Things you guys don't know about Christopher Lee, who played Saruman:
1. He was born on the 27th of May 1922, which means he is now 90 years old. 2. He had met J.R.R. Tolkien once (making him the only person in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy to have done so) and makes a habit of reading the novels at least once a year. 3. With his classically-trained bass voice he recorded an album with an Italian symphonic power metal band Rhapsody of Fire. 4. On 15th March 2010 He released his first complete metal album, Charlemagne: By the Sword and the Cross, which was critically acclaimed and awarded with the "Spirit of Metal" award from the 2010 Metal Hammer Golden Gods ceremony. He was 88 years old. 5. He fought in WWII. 6. He was knighted for services to drama and charity in 2009, and received the BAFTA Fellowship in 2011. 7. He is fluent in English, Italian, French, Spanish and German, and moderately proficient in Swedish, Russian and Greek.
