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Artist
Alan Cumming
12+ albums
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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. 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 was born in Aberfeldy, Scotland, the son of Mary, an insurance company secretary, and Alex Cumming, a forester. He has one older brother, Tom. Cumming attended Monikie Primary School and Carnoustie High School and originally aspired to a career in veterinary medicine; but a personality clash with his biology teacher put him off the idea and he subsequently set his sights on becoming an actor. Following graduation, he spent a year and a half employed as an editor for the Scottish pop magazine TOPS before entering the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. Developing his talents off-camera, Cumming co-wrote, co-directed, co-produced, and co-starred in the ensemble film The Anniversary Party with friend and former Cabaret co-star Jennifer Jason Leigh, in 2001. The two starred in the movie as a Hollywood couple. Cumming plays a psychotic ex-amusement park employee in David Munro's upcoming Full Grown Men, which will be shown in theaters thro
top songs
albums
I Bought A Blue Car Today
Alan Cumming Sings Sappy Songs: Live at the Cafe Carlyle
Cabaret (New Broadway Cast Recording)
Cabaret: The New Broadway Cast Recording
Cabaret: The New Broadway Cast Recording (1998 Broadway Revival)
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Strange Magic (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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Cabaret [1998 Original Broadway Cast]
Someone Like the Edge of Firework - Single
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There's No Business Like Show Business
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The Only Broadway CD/Cassette You'll Ever Need
Cabaret
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Broadway. Los Grandes Musicales