| rdfs:comment | - Alan Cumming (b. 1965) is a stage and film actor possibly best known for his performance in the film X2 as Nightcrawler, his role as Eli Gold on The Good Wife, and his Tony-winning performance as the Emcee in the Broadway revival of Cabaret (that had originated at the Donmar Warehouse theatre in London). Cumming played Dick Croner in the 1997 Creature Shop film Buddy, and the Great Gazoo and Mick Jagged in The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas. Cumming appeared on Sesame Street Episode 4602, playing the Grouch explorer, Mucko Polo.
- Alan Cumming (born 27 January 1965) is a Scottish film and stage actor, perhaps best known for his supporting roles as "Boris Grishenko" in the James Bond film GoldenEye, "Kurt Wagner/Nightcrawler" in X2: X-Men United and on the stage with his Tony Award-winning lead performance as the Emcee in the highly successful revival of Cabaret (the musical). He has directed, produced, and written films, TV series and plays, voiced several soundtracks, written a book, developed a stand-up show at the Edinburgh Fringe, and formed his own production company.
- Alan Cumming protrayed Glitch in the 2007 miniseries Tin Man.
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- Alan Cumming (born January 27, 1965) is a Scottish film and stage actor. He has directed, produced, and written films, TV series and plays, voiced several soundtracks, written a book, developed a stand-up show at the Edinburgh Fringe, and formed his own production company. Cumming also has his own range of beauty products, the initial product being a cologne called "Cumming: the Fragrance," as well as a series of other bath/body products such as "Cumming All Over" body wash.
- According to some comments on YouTube, he once made some fairly disparaging comments about Laurence Olivier, or possibly Laurence Olivier's momma. This has led to Megan imagining all the Cumming Stus taking on the Olivier Stus. The winner, of course, would be the Suethors reading that thread.
- Alan Cumming portrayed Nightcrawler in X2: X-Men United.
- Alan Cumming is a Scottish actor, he played Loki in Son of the Mask.
- As a stage actor, he has appeared in plays such as Hamlet, Accidental Death of an Anarchist, The Threepenny Opera, Cabaret, Design for Living, and Macbeth. He made a cameo appearance in the New York version of the David Bowie musical Lazarus. In film and television, his best known credentials are Mr. Elton from Emma, Boris Grishenko from GoldenEye, Fegan Floop from the first three Spy Kids films, Nightcrawler from X2: X-Men United, the announcer for Masterpiece Mystery!, and Eli Gold from The Good Wife.
- Alan Cumming was born on January 27, 1965, in Aberfeldy, Scotland, to Mary (Darling), an insurance company secretary, and Alex Cumming. His family lived nearby in Dunkeld, where his father was a forester for Atholl Estate. The family (including his brother, Tom) moved to Fassfern near Fort William, before moving to the east coast of Scotland in 1969, where Alan's father took up the position of Head Forester of Panmure Estate; it was there that Alan grew up. He went to Monikie Primary School and Carnoustie High School, where he began appearing in plays, and soon after that began working with with the Carnoustie Theatre Club and Carnoustie Musical Society. In 1981 he left high school with 8 'O' Grades and 4 Highers, but because he was too young to enter any university or drama school he work
- Alan Cumming (born in 1965) is a Scottish stage, television and film actor, singer, writer, director, producer and author. He's mostly known for his roles as Nightcrawler in X 2 X Men United and Fegan Floop in the Spy Kids movie series. Before that, he had a brief role in Eyes Wide Shut.
- Alan Cumming, OBE (born January 27, 1965), is a Scottish stage, television and film actor, singer, writer, director, producer and author. His roles have included the M.C. in Cabaret, Boris Grishenko in GoldenEye, Kurt Wagner/Nightcrawler in X2: X-Men United, Mr. Elton in Emma, and Fegan Floop in the Spy Kids films. He has also appeared in independent films like The Anniversary Party, which he co-wrote, co-directed and co-starred in; and Ali Selim's Sweet Land, for which he won an Independent Spirit award as producer.
