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Born | Ewan Gordon McGregor 31 Mairch 1971 Pairth, Scotland |
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Thrift | Actor |
Years active | 1993–nou |
Hauf-marrae(s) | Eve Mavrakis (m. 1995; div. 2020) |
Pairtner(s) | Mary Elizabeth Winstead (2017–nou) |
Bairns | 4 |
Kin | Denis 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.
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]
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