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Fangirl Friday: Taron Egerton

 Heyo! Happy Friday! Today's spotlight is on one of my favorite actors. I feel like I say that with all of these, but Taron Egerton is a special one. DISCLAIMER I am a little behind on his work because I don't have AppleTV and I haven't given his TV voice roles the proper love and attention they deserve. I have seen all his films that have come out thus far. And I VOW to watch the shows he's worked on at some point.

Taron Egerton is not an actor I can say that I've followed "since the beginning". I, like most of his fans, found him through his role in Kingsman: The Secret Service when he played Eggsy Unwin. I immediately fell head over heels in love with Eggsy and if you've watched Kingsman, you know why. I got into the Kingsman fandom a little late because I wanted to watch them when they first came out because I've been in love with Colin Firth since I was 8 and he played the dad in Nanny McPhee. But I can't remember why I waited so long to finally watch the movies.

I became a fan of Taron RIGHT before Rocketman and I am so glad I did. I've been a fan of Elton John my whole life. Elton John and Billy Joel are the reasons I wanted to learn piano when I was little. I am a sucker for biopics, so I was going to watch Rocketman no matter who was playing Elton, but when I learned it was going to be Taron, I was excited.

Elton John and Taron Egerton

And the man did not disappoint. He even sang, himself. In case you didn't know besides being an outstanding actor, Taron can also sing. And he sings well! However, we didn't learn he could sing from Rocketman. His first voice role was in the animated film, Sing, where he played Johnny, a singing, piano-playing gorilla. I did watch Sing when it came out and while I loved his voice I didn't look him up, but I should have. Sing and Sing 2 have become some of my favorite animated movies.

While Taron's filmography isn't the longest, as I've seen every film he's done, I can say it is a GREAT one. He's played a handful of real people and he's done it well. I have watched most of his movies over and over again. I know most of them like the back of my hand. My 2017-2021 Taron Egerton fixation went strong. This man helped save me during quarantine with his work.

I have such a soft spot for his portrayal of Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards

My favorite of his films is a tie between Eddie the Eagle, (where he played Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards), Rocketman, and both Kingsman films. Though the one I've seen the most is Rocketman. I have made my whole family and my best friends watch Rocketman and Eddie the Eagle. I have no chill.

I think as far as my favorite actors who have rewatchable performances he's in the top 3 along with Sebastian Stan and Joaquin Phoenix for me. I highly recommend checking out his work if you've never been graced with him on your screen. Or if you just know him from Kingsman, check out his other roles!

He is probably the only actor whose films I own. No joke. I do have all of his films because again, I have no chill. But it's easy because he hasn't done many, but I do plan to keep up with this energy in the future. His next film is Tetris and I am ready.

Can't not include him in the ICONIC orange jacket

His performance as Robin Hood, in the 2018 Robin Hood film I feel like is SO underappreciated. Not only is the film itself a wonderfully different retelling of the story I thought I knew so well, but the entire cast is also great. It's worth the watch if not just for his performance. And I really wish we got a sequel because they set one up so well. I made my dad watch it and he liked it. And my dad is very picky when it comes to movies.

If any of my friends see this and have AppleTV and wouldn't mind letting me borrow the login just to watch Black Bird, I would greatly appreciate it. I can watch Watership Down and The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance on Netflix so I can catch up on his filmography. I have no idea how to watch Moominvalley, but I'll find out.

I will catch up with his entire filmography at some point. I've been wanting to rewatch Kingsman: The Golden Circle recently since my Pedro Pascal fixation is in full swing thanks to The Last of Us and I've been hesitant only because I know my Taron fixation will come back hard and I have no clue if I can handle two fixations at once. We'll see.

Have a lovely weekend! Here is two different versions of Elton John's "I'm Still Standing" that he's done. One is from Sing (2016) and the other is from Rocketman (2019)! Don't ask which one I love more because they're both so different but so good.

Taron as Elton John in Rocketman

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