Ian McKellen has called on younger gay actors to ignore advice to stay closeted and be open about their sexuality. The British actor, 85, who publicly came out at the age of 48 back in 1988 ...

With a career spanning over six decades, it's no wonder why Ian McKellen has an energy that can only be described as wise beyond his years. Perhaps it's the aura he gives off that just screams ...

Sir Ian McKellen, who publicly came out in 1988 at the age of 48, sharing his thoughts to The Times about closeted actors today. Our newsletter is like a refreshing cocktail (or mocktail ...

Ian McKellen doesn’t put much stock in trophies ... As the doddering Gus the Theatre Cat, McKellen easily outshone his younger co-stars, who included Taylor Swift and Jennifer Hudson.

Noting that there has never been an openly gay recipient of Best Actor at the Oscars, Ian McKellen compared closeted actors to closeted male sports players. Older man with a white beard holding a ...

Sir Ian McKellen has some words of wisdom for his fellow actors. The “Lord of the Rings” star, who famously came out of the closet in 1988, encouraged other LGBTQ+ members of the acting ...

Sir Ian McKellen has said he will continue to work ... that is also because he has more to remember than people who are younger than him. He added: “Nevertheless, it’s a nuisance when ...

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By Elisabeth Vincentelli In Anand Tucker’s new film “The Critic,” Ian McKellen plays Jimmy ... such could ruin careers and lives. McKellen, from a younger generation, has been out since ...

But there is more, much more, to McKellen’s rendering of Erskine than ... He then goes home to dictate to Tom (Alfred Enoch), his conspicuously younger manservant, typist and longtime companion ...