| Archived (Past) Events:
22 June 2002 Saturday Night Live Repeat of the 16 March 2002 show with Sir Ian hosting NBC (Check local listings)
Friday, 22 March 2002 Beverly Hills Hotel Beverly Hills, California Celebration of New Zealand Film, hosted by New Zealand ambassador to U.S. Guests to include Ian McKellen and others from "The Lord of the Rings" movie.Saturday, 16 March 2002 NBC (Check local listings) Saturday Night Live Sir Ian will host the showWednesday, 13 March 2002 CBS (Check local listings) 60 Minutes II Profile of Sir IanSaturday, 9 March 2002, 2pm Los Angeles, California Personal Appearance and signing at Virgin Megastore 8000 Sunset Blvd (323) 650-8666 In advance of Sir Ian's appearance, Virgin Megastore have recreated Bag End in their display window
|  The exhibit at Virgin Megastore includes actual props used in the filming of Lord of the Rings
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Monday, 4 March 2002, 7:30pm Beverly Hills, California Back Stage West Discussion The Canon Theatre 205 N Canon Drive (310) 859-2830 The event is free for the first 360 arrivals on a first-come, first-served basis.
Saturday, 2 March 2002, 12:00pm San Jose, California Cinequest Film Festival A Conversation with Sir Ian McKellen Imperial Ballroom Fairmont Hotel 170 S. Market St. Click here for details.
27 February 2002, 7pm Hollywood, California Conversations Roundtable Screen Actors Guild (Event open to SAG members only) Doors open at 6:30pm James Cagney Room 5757 Wilshire Blvd., 1st Floor
Thursday 31 January 2002 Marriott Marquis New York Motion Picture Club's Lifetime Achievement Award20 January 2002 (Check local listings) Beverly Hills, California The Golden Globes Sir Ian will be a presenter at the Golden Globe Awards CeremonySaturday 19 January 2002, 12:00 Noon Book Soup West Hollywood, CaliforniaSir Ian will be signing copies of "The Lord of the Rings Official Movie Guide"Book Soup 8818 Sunset Blvd West Hollywood, CA 90069 Tel +1 310 659-311016 January 2002, 8:30am Sam Rubin KTLA (Los Angeles TV 5) 17 January 2002, 8am Mark and Brian KLOS (Los Angeles Radio 95.5FM)18 January 2002, 8am Kevin & Bean KROQ (Los Angeles Radio 106.7)Saturday 19 January 2002, 5:00pm Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art Sir Ian will be reading an excerpt from LOTR for inner city children. Event sponsored by BAFTA. Unfortunately this is a non-public event. Press are invited.Larry King Live Oscar Special Sunday 13 January 200226 December 2001 The David Letterman Show, CBS (Check local listings)
10 December 2001 Sir Ian will attend the London Premiere of The Fellowship of The Ring
Friday 4 May 2001 9:00pm WHYY Studios Philadelphia 150 N 6th Street Pridefest International Arts AwardSir Ian was presented with the International Arts Award
28 March 2000 — DVD Release of RICHARD III in the US
16-17 April 2000 — PBS Broadcast of DAVID COPPERFIELD in the US. Check local listings for time and stations.
Check out the November issue of L'Uomo Vogue for Bruce Weber's "London Portfolio" including several photos of Sir Ian. (Click image to enlarge.)
Thursday 25 March 1999 Curzon West End, Shaftesbury Avenue London WC2 GODS AND MONSTERS UK Premiere Ian McKellen, Brendan Fraser, and Bill Condon were in attendance.Film opened nationwide Friday 26 March
Saturday 20 March 1999 3:30 pm (EST) The Independent Spirit Awards Los Angeles Sir Ian won the award as Best Male Lead for Gods And Monsters, which also won Best Female Supporting (Lynn Redgrave), and Best Feature. Presented by the Independent Film Channel, the broadcast will began at 4:30pm (EST). Live streaming on the Internet began at 3:30pm from www.ifctv.com
The American Film Institute Harold Lloyd Master Seminar Wednesday 10 March 1999 Screening RICHARD III at 2pm Q&A with Ian McKellen immediately following at approximately 4pmThe Mark Goodson Screening Room at the Louis B. Mayer Libary on the AFI Campus, Los Angeles Call +1 213 856-7696 for details.
