lawson[11][12] an his auntie bi marriage wis the actress Sheila Gish, thit maks him a step-cousin tae Gish's actress dauchters, Kay Curram an Lou Gish.[13]

McGregor went tae the independent Morrison's Academy in Crieff. Efter lea'in schuil bi the time he wis 16, he wirkit as a stagehaun at Perth Theatre an studied a foondation coorse in drama at Kirkcaldy College o Technologie,[14][15] afore muivin tae Lunnon tae study drama at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama whan he wis 18 year auld.[11]

Fremmit airtins

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References

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  1. ↑ McGregor, Ewan Gordon. ukwhoswho.com. Who's Who. 2015 (online Oxford University Press ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. closed access publication – ahint peywaw (subscription needit)
  2. ↑ The Hollywood Reporter (26 November 2012). "Ewan McGregor on His Career and 'The Impossible'" [Ewan McGregor on His Career an 'The No Possible']. YouTube (in Inglis). Retrieved 1 Julie 2015.
  3. ↑ "Ewan McGregor 1971". Perth & Kinross Council (in Inglis). Archived frae the original on 1 Julie 2015. Retrieved 30 Juin 2015.
  4. ↑ "Starring role for actor's mother Maternity unit closure puts Mrs McGregor in front of the spotlight" [Starrin rowe fur actor's mither Maternity unit closin pits Mrs McGregor in front o the spotlicht]. The Herald (in Inglis). Glesga. 31 October 2000. Retrieved 30 Juin 2015.
  5. ↑ Dhingra, Dolly (25 Januar 1999). "Obi-Wan Kenobi's mum" [Obi-Wan Kenobi's maw]. The Guardian (in Inglis). Lunnon. Retrieved 30 Juin 2015.
  6. ↑ "Carol McGregor: Malawi Diaries". The Scotsman (in Inglis). Edinburgh. 12 August 2007. Retrieved 30 Juin 2015.
  7. ↑ "Morrisonian Club". Morrison's Academy (in Inglis). Retrieved 30 Juin 2015.
  8. ↑ "Ewan McGregor biography". Tiscali.co.uk (in Inglis). Archived frae the original on 8 October 2007. Retrieved 15 Januar 2008.
  9. ↑ "Ewan McGregor Biography (1971–)". Film Reference.com (in Inglis). Retrieved 15 Januar 2008.
  10. ↑ "RAF at 100 with Ewan and Colin McGregor review – a flyby history from the actor and his pilot brother" [RAF at 100 wi Ewan an Colin McGregor review – a flybi history frae the actor an his pilot brither]. the Guardian (in Inglis). 25 Mairch 2018. Retrieved 8 Februar 2021.
  11. ↑ a b "Profile – Ewan McGregor". Hello!. Archived frae the original on 20 August 2008. Retrieved 9 Julie 2008.
  12. ↑ Barratt, Nick (11 November 2006). "Family Detective". The Daily Telegraph (in Inglis). Lunnon. Retrieved 22 Januar 2018.
  13. ↑ "He is the actor formerly known as Denis Lawson. Now he's more famous as Ewan McGregor's uncle. But he's not bitter" [He is the actor thit uised tae be kent as Denis Lawson. Nou he's mair famous fur bein Ewan McGregor's uncle. But he's no bitter]. The Herald (in Inglis). 18 Mey 2001. Retrieved 14 Mey 2017.
  14. ↑ Jinman, Richard (3 Juin 2005). "The Guardian profile: Ewan McGregor". The Guardian (in Inglis). Retrieved 1 Julie 2015.
  15. ↑ "Perth Theatre, past and present..." [Pairth Theatre, the past an the nou...]. Perth Concert Hall (in Inglis). Archived frae the original on 1 Julie 2015. Retrieved 1 Julie 2015.
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