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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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1. Born in Northern England
Despite their "Southern" RP stage school accents, McKellen was born in Lancashire and Stewart in Yorkshire
Ian McKellen
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2. Is the younger of the two
Spring chicken Stewart was born in 1940, old codger McKellen was born in 1939
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3. Played Macbeth on stage
McKellen 1976–1978 (Stratford-Upon-Avon, London), Stewart 2007–2008 (London, New York)
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4. Appeared in Star Trek movies
As Jean-Luc Picard
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5. Received Oscar nominations
McKellen for God's and Monsters and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
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6. Appeared in X-Men movies
Stewart as Professor X, McKellen as Magneto
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7. Knighted by Queen Elizabeth II to become a "Sir"
Mckellen in 1991, Stewart in 2010
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8. Appeared in the Harry Potter movies
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!".
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9. Performed on stage with the other one
For instance in Waiting For Godot on Broadway in 2013. If you picked only McKellen or Stewart you win this special award 🏆
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10. Appeared in the Lord of the Rings movies
As Gandalf
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11. Has a tattoo
He has a tattoo of the Elvish number nine, which the members of the Fellowship of the Ring all got
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12. Appeared in the Ricky Gervais TV series Extras
Both very funny
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13. Publicly argued with James Cordon
On stage at the GLAMOUR AWARDS. It was embarrassing
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14. Became a Minister to officiate at the other one's wedding
McKellen has never married but he did help Stewart tie his third knot
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15. Will compete in the 2024 Paris Olympics
Unless they introduce Monologuing as an event, then no
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