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First Name
Ian
Middle Name
Murray
Last Name
McKellen
Full Name at Birth
Ian Murray McKellen
Alternative Name
Sir Ian McKellan, Serena, CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire)
Birthday
25th May, 1939
Birthplace
Burnley, Lancashire, England, UK
Height
5' 11" (180 cm)
Build
Average
Eye Color
Blue
Hair Color
Grey
Distinctive Feature
Scottish, Northern Irish, and English descent...., Rich and flawless voice, combined with Shakespearean bearing...., Distinctively calm style of speaking...., Has played the vampire in the music video "Heart" by Pet Shop Boys...., Began acting as a means of escape from mourning after his mother's death and constant bullying at school from fellow students...., Originally aspired to be a journalist....
Zodiac Sign
Gemini
Sexuality
Gay
Religion
Atheist
Ethnicity
White
Nationality
British
High School
Bolton School, Lancashire, UK
University
[1961] St Catharine`s College, University of Cambridge (2:2 degree in English)
Occupation Text
Actor, Writer, Voice Artist
Occupation
Actor
Music Genre (Text)
Gay Rights Movement, William Shakespeare plays
Year(s) Active
1959–present
Instrument (text)
Grand Piano
Associated Acts
Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), Broadway theatre, West End theatre, Jjr Tolkien (films)
Monica Lewinsky, Rachel Weisz, Christopher Lee, Patrick Stewart
Associated People
Orlando Bloom, Peter Jackson
Favorite People
Bryan Singer (director), Denis Murray McKellen (father), Geoffrey Simon (conductor), J.R.R. Tolkien, John Gielgud, Laurence Olivier, Margery Lois (Sutcliffe) (mother), Patrick Stewart (actor), Paul Robeson, Peter Jackson (director), Ralph Richardson, Sean Mathias (former partner), Sir Derek Jacobi (unrequited love), Trevor Nunn (director), Wendy Hiller, William Shakespeare
Favorite Bands
Ethel Merman, Joanna McGregor, Jule Styne, Lena Horne, Ludwig van Beethoven, Nina Simone, Stephen Sondheim, The Lindsay String Quartet, Vladimir Horowitz
Favorite Songs
Rose's Turn (Jule Styne and Stephen Sondheim), Harrison's Clocks (Birtwhistle), Adagio for Strings (Barber), Dancing Queen (ABBA), Harrison's Clocks (Birtwhistle), Late Quartet No.13 in B flat Opus 130 (Ludwig van Beethoven), Mississippi Goddam (Nina Simone), Rose's Turn (Jule Styne and Stephen Sondheim), Stars and Stripes Forever (John Philip Sousa), Stormy Weather (Koehler/Arlen)
Favorite Books
A Dictionary of Flora and Fauna
Favorite Places
Stratford-upon-Avon theatre festivals, Limehouse, London (residence)
Favorite Accessories
Grand Piano
Sir Ian Murray McKellen CH CBE (born 25 May 1939) is an English actor. His career spans genres ranging from Shakespearean and modern theatre to popular fantasy and science fiction. He is the recipient of six Laurence Olivier Awards, a Tony Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, a BIF Award, two Saturn Awards, four Drama Desk Awards, and two Critics' Choice Awards. He has also received nominations for two Academy Awards, five Primetime Emmy Awards, and four BAFTAs. He achieved worldwide fame for his film roles, including the titular King in Richard III (1995), James Whale in Gods and Monsters (1998), Magneto in the X-Men films, and Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies.