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Sir Patrick Stewart, OBE (born 13 July 1940)[1] is an English actor whose career has included roles on stage, television, and film in a career spanning almost six decades. He is a multiple time Olivier, Golden Globe, Emmy, Screen Actors Guild and Saturn Award nominee.
Beginning his career with a long run with the Royal Shakespeare Company, Stewart received the 1979 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his performance in Antony and Cleopatra on the West End. Stewart's first major screen roles were in BBC-broadcast television and film during the mid-late 1970s, including Hedda, and the I, Claudius miniseries.
In the 1980s, Stewart began working in American television and film, with roles such as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation and its successor films, as Professor Charles Xavier in the X-Men series of superhero films, the lead of the Starz TV series Blunt Talk, and voice roles such as CIA Deputy Director Avery Bullock in American Dad! and the narrator in Ted. Having remained with the Royal Shakespeare Company, in 2008 Stewart played King Claudius in Hamlet on the West End and won a second Olivier Award.
In 1993, TV Guide named Stewart the Best Dramatic Television Actor of the 1980s.[2] He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on 16 December 1996. In 2010, Stewart was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for services to drama.
Beginning his career with a long run with the Royal Shakespeare Company, Stewart received the 1979 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his performance in Antony and Cleopatra on the West End. Stewart's first major screen roles were in BBC-broadcast television and film during the mid-late 1970s, including Hedda, and the I, Claudius miniseries.
In the 1980s, Stewart began working in American television and film, with roles such as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation and its successor films, as Professor Charles Xavier in the X-Men series of superhero films, the lead of the Starz TV series Blunt Talk, and voice roles such as CIA Deputy Director Avery Bullock in American Dad! and the narrator in Ted. Having remained with the Royal Shakespeare Company, in 2008 Stewart played King Claudius in Hamlet on the West End and won a second Olivier Award.
In 1993, TV Guide named Stewart the Best Dramatic Television Actor of the 1980s.[2] He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on 16 December 1996. In 2010, Stewart was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for services to drama.
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Sir Patrick Stewart OBE is an English actor.
Thank you my friend Maj Marty Hogan for making us aware that July 13 is the anniversary of the birth of English actor Sir Patrick Hewes Stewart, OBE.
Happy 78th Birthday Sir Patrick Hewes Stewart, OBE.
Background from biography.com/people/patrick-stewart-522668
"Patrick Stewart is an award-winning British star of stage and screen known for his roles in 'Star Trek: The Next Generation' and the 'X-Men' film series.
Synopsis
Born on July 13, 1940, in Yorkshire, England, Patrick Stewart garnered acclaim for his early stage work with the Royal Shakespeare Company. He first earned widespread fame in the 1990s as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in the Star Trek: The Next Generation series and films, and he later starred as Professor X in the popular X-Men franchise. Stewart continues to take on theater roles, and has demonstrated his gift for comedy with the Golden Globe-nominated Blunt Talk.
Early Life
Actor, writer, director and producer Patrick Hewes Stewart was born on July 13, 1940, in Mirfield, England. Widely known for his work on the popular science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation, Patrick Stewart is a versatile performer, equally at home playing comic book characters and legendary Shakespearean parts. He comes from a modest beginning. "I grew up ... in a house that had one room downstairs and one room upstairs. My brother and I shared a double bed in my parents' bedroom," he explained to Entertainment Weekly.
Stewart developed a love of theater during his school years. His first career, however, was in journalism. Leaving school at 15, he went to work for a newspaper. He left after two years to become an actor.
On Stage
While studying at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, Stewart landed his first significant stage role in Treasure Island in 1959. He worked on productions for several English repertory theater companies during the early 1960s, including the Manchester Library Theatre and Old Vic Theatre Company. With the Old Vic Company, Stewart had a chance to travel extensively, performing throughout Australia, New Zealand and South America.
In 1966, Stewart joined the prestigious Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC). Other members of the company included Ben Kingsley and Helen Mirren. He toured the United States with the company several times over the next few years, performing in such plays as As You Like It, Much Ado About Nothing and King Lear. Back in England, Stewart played the title role in King John in 1970. He made his Broadway debut the following year in A Midsummer's Night Dream.
