Ewan McGregor Turns 49 Today

Ewan McGregor is a Scottish actor who has starred in various film and musical roles. His first professional role was in 1993, as a leading role in the British Channel 4 series Lipstick on Your Collar. He has also portrayed iconic characters like Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Star Wars prequel trilogy, poet Christian in the musical film Moulin Rouge!, Lumière in the live-action adaptation of the musical romantic fantasy Beauty and the Beast and so many more.

In 2018 McGregor won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film for his performance as brothers in the third season of FX anthology series Fargo, and received Golden Globe nominations for Best Actor – Musical or Comedy for both Moulin Rouge! and Salmon Fishing in the Yemen. McGregor has also starred in theatre productions of Guys and Dolls and Othello. He was ranked number 36 on Empire magazine’s “The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time” list in 1997.

McGregor has been involved in charity work and has served as an ambassador for UNICEF UK since 2004. In 2013 he was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire for services to drama and charity. In 2016 he received the BAFTA Britannia Humanitarian Award.

His most recent accomplishment is a brand new project with a familiar character. Obi-Wan Kenobi, the new Disney+ special event series starring Ewan McGregor as the iconic Jedi Master, will begin shooting in April.

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