In 2005, he released an award-winning fragrance called "Cumming," and a related line of scented bath lotion and body wash. A second fragrance was launched in 2011, named "Second (Alan) Cumming", with all proceeds going to charity. [46], Previous relationships include an eight-year marriage to actress Hilary Lyon, a two-year relationship with actress Saffron Burrows, and a six-year relationship with theatre director Nick Philippou. [17][18][19] He also adapted the play with director Tim Supple. In the deleted voicemail, Will Gardner (Josh Charles) had declared her love for Alicia and said he wanted to be with her no matter what the consequence. He won a Tony Award, Drama Desk Award, and Outer Critics Circle Award for his performance.[20]. The role of Sally has changed throughout the production when Williams left to include Emma Stone and Sienna Miller. [51][52], Cumming has stated that since 2012 he has maintained a vegan lifestyle. [47], On 7 November 2008, Cumming became a dual-national and was sworn in as a citizen of the United States of America at a ceremony in New York City. He collaborated again with Tiffany and the National Theatre of Scotland in 2012, playing all the roles in Macbeth. [5], In his autobiography Not My Father's Son, Cumming describes the emotional and physical violence his father inflicted on him in his childhood. In 2012, he narrated the audiobook "Macbeth: A Novel", written by A.J. Over its seven seasons, "The Good Wife" has taken a character seen in American culture mostly as a victim, the betrayed political wife, and given her real agency. At that time, Eli thought the message would have a negative effect on Peter's career, so he deleted it, Christian Today reports. With Julianna Margulies, Matt Czuchry, Archie Panjabi, Graham Phillips. The run was extended originally from its 24-week engagement. He has also written introductions and prefaces to various books, including the works of Nancy Mitford, Andy Warhol, and Christopher Isherwood and wrote a chapter of If You Had Five Minutes with the President, a collection of 55+ essays by members or supporters of The Creative Coalition. On 7 June 2015, Cumming co-hosted the 69th annual Tony Awards alongside Kristin Chenoweth. Early in the episode, Peter fired Eli as his campaign manager — that's right, Eli. … [3] He has described the environment as "feudal". [48][49], Cumming has promoted LGBT rights, MC-ing and attending fundraisers for organisations such as the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) and the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), and taking part in an Equality Network video campaign, from New York, promoting the legalisation of same-sex marriage in Scotland. [45] Cumming and Shaffer legally married in New York on 7 January 2012, the fifth anniversary of their London union. Elsbeth and Eli take on Josh Perrotti and the DOJ, Alicia adapts to her new role at the firm, and Peter goes against Maddie in … The Good Wife is an American legal and political drama television series that aired on CBS from September 22, 2009, to May 8, 2016. The show was cancelled in 2019. There’s a big difference between playing Eli Gold on The Good Wife and playing Dylan in terms of my commitment to the show and the sheer amount of … His family lived nearby in Dunkeld, where his father was a forester for Atholl Estate. Who he was: Peter Florrick’s rival for the position of Cook County State’s Attorney, who released the sex tape of Peter and a prostitute, and kickstarted the Good Wife to … Passionate Eli Gold is always good for a tantrum or two: love that character! [40][41][42] Cumming has also been honored for his activism and humanitarian work by organizations such as the Trevor Project and the Matthew Shepard Foundation. "...I don't have many enemies in life. Eli decided to tell Alicia the truth about what he did in season 1 because his conscience has been badgering him nonstop. And with that, an almost expressionless Alicia slides Eli’s glass away from him, and then demands, “Get out.” Happy holidays, Good Wife fans! He also featured in a comic relief sketch in 1993 on the popular UK TV show Blind Date with Atkinson playi… Do you want award-winning journalism with a Christian worldview, delivered to your inbox? [6], Cumming said that his difficult childhood taught him how to act by "needing to suppress my own emotions and feelings around him [his father] when I was a little boy". Alan Cumming, Actor: The Anniversary Party. Actor Alan Cumming plays pithy and practical political consultant Eli Gold on CBS's The Good Wife, a role that was originally only supposed to last … It aired on CBS in the United States on March 9, 2010. Redeeming a terrible year for a brighter future, Groundbreaking Innovation Promotes Bible Reading and Study, ‘Satan is singing a lullaby to American churches’: Pastor urges Christians to awaken to the Great Commission and to live their lives with an eternal perspective. In 1993 he received great critical acclaim and the TMA Best Actor award for playing title role in the 1993 English Touring Theatre's Hamlet (playing opposite his then-wife, Hilary Lyon, in the role of Ophelia).He played the role of The Master of Ceremonies in Sam Mendes's 1993 revival of the musical Cabaret in London's West End opposite Jane Horrocks as Sally Bowles. He has a brief shot at romance with Natalie Flores, a student who worked in the past as a nanny for Wendy Scott-Carr. In November 2006, Cumming received a Doctor of Arts honorary degree from the University of Abertay Dundee. [15], Alan Cumming was cast as the lead character in the CBS series Instinct, as an