Film and Television
Stewart began his film career in 1975 with small roles in the drama Hedda, starring Glenda Jackson, and the thriller Hennessy, with Rod Steiger and Lee Remick. Stewart also achieved some critical acclaim for his work on the 1976 British miniseries I, Claudius, which featured Derek Jacobi as the flawed emperor of ancient Rome.
In 1979, Stewart won the Laurence Olivier Award for Actor of the Year in a Supporting Role for RSC's production of Antony and Cleopatra. He was also nominated in the best actor category for his work as Shylock in the RSC's production of The Merchant of Venice. That same year, Stewart appeared in the spy thriller miniseries Tinker, Tailor, Solider, Spy, starring Alec Guinness. He also appeared in the 1982 sequel, Smiley's People.
Stewart continued to juggle his stage, film and television career throughout the early and mid-1980s. He appeared in the British television series Maybury as well as the Arthurian saga Excalibur on the big screen. One of his favorite stage roles from that time was George, from Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? The 1987 production earned him great critical acclaim and the part left a lasting impression on the seasoned actor. "It simply became for me among the three or four most important theatrical experiences of my career," Stewart told American Theatre magazine.
'Star Trek' Stardom
After the play's four-week run ended, Stewart started a new career adventure, signing on to the American syndicated science fiction series Star Trek: The Next Generation. The show was a spin-off of the popular television and film franchise Star Trek, which followed the missions and lives of the crew of the Starship Enterprise. Set 78 years after the original series, Star Trek: The Next Generation explored the adventures of a new crew aboard the Enterprise. The stars of the original series, which included William Shatner as Captain James T. Kirk, were much beloved by the show's devoted following. Stewart and the rest of the new cast faced a daunting challenge to win over the old fans and attract new ones to their series.
Any concerns over the public response to Star Trek: The Next Generation were quickly dispelled. The show swiftly developed into one of the most successful syndicated series of the time, eventually attracting 20 million viewers per episode. Stewart played Captain Jean-Luc Picard, a character he described as "part social worker, part ambassador." With his distinctive deep voice, regal demeanor and bald head, Stewart projected an authoritative air and imbued his character with a cerebral, thoughtful manner. He also found himself an unlikely sex symbol.
While some derided Star Trek as scientific fiction fluff, Stewart was a strong supporter of the show's underlying themes and ideas. "I believe in the character—and in the Star Trek philosophy. I believe in the essential goodness of the human spirit. I believe in having respect for that which you don't understand," he told Entertainment Weekly. Stewart also worked behind the scenes on the series, directing several episodes.
Critical Success
When the series was not in production, Stewart tackled other projects. He adapted the Charles Dickens classic A Christmas Carol into a one-man show, which premiered on Broadway in 1991. For his work, he won the 1992 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Solo Performance/One Person Show. Stewart also showed his humorous side with a role in the 1993 Robin Hood spoof Men in Tights.
Star Trek: The Next Generation ended its television run in 1994. That same year, Stewart portrayed Picard on the big screen in Star Trek: Generations. He then devoted his time to stage and film work. He played Prospero in The Tempest at the 1995 New York Shakespearean Festival, and in 1997 he took on another legendary Shakespearean character as Othello in a Washington, D.C., production. On the small screen, he played Captain Ahab in the 1998 television adaptation of Herman Melville's Moby Dick. The role brought him his first Emmy Award nomination.
Over the years, Stewart has lent his gravitas-filled voice to a number of animated and documentary projects. He voiced a recurring character on the animated sitcom American Dad! in 2009. Stewart can also be heard in such feature films as The Prince of Egypt (1998) and Chicken Little (2005), among others. A natural choice for a documentary, he served as the narrator for the 1992 science television series Space Age and the 1995 Native American doc 500 Nations. Stewart has also made numerous audio recordings, winning a Grammy Award in 1995 for Best Spoken Word Album for Children for his work on Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf.
Continued Success
Reprising his famous television role, Stewart appeared as Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: First Contact (1996), Star Trek: Insurrection (1998) and Star Trek Nemesis (2002). He also revisited Dickens in a 1999 TV film version of A Christmas Carol, snagging a Screen Actors Guild nomination for his portrayal of Ebenezer Scrooge.
