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Alan Cumming (born January 27, 1965
in Perthshire, Scotland), is an actor of stage and screen,
possibly best known for his performance in the film X2 as
Nightcrawler and his stage performance as the Emcee in Cabaret.
After graduating from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and
Drama in 1985, Cumming appeared in a six part series on British
Television called Shadow of the Stone with Shirley Henderson in
1986.
In 1991, he played the lead in a BBC Christmas special, Bernard
and the Genie opposite Lenny Henry, and went on to star in the
Scottish sitcom, The High Life, for which he also wrote the
theme music, playing airline steward "Sebastian Flight".
He has often been utilised as a character actor he was the
hedonistic Lord Rochester in Plunkett and Macleane (1997) as
well as the evil scientist Fegan Floop in Spy Kids and its
sequels, directed by Robert Rodriguez.
Perhaps one of Cumming's most acclaimed performances was as the
charismatic Emcee in the 1998 Broadway revival of the popular
stage musical Cabaret, for which he won a Tony as well as other
awards that year.
His other stage roles have included Otto in the 2001 Broadway
production of Design for Living by Noel Coward, the title role
in the 1993 English Touring Theatre production of William
Shakespeare's Hamlet, and "The Madman" in the 1990 Royal
National Theatre production of Accidental Death of An Anarchist
by Dario Fo.
In 2001 Cumming co-wrote and co-directed the ensemble film The
Anniversary Party with friend Jennifer Jason Leigh, which they
both starred in as a Hollywood couple.
His first novel "Tommy's Tale" (ISBN 0141003766) was published
in 2002 and he was one half of Victor and Barry with Forbes
Masson, a comedy act revolving around two members of a Glasgow
amateur theatre group.
Cumming is known to date both men and women, and described
himself as "a frolicky pansexual sex symbol for the new
millennium." He is also an activist for gay rights organizations
and AIDS charities including Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against
Defamation (GLAAD), American Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR)
and Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.
He lives in New York and London with his dog Honey.
Alan Cumming
Filmography
Actor
Son of the Mask (2005)
The Goodbye Girl (2004)
Untitled Mask (2004)
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003)
X2: X-Men United (2003)
Nicholas Nickleby (2002)
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams (2002)
The Anniversary Party (2001)
Company Man (2001)
Josie and the Pussycats (2001)
Spy Kids (2001)
The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (2000)
Get Carter (2000)
Urbania (2000)
Annie (1999)
Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
Plunkett & Macleane (1999)
Titus (1999)
Spice World (1998)
Buddy (1997)
Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1997)
Emma (1996)
Circle of Friends (1995)
Goldeneye (1995)
Second Best (1995)
Investigating Sex (2002)
Director
The Anniversary Party (2001)
Producer
The Anniversary Party (2001)
Screenwriter
The Anniversary Party (2001)
Voice
Garfield (2004)
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