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About Me

I was born on March 31, 1971, in Perth Royal Hospital, Scotland. I was the second son of teachers Jim and Carol McGregor. My brother Colin, a tornado fighter pilot, is two years older than me. I grew up in the small town of Crieff in Perthshire, and was privately educated at Morrison's Academy. Music played a big part in my life. I mastered drums, guitar, and the French horn and played in the school's pipe band, a ceilidh band, and had a rock group called Scarlet Pride, Elvis Presley was my idol.I left school at 16 to pursue acting, and by the age of 23 was getting attention from critics and fans for my roles in Shallow Grave (1994) and Trainspotting (1996). Quickly tagged as an up-and-comer, I tackled a range of roles: I appeared in the period piece Emma (1996), the glam-rock drama Velvet Goldmine (1998), the mainstream Hollywood action feature Black Hawk Down (2001, with Josh Hartnett) and the stylish musical Moulin Rouge! (2001, with Nicole Kidman). Perhaps most famously, I played Obi-Wan Kenobi in the prequels of the George Lucas series Star Wars. I appeared in Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999), Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002), and Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. My other films include Down With Love (2003, co-starring Renee Zellweger) and Tim Burton's Big Fish (2004). As well as his five-million-pound Star Wars role, my credits include A Life Less Ordinary, Rogue Trader, Velvet Goldmine to name a few.Although I lives in London with my wife, Eve Mavrakis, and my daughters, my heart will always be in Crieff. To my family, I'm still a lovable, down-to-earth lad, completely unaffected by fame and fortune, even though I've starred in one of the biggest movies in cinema history.Layout made by

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

You! of course. My fans are everything to me! I can not guarantee anything over MySpace. If you want to write me, you must do so in the care of my agent.PFD Drury House 34-43 Russell Street London WC2B 5HA Tel: 020 7344 1010 Fax: 020 7836 9544

Music:

Down with Love- "Here's to Love"- Moulin Rouge- "The Sound of Music", "Children of the Revolution", "Your Song", "The Pitch, "Elephant Love Medley", "Come What May", "El Tango De Roxanne"- Velvet Goldmine- "T.V. Eye", "My Unclean", "Gimme Danger".

Movies:

TRAINSPOTTING: Won: Best Actor In A Leading Role - Scottish BAFTA AwardsMOULIN ROUGE!: Nominated: Best Actor In A Leading Role, Comedy Or Musical - Golden GlobesYOUNG ADAM: Won: Best Actor In A Leading Role - Scottish BAFTA Awardshttp://www.pfd.co.uk/clients/mcgregoe/a-act.html

Television:

ME as a Tom-ma-toe ..Nicole & I .. My E.R. Appearance .. Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway .. Miss Potter .. Natalie and I at MTV Movie Awards ..

Heroes:

Dennis Lawson, Colin

My Blog

Cassandra's Dream will open in Cannes

According to ComingSoon.net, "[Woody] Allen and producing partner Letty Aronson, his sister, will take the film [Cassandra's Dream] to the Cannes Film Festival in May and look for a distributor...
Posted by Ewan McGregor on Sun, 04 Feb 2007 11:28:00 PST

Get Unhooked

The UK's Department of Health and Smoke Free recently commissioned an advertising campaign warning about the addictive power of nicotine and encouraging smokers to kick their habit for the New Year. S...
Posted by Ewan McGregor on Thu, 01 Feb 2007 03:32:00 PST

What's going on with Miss Potter?

The Weinstein Co. is changing direction with its biopic "Miss Potter." The Weinstein Co. has scotched a plan to widen to about 300 screens later this month and instead will wait until after Feb. 25's ...
Posted by Ewan McGregor on Thu, 01 Feb 2007 03:30:00 PST

Another Play

Yesterday, I was on BBC TV's Blue Peter). I was on for most of the show. One of the features was about Beatrix Potter. They showed a few film clips, but then did their own dramatised Miss Po...
Posted by Ewan McGregor on Thu, 01 Feb 2007 03:30:00 PST

Miss Potter available on DVD in the U.K. on April 23rd

Miss Potter will be released in the U.K. on DVD (Region 2) on April 23rd, and will sell for £19.99. However, Amazon.co.uk will sell it for £14.99. Source: Amazon.co.uk...
Posted by Ewan McGregor on Thu, 01 Feb 2007 03:28:00 PST

The Long Way Down website up!

The Long Way Down website is now up and running. There isn't much there yet, but there are two videos featuring Charley and I (click on "Watch" and "Store", on the right). Source: Long Way ...
Posted by Ewan McGregor on Thu, 01 Feb 2007 03:26:00 PST

Wealth of Miss Potter Goodies

The official Miss Potter website in Korea is worth visiting. While the UK and US sites seem to have been abandoned, the Korean site is full of pictures and an abundance of video clips. The clips are ...
Posted by Ewan McGregor on Mon, 29 Jan 2007 03:13:00 PST

Ewan McGregor To Hold Celebrity Burns Night Supper

Actor Ewan McGregor is hosting a celebrity Burns nights supper to celebrate the 18th century Scottish tradition tomorrow night (January 25). The charity event taking place in London's Covent Garden, i...
Posted by Ewan McGregor on Mon, 29 Jan 2007 03:10:00 PST

Canadian TV

Canadian Television (all times are Eastern; check local listings, especially for Pay-Per-View) Race to Dakar (episode 1 -- I am in episodes 1, 2 and 7)09:00 PM Wednesday January 24 on Outdo...
Posted by Ewan McGregor on Mon, 29 Jan 2007 03:08:00 PST

Australian TV

Australian Television A Long Time Ago: The Story of Star Wars12:00 PM Friday January 26 on Showtime 02:00 PM Friday January 26 on Showtime 2 Parkinson (Rory Bremner, Robbie Williams, and I)04:30 AM M...
Posted by Ewan McGregor on Mon, 29 Jan 2007 03:09:00 PST