Ian McKellen and Derek Jacobi at parade today

[Liberal_in_LA]

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[randys1]

1. Big fan of their BBC show Vicious

[tammywammy]

13. That show is hilarious!!!

[Dirty Socialist]

2. Jacobi Was Excellent in "I Claudius"

Great show.

[3catwoman3]

15. Jacobi also totally rocks in...

...the Brother Cadfael series, and Last Tango in Halifax.

[Divernan]

3. Ian McKellen and Derek Jacobi in a Gay Pride March Debut

Superb and fascinating article in the Times about these 2 grand marshalls of the parade and their joint and individual history.
A really superb and entertaining article about these two giants of acting. Do read the whole thing.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/27/theater/ian-mckellen-and-derek-jacobi-virgins-of-the-gay-pride-march.html?_r=0

When Ian McKellen and Derek Jacobi come sailing down Fifth Avenue in convertibles at the Gay Pride March on Sunday, they will not only be grand marshals at the annual event but also first-time attendees.

So on Thursday morning, these revered British actors, who appear together in the PBS sitcom “Vicious,” were wondering what awaited them beyond an afternoon of waving to fans and onlookers.

“I’m just a sponge for anything that might happen,” said Mr. Jacobi, the soft-spoken star of “I, Claudius” and countless stage productions. Mr. McKellen, the “Lord of the Rings” and “X-Men” star, whose utterances are either deeply serious or extremely arch, opted for the second. “You may be in for a very, very happy weekend,” he replied.

On a visit to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center in the West Village, these two performers, who are both 76 and are gay, had come for a quick education on New York’s Pride events and their significance to the city on a weekend following the Supreme Court’s landmark ruling on same-sex marriage. (At this year’s 46th parade, Mr. Jacobi and Mr. McKellen share grand marshal duties with the artist J. Christopher Neal and Kasha Jacqueline Nabagesera, a Ugandan activist.)

[Agschmid]

4. Kick!

[dixiegrrrrl]

5. ooh...thank you!!!!

Sending them to my brother...he is in the parade in Seattle.

[Warren DeMontague]

6. Love that guy.

Super talented cat.

Edited - both those guys, actually.

[BrotherIvan]

7. Indeed

As a Shakespeare fan, these blokes are tops.

[Warren DeMontague]

8. I really enjoyed Ian McKellen's take on Richard III, even

Although I realize I was probably the only person who saw it.

[BrotherIvan]

9. I have seen it many times

It didn't work 100% but it was a damn fine try. I am a bit of a WS nerd I admit, to the consternation of friends and family. If you are also a nerd and want to see a very young (not yet Sir) Ian, check out Playing Shakespeare which is a workshop that was filmed. Also Patrick Stewart, Ben Kingsley, and David Suchet (who is the real standout). It's old video, but it is very memorable.

http://dvd.netflix.com/Movie/Playing-Shakespeare/70219652

[Warren DeMontague]

16. Nice- totally will when I get a chance, thanks!

I love that sort of stuff.

[nuxvomica]

11. If you mean the film version, I saw it

The one set in a fascist version of England? It was brilliant!

[Warren DeMontague]

17. Yeah, like Brotherivan said above, it was ambitious

didnt totally work the whole time but I really enjoyed it.

[hedda_foil]

18. I've seen his Richard III. I loved his interpretation of the role.

It's unique and yet very Shakespearean in its own way. In fact, I was reminded of Brutus in Julius Caesar.

[eggplant]

10. Now we just have to legalize same-age marriage

and then they -- wait, what? that's ok, too?



Nevermind.

[myrna minx]

12. .

[Spitfire of ATJ]

14. Hear that?

That's the steam coming out of Huckabee's ears.