00:00Iconic Star Trek and X-Men actor Patrick Stewart has died. He was 86.
00:05Stewart died Wednesday at his home in Los Angeles following a brief and poignant journey with
00:09Alzheimer's disease and Lewy body dementia, according to his longtime spokesperson Kelly
00:14Bush Novak. She also shared that Stewart was held in the warm embrace of family and friends
00:18and surrounded by live music, prayer, tears, and laughter. Stewart took command of the USS
00:23Enterprise as Captain Jean-Luc Picard on Star Trek The Next Generation in 1987 following
00:29decades of classical theater work in England. The show ended in 1994 after seven seasons,
00:34going out with an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Drama Series and spawning four films. And after
00:3917 years away, he even returned to the role to star in the series Star Trek Picard, which debuted in
00:442020. Stewart acknowledged that Star Trek saw him fall victim to typecasting, so when he was offered
00:49the role of Professor Charles Xavier in 2000's X-Men, he was initially hesitant. Following the
00:54success of the film, the actor went on to play the Marvel character for over two decades in
00:59movies such as 2003's X-2 X-Men United and 2014's X- Days of Future Past. He's also set
01:05to appear in
01:06the forthcoming film Avengers Doomsday, set to be released this December. For much more on the life
01:11and career of Patrick Stewart and tributes, go to THR.com. This is The Hollywood Reporter News.
