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Ewan McGregor was born March 31st, 1971 in Perthshire, Scotland. He decided he wanted to be an actor at the age of 9. He left home at 16 to work with the Perth Repertory Theatre in Scotland, but soon left for London to study acting at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. McGregor's big break came with the British television series Lipstick on Your Collar. His movie debut was a Robin Williams film called Being Human. It was a box office flop. In 1994, McGregor teamed up with a trio who changed his young life forever. With director Danny Boyle, producer Andrew MacDonald, and writer John Hodge, McGregor made Shallow Grave, a grisly thriller about three roommates who dispose of a body to keep his suitcase full of cash.
McGregor won critical raves for his portrayal of the cynical newspaperman on weak moral ground. He then teamed with the trio a second time for Trainspotting, a sensational film based on the novel of the same name by Irvine Welsh. The last line of Mark Renton's opening monologue, "Who needs reasons when you've got heroin?" set the tone for the movie. The response at the box office in Britain was overwhelming: Trainspotting was second only to Four Weddings and a Funeral in total receipts for any British film. Box-office success in America was less resplendent, but McGregor won the hearts of many a critic — and young woman.
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