00:00Exposing the magic in Ian McKellen, grab your popcorn movie buffs.
00:03Here are ten surprising facts about the man behind Gandalf.
00:06One, Ian McKellen turned down the role of Dumbledore in Harry Potter.
00:10That's right, he could have been the headmaster of Hogwarts.
00:12Two, he's a co-founder of Stonewall, a major LGBTQ plus rights organisation in the UK.
00:18Talk about being a real life hero.
00:19Three, Ian was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1991.
00:23So Gandalf has a nice ring to it, doesn't it?
00:25Four, he's a Shakespearean pro, having performed in over 50 of the Bard's plays.
00:29To be or not to be awesome.
00:31Five, McKellen was in the X-Men series as Magneto from Wizard to Mutant.
00:36Talk about range.
00:37Six, he once lived with Patrick Stewart.
00:39Imagine the epic roommate stories.
00:41Seven, Ian is a prolific stage actor and has won every major British theatre award.
00:45Bravo, sir.
00:46Eight, he loves social media and often posts selfies with fans.
00:49How cool is that?
00:50Nine, despite being a movie legend, he has never won an Oscar.
00:53Seriously, Academy.
00:54Ten, Ian McKellen is a cat lover.
00:56Even wizards need furry friends.
00:58Ranking in Sign English.
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