- Alan Cumming, OBE (born 27 January 1965) is a Scottish stage, television and film actor, writer, director, producer and author. His roles have included the Emcee in Cabaret, Boris Grishenko in GoldenEye, Kurt Wagner/Nightcrawler in X2: X-Men United, and Fegan Floop in the Spy Kids trilogy. He has also appeared in independent films like The Anniversary Party, which he co-wrote, co-directed and co-starred in; and Ali Selim's Sweet Land, for which he won an Independent Spirit award as producer. His London stage appearances include Hamlet, Madman in Dario Fo's Accidental Death of an Anarchist, for which he received an Olivier award, the lead in Martin Sherman's Bent, and as Dionysus in The National Theatre of Scotland's The Bacchae. On Broadway he has appeared as Mac the Knife in The Threepenn
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| abstract | - Alan Cumming (b. 1965) is a stage and film actor possibly best known for his performance in the film X2 as Nightcrawler, his role as Eli Gold on The Good Wife, and his Tony-winning performance as the Emcee in the Broadway revival of Cabaret (that had originated at the Donmar Warehouse theatre in London). Cumming played Dick Croner in the 1997 Creature Shop film Buddy, and the Great Gazoo and Mick Jagged in The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas. Cumming appeared on Sesame Street Episode 4602, playing the Grouch explorer, Mucko Polo.
- Alan Cumming (born 27 January 1965) is a Scottish film and stage actor, perhaps best known for his supporting roles as "Boris Grishenko" in the James Bond film GoldenEye, "Kurt Wagner/Nightcrawler" in X2: X-Men United and on the stage with his Tony Award-winning lead performance as the Emcee in the highly successful revival of Cabaret (the musical). He has directed, produced, and written films, TV series and plays, voiced several soundtracks, written a book, developed a stand-up show at the Edinburgh Fringe, and formed his own production company.
- Alan Cumming protrayed Glitch in the 2007 miniseries Tin Man.
- Alan Cumming, OBE (born 27 January 1965) is a Scottish stage, television and film actor, writer, director, producer and author. His roles have included the Emcee in Cabaret, Boris Grishenko in GoldenEye, Kurt Wagner/Nightcrawler in X2: X-Men United, and Fegan Floop in the Spy Kids trilogy. He has also appeared in independent films like The Anniversary Party, which he co-wrote, co-directed and co-starred in; and Ali Selim's Sweet Land, for which he won an Independent Spirit award as producer. His London stage appearances include Hamlet, Madman in Dario Fo's Accidental Death of an Anarchist, for which he received an Olivier award, the lead in Martin Sherman's Bent, and as Dionysus in The National Theatre of Scotland's The Bacchae. On Broadway he has appeared as Mac the Knife in The Threepenny Opera, the Emcee in Cabaret, for which he won the Tony in 1998, and "Design for Living". Cumming also introduces "Masterpiece Mystery" for PBS. He has also written a novel, Tommy's Tale, had a cable talk show ("Eavesdropping with Alan Cumming") and produced a line of perfumed products labelled "Cumming". He has contributed opinion pieces to many publications and performed a cabaret show I Bought A Blue Car Today. Retaining his British citizenship, Cumming also became a U.S. citizen in November 2008.
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- Alan Cumming (born January 27, 1965) is a Scottish film and stage actor. He has directed, produced, and written films, TV series and plays, voiced several soundtracks, written a book, developed a stand-up show at the Edinburgh Fringe, and formed his own production company. Cumming also has his own range of beauty products, the initial product being a cologne called "Cumming: the Fragrance," as well as a series of other bath/body products such as "Cumming All Over" body wash.
