Are you a Star Trek Fan? How about an X-Men Fan? You might want to sit down for this. Sir Patrick Stewart, Captain Jean-Luc Picard from the Star Trek series, has passed away.
Beginnings
Stewart was born on July 14, 1940, in Yorkshire. During his young school years, he became interested in acting, especially Shakespearean works. He said that
means of self-expression in his youth [1].
He quit school to continue acting. Although he enjoyed the stage, he did add television and commercials to his resume.
Credits
Stewart worked for the Royal Shakespeare Company for 14 years, playing everything from Mark Antony to Henry IV to Shylock to Oberon. He enjoyed the varied characters. By 1981, he began his film career. In 1987, an interesting offer came along. He was working on a science fiction film which he knew would fail. But fail it did not. With Captain Picard at the stern, Star Trek flew to new heights. He continued with it for seven years and 178 episodes. Stewart unexpectedly became wealthy because of the show’s success, something he had not known while performing overseas. These episodes led to four films.
In 2000, he began his service with X-Men, lasting 6 years. After that, additional opportunities arose.
Rewards
In 2010, Queen Elizabeth IIÂ knighted him at Buckingham Palace. He received numerous awards and was involved in charity work.
Death
Stewart died of Alzheimer’s disease at the age of 86.
