Gandalf reduced to begging

[WillsBabe]

Not really, but an amusing and endearing story about Sir Ian McKellen being mistaken for a tramp outside an Australian theatre when he took a break from rehearsing his play Waiting for Godot.

Whether he's playing Gandalf, Magneto or King Lear, Sir Ian McKellen is known for his character roles.
But his latest performance was perhaps his most impressive yet - he was mistaken for a genuine tramp as he sat outside a theatre.
The 70-year-old X-Men star was wearing his threadbare costume during a break from rehearsing for Waiting For Godot in Melbourne, Australia, when a passer-by gave him an Australian dollar.

More here:
http://http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1277418/Sir-Ian-McKellen-mistaken-tramp-rehearses-play.html
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[Goliath]

Well, that was kind of them.

 

[Tulin]

I think he would have been chuffed that he looked so convincing.

I saw him on the 7pm Show the other night and he was his usual gracious and wonderful self. Some younger actors could take a good look at McKellen and see what makes him so classy!