It is not every day you get an email in your inbox from a Hollywood actor. But that is exactly what happened when Russell Crowe contacted musician Calum MacPhail. Calum, who hails from Fort William but now lives in Inverness, was contacted out of the blue by the Master and Commander actor to appear as a warm-up act for an upcoming show at Eden Court.
The gig takes place on The songwriter and musician admitted that at first, he didn’t know who Russell Crowe was. But after a quick search, he found out that he was in fact talking to an A-list celebrity and Oscar-winning actor who has been the leading man in some of the century’s biggest movies. Australian actor Russell Crowe came to international prominence as a police detective in La Confidential in 1997, and as Jeffrey Wigand in the drama The Insider (1999).
Crowe gained wider stardom for playing the title role in the period film Gladiator (2000), for which he received an Academy Award for best actor. He played mathematician John Forbes Nash Jr. in A Beautiful Mind (2001).
Before starring in Hollywood blockbuster Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World in 2003. ‘I didn’t know who he was’ Recently he has turned his attention to singing and is touring smaller venues with his Inside Garden Party. Russell Crowe is bringing the party show to Eden Court.
Calum said: “Russell phoned Hootananny in Inverness, he actually picked up the phone to them himself. “Apparently he was booking the venue. “When he was on t.
