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Ian McKellen

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The Resume

    (May 25, 1939- )
    Acted in 'The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring,' 'Richard III,' 'X-Men,' 'Scandal,' 'Gods and Monsters,' 'Apt Pupil'
    Acted with the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Royal National Theater, the Actors Company, and on Broadway
    Knighted (1991)

Why he might be annoying:

    He billed himself as 'the greatest actor of his generation' on theater posters.
    He is a vegetarian.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He was the first openly gay man to receive a knighthood.
    After he received the knighthood, he devised the one-man show 'A Knight Out' to benefit gay organizations.
    After he came out publicly, he agreed to play scandal-embroiled British politician John Profumo in the film 'Scandal' to prove that he could be convincing as a character about whom little is remembered (other than that he was a raging heterosexual).
    He is a gay rights advocate, who unsuccessfully tried to persuade John Gielgud to come out of the closet.
    He performed an acclaimed one-man show about acting Shakespeare called 'Acting Shakespeare.'
    He won a Tony Award for his performance as Antonio Salieri in 'Amadeus' on Broadway.
    He was the first professional actor to play the title role in 'Sir Thomas More' in 1964, a play with some scenes written by Shakespeare.
    He is the only actor to get an Oscar nomination for playing a wizard.

Credit: Jon Mullich


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 28 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 27 Votes: 22.22% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 17 Votes: 23.53% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 26 Votes: 38.46% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 92 Votes: 55.43% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 109 Votes: 60.55% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 370 Votes: 73.24% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 75 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 232 Votes: 61.64% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 154 Votes: 55.84% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 215 Votes: 57.67% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 148 Votes: 52.03% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 157 Votes: 68.79% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 262 Votes: 69.08% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 449 Votes: 36.53% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 551 Votes: 32.30% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 292 Votes: 43.84% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 1000 Votes: 39.90% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 1931 Votes: 41.95% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 1765 Votes: 41.30% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 10355 Votes: 40.88% Annoying
    In 2002, Out of 36310 Votes: 35.02% Annoying