- Alan Cumming, OBE (born January 27, 1965), is a Scottish stage, television and film actor, singer, writer, director, producer and author. His roles have included the M.C. in Cabaret, Boris Grishenko in GoldenEye, Kurt Wagner/Nightcrawler in X2: X-Men United, Mr. Elton in Emma, and Fegan Floop in the Spy Kids films. He has also appeared in independent films like The Anniversary Party, which he co-wrote, co-directed and co-starred in; and Ali Selim's Sweet Land, for which he won an Independent Spirit award as producer. His London stage appearances include Hamlet, the Maniac in Dario Fo's Accidental Death of an Anarchist, for which he received an Olivier Award, the lead inMartin Sherman's Bent, and as Dionysus in The National Theatre of Scotland's The Bacchae. On Broadway he has appeared as Mac the Knife in The Threepenny Opera, the Emcee in Cabaret, for which he won the Tony in 1998, and Design for Living. Cumming also introduces Masterpiece Mystery! for PBS. He currently appears as Eli Gold on The Good Wife, for which he has been nominated for two Emmys, two SAGs, a Satellite Award and Critics' Circle Award. He has also written a novel, Tommy's Tale, had a cable talk show (Eavesdropping with Alan Cumming) and produced a line of perfumed products labelled "Cumming". He has contributed opinion pieces to many publications and performed a cabaret show I Bought A Blue Car Today. Retaining his British citizenship, Cumming became a naturalized U.S. citizen on November 7, 2008.
- According to some comments on YouTube, he once made some fairly disparaging comments about Laurence Olivier, or possibly Laurence Olivier's momma. This has led to Megan imagining all the Cumming Stus taking on the Olivier Stus. The winner, of course, would be the Suethors reading that thread.
- Alan Cumming portrayed Nightcrawler in X2: X-Men United.
- As a stage actor, he has appeared in plays such as Hamlet, Accidental Death of an Anarchist, The Threepenny Opera, Cabaret, Design for Living, and Macbeth. He made a cameo appearance in the New York version of the David Bowie musical Lazarus. In film and television, his best known credentials are Mr. Elton from Emma, Boris Grishenko from GoldenEye, Fegan Floop from the first three Spy Kids films, Nightcrawler from X2: X-Men United, the announcer for Masterpiece Mystery!, and Eli Gold from The Good Wife. His voiceover credentials include the title character of the 1994 film Black Beauty, the Devil from God, the Devil, and Bob, Bruno the Bear from Shoebox Zoo, Newton from Cat Tale, Gutsy Smurf from the live action version of The Smurfs, and Bog King from Strange Magic.
- Alan Cumming (born in 1965) is a Scottish stage, television and film actor, singer, writer, director, producer and author. He's mostly known for his roles as Nightcrawler in X 2 X Men United and Fegan Floop in the Spy Kids movie series. Before that, he had a brief role in Eyes Wide Shut. His stage appearances include Hamlet, the Broadway revival of Cabaret and Design For Living. In 2000 he directed The Anniversary Party, in which he starred along with Jennifer Jason Leigh. In 2002 he wrote a novel, Tommy's Tale. He currently stars as Eli Gold in The Good Wife and is the current host of Masterpiece Mystery on PBS.
- Alan Cumming is a Scottish actor, he played Loki in Son of the Mask.