Stewart joined a new film franchise around this time, playing Professor Charles Xavier in X-Men (2000). Based on the popular comic book series, X-Men explores an America divided between regular people and those with special powers. Xavier leads a group of mutants known as the X-Men, who work for peace. This science fiction adventure, which also featured fellow British actor Ian McKellen, netted more than $157 million at the box office.
Also in 2000, Stewart made headlines for his appearance in Arthur Miller's Ride Down Mt. Morgan on Broadway. He got himself into trouble when he complained to the audience after a performance that the producers had failed to live up their promises regarding promoting and advertising the play, and asked the audience to "tell your friends if you liked the show." This stunt angered the producers and they filed charges with the Actors' Equity union against Stewart. He was later ordered to apologize.
In 2002, Stewart executive produced and starred in the television movie King of Texas, an imaginative retelling of Shakespeare's King Lear set in the old West. That year he also returned as Charles Xavier for X-Men United. In 2003, Stewart and Glenn Close assumed the roles made famous by Peter O'Toole and Katharine Hepburn in the TV version of The Lion in Winter. He also served as an executive producer on the project, which received an Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Made for Television Movie.
Recent Projects
In 2005, Stewart took on the famed literary character Captain Nemo for the television miniseries Mysterious Island, based on the book by Jules Verne. Turning to lighter fare, Stewart received another Emmy Award nomination in 2006 for his guest appearance on the Ricky Gervais comedy series Extras.
An in-demand actor, Stewart in 2006 starred in the BBC television series Eleventh Hour as a physics professor who solves unusual problems for the government. That year he also returned for the latest installment of the X-Men series, X-Men: The Last Stand.
Stewart retains strong ties to his theater roots. He starred on Broadway in 2008 as the title character in the Shakespearean drama Macbeth, which earned him rave reviews. The following year, he reunited with his X-Men co-star Ian McKellen for a revival of Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot.
Stewart continued to appear in various spin-offs of the original X-Men franchise, and narrated the Seth MacFarlane-directed comedies Ted (2012) and Ted 2 (2015). In between, he bypassed the big-budget fare to star in the independent drama Match (2014), about a dance instructor facing a change to his personal life.
In 2015, Stewart took on a new challenge as the star of Blunt Talk, a comedy about a British TV journalist looking to crash the talking-head landscape of American cable news. His performance was a hit with critics, and earned the esteemed actor a Golden Globe nomination at the end of the year.
Personal
In 2009, Stewart was bestowed with one of his country's highest honors when Queen Elizabeth II granted him knighthood for his contributions to acting.
Stewart has two adult children, Sophia and Daniel, from his first marriage to choreographer Sheila Falconer. He also was married to producer Wendy Neuss from 2000 to 2003. In 2013, he made a third trip down the aisle, to wed singer and songwriter Sunny Ozell."
Patrick Stewart Biography in short and speeches
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InZzdDs5K44
FYI COL Mikel J. Burroughs LTC Stephen C. LTC Orlando Illi Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. Maj William W. "Bill" Price CPT Jack Durish Capt Tom Brown CMSgt (Join to see) MSG Andrew White SFC William Farrell SGT (Join to see) Sgt Albert Castro SSG David Andrews Sgt Randy Wilber Sgt John H. SGT Charles H. Hawes SGT Mark Halmrast SPC Margaret Higgins PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
Happy 78th Birthday Sir Patrick Hewes Stewart, OBE.
Background from biography.com/people/patrick-stewart-522668
"Patrick Stewart is an award-winning British star of stage and screen known for his roles in 'Star Trek: The Next Generation' and the 'X-Men' film series.
Synopsis
Born on July 13, 1940, in Yorkshire, England, Patrick Stewart garnered acclaim for his early stage work with the Royal Shakespeare Company. He first earned widespread fame in the 1990s as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in the Star Trek: The Next Generation series and films, and he later starred as Professor X in the popular X-Men franchise. Stewart continues to take on theater roles, and has demonstrated his gift for comedy with the Golden Globe-nominated Blunt Talk.
Early Life
Actor, writer, director and producer Patrick Hewes Stewart was born on July 13, 1940, in Mirfield, England. Widely known for his work on the popular science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation, Patrick Stewart is a versatile performer, equally at home playing comic book characters and legendary Shakespearean parts. He comes from a modest beginning. "I grew up ... in a house that had one room downstairs and one room upstairs. My brother and I shared a double bed in my parents' bedroom," he explained to Entertainment Weekly.
