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Patrick Stewart, Star Trek and X-Men Star, Reported Dead at 86
Original: Patrick Stewart, ‘Star Trek’ Captain and ‘X-Men’ Superhero, Dies at 86
The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that Patrick Stewart, the British actor beloved for playing Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek and Professor Charles Xavier in the X-Men films, has died at 86. He once said he admired both characters for their morality, kindness, sensitivity and compassion. Tributes to the veteran Shakespearean actor's decades-long career are circulating widely.
Why now: News of the death of an internationally beloved actor with iconic roles in two major franchises prompts an immediate wave of tributes and reaction.
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- Patrick Stewart, ‘Star Trek’ Captain and ‘X-Men’ Superhero, Dies at 86 · The Hollywood Reporter
He’s forever known for playing Jean-Luc Picard and Charles Xavier, whom he “admired for their morality, for their kindness, for their sensitivity, for their compassion.”
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