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Ian grew up in lancashire attending wigan grammar school and then bolton school where he was head boy. Widely regarded as one of greatest stage and screen actors both in his native great britain and internationally, twice nominated for the oscar and recipient of every major theatrical award in the uk and us, ian murray mckellen was born on may 25, 1939 in burnley, lancashire, england, to margery lois sutcliffe and denis murray mckellen, a civil engineer and lay preacher. Mckellen s work spans genres ranging from shakespearean and modern theatre to popular fantasy and science fiction. His versatility and preeminence in modern work as well as the classics have earned him over forty important acting awards. Sir ian mckellen and bill condon are a powerful pair. There is an official website devoted to ian mckellen located at mckellens is not the face of a leading man. The trailer for the new season of extras beginning in january 2007. Sitcom about a former tv extra who gets his own bbc sitcom. 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 award nominations. Sir ian is a very good macbeth, and dame judys lady macbeth is considered one of the best performances of all time. Sir ian mckellen is believed to have married fellow theatrical knight of the realm sir patrick stewart. Mckellen received a 2007 primetime emmy award for outstanding guest actor comedy series nomination for his performance.