Stewart developed a love of theater during his school years. His first career, however, was in journalism. Leaving school at 15, he went to work for a newspaper. He left after two years to become an actor.
On Stage
While studying at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, Stewart landed his first significant stage role in Treasure Island in 1959. He worked on productions for several English repertory theater companies during the early 1960s, including the Manchester Library Theatre and Old Vic Theatre Company. With the Old Vic Company, Stewart had a chance to travel extensively, performing throughout Australia, New Zealand and South America.
In 1966, Stewart joined the prestigious Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC). Other members of the company included Ben Kingsley and Helen Mirren. He toured the United States with the company several times over the next few years, performing in such plays as As You Like It, Much Ado About Nothing and King Lear. Back in England, Stewart played the title role in King John in 1970. He made his Broadway debut the following year in A Midsummer's Night Dream.
Film and Television
Stewart began his film career in 1975 with small roles in the drama Hedda, starring Glenda Jackson, and the thriller Hennessy, with Rod Steiger and Lee Remick. Stewart also achieved some critical acclaim for his work on the 1976 British miniseries I, Claudius, which featured Derek Jacobi as the flawed emperor of ancient Rome.
In 1979, Stewart won the Laurence Olivier Award for Actor of the Year in a Supporting Role for RSC's production of Antony and Cleopatra. He was also nominated in the best actor category for his work as Shylock in the RSC's production of The Merchant of Venice. That same year, Stewart appeared in the spy thriller miniseries Tinker, Tailor, Solider, Spy, starring Alec Guinness. He also appeared in the 1982 sequel, Smiley's People.
Stewart continued to juggle his stage, film and television career throughout the early and mid-1980s. He appeared in the British television series Maybury as well as the Arthurian saga Excalibur on the big screen. One of his favorite stage roles from that time was George, from Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? The 1987 production earned him great critical acclaim and the part left a lasting impression on the seasoned actor. "It simply became for me among the three or four most important theatrical experiences of my career," Stewart told American Theatre magazine.
'Star Trek' Stardom
After the play's four-week run ended, Stewart started a new career adventure, signing on to the American syndicated science fiction series Star Trek: The Next Generation. The show was a spin-off of the popular television and film franchise Star Trek, which followed the missions and lives of the crew of the Starship Enterprise. Set 78 years after the original series, Star Trek: The Next Generation explored the adventures of a new crew aboard the Enterprise. The stars of the original series, which included William Shatner as Captain James T. Kirk, were much beloved by the show's devoted following. Stewart and the rest of the new cast faced a daunting challenge to win over the old fans and attract new ones to their series.
Any concerns over the public response to Star Trek: The Next Generation were quickly dispelled. The show swiftly developed into one of the most successful syndicated series of the time, eventually attracting 20 million viewers per episode. Stewart played Captain Jean-Luc Picard, a character he described as "part social worker, part ambassador." With his distinctive deep voice, regal demeanor and bald head, Stewart projected an authoritative air and imbued his character with a cerebral, thoughtful manner. He also found himself an unlikely sex symbol.
While some derided Star Trek as scientific fiction fluff, Stewart was a strong supporter of the show's underlying themes and ideas. "I believe in the character—and in the Star Trek philosophy. I believe in the essential goodness of the human spirit. I believe in having respect for that which you don't understand," he told Entertainment Weekly. Stewart also worked behind the scenes on the series, directing several episodes.
Critical Success
When the series was not in production, Stewart tackled other projects. He adapted the Charles Dickens classic A Christmas Carol into a one-man show, which premiered on Broadway in 1991. For his work, he won the 1992 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Solo Performance/One Person Show. Stewart also showed his humorous side with a role in the 1993 Robin Hood spoof Men in Tights.
Star Trek: The Next Generation ended its television run in 1994. That same year, Stewart portrayed Picard on the big screen in Star Trek: Generations. He then devoted his time to stage and film work. He played Prospero in The Tempest at the 1995 New York Shakespearean Festival, and in 1997 he took on another legendary Shakespearean character as Othello in a Washington, D.C., production. On the small screen, he played Captain Ahab in the 1998 television adaptation of Herman Melville's Moby Dick. The role brought him his first Emmy Award nomination.
