McGregor gets Hollywood Walk of Fame star

Star Wars and Trainspotting actor Ewan McGregor stated he was “very touched” after being awarded a star on the legendary Hollywood Stroll of Fame.

The 53-year-old Scot – who performed Obi-Wan Kenobi within the Star Wars prequel trilogy – was “significantly moved” that his award was positioned beside that of the film franchise’s unique Princess Leia, actress Carrie Fisher.

McGregor was inducted in a speech by one other Star Wars idol, Anakin Skywalker actor Hayden Christensen.

He turns into the two,789th star to be inducted on the well-known stroll outdoors the El Capitan Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard.

McGregor stated: “I completely had no thought what it will really feel like, or what it will imply, however it’s that means an excellent deal, and it feels very, very good and I really feel very touched by the entire thing.

“I am so moved that I am near my outdated good friend Carrie Fisher, on the pavement right here, meaning an excellent deal to me.”

Throughout his induction speech, Hayden Christensen described his former co-star as “the very best Jedi grasp anybody might’ve requested for” and “the good man on the planet”.

Perth-born McGregor made his film debut in Invoice Forsyth’s Being Human in 1994 and shortly adopted that up enjoying journalist Alex Legislation in Danny Boyle’s thriller Shallow Grave.

He received worldwide approval for his portrayal of heroin addict Mark Renton in Danny Boyle’s Trainspotting in 1996, and the T2 Trainspotting sequel on 2017.

McGregor starred as Jedi grasp Obi-Wan Kenobi in three Star Wars blockbusters between 1999 and 2005, earlier than reprising the position within the Disney+ collection in 2022.

His different Hollywood credit embody Fargo, Salmon Fishing In The Yemen and Moulin Rouge.

He was made an OBE in 2013 for providers to drama and charity and has received an Emmy Award and one Golden Globe.