academic seeking to help the NYPD solve crimes. Cumming was born in Aberfeldy, Perthshire, Scotland. On Broadway, he has appeared in The Threepenny Opera, as the master of ceremonies in Cabaret (for which he won a Tony Award), Design for Living and a one-man adaptation of Macbeth. [citation needed] His mother, Mary Darling, was an insurance company secretary, and his father, Alex Cumming, was the head forester of Panmure Estate, which is located near Carnoustie, on the east coast of Scotland, and is where Cumming grew up. The wife of Peter, a disgraced State's Attorney, Alicia returns to work as a junior litigatorat the law firm Stern, Lockhart & Gardner thanks to the support of her old law school friend Will Gardner, for whom she has feelings. I get along with Republicans, Protestants, Catholics, even a few reporters. He had a cable talk show called Eavesdropping with Alan Cumming, and produced a line of perfumed products labelled "Cumming". What makes the situation more tense is the fact that they all have to put up a public façade for the campaign, the report details. In October 2013, Cumming appeared in the music video for ", In 2014, Cumming was a supporter and activist for the Scottish. Nov 26, 2019 | Full Review… The series was written by Cumming and co-star Forbes Masson, continuing an acting-writing partnership the two had developed since their drama school days. [14], In 2016 NBC's First Look travel programme visited Scotland for a special episode, fronting Alan Cumming. He also featured in a comic relief sketch in 1993 on the popular UK TV show Blind Date with Atkinson playing Mr. The company folded in 2003. As the razor-tongued Eli Gold in The Good Wife, Alan Cumming brings a comedic dynamic to an otherwise serious show. (L-R) Alan Cumming as Eli Gold, Julianna Margulies as Alicia Florrick, Chris Noth as Peter Florrick and Christine Baranski as Diane Lockhart in an episode of ‘The Good Wife… Alan Cumming, who portrays perennially single political strategist Eli Gold on CBS' The Good Wife, is coupled-up in real life, for the long haul. In the previous episode, Eli Gold (Alan Cumming) confessed to Alicia Florrick (Julianna Margulies) that he was the one who erased a crucial voicemail message from Will Gardner. Fan-favorite guest star Carrie Preston joins The Good Fight to reprise her role as the quirky yet exceptionally brilliant attorney Elsbeth Tascioni. 15 Perfect Quotes From Eli Gold Photos: The Good Wife on CBS.com [53] PETA awarded him its Humanitarian Award in 2017. It focuses on Alicia Florrick, the wife of the Cook County State's Attorney who returns to her career in law after the events of a public sex and political corruption scandal involving her husband. The company's first and only play was the first English production of Jean Genet's play Elle, which Cumming had adapted from a literal translation by Terri Gordon. [39] In July of the same year, he was also presented with the HRC's Humanitarian Award in San Francisco, also for his LGBT public stance. Cumming was appointed an OBE in the 2009 Queen's Birthday Honours List for services to film, theatre and the arts, and activism for LGBT rights. His feature film debut came in 1992 when he starred alongside Sandrine Bonnaire and Bruno Ganz in Ian Sellar's Prague, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival and earned him the Best Actor award at the Atlantic Film Festival and a Scottish BAFTA Best Actor nomination. And Jackie, the mother-in-law, is so consistently infuriating that you gotta love her too. Also in 1995 he played Boris Ivanovih Grishenko in the James Bond film GoldenEye. He brought this critically acclaimed[21][22] production of Macbeth to New York's Lincoln Center in 2012 and to a 73-show Broadway engagement at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre in 2013. A filming of his Las Vegas cabaret show, Alan Cumming Sings Sappy Songs, aired on PBS stations in November 2016.[2]. He received an Olivier Award nomination for Best Actor in a Musical. [55] Cumming endorsed Senator Bernie Sanders in the 2016 presidential election. In 2014, he returned again to Broadway to star in Roundabout Theater Company's revival production of Cabaret, directed again by Sam Mendes. The programme was named Best Lifestyle Programme at the Emmys' 60th annual awards ceremony at New York's Marriott Marquis Broadway Ballroom. His style of management is to be blunt and often rude. Lockhart Gardner tries to secure diplomatic immunity for a Taiwanese man accused of rape and murder, while Eli asks Kalinda to investigate his ex-wife, who is contemplating a run for state senate. Tascioni, who appeared on The Good Wife as representation for Will Gardner, Alicia Florrick, and Eli Gold, quickly proved to be one of the best lawyers in Chicago.Here are some of the eccentric attorney's best episodes from The Good Wife to binge! [43] He lives in Manhattan with his husband, illustrator Grant Shaffer, and their dogs, Jerry and Lala. As political mastermind Eli Gold on "The Good Wife," actor Alan Cumming combines a talent for drama, humor and a shamelessly twisted sense of … In the episode, the firm defends an attorney charged with murder for allegedly providing a witness list to his drug dealer client, which resulted in the death of a federal witness. On 1 September 2009, Cumming released his first solo album based around his one-man show. [7] In 2006, Cumming stated that he "would dearly like to adopt a child", but that his life was "too hectic" for children. "The Good Wife" surprised fans as Alicia Florrick's emotional roller-coaster ride of the past seven seasons came to a surprising end.