- Alan Cumming was born on January 27, 1965, in Aberfeldy, Scotland, to Mary (Darling), an insurance company secretary, and Alex Cumming. His family lived nearby in Dunkeld, where his father was a forester for Atholl Estate. The family (including his brother, Tom) moved to Fassfern near Fort William, before moving to the east coast of Scotland in 1969, where Alan's father took up the position of Head Forester of Panmure Estate; it was there that Alan grew up. He went to Monikie Primary School and Carnoustie High School, where he began appearing in plays, and soon after that began working with with the Carnoustie Theatre Club and Carnoustie Musical Society. In 1981 he left high school with 8 'O' Grades and 4 Highers, but because he was too young to enter any university or drama school he worked for just over a year as a sub-editor at D.C. Thomson Publishers in Dundee. There he worked on the launch of a new magazine, "Tops", and was also the "Young Alan" who answered readers' letters. In September 1982 he began a three-year course at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow. He graduated in 1985 with a B.A. (Dramatic Studies) and awards for verse speaking and direction. He also had formed a cabaret double act with fellow student Forbes Masson called Victor and Barry, which went on to become hugely successful with tours (including two Perrier Pick of the Fringe seasons in London and a month-long engagement at the Sydney Opera House as part of an Australian tour), records ("Hear Victor and Barry and Faint", "Are We Too Loud?") and many TV appearances throughout the UK. Before graduating Alan made his professional theater and film debuts in "Macbeth" at the Tron Theatre in Glasgow and in Gillies MacKinnon's "Passing Glory". After graduating, Alan worked extensively in Scottish theater and television, including a stint on the soap opera High Road (1980) before moving to London when "Conquest of the South Pole", a play by German playwright Manfred Karge, transferred from the Traverse Theatre in, Edinburgh to the the Royal Court in London, earning him his first Olivier award nomination for Most Promising Newcomer of 1988. Alan performed with the Royal Shakespeare Company and then the Royal National Theatre, where he starred in "Accidental Death of an Anarchist", which he also adapted with director Tim Supple. The production was nominated for Best revival at the 1991 Olivier awards and Alan won for Comedy Performance of the Year. Then his film career began with Ian Sellar's Prague (1992), in which he starred with Sandrine Bonnaire and Bruno Ganz. The film premiered at the 1992 Cannes film festival and went on to win him Best Actor award at the Atlantic Film Festival and a Scottish BAFTA Best Actor nomination. In the same year he made two films for the BBC - Screen Two: The Last Romantics (1992) and Bernard and the Genie (1991), the latter winning him the Top Television Newcomer award at 1992 British Comedy Awards. In the 1992 Olivier awards he was also nominated for Comedy Performance of the Year for "La Bete". In 1993 he played Hamlet for the English Touring Theare to great critical acclaim ("An actor knocking on the door of greatness" - Daily Mail; ranked first and second--with his performance in "Cabaret"--in the Daily Telegraph's performances of the year) and then immediately went on to play the Emcee in Sam Mendes' revival of "Cabaret" at the same venue (London's Donmar Warehouse). He received a 1994 Olivier award nomination for Best Actor in a Musical for "Cabaret", and for Hamlet he received the 1994 TMA Best Actor award and a Shakespeare Globe award nomination. In 1994 he made his first Hollywood film, Circle of Friends (1995), and his performance as the oleaginous Sean Walsh along with those in two films released in quick succession (Emma (1996) and GoldenEye (1995)) brought him to the attention of American producers, and he appeared in several Hollywood films, such as Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1997) and Buddy (1997). He returned to the UK in 1997 to work with Stanley Kubrick and the Spice Girls before returning stateside in 1998 to reprise his role in "Cabaret" on Broadway. The show and his portrayal were a sensation, and he received the Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics' Circle, Theatre World, FANY, New York Press and New York Public Advocate's awards for his performance. Since then he has alternated between theater and films, and also between smaller independent films and more mainstream fare. His theater work includes 2001's "Design for Living" on Broadway and the hugely successful off-Broadway "Elle" by Jean Genet, which he adapted and played the lead in 2002. His films have included Julie Taymor's Titus (1999), Urbania (2000), the "Spy Kids" trilogy, Josie and the Pussycats (2001), X-Men 2 (2003), Nicholas Nickleby (2002), Son of the Mask (2005) and the Showtime movie musical Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical (2005). He wrote, directed, produced and acted in The Anniversary Party (2001) with Jennifer Jason Leigh, which premiered at the Cannes Film festival in 2002 and went on to win a National Board of Review award and two Independent Spirit award nominations. More recently he has produced the documentary Show People (2004) and the films Sweet Land (2005) and Full Grown Men (2006) (and appears in both) and acted in Gray Matters (2006) opposite Heather Graham and Bam Bam and Celeste (2005) opposite Margaret Cho. In 2006, he returned to Broadway as Macheath in "The Threepenny Opera". He has also found the time to write a novel, "Tommy's Tale", in 2002.
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