Thursday 12 November 2009
Sir Ian Murray McKellen
Sir Ian Murray McKellen, CH, CBE born 25 May 1939, is an English actor of stage and screen. He has received a Tony Award and two Academy Award nominations. His work has spanned genres from Shakespearean and modern theatre to popular fantasy and science fiction. He is known to many for roles such as Gandalf in the Lord of the Rings film trilogy and as Magneto in the X-Men films.
Born Ian Murray McKellen
25 May 1939 (age 70)
Burnley, Lancashire, England
Occupation Actor
Years active 1965 – present
Domestic partner(s) Brian Taylor (1964-1972)
Sean Mathias (1978-1988)
McKellen was born in Burnley, Lancashire, England, though he spent most of his early life in Wigan. Born shortly before the outbreak of World War II, the experience had some lasting impact on him. In response to an interview question when an interviewer remarked that he seemed quite calm in the aftermath of the 11 September attacks, he said: "Well, darling, you forget — I slept under a steel plate until I was four years old."
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