Patrick Stewart
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| Sir Patrick Stewart | |
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 Patrick Stewart in 2012 |
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| Born | Patrick Hewes Stewart[1] 13 July 1940 Mirfield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Ethnicity | White |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1969–present |
| Influenced by | Laurence Olivier, John Gielgud, Ian Richardson and Ian Holm |
| Spouse | Sheila Falconer (m. 1966–1990) Wendy Neuss (m. 2000–2003) |
| Children | Son and daughter |
| Parents | 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 | |
Sir Patrick Stewart (born 13 July 1940) is an English actor. He is also Chancellor of University of Huddersfield.[2] He is a Shakespearian actor who spent 16 years with the Royal Shakespeare Company,[3] but is most famous for playing Jean-Luc Picard on Star Trek: The Next Generation. He also played Professor Xavier in the X-Men movies and voiced Avery Bullock in the animated series American Dad!. He was given a knighthood by Queen Elizabeth II in her New Years Honours at the start of 2010, and became "Sir Patrick".[3]
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- ↑ People of Today: Debrett, London, 2007
- ↑ "Welcome from our Chancellor Patrick Stewart". www.hud.ac.uk. University of Huddersfield. http://www.hud.ac.uk/uni/patrick_stewart