The Screen Actors Guild Awards Broadcast Live on TNT Sunday 7 March, 1999 8:00pm EST Sir Ian is nominated (Outstanding Peformance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role) for his portrayal of Frankenstein director James Whale in Gods and Monsters and will be attending the ceremonies in Los Angeles.
Television Appearances this week: Late Show with David Letterman (2 March) Late Night with Conan O'Brien (3 March) The Charlie Rose Show (5 March) Check Local Listings for Times and Channels
For a transcript of Sir Ian's 17 February chat online at Yahoo! Click Here
Wednesday 17 February 1999 7pm PST, 10pm EST, 3am Thursday GMT Online Chat hosted by David Poland of Turner Network Television.Chat with Sir Ian, live on the Internet. This will be his first worldwide online chat. Click Yahoo! Chat for details.
The 56th Annual Golden Globe Awards 24 January 1999 Beverly Hills, California USA Broadcast Live on NBC Nominated for Best ActorSir Ian, nominated for his portrayal of James Whale in GODS AND MONSTERS, attended. Also, GODS AND MONSTERS was nominated as Best Picture, and Lynn Redgrave won as Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of "Hanna."
The Ovation Awards Hosted by Nathan Lane 16 November 1998 Los Angeles, California USA Lifetime Achievement Award Theatre LA will be bestowing their Lifetime Achievement Ovation Award on Sir Ian McKellen this November 16. Although he'll be performing in Leeds, he will appear via a video hookup. Annette Bening will present the award and Charlotte Cornwell will accept on Sir Ian's behalf.
New York Film Festival Screening of Gods and Monsters 26 September 1998 6:00PM New York Lincoln Center Avery Fisher HallIan McKellen, and director Bill Condon are scheduled to attend the screening of their new film Gods and Monsters.
An Evening with Sir Ian McKellen 31 August 1998 Los Angeles, California USA From Variety, 12 August 1998: The British Academy of Film & Television Arts, Los Angeles, is hosting ``An Evening With Sir Ian McKellen'' on 31 Aug. Film critic and host of ``Entertainment Tonight'' Leonard Maltin will moderate a Q&A session with McKellen, who is in L.A. appearing in Ibsen's ``Enemy of the People'' at the Ahmanson Theater.BAFTA-LA will screen McKellen's two latest pictures, Bryan Singer's ``Apt Pupil'' and Bill Condon's ``Gods and Monsters'' a few days prior to the event.McKellen, one of Britain's leading legit thesps, also has had an extensive screen career in pictures such as ``Cold Comfort Farm,'' ``Richard III,'' ``Scandal,'' ``I'll Do Anything'' and ``Swept From the Sea.''
July 9, 1998 8:00 PM The Orpheum Theater Los Angeles, California USA OUTFEST Achievement Award Opening night of the 16th Annual OUTFEST Film festival in Los Angeles included tribute to "one of the world's most amazing actors, Ian McKellen." OUTFEST created this award to recognize excellence in gay and lesbian film. Director John Schlesinger was the 1997 recipient. This year, OUTFEST honored Sir Ian McKellen with this award "for his unflinching commitment to creating fully realized gay characters on screen and his pioneering efforts as one of the first out actors." The award was presented by author Armistead Maupin (Tales of the City). For more information, please click here.
Easter Sunday, 12 April 1998, 3PM The Barbican Centre London The Bible, A Celebration Sir Ian McKellen and Daniel Evans read from the Gospel of St. John as part of John Tusa's Easter weekend series.
The fifth Equality Show, which annually raises a substantial contribution to the core-funding of the Stonewall Group UK, of which Sir Ian is a founder member.
Here's a recent photo of Sir Ian with Faye Dunaway at the opening of her new play, "Master Class":
President Clinton and Sir Ian McKellen meet in the Oval Office of the White House on 20 May 1996.
"I went to the signing of the Ryan White bill, and by some fluke I ended up in the Oval Office; and there was the President, and I was introduced to him, and there was a look of blankness on his face as I approached him, and then when my name was said it was like, 'Of course. Welcome to America.' Well, I was a devotee for life." From the interview by David A. Keeps in "Out" Magazine, October 1998. |