About the Book
Alan Cumming, OBE (born 27 January 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 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 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. This book is your ultimate resource for Alan Cumming. Here you will find the most up-to-date information, photos, and much more. In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about Alan Cumming's Early life, Career and Personal life right away. A quick look inside: Contents, Alan Cumming, Aberfeldy, Scotland, Ali Forney, Ali Selim, Annie (1999 film), Any Day Now (2012 film), Bent (play), Bernard and the Genie, Black Beauty (1994 film), Boogie Woogie (film), British Comedy Awards, Broadway theatre, Buddy (1997 film), Burlesque (2010 musical film), Cabaret (musical), Carnoustie, Circle of Friends (1995 film), Design for Living, Dianne Wiest, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical, Eighteen (film), Emma (1996 film), Eyes Wide Shut, Filth (novel), Forbes Masson, Full Grown Men, Garfield: The Movie, God, the Devil and Bob, GoldenEye, Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor, Gray Matters, I Bought a Blue Car Today, Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature, Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay, Investigating Sex, Jackboots on Whitehall...and more pages! Contains selected content from the highest rated entries, typeset, printed and shipped, combining the advantages of up-to-date and in-depth knowledge with the convenience of printed books. A portion of the proceeds of each book will be donated to the Wikimedia Foundation to support their mission.
