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Happy 76th Birthday to Ian McKellen!

Sir Ian McKellen turns 76 today and has been out publicly as a gay man since 1998.

It makes such a positive difference when someone like him is out and proud.

That should be his proudest personal accomplishment in a life filled with such professional accomplishments as six Laurence Olivier Awards, a Tony Award, a Golden Globe Award, two Academy Award nominations, four BAFTA nominations and five Emmy Award nominations.

McKellen’s work spans genres ranging from Shakespearean and modern theatre to popular fantasy and science fiction. His notable film roles include Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies, Magneto in the X-Men films, and Sir Leigh Teabing in The Da Vinci Code.

He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1979, was knighted in 1991 for services to the performing arts.

I’ve selected a trio of videos of Sir Ian as himself because I think that is his greatest role!



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