Ian McKellen's 75th birthday

Ian McKellen is an English stage and screen actor. He is the recipient of six Laurence Olivier Awards, a Tony Award, a Golden Globe Award, two Academy Award nominations, four BAFTA nominations and five Emmy Awardnominations. McKellen's work spans genres ranging from Shakespearean and modern theatre to popular fantasyand science fiction. His notable film roles include Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies andMagneto in the X-Men films.