Over the years, Stewart has lent his gravitas-filled voice to a number of animated and documentary projects. He voiced a recurring character on the animated sitcom American Dad! in 2009. Stewart can also be heard in such feature films as The Prince of Egypt (1998) and Chicken Little (2005), among others. A natural choice for a documentary, he served as the narrator for the 1992 science television series Space Age and the 1995 Native American doc 500 Nations. Stewart has also made numerous audio recordings, winning a Grammy Award in 1995 for Best Spoken Word Album for Children for his work on Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf.
Continued Success
Reprising his famous television role, Stewart appeared as Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: First Contact (1996), Star Trek: Insurrection (1998) and Star Trek Nemesis (2002). He also revisited Dickens in a 1999 TV film version of A Christmas Carol, snagging a Screen Actors Guild nomination for his portrayal of Ebenezer Scrooge.
Stewart joined a new film franchise around this time, playing Professor Charles Xavier in X-Men (2000). Based on the popular comic book series, X-Men explores an America divided between regular people and those with special powers. Xavier leads a group of mutants known as the X-Men, who work for peace. This science fiction adventure, which also featured fellow British actor Ian McKellen, netted more than $157 million at the box office.
Also in 2000, Stewart made headlines for his appearance in Arthur Miller's Ride Down Mt. Morgan on Broadway. He got himself into trouble when he complained to the audience after a performance that the producers had failed to live up their promises regarding promoting and advertising the play, and asked the audience to "tell your friends if you liked the show." This stunt angered the producers and they filed charges with the Actors' Equity union against Stewart. He was later ordered to apologize.
In 2002, Stewart executive produced and starred in the television movie King of Texas, an imaginative retelling of Shakespeare's King Lear set in the old West. That year he also returned as Charles Xavier for X-Men United. In 2003, Stewart and Glenn Close assumed the roles made famous by Peter O'Toole and Katharine Hepburn in the TV version of The Lion in Winter. He also served as an executive producer on the project, which received an Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Made for Television Movie.
Recent Projects
In 2005, Stewart took on the famed literary character Captain Nemo for the television miniseries Mysterious Island, based on the book by Jules Verne. Turning to lighter fare, Stewart received another Emmy Award nomination in 2006 for his guest appearance on the Ricky Gervais comedy series Extras.
An in-demand actor, Stewart in 2006 starred in the BBC television series Eleventh Hour as a physics professor who solves unusual problems for the government. That year he also returned for the latest installment of the X-Men series, X-Men: The Last Stand.
Stewart retains strong ties to his theater roots. He starred on Broadway in 2008 as the title character in the Shakespearean drama Macbeth, which earned him rave reviews. The following year, he reunited with his X-Men co-star Ian McKellen for a revival of Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot.
Stewart continued to appear in various spin-offs of the original X-Men franchise, and narrated the Seth MacFarlane-directed comedies Ted (2012) and Ted 2 (2015). In between, he bypassed the big-budget fare to star in the independent drama Match (2014), about a dance instructor facing a change to his personal life.
In 2015, Stewart took on a new challenge as the star of Blunt Talk, a comedy about a British TV journalist looking to crash the talking-head landscape of American cable news. His performance was a hit with critics, and earned the esteemed actor a Golden Globe nomination at the end of the year.
Personal
In 2009, Stewart was bestowed with one of his country's highest honors when Queen Elizabeth II granted him knighthood for his contributions to acting.
Stewart has two adult children, Sophia and Daniel, from his first marriage to choreographer Sheila Falconer. He also was married to producer Wendy Neuss from 2000 to 2003. In 2013, he made a third trip down the aisle, to wed singer and songwriter Sunny Ozell."
Patrick Stewart Biography in short and speeches
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InZzdDs5K44
FYI COL Mikel J. Burroughs LTC Stephen C. LTC Orlando Illi Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. Maj William W. "Bill" Price CPT Jack Durish Capt Tom Brown CMSgt (Join to see) MSG Andrew White SFC William Farrell SGT (Join to see) Sgt Albert Castro SSG David Andrews Sgt Randy Wilber Sgt John H. SGT Charles H. Hawes SGT Mark Halmrast SPC Margaret Higgins PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
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