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Sir Ian Holm Cuthbert CBE (September 12, 1931 – June 19, 2020) was an English actor. After beginning his career on the British stage as a leading member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, he became a successful and prolific performer on television and in films. He received numerous accolades including two BAFTA Awards and a Tony Award, along with nominations for an Academy Award and two Emmy Awards. He was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1989 by Queen Elizabeth II. Holm won the 1967 Tony Award for Best Featured Actor for his performance as Lenny in the Harold Pinter play The Homecoming. He won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor for his performance in the title role in the 1998 West End production of King Lear. For his television roles he received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations for King Lear (1998), and the HBO film The Last of the Blonde Bombshells (2003). He gained acclaim for his role in The Bofors Gun (1968) winning the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and a BAFTA Award win for his role as athletics trainer Sam Mussabini in Chariots of Fire (1981). Other notable films he appeared in include Alien (1979), Brazil (1985), Henry V (1989), The Madness of King George (1994), The Fifth Element (1997), The Sweet Hereafter (1997), and The Aviator (2004). He gained wider appreciation for his role as the elderly Bilbo Baggins in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies. He also voiced Chef Skinner in the Pixar animated film Ratatouille (2007). Description above from the Wikipedia article Ian Holm, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
After the events of the first movie, by law because of rats in the kitchen, Gusteau's restaurant was closed down and top food critic, Anton Ego, lost his job for knowing about the rats and not saying anything. But thankfully, for the other things that he did, Skinner was thrown in jail and was never seen again. Ego may have lost his job, but he's now happier than ever, now that he has a new job and is a regular customer at a bistro called "La Ratatouille." Remy the rat is finally living the life he always dreamt of having, as a gourmet chef. Also, Linguini and Collette are getting married. After his dad died of old age, Remy is now the new leader of the colony, and he has found a love interest. A rat named Gigi with a pink tint on her fur. But Gigi is really uncomfortable with the idea of rats being cooks. Also, a rival of Ego, who was France's second top food critic until Ego got fired, is threatening to close down the bistro. He's one of those respectable figures who kind of gives restaurants a hard time... For FUN! He likes to be unfair. Will La Ratatouille survive? Will Linguini and Collette's wedding not end in disaster? Will Remy and Gigi end up together? If there's one thing everyone should remember, it's something that the late Chef Auguste Gusteau used to say: "Anyone can cook, but only the fearless can be great."
