Ian McKellen Turned Down 1.5 Million to Officiate at Wedding as Gandalf

Los Angeles: Sir Ian McKellen turned down $1.5 million deal to officiate a wedding dressed as Gandalf - his famous character from The Lord of the Rings. The 77-year-old was asked to appear at the wedding of Napster founder Sean Parker, but he refused, reports Daily Mail.

"I was offered one-and-a-half million dollars to marry a very famous couple in California, which I would perhaps have considered doing, but I had to go dressed as Gandalf. So I said, 'I am sorry, Gandalf doesn't do weddings'," he said.

However, the actor said he had no idea who was behind the offer.

"He was a very rich man, that's all I know. I don't go dressing up - except in plays and things at places like this," he said.

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