Viewers love movies with unusual actors. So in the eyes of many became Evan McGregor. His filmography includes more than sixty works, moreover, diverse and multifaceted. Evan, with equal success, delves into the images of the poor and rich, happy and unhappy. He is subject to even an alien mind, and his bright eyes have scattered more than one female heart. How did he appear in the movie? What are his plans for life? And how is it right to pronounce his name?
The first steps
In the spring of 1971, a boy was born in the small province of Crieff in Scotland, who was named Ewan Gordon McGregor. Already by name, we can conclude about the glorious family tree. The MacGregor is an old Scottish clan with its legends. So, there are rumors that his ancestor was the son of King Scott Scott Kenneth. Ewan's father, James Charles Stewart, worked as a physical education teacher and was a school career counseling consultant. And her mother, Carol Diana Lawson, worked at a school for children with disabilities. In addition to Ewan, the family has the eldest son Colin, they have a difference of two years. Now Colin is a British Air Force pilot . There are still creative personalities in the family - Ewan's uncle on his mother, Denis Lawson. He starred in the Star Wars epic, where he played the role of Wedge Antilles and piloted a starfighter. Such an element of his biography is related to him with a star nephew. From the age of nine, Ewan was confident in his desire to become an actor. Not only many Hollywood celebrities, but almost all children can envy such determination.
Time to learn
At the Morison Academy, all the children of the McGregor family studied. Perhaps the fact that the father worked here as a teacher affected it. It should be noted that the name Yuen is not very convenient for pronunciation, and it was remembered a little more complicated than it was required for a successful career in the movie. Therefore, most often the actor is called Evan McGregor. His filmography replenishes quickly, but he started by modern standards late, at the age of 16, when he was hired by the Perth Repertory Theater.
And at first they didn’t offer him to play, but they gave him the job of a simple working technician. Payment was small - almost 50 pounds a week, but Evan was ready for anything to get closer to the stage. The dream came true on the set of the play “Message to India,” where the guy was given the main role.
Moving in the right direction
Stage experience added confidence and perseverance. Now Evan went to the Guildhall School of Drama and Music, for which he moved to London. Towards the end of his studies, there was a proposal to play in the picture of Denis Potter "Lipstick on your collar." By the way, this work is the most important for McGregor, since it affected the literacy of his behavior in front of the camera and gave valuable professional skills.
The beginning of the way
The first big role awaited the actor in 1993, when the film “Being a Man” was released. But before that there was a series of television films and supporting roles. The actor attracted the attention of spectators and film critics in 1994 after his role in the film “Shallow Grave”, but 1996 was really successful when the cult picture “On the Needle” thundered for cult teenagers. For McGregor, it was a starring role. At the same time, personal life was arranged , before starting work on the film, the young man met Eva Mavrakis, a charming French woman engaged in film design. The age difference of 4 years in favor of Eve did not become an obstacle to the relationship, soon the couple tied the knot. In their union, two daughters - Clara Matilda and Esther Rose.
Breakthrough
In 1997, Evan played in an episode of the series "Ambulance." This is his favorite TV show. For the first time he received a negative role and was ready to take the public’s blow on himself. By the way, these actions were justified, because the rating of the actor rushed up. Still, the appearance of McGregor speaks of inner nobility, so basically he was offered roles in intellectual cinema, which is not always held in high esteem. But everyone likes blockbusters. The Star Wars George Lucas made Macregore a world star. Moreover, only the first episode of the epic gave such an effect, and the second and third parts fixed it and raised Macregore in the ranking of high-paid Hollywood actors. He got the role of Obi Wan Kenobi, the mentor of the protagonist. Despite the fact that the role was not the main one, the audience was remembered as the main opponent of Darth Vader Evan McGregor.
Filmography and victims for work
For the youth tape “On the Needle,” McGregor did everything, because he felt that the picture would be successful. The actor changed himself beyond recognition, came to complete exhaustion, since he played a drug addict. In addition, it was necessary to study behavior, for which Evan visited Edinburgh drug addicts. A year after filming the film on samples for the film "Emma," Evan caused serious doubts from the director Douglas McGrett, because he thought that the actor had problems with heroin. How to make a charming young man of 1850 out of a typical addict? This was another test of will for the actor, but he managed and took the role. According to Evan McGregor himself, his filmography is a clear proof of how to properly survive the series of ups and downs. It is this contrast that makes us stronger and wiser, stimulates career growth. Evan knows this for sure and is trying to improve; in 2000, he became the producer of the film "Nora", where he played a major role.
