Sir Patrick Stewart, Star Trek’s Captain Picard, Dies at 86
Sir Patrick Stewart, the stage and screen actor best known as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation and Professor X in the X-Men films, died Wednesday at his home in Los Angeles, his representative said. He was 86. The statement said he died following a brief journey with Alzheimer’s disease and Lewy body dementia, in the care of his wife, Sunny. Stewart was a three-time Olivier Award winner whose career spanned nearly six decades.
What’s confirmed
- Sir Patrick Stewart, the stage and screen actor best known as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation and Professor X in the X-Men films, died Wednesday at his home in Los Angeles, his representative said.
- He was 86.
- The statement said he died following a brief journey with Alzheimer’s disease and Lewy body dementia, in the care of his wife, Sunny.
- Stewart was a three-time Olivier Award winner whose career spanned nearly six decades.
Confirmed by 3 independent outlets: AP, The Hollywood Reporter and Deadline.
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