Tuesday, July 27, 2010

James McAvoy biography and photoshoot








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McAvoy in 2007
BornJames Andrew McAvoy
21 April 1979 (age 31)
Port Glasgow, Scotland
OccupationActor
Years active1995–present
Spouse(s)Anne-Marie Duff
(2006–present) (1 Child - Boy)


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VK Pandey
James Andrew McAvoy (pronounced /ˈmækəvɔɪ/ MAK-ə-voy; born 21 April 1979) is a Scottish stage and screen actor known for his roles in Atonement, The Last King of Scotland, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Penelope, Wanted,Frank Herbert's Children of Dune, Becoming Jane, and the British TV series Shameless and Early Doors. McAvoy has won the BAFTARising Star Award and a BAFTA Scotland award. He has also been nominated for an ALFS Award, two BAFTA Awards, a European Film Award, and a Golden Globe award. He is married to Anne-Marie Duff. He is currently working on a new film called Gnomeo and Julietwhich is a remake of Romeo and Juliet in animation form and is to be released in 2010.
James McAvoy featured in Vanity Fair photo shoot :
Photo call For this year's Vanity Fair Hollywood issue, Annie Leibovitz created a film noir masterpiece featuring James McAvoy. See the March issue for the spectacular 33-page portfolio !

James McAvoy's Weegee character is in a picture with Bruce Willis dead in the rain and again in a nightclub scene. He came to the shoots all the way from London just weeks after his wedding.
McAvoy and Anne-Marie Duff at the Orange British Academy of Film Awards in London's Royal Opera House in February 2007

QUOTES ABOUT HIS FANS
To be honest, though, my fans tend to be women over 40 who like their men baby-faced or young girls who are way too young for me. Or men.

Well, I have received some fanmail, but I could never write back to anyone - that would just be so bigheaded, don't you think? I really don't think that I'm famous at all and, hopefully, if fame ever happens it would just be a by-product of me doing good work. God," he says, disgusted with himself, "how pretentious did that just sound?