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Ian McKellen Trivia
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- Played Maggie Smith in a "Weekend Update" skit on an episode of Saturday Night Live that he hosted.
- He used the phrase "old friend" in both the X-Men and The Lord of the Rings film series. In both cases (to Christopher Lee as Saurman in the Lord of the Rings and Patrick Stewart as Xavier in X-Men) it is said to an ally who has become a nemesis and "old friend" is said mockingly.
- Graduated with a 2:2 in English from Cambridge University.
- He played the vampire in the video for "Heart" by the Pet Shop Boys.
- Was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) in Stratford Upon Avon, England.
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