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Ewan McGregor with his prima connected the Hollywood Walk of Fame
Star Wars and Trainspotting histrion Ewan McGregor said helium was "very touched" aft being awarded a prima connected the legendary Hollywood Walk of Fame.
The 53-year-old Scot - who played Obi-Wan Kenobi successful the Star Wars prequel trilogy - was "particularly moved" that his grant was placed beside that of the movie franchise's archetypal Princess Leia, histrion Carrie Fisher.
McGregor was inducted successful a code by different Star Wars idol, Anakin Skywalker histrion Hayden Christensen.
He becomes the 2,789th prima to beryllium inducted connected the celebrated locomotion extracurricular the El Capitan Theatre connected Hollywood Boulevard.
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Former Star Wars histrion Hayden Christensen made McGregor's induction speech
McGregor said: "I perfectly had nary thought what it would consciousness like, oregon what it would mean, but it is meaning a large deal, and it feels very, precise bully and I consciousness precise touched by the full thing.
"I'm truthful moved that I'm adjacent to my aged person Carrie Fisher, connected the pavement here, that means a large woody to me."
During his induction speech, Hayden Christensen described his erstwhile co-star arsenic "the champion Jedi maestro anyone could've asked for" and "the coolest antheral connected the planet".
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The histrion was joined by his household astatine the Hollywood ceremony
Perth-born McGregor made his movie debut successful Bill Forsyth's Being Human successful 1994 and rapidly followed that up playing writer Alex Law successful Danny Boyle's thriller Shallow Grave.
He won planetary acclaim for his portrayal of heroin addict Mark Renton successful Danny Boyle's Trainspotting successful 1996, and the T2 Trainspotting sequel connected 2017.
McGregor starred arsenic Jedi maestro Obi-Wan Kenobi successful 3 Star Wars blockbusters betwixt 1999 and 2005, earlier reprising the relation successful the Disney+ bid successful 2022.
His different Hollywood credits see Fargo, Salmon Fishing In The Yemen and Moulin Rouge.
He was made an OBE successful 2013 for services to play and foundation and has won an Emmy Award and 1 Golden Globe.
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