Christopher Lee Fun Facts
Christopher Lee
Born May 27, 1922, London England
In 2001, Christopher Lee was appointed Commander of the Order of the
British Empire (CBE) by Queen Elizabeth II.
The Carandini family (Lee’s) was given the right to bear the coat of
arms of the Holy Roman Empire by the Emperor Frederick Barbarossa. On
July 21st 2004 he was given the honorary citizenship of the Italian city
of Casina (Province of Reggio Emilia) where Sarzano, the castle of his
ancestors is situated. He gave his speech of thanks in Italian.
Served in British Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve from 1941 to 1946.
During that time he was an active member of the Special Forces.
Lee is a step-cousin of the late Ian Fleming, author of the James Bond
spy novels, and is famed for the role of Scaramanga in The Man with the
Golden Gun.
Christopher Lee appeared on the cover of the Wings album Band on the Run
(along with other people).
According to his official website: He is fluent in Italian and German
and moderately proficient in French and Spanish, and can "get along" in
Swedish, Russian and Greek.
At six feet five inches, he is listed in The Guinness Book of World
Records for the world's tallest leading actor. Another record he holds
is that of being the "Living actor with the most screen credits".
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000489/
He is also credited with having the most swordfights on-screen.
He has played the mummy, Dracula, and Frankenstein’s Monster. Has three
roles in common with Boris Karloff. They have both played Fu Manchu, The
Mummy and Frankenstein's Monster. Possibly the only actor who has
portrayed three different Sherlock Holmes characters: Sherlock Holmes,
Mycroft Holmes and Henry Baskerville. Has played a staggering amount
of Victorian characters. He played Count Dracula ten times, Dr. Fu
Manchu five times, Sherlock Holmes three times, Mycroft Holmes
(Sherlock's brother) once and Sir Henry Baskerville (a friend of Holmes)
once. He also appeared in The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll (1960) and I,
Monster (1971), adaptations of "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde", among others.
Has played numerous satanic characters, and at least one notable pagan
in The Wicker Man. Almost undoubtedly a freemason (though I could be
wrong). This makes him eligible for the “Mikey-fecta”.
Has starred in three movies with Johnny Depp, for Tim Burton: Charlie
and the Chocolate Factory (2005), Corpse Bride (2005), Sleepy Hollow (1999).
Both he and his fellow Star Wars Sith Lord, David Prowse, have played
Frankenstein's Monster opposite Peter Cushing.
Has worked with three James Bonds: Roger Moore in The Man with the
Golden Gun (1974), Pierce Brosnan in "Around the World in 80 Days"
(1989), and Daniel Craig in The Golden Compass (2007).
Other notable roles include: Death, both in Diskworld adaptions and
Saturday Night Live, Saruman, Count Dooku, Pharaoh Ramses II, and so
and so on
Was one of the judges for the 1995 Miss World beauty pageant.
According to his friend Norman Lloyd, he has a somewhat eccentric hobby:
he is fascinated by public executioners and knows the names of every
official executioner England has had since the middle of the 15th century.
Is an honorary member of three stuntmen's unions.
Is a Commander of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem.
His films have made more money than any other actor's in history. As of
May 2006, five of his films ('The Lord Of The Rings" trilogy and the two
"Star Wars" films in which he played Count Dooku) had total grosses in
excess of $4.4 billion. Even without considering Lee's other appearances
dating back to 1948, his totals considerably surpass the figures of #3
billion and #3.8 billion claimed by Harrison Ford and Samuel L. Jackson,
respectively.
In particular, 2005 was THE box-office year for Christopher Lee, as he
appeared in movies that earned a combined $640.1 million! This puts him
77 million over the 2nd place Ewan McGregor, who had to appear in 5
films to get that high, as compared to Lee’s 3! Octogenarian
Christopher Lee also handily beat Morgan Freeman, Samuel Jackson, Gary
Oldman, Vince Vaughn, Liam Neeson, Chris Rock, and Ralph Fiennes.
Christopher Lee accomplished this record with the films Star Wars:
Revenge of the Sith, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and The Corpse
Bride. Christopher Lee previously accomplished “top box-office star”
in 2002, with Star Wars, Episode 2: Attack of the Clones, and Lord of
the Rings: The Two Towers. Maybe hyphens are the key to success.
This message brought to you by the Council For Christopher Lee
Awareness, and its subsidiaries.
Rev. Back It On Up 13
<colonel.chris....@DELETEthisBITcomcast.net> wrote:
> Happy Belated 86th Birthday, Chirstopher Lee!
>
> Born May 27, 1922, London England
>
> In 2001, Christopher Lee was appointed Commander of the Order of the
> British Empire (CBE) by Queen Elizabeth II.
>
> The Carandini family (Lee’s) was given the right to bear the coat of
> arms of the Holy Roman Empire by the Emperor Frederick Barbarossa. On
> July 21st 2004 he was given the honorary citizenship of the Italian city
> of Casina (Province of Reggio Emilia) where Sarzano, the castle of his
> ancestors is situated. He gave his speech of thanks in Italian.
>
> Served in British Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve from 1941 to 1946.
> During that time he was an active member of the Special Forces.
>
> Lee is a step-cousin of the late Ian Fleming, author of the James Bond
> spy novels, and is famed for the role of Scaramanga in The Man with the
> Golden Gun.
>
> Christopher Lee appeared on the cover of the Wings album Band on the Run
> (along with other people).
>
> According to his official website: He is fluent in Italian and German
> and moderately proficient in French and Spanish, and can "get along" in
> Swedish, Russian and Greek.
>
> At six feet five inches, he is listed in The Guinness Book of World
> Records for the world's tallest leading actor. Another record he holds
There is no mention of what a spiffy dresser Christopher Lee is, or
how he has the best apartment in America for snaking babes in.
Rev. Back It On Up 13
<colonel.chris....@DELETEthisBITcomcast.net> wrote:
>
> Born May 27, 1922, London England
>
> In 2001, Christopher Lee was appointed Commander of the Order of the
> British Empire (CBE) by Queen Elizabeth II.
>
> The Carandini family (Lee’s) was given the right to bear the coat of
> arms of the Holy Roman Empire by the Emperor Frederick Barbarossa. On
> July 21st 2004 he was given the honorary citizenship of the Italian city
> of Casina (Province of Reggio Emilia) where Sarzano, the castle of his
> ancestors is situated. He gave his speech of thanks in Italian.
>
> Served in British Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve from 1941 to 1946.
> During that time he was an active member of the Special Forces.
>
> Lee is a step-cousin of the late Ian Fleming, author of the James Bond
> spy novels, and is famed for the role of Scaramanga in The Man with the
> Golden Gun.
>
> Christopher Lee appeared on the cover of the Wings album Band on the Run
> (along with other people).
>
> According to his official website: He is fluent in Italian and German
> and moderately proficient in French and Spanish, and can "get along" in
> Swedish, Russian and Greek.
>
> At six feet five inches, he is listed in The Guinness Book of World
> Records for the world's tallest leading actor. Another record he holds
Christopher Lee? He brings ALL his equipment on the bus.
And you can't fuck with Chris Lee! YOU CAN NOT FUCK WITH THIS MAN.
tad
> There is no mention of what a spiffy dresser Christopher Lee is, or
> how he has the best apartment in America for snaking babes in.
'Snaking babes' hey, that's a new one on me. Like it.
Oh, BTW, this thread just inspired a brilliant idea which I hereby
claim as my own and nobody can do it without my permission. I'm
applying for a patent for a contemporary Fu Manchu movie, i.e., any
film that attempts to 'revive' or otherwise incorporate Sax Rohmer's
Fu Manchu into a contemporary production will hereby have to obtain my
permission.
I mean if any asshole can make a fucking comic book into a feature
film with way overdone Dolby surround, then surely there's room in the
world for some good old Fu Manchu. Because if you ever read the books
you will discover that they're actually really good. I'm calling dibs
on 'Dope' for starters! Email me to get in on the ground floor here,
all.
iDRMRSR
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nenslo
Christopher Lee <colonel....@DELETEthisBITcomcast.net> wrote:
> This message brought to you by the Council For Christopher Lee
> Awareness, and its subsidiaries.
I appreciate your correct use of the term "Frankenstein's Monster."
Unclaimed Mysteries
Frankenstein made a monster TOO?
--
It Came From Corry Lee Smith's Unclaimed Mysteries.
http://www.unclaimedmysteries.net
J.P. "Julian Sebastian" Bacchae
That is a superb ID-EA. Good luck, I've got dips on a modern day
Enochian Call movie, this one where it leads to an actual Apocalypse.
It is the fruition of the germ of the kernel of the seed of the ID-EA
of the Enochian story. Plus Madimi is sexy, almost as hot as Allanah
Starr.
J.P. "Julian Sebastian" Bacchae
<colonel.chris....@DELETEthisBITcomcast.net> wrote:
>
> Born May 27, 1922, London England
>
> In 2001, Christopher Lee was appointed Commander of the Order of the
> British Empire (CBE) by Queen Elizabeth II.
>
> The Carandini family (Lee’s) was given the right to bear the coat of
> arms of the Holy Roman Empire by the Emperor Frederick Barbarossa. On
> July 21st 2004 he was given the honorary citizenship of the Italian city
> of Casina (Province of Reggio Emilia) where Sarzano, the castle of his
> ancestors is situated. He gave his speech of thanks in Italian.
>
> Served in British Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve from 1941 to 1946.
> During that time he was an active member of the Special Forces.
>
> Lee is a step-cousin of the late Ian Fleming, author of the James Bond
> spy novels, and is famed for the role of Scaramanga in The Man with the
> Golden Gun.
>
> Christopher Lee appeared on the cover of the Wings album Band on the Run
> (along with other people).
>
> According to his official website: He is fluent in Italian and German
> and moderately proficient in French and Spanish, and can "get along" in
> Swedish, Russian and Greek.
>
> At six feet five inches, he is listed in The Guinness Book of World
> Records for the world's tallest leading actor. Another record he holds
Damn, Christopher Lee is the man! I give him my total praise, what a
dude!
Radix Lecti Artemia Salina
> nenslo wrote:
>> In article <KdKdncKLfcv4LaDV...@comcast.com>,
>> Christopher Lee <colonel....@DELETEthisBITcomcast.net> wrote:
>>
>>> This message brought to you by the Council For Christopher Lee
>>> Awareness, and its subsidiaries.
>>
>> I appreciate your correct use of the term "Frankenstein's Monster."
>
> Frankenstein made a monster TOO?
>
>
WOW! It must've been, like, a double strength monster! A monster made by
a monster! I can't even imagine that!
--
Do angels taste like chicken?
Rev. Back It On Up 13
>
> - Show quoted text -
When you say "ID-EA", what do you mean exactly?
Rev. 11D Meow!
"Rev. Back It On Up 13" <evie...@aol.com> wrote in message
news:52b79508-c65a-4ac8...@8g2000hse.googlegroups.com...
When you say "ID-EA", what do you mean exactly?
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IDEA
ID EA
GOAT
GO AT
BOOB
BO OB
that sort of thing...
nenslo
I think that's what some of the worst idiots in this newsgroup are.