Patrick Stewart
Sir Patrick Stewart OBE (born 13 July 1940) is an English actor. He 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 known for playing the role of Capt. Jean-Luc Picard on Star Trek: The Next Generation. He also played Professor X (or Professor Xavier) in the X-Men movies (2000-2017) and his extensive voice work as Avery Bullock (along with Avery Bullock as B, The Police Academy Chief, Avery Bullock Sr. 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 |
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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". BBC News. December 31, 2009. Retrieved 2009-12-31.