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Ian McKellen Honors His Friend Patrick Stewart: ‘The Most Respected and Beloved Actor of His Generation’

The two English actors first met with the Royal Shakespeare Company and starred together in the "X-Men" series.

Sir Ian McKellen and Sir Patrick Stewart in 2015

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Ian McKellen has shared a tribute to his “X-Men” series co-star and longtime friend Patrick Stewart, who died Wednesday at the age of 86.

McKellen and Stewart’s relationship goes back decades to their time as young theater actors with the Royal Shakespeare Company. They became inseparably tied together for general audiences when they starred opposite one another in Marvel’s “X-Men” film series, playing the frenemies Magneto and Professor X.…