Patrick Stewart
Sir Patrick Stewart (born 13 July 1940) is an English actor. He then served as the Chancellor of University of Huddersfield from 2004 to 2015.[2] He is also a Shakespearian actor who spent 16 years with the Royal Shakespeare Company,[3] but is best known for playing the role of Capt. Jean-Luc Picard on Star Trek: The Next Generation. He also played Professor X in the X-Men movies and his extensive voice work as Avery Bullock (along with Avery Bullock as B, The Police Academy Chief and Himself) in the animated series American Dad!. He was then given a knighthood by Queen Elizabeth II in her New Years Honours at the start of 2010, and then became "Sir Patrick Stewart".[3] He was immortalized outside the Chinese Theatre in January 2020.
Sir Patrick Stewart | |
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Born | Patrick Hewes Stewart[1] 13 July 1940 Mirfield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England |
Nationality | English |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1959–present |
Spouse(s) | Sheila Falconer (m. 1966–1990) Wendy Neuss (m. 2000–2003) Sonny Ozell (m. 2013) |
Children | 2 |
Parent(s) | Alfred Stewart Gladys (née Barrowclough) |
Awards | Best Spoken Word Album for Children 1996 Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actor 2007 Macbeth |
Website | http://www.patrickstewart.org |
Movies
Patrick Stewart Media
Stewart with Star Trek co-star Brent Spiner in 2010
Stewart with co-star Hugh Jackman at the 2017 world premiere of Logan
Stewart with actors Ian McKellen and Billy Crudup at a September 2013 press event at Sardi's restaurant for Waiting for Godot and No Man's Land
Stewart at the 2012 Peabody Awards
Waxwork of Stewart at Madame Tussauds, London
Stewart at the 2010 Metropolitan Opera's opening night of Das Rheingold
References
- ↑ People of Today: Debrett, London, 2007
- ↑ "Welcome from our Chancellor Patrick Stewart". www.hud.ac.uk. University of Huddersfield. Archived from the original on 2006-09-23. Retrieved 2008-05-20.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Status Quo stars and Formula One champion honoured" (in English). BBC News. December 31, 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8435197.stm. Retrieved 2009-12-31.