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Ian McKellen… or Patrick Stewart?

Do these facts apply to Ian McKellen, Patrick Stewart, both, or neither?
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Last updated: May 23, 2023
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1. Born in Northern England
Ian McKellen
Patrick Stewart
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Despite their "Southern" RP stage school accents, McKellen was born in Lancashire and Stewart in Yorkshire
2. Is the younger of the two
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Spring chicken Stewart was born in 1940, old codger McKellen was born in 1939
3. Played Macbeth on stage
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McKellen 1976–1978 (Stratford-Upon-Avon, London), Stewart 2007–2008 (London, New York)
4. Appeared in Star Trek movies
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As Jean-Luc Picard
5. Received Oscar nominations
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McKellen for God's and Monsters and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
6. Appeared in X-Men movies
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Stewart as Professor X, McKellen as Magneto
7. Knighted by Queen Elizabeth II to become a "Sir"
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Mckellen in 1991, Stewart in 2010
8. Appeared in the Harry Potter movies
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McKellen rubbished the idea of replacing Richard Harris as Dumbledore after Harris criticised his acting. Stewart jokingly regretted never having been offered a role in the series - "Not one phone call! Damn!".
9. Performed on stage with the other one
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For instance in Waiting For Godot on Broadway in 2013. If you picked only McKellen or Stewart you win this special award 🏆
10. Appeared in the Lord of the Rings movies
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As Gandalf
11. Has a tattoo
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He has a tattoo of the Elvish number nine, which the members of the Fellowship of the Ring all got
12. Appeared in the Ricky Gervais TV series Extras
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Both very funny
13. Publicly argued with James Cordon
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On stage at the GLAMOUR AWARDS. It was embarrassing
14. Became a Minister to officiate at the other one's wedding
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McKellen has never married but he did help Stewart tie his third knot
15. Will compete in the 2024 Paris Olympics
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Unless they introduce Monologuing as an event, then no
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