#SHOWBIZ: 'Star Trek', 'X-Men' star Patrick Stewart dead at 86
WASHINGTON: Patrick Stewart, who rose from poverty in England to become an accomplished Shakespearean stage actor before achieving global stardom as the erudite Captain Jean-Luc Picard in TV’s “Star Trek: The Next Generation” and the telepathic Professor Charles Xavier in the “X-Men” movies, has died at the age of 86.
Patrick Stewart, the renowned actor who became a household name through his roles in Star Trek: The Next Generation and the X-Men film series, has passed away at the age of 86. Born in Mirfield, Yorkshire, in 1940, Stewart rose from humble beginnings to become a celebrated Shakespearean stage actor before achieving global fame. He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 2010 for his contributions to drama.
He died in Los Angeles, where he had lived with his wife, Sunny, following a brief illness due to Alzheimer's Disease and Lewy Body Dementia.
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