New stage
In many ways, the role of the Moulin Rouge musical in Baz Lurman’s musical became a landmark for the actor. Here McGregor revealed his talent as a performer, his voice became an adornment of the extravaganza of colors in the picture. And the partner didn’t let us down! The success of the film was not overshadowed even by the Nicole Kidman family scandal and her divorce from Tom Cruise. According to the plot, the picture was as if specially written for Evan. His hero is a humble and talented young man, experiencing his first love. Alas, his beloved turns out to be a dear courtesan, who also wanted the rich duke. What will win: love or money? The picture holds in suspense, although it does not remain completely dramatic. There is a harmony of feelings, beauty and music. After the film, Evan again quietly went underground and for some time did not appear in public. This is his usual feature, because he has a very negative attitude towards photojournalists. He even participated in the organization of the people against paparazzi society.
Hobbies and hobbies
I must say that in childhood, Evan attended Sunday school. Here he also participated in theatrical productions based on biblical stories. It developed musically: even at school he played the horn and was a drummer in the school orchestra. In addition, the guy played drums in the group. In the struggle of interests, the movie won for several reasons. Firstly, Evan loves the black and white ribbons of the 1930s. And secondly, he regularly fell in love with actresses after watching movies and sought to be on the same level with them.
On the set of the thriller The Shallow Grave, Evan McGregor relied on luck. The filmography, biography and work experience of the novice director Danny Boyle did not speak in favor of the actor. In fact, this was Boyle's first film. But the work was successful, so three joint projects followed that influenced the development of Evan's career. Preparation for work was thorough. For example, before the shooting of Shallow Grave, all the actors lived together in the same apartment in order to get used to each other and to feel the meaning of the plot of the picture. The premiere took place at an international festival in Portugal, where, by the way, the tape was recognized as the best film of the year. Evan himself received the first film award from the major British magazine Empire.
World popularity
The hero of our article has an extensive filmography. Evan McGregor, meanwhile, remains a secretive person and does not demonstrate his personal life. He is not seen in scandals, does not conflict with producers and partners. Critics mostly respond positively about him. For example, the famous Rolling Stone magazine compared the picture “On the Needle” with “energy injection”. In 1996, filmography was replenished with a new project, Evan McGregor starred in the drama "Intimate Diary", where for the first time in his practice he played a bisexual with a secret mania for calligraphy. Critics called the film highly sensual and erotic.
Bad experience
Not always extremely successful films were chosen by Evan McGregor. A complete filmography has several failed work. In particular, in 1997, the actor played Martin Bells, a watchman in the morgue, in the thriller Night Watch. The picture did not cause a resonance, and it failed at the box office - just a million dollars in fees. Then came the role in Snake Kiss. This is the directorial debut of Philip Russlo, who worked as an operator. McGregor got the role of the Dutch architect Chrome. The reviews were contradictory, so the picture immediately went on rental in the video. No better was the reaction to the melodrama Life is Worse than Usual, which became the third collaboration between McGregor and Boyle. Evan played the cleaner Robert, who kidnapped the daughter of the boss and loved her after the intervention of angels. At the box office, the film brought in almost $ 12 million, and comments balanced on the brink between cool and sharp. But the actor brought the role of the film award. The main work became for the actor not only films. Evan McGregor, whose full filmography is close to a hundred works, founded Natural Nylon with friends. It functioned until 2004, six paintings were released.
Present and future
The actor’s archive contains many provocative works, for example, the drama Velvet Goldmine, where he played with Jonathan Reese-Myers. The main characters had sexual scenes, as well as musical ones, where McGregor starred naked. More recently, the actor auditioned for the role of a Scottish pop group. By the way, in professional circles, he is still known as Ewan McGregor. The filmography of the actor, alas, will not be replenished with this work, because Courtney Love, who has the rights to the source book, reacted negatively to his candidacy. After that, Evan took a vacation and went on a world tour on motorcycles.