The Amazing Story of Christopher Lee
Christopher Lee lived this life 200%
He is a descendant of Emperor Charlemagne
He met Felix Yusupov as a child
He accidentally witnessed the last execution by guillotine in France
In 1939, he went to serve in Finland to fight the Soviet troops
He becomes a pilot, but is forbidden to fly due to an eye injury
He becomes an intelligence officer, survives a bombing raid twice
He ends up in the hospital after contracting malaria six times in a year
He climbs Vesuvius three days before the eruption
After the war, he tracks down escaped war criminals
But he doesn't tell anyone what he's doing
He understands eight languages, speaks five
He becomes the prototype for James Bond, because the author of the books is his half-brother
He proposes to a countess from the royal family of Sweden. And gets the king's personal permission to marry, but leaves because she doesn't deserve it
He's about thirty here
He's preparing to become an opera singer, but ends up becoming an actor
He plays a villain in a James Bond movie
He plays Rasputin - who was killed by Felix Yusupov, whom he met as a child
He plays Saruman in The Lord of the Rings
He is the only actor in the film who knew Tolkien personally and therefore read the books
On the set, he tells the director what sounds people make when they are stabbed
He is a perfect swordsman and plays in Star Wars
He receives a knighthood
He creates a heavy metal band
At 91, he becomes the oldest artist in the Billboard Top 20
And he dies at 93