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Christopher Lee


Fascinating and impressive man this Sir Christopher Lee. I've always known of him as a villain's villain and he will always be Scaramanga, Dracula, Saruman and fallen jedi Count Dooku to me but was literally astounded to know that he is the son of a contessa, a classical singer, an intelligence soldier who served in the LRDG in North Africa AND the SAS -- that alone is totally BADASS, is related to James Bond creator Ian Fleming, General Robert E. Lee, speaks at least 7 languages, is 90 years old, is the only actor from Peter Jackson's film adaptations of "Lord of the Rings" to have actually met J.R.R. Tolkien, played the role of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, founder of modern Pakistan in Jinnah, is the jabberwocky, still acts and plays heavy metal guitar! Awesome, awesome man!

Digital illustration; 2012
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