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The late Prince, David Beckham and Green Day are among the names chosen to receive stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2025. The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce has confirmed the honourees who have been whittled down for a tribute on the famous Hollywood Boulevard sidewalk. As well as the 'Purple Rain' hitmaker - who died aged 57 in 2016 - and the 49-year-old British football legend and the American punk rock trio (Billie Joe Armstrong, Tre Cool and Mike Dirnt), actress Jane Fonda, 86, and actor Alan Cumming, 58, are among the selections for next year. The motion picture list also includes Jo...
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Alan Cumming has dubbed 2003's 'X2: X-Men United' the "gayest film" he's "ever done". The 59-year-old actor - who came out publicly in 1998 - played the mutant Nightcrawler/Kurt Wagner in the blockbuster, which also starred the likes of Sirs Patrick Stewart, 83, and Ian McKellen, 85, and was helmed by Bryan Singer, 58. And the 'Spice World' actor loves how the flick educates people about "queerness" in an "artistic way". He told Entertainment Weekly: "Oh, I think the X-Men film I'm in is the gayest film that I've ever done, and that's me saying that. It's got a queer director, lots of queer ac...
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Alan Cumming feels a "duty" to support members of the LGBTQ community. The 59-year-old actor - who came out as bisexual in 1998 - has revealed that he's keen to lend his support to "young queer people who are feeling that they don't belong". Alan told PEOPLE: "As a member of that community and a proud one, I feel I have a duty actually as someone who has a platform to look back and remember what it felt like. "I didn't feel that there were role models and people who were well known speaking out [when I was growing up]. "Why wouldn't I want to help young queer people who are feeling that they d...
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Alan Cumming was shocked to discover that his scrotum had aged. The 58-year-old star - who is currently on the road telling intimate stories from his life with his 'Alan Cumming Is Not Acting His Age' tour - explained that the only time he ever feels as if he is actually approaching 60 is when he visits his dermatologist but panicked when he noticed something unusual "downstairs" during a routine check. Speaking on UK TV show 'This Morning', he said: "The one time I do feel my age is when I go to the dermatologist, I'm pale and I go a lot. I get these mole checks and so one time I was in the s...
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Alan Cumming knows it is "annoying" he's never "struggled" in his career. The 'Traitors US' host refuses to pretend he ever "had it hard" in his professional life because he's always had plenty of opportunities lined up in high-profile projects and never had to worry about where the next job came from. He told The Times newspaper: “Young actors ask me, ‘What was it like when you were struggling?’ and I have to say, ‘I don’t know.’ "I made my film, theatre and TV debuts before I left drama school. Annoying. "My first job in London was my own show, 'Victor and Barry', at the Donmar Warehouse, qu...
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Alan Cumming admits that it was a "complicated" decision to hand back his OBE. The 58-year-old actor announced on Friday (27.01.23) that he was to return the honour he was awarded in 2009 over the "toxicity" of the British Empire. Alan is grateful for the "incredible" reaction to his decision as he elaborated on his choice. He told People: "I mean, first of all, I didn't ever expect so much attention about it. "It's been really positive. People really understood why it's complicated, it's complex, it's not a black or white thing." The 'X-Men' star added: "I tried to say that in my statement, a...
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Alan Cumming has joined the advisory council of an animal charity after a search for a missing chimpanzee ended with the beloved primate being found chained up in a basement. 'The Good Wife' star offered a $20,000 reward to find Tonka after working with him on 1997 family comedy 'Buddy' - based on the real-life story of 1920s socialite Gertrude Lintz, who raised primates as part of her family - and he was eventually discovered chained up in a property in Missouri in June before being handed over to the Save the Chimps charity in Florida. Alan has now teamed up with the charity which is caring ...
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Alan Cumming has offered a $10,000 reward to find his missing chimpanzee co-star. The 57-year-old actor has teamed up with animal rights organisation PETA to help track down Tonka, a creature he became "good friends" with after filming 1997 family comedy 'Buddy' - which was based on the real-life story of 1920s socialite Gertrude Lintz, who raised monkeys as part of her family - because the primate has mysteriously disappeared. Alan said in a statement "During the months we filmed together, baby Tonka and I became good friends, playing and grooming each other and just generally larking about. ...
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Alan Cumming believes the “secret” to a happy marriage is communication. The ‘Romy and Michelle’s High School Reunion’ star believes the key to having a successful union with New Yorker cartoonist Grant Shaffer - his husband of 14 years - is not letting issues “fester too long” and actually airing them with one other. The 56-year-old actor told the American version of Closer magazine: “I think the secret is that we talk to each other, we listen to each other. If anything is wrong, we don’t let it fester too long and we actually speak about it. We met when we were 39, so we were both grown-ups ...
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Alan Cumming thinks Hollywood has saved his life. The 56-year-old actor was feeling suicidal before he landed the role of Boris Grishenko, a geeky computer programmer, in the James Bond film 'GoldenEye', and he looks back on his casting as a life-defining moment. Reflecting on the day he auditioned for the role, he explained: "It was one of the worst days of my life actually. I felt really, really, really low. I just now think, 'Oh you poor little thing, you could've said I am feeling suicidal today.'" Alan now admits his life was transformed by his starring role in the 1995 film. The actor to...
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