Alan Cumming Net Worth

Alan Cumming's Quotes

• Sometimes people get really sniffy about the films you choose if you've done more dramatic projects or you're classically trained.
• I love a film where I get squished by two Dumpsters or I fly through the air.
• Kids are more genuine. When they come up and want to talk to you, they don't have an agenda. It's more endearing and less piercing to your aura.
• [on therapy] It's like a workout for the mind.
• I think directing in a team is a really good idea because it stops the cult of the director as God straight away, and also you're discussing things on set so it opens it out to everyone and it becomes a totally collaborative thing. And you have someone who supports you when you're feeling a bit insecure.

Interesting Facts about Alan Cumming

1. Hosted Saturday Night Live (1975) in February 2000 when the expected host, Jon Stewart, had to back out at the last minute.
2. Graduated from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama with a B.A. and also won the Gordon Bottomley Award for direction, and an award for the speaking of Scots verse in 1985.
3. Was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award as Most Promising Newcomer for his performance in the production of "The Conquest of the South Pole" in 1988.
4. Won a Laurence Olivier Award for Comedy Performance of the Year for "Accidental Death of an Anarchist" in 1991.
5. Was nominated for an Olivier award as the Best Film Actor and was nominated for a Scottish BAFTA award as Best Film Actor for his role in Prague (1992) in 1992.
6. He was nominated for the Richard Burton Award at the Shakespeare Globe Awards for his role as Hamlet in 1993.
7. Was nominated for an Olivier award in the category of Comedy Perfomance of the Year for "La Bete" in 1993.
8. Was nominated for an Lawrence Olivier award as Best Actor in a Musical category for "Cabaret" in 1994.
9. Won Best Actor at the Martini Rossi/TMA awards for "Hamlet" in 1994.
10. Won the Tony Drama desk award for his performance of the Emcee in "Cabaret" along with New York Free Press, Outer Critics Circle, Theater World and New York Public Advocate's awards.
11. Was inducted into the Vanity Fair Hall of Fame for his work in "Cabaret".
12. Named one of the 100 most creative people in the world in Entertainment Weekly in 1998.
13. Came at number 18 in one of the 50 most eligible bachelors of Scotland in 2000.
14. Was nominated for a GQ magazine Man of the Year award in 2001.
15. Received the NY Immigrant Achievement Award. [2001]
16. He was also honored by the Drama League for "Design For Living".
17. For The Anniversary Party (2001), he received the National Board of Review Excellence in Filmmaking Award and was nominated for The Indie Spirit Award for Best First Feature and Screenplay.
18. For Halloween 2002 in Vancouver, Cumming and his X-Men 2 (2003) costar, Ian McKellen, dressed as their characters Fegan Floop (from "Spy Kids") and Gandalf (from the Lord of the Rings trilogy) respectively. 'He carved me this great Nightcrawler pumpkin and helped answer the door so there were Gandalf and Floop handing out candies,' says Cumming.
19. Received the Olivier Award in 1991 (1990 season) for Best Comedy Performance for Accidental Death of an Anarchist.
20. On Sunday 7 January 2007, he registered his civil partnership with Grant Shaffer at the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich, London.