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Alan Cumming |
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PROFILE:
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Name: Alan Cumming
Birth Name: Uppin Cumming
Height: 5' 10
Sex: M
Nationality: Scottish
Birth Date: January 27, 1965
Birth Place: Aberfeldy, Perthshire, Scotland, UK
Profession: Actor
Education: Monikie Primary School
Carnoustie High School (graduated in 1981)
Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow (graduated in 1985 with a B.A. in Dramatic Studies)
Husband/Wife: Grant Shaffer (artist; met in 2004; married on January 6, 2007), Hilary Lyons (married in 1985; divorced in 1993)
Relationship: Saffron Burrows (actress; born on January 1, 1973)
Father: Alex Cumming (a forrester)
Mother: Mary Cumming
Brother: Tom Cumming (six years older)
Claim to fame: Tony-winning turn as the Emcee in Sam Mendes' Broadway revival of Cabaret and chameleon-like performances on screen in such films as Goldeneye (1995), Spy Kids (2001) and X2: X-Men United (2003)
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- Married his American boyfriend, illustrator Grant Shaffer in a civil ceremony in London. (January 8, 2007)
- Cumming caused a stir when he arrived at Council Of Fashion Designers Of America (CFDA) Awards by using his outfit to encourage people to speak out – The actor arrived in a purple suit and pink T-shirt, but it was the slogan 'Your Silence Will Not Protect You' emblazoned on his jacket which really caught everybody's eye. (June 5, 2003)
- To raise money for the production of THE ANNIVERSARY PARTY (2001), Alan Cumming and Jennifer Jason Leigh attempted to sell photographs of their own hoax wedding to tabloid newspapers.
- Nickname: Uppin Cumming
- Hosted Saturday Night Live in February 2000 when the expected host, Jon Stewart, had to back out at the last minute.
- Published his first novel called Tommy's Tale. (2002 in USA and 2003 in Europe)
- Was nominated for a Scottish BAFTA award as Best Film Actor for his role in PRAGUE (1992).
- Was inducted into the Vanity Fair Hall of Fame for his work in CABARET.
- Named one of the 100 most creative people in the world in Entertainment Weekly in 1998.
- Came at number 18 in one of the 50 most eligible bachelors of Scotland in 2000.
- In 2001 Alan was honored with the NY Immigrant Achievement Award.
- Once mentioned on an American talk show that he liked Peanut Butter Cups and has been sent some every day since.
- Would like to direct a film about Brandon Lee, the 30-year-old man who duped the Scottish education authorities into thinking he was 16.
- Nominated for Best Dance Sequence at MTV Movie Awards for ROMY AND MICHELE'S HIGH SCHOOL REUNION (1998) - shared With: Lisa Kudrow, Mira Sorvino
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