Patrick Stewart found 'Star Trek' fame but always returned to Shakespeare and the stage
The actor died from complications of Alzheimer’s disease and Lewy body dementia after a storied career spanning nearly 70 years, his family disclosed.
- London's West End theaters plan to dim their lights next Tuesday in memory of Patrick Stewart, who died Wednesday in Los Angeles, aged 86.
- Stewart was a core member of the Royal Shakespeare Company for 15 years from 1966, appearing in more than 40 productions while advancing from supporting parts to starring roles.
- Actor Ian McKellen warned him to "think of your stage career" rather than risk "getting lost in Hollywood" when offered the Star Trek role. McKellen later said, "Well, he took the risk."
- In 2009, Stewart and McKellen starred in Samuel Beckett's "Waiting for Godot" and later in Harold Pinter's "No Man's Land," both directed by Sean Mathias on Broadway and London's West End.
- During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Stewart recorded Shakespeare's sonnets at his California home for social media, telling the BBC that finding people wanting to discuss the work was "so satisfying.
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The late, great Patrick Stewart and his many videogame roles
Like everything else, he brought passion and commitment to the world of interactive entertainment After a brief battle with Alzheimer’s and Lewy body dementia, Sir Patrick Stewart passed away this week. Anyone with any contact with pop culture knows of Stewart. His portrayal of intrepid starship captain Jean-Luc Picard on television’s Star Trek: The Next Generation made him a presence in living rooms across the world. He would reprise the role f…
Actor Patrick Stewart (86), who played Captain Jean-Luc Picard in the movies and TV series *Star Trek*, passed away on the 28th (local time) at his home in Los Angeles, California. As he returned to the stars after spending his life traversing the world in a spaceship, condolences poured in from fans. Among them were a particularly large number of scientists. Captain Picard, whom Stewart portrayed in *Star Trek*
Stewart's iconic character in "Star Trek" inspired astronomers and astronauts in countless ways: "You were the captain of my childhood," said an astrophysicist
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