Actor Ewan McGregor, 53, received a Walk of Fame star – 2024-09-13 18:54:21

Ewan McGregor got his own star on the Walk of Fame. John Salangsang/Shutterstock

Actor Ewan McGregor, 53, got his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The number of the star is 2,789.

Star Wars -the actor known from the movies got his own star just a few meters away from another Star Wars -actor, Carrie Fisher’sof the star

– It means a lot to me. I’m so lucky to have gotten to know Fisher, McGregor told People magazine after the announcement event.

– I miss him a lot, I always forget that he is not with us. In any case, the fact that our stars are close together is really wonderful, McGregor beamed.

Carrie Fisher played Princess Leia Organa in the original Star Warstrilogy, and his performance has remained one of the most iconic of the film series. Fisher also returned with newer ones Star Wars – in connection with the films to portray Leia. Fisher died in 2016. He received his Walk of Fame star posthumously in 2023.

McGregor is known for the role he played as Obi-Wan Kenobi Star Wars-in the prequel trilogy and later also by Disney Obi-Wan Kenobi in the series.

Among others, the actor participated in McGregor’s party Hayden Christensenas well as the director Mike Mills.

Last July, McGregor visited Finland. At the time, Iltalehti reported how the Turku resident Get together was totally surprised at Linnanmäki after noticing McGregor spending the day at the amusement park in Helsinki.

In addition to the Star Wars role, McGregor has also been seen in films Trainspotting (1996) and Moulin Rouge! (2001). In 2018, he received a Golden Globe Award for his role in the TV series Fargo.