Hugh Jackman Mourns Patrick Stewart With Emotional 'X-Men' Tribute
Jackman called Stewart a great performer and close friend as Marvel stars praised his lasting impact on the X-Men franchise.
- Sir Patrick Stewart died Wednesday, Oct 28, at his Los Angeles home at 86 following a "brief and poignant journey with Alzheimer's Disease and Lewy Body Dementia," his family announced.
- On Thursday, Hugh Jackman shared an emotional tribute on Instagram, calling Stewart "a tremendous friend and man" who deeply influenced him throughout their long history in the X-Men franchise.
- Marvel Studios praised the "grace, intelligence, and humanity" Stewart brought to Professor Charles Xavier, a role he first portrayed in 2000 and reprised across the franchise, including in the film Logan.
- Fellow X-Men star Ian McKellen remembered him as someone who "wore his heart on his sleeve," while Star Trek actor William Shatner called the Captain Jean-Luc Picard actor "a magnificent actor."
- Audiences will have one final opportunity to see Stewart in the upcoming Avengers: Doomsday, scheduled to hit theaters on Dec 18.
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Hugh Jackman said goodbye to his longtime “X-Men” co-star and close friend, Sir Patrick Stewart, with a touching post on Instagram, which he accompanied with two shared snapshots of them, drawing a huge response from the audience. “We have lost one of the greatest of the stage and screen. And for me, a great friend and person. I learned so much from him. I will miss you Patrick Stewart, for the rest of my life,” the Australian actor wrote. Jackm…
"I had great love and admiration for him and his work," wrote William Shatner - The two men worked with the actor on the films "X-Men" and "Star Trek"
Ian McKellen, Hugh Jackman, James McAvoy And More Pay Tribute To Patrick Stewart
Sir Patrick Stewart, star of Star Trek: The Next Generation and X-Men, has died of Alzheimer’s disease and Lewy body dementia at the age of 86.Since his death was announced, tributes have poured in from close friend Sir Ian McKellen and co-stars like Hugh Jackman, James McAvoy, and William Shatner. Sir Ian said on Instagram: “Before everything else, Patrick was defined by being born and bred in Yorkshire, the proud county in the north of England…
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