Names: Gandlaf, Mithrandir, Olorin, Incanus, Lathspell, Stormcrow
Race: Maia
Weapon: Glamdring
Name: Sir Ian McKellen
Birth Name: Ian Murray McKellen
Date of Birth: May 25, 1939
Place of Birth: Burnley, Lancashire, England, UK
Height: 5’11”
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Originally Black, now White
Mother: Margery
Father: Dennis
Sister: Jean
Relationships: Sean Mathias (lover)
Education: Bachelor of Arts
Random Trivia
He was knighted in 1990.
He had a tattoo of the Elvish character for 9 along with all the other members of the fellowship in Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001).
Is a vegetarian.
Quotes
"I am encouraged by the theatricality of [Tolkien's] readings -- full of rhythm and humour and characterisation. Without question Gandalf is like Tolkien but then so, I suspect, are Frodo and Aragorn." (Eonline)
"They were supposed to be our little secret, but there's a way you can see mine: I'm appearing in Dance of Death on Broadway, and in one scene, I take my shirt off. My tattoo is on display--but it will cost you $70 for a ticket."
"I don't think there's any competition, even though we're coming out so close together and we have certain superficial elements in common. Harry Potter is basically a children's story, funny and witty but, frankly, without the depth and maturity of one of the great classics. So, I hope people who have enjoyed Harry Potter will now go on to see the grown-up version."
"As Gandalf, the Gray Wizard, I had this fight with Saruman, the White Wizard. Christopher Lee, who plays Saruman, points his staff at me, and I twist around on my shoulder with my legs in the air, on the ground. That was me. I achieved that with my legs in the air and a magnet keeping my shoulder on the ground. But just off the view of the camera was a chiropractor, an osteopath and a masseur."
"I not only bonded with the cast, I loved the people we met. I just found out that Christopher Lee and I are together on this 40-cent stamp in New Zealand. So, everyone sending their Christmas card is going to lick our backsides and put us on the envelope. That's how much it means to New Zealand. Lord of the Rings is really part of their life and culture now."
