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     • Cumming is a natural raconteur, and this feels like a private conversation between the author and the reader.
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   Is Alan Cumming a raconteur?

   • Animating many of these endeavors are his talents as a raconteur and an m.c., perhaps most famously in his Tony-winning role in “Cabaret” on Broadway, a show he starred in twice. This past Monday night, Cumming brought the latest of his numerous one-man shows, “Alan Cumming Is Not Acting His Age,” to Studio 54, in Manhattan.

   Alan Cumming Wants Us All to Let Go - The New Yorker

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   Is Alan Cumming acting his age?

   • It's called "Alan Cumming Is Not Acting His Age." I feel I can actually say things that I want to say using the sort of medium of cabaret, a true cabaret of, you know, talking about stuff, singing a song that kind of illustrates that, making people think, making people laugh, making people cry.

   'Cabaret' actor Alan Cumming unpacks his 'Baggage' in a new memoir

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   What movies did Alan Cumming play?

   • Cumming was nominated for three Emmys and two Golden Globes for his performance in the TV series "The Good Wife." His movies include the Kubrick film "Eyes Wide Shut," the Bond film "GoldenEye," the X-Men film "X2" and the "Spy Kids" trilogy. His cabaret act, "Alan Cumming Sings Sappy Songs," was broadcast on PBS.

   'Cabaret' actor Alan Cumming unpacks his 'Baggage' in a new memoir

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   Does Alan Cumming sing sappy songs?

   • His cabaret act, "Alan Cumming Sings Sappy Songs," was broadcast on PBS. He co-starred in the recent series "Schmigadoon!" a loving spoof of musicals from the 1940s and '50s. Let's start with the opening song from "Cabaret." (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "WILLKOMMEN")

   'Cabaret' actor Alan Cumming unpacks his 'Baggage' in a new memoir

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   When did Cumming leave home?

   • When we left off, we were talking about his physically abusive father, who beat him and tormented him. Cumming left home when he was 17. Well, you write about - you hadn't - didn't talk to your father for about 16 years. But you mentioned that you and your brother returned to see your father and to confront him.

   'Cabaret' actor Alan Cumming unpacks his 'Baggage' in a new memoir

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   What song does Alan Cumming sing If Love were all?

   • Here's a song from the album of his cabaret show "Alan Cumming Sings Sappy Songs." This is the Noel Coward song "If Love Were All." (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "IF LOVE WERE ALL") CUMMING: (Singing) I believe in doing what I can, crying when I must, laughing when I choose. Hey, ho, if love were all, I would be lonely.

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3. www.waterstones.com › book › baggageBaggage by Alan Cumming | Waterstones

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   Jun 2, 2022 · An intimate look at the making of a man, an actor, an advocate and - most importantly - a happy human being. Cumming is a natural raconteur, and this feels like a private conversation between the author and the reader. A wonderful book that is funny, honest, fearless and generous in its vulnerability - DOUGLAS STUART.

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4. www.amazon.co.uk › Baggage-Tales-Fully-Packed-LifeBaggage: Tales from a Fully Packed Life Paperback - Amazon.co.uk

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   Alan writes with such unvarnished truth and a humour that can only come from a brilliant mind, rapier wit and resilience from emotionally painful life experiences. This book - like Alan is off the page - is full of insight, compassion, intellect and wisdom.

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   Dec 20, 2021 · The Tony Award-winning actor previously wrote about his childhood in Scotland and his abusive father. Cumming's new memoir centers on love, sexuality, career and mental health.

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   Cumming is a natural raconteur, and this feels like a private conversation between the author and the reader. A wonderful book that is funny, honest, fearless and generous in its vulnerability” Douglas Stuart. See more reviews.

8. www.amazon.co.uk › Baggage-Tales-Fully-Packed-LifeBaggage: Tales from a Fully Packed Life Hardcover - Amazon.co.uk

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   Alan Cumming OBE is a Scottish actor variously described as a ‘bawdy counter-cultural sprite’ (New York Times), ‘one of the three most fun people in show business’ (Time magazine) and ‘weird and ambiguous’ (The Guardian).

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9. www.newyorker.com › culture › the-new-yorkerAlan Cumming Wants Us All to Let Go | The New Yorker

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   Mar 14, 2024 · Animating many of these endeavors are his talents as a raconteur and an m.c., perhaps most famously in his Tony-winning role in “Cabaret” on Broadway, a show he starred in twice.

10. www.thenational.scot › news › 20284499Alan Cumming takes on life of Robert Burns in solo theatre ...

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    Jul 17, 2022 · ACTOR, dancer, singer, writer, cabaret performer, raconteur, political activist (not least for LGBTQ+ rights and Scottish independence) – the list of Alan Cumming’s skills and accomplishments is as impressive as it is prodigious.