Best known for his roles as Jean-Luc Picard and Charles Xavier, Sir Patrick Stewart passed away today at the age of 86, due to Alzheimer’s disease and Lewy body dementia.
His booming voice and shaved head played into his legend as he became one of the most recognizable actors of his generation.
Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry did not want Stewart to read for the part in his new production Star Trek: The Next Generation because he “didn’t think a bald Brit could be the face of the new series.”
Back in the late 90’s, I took my parents to see his one man show of A Christmas Carol for Christmas and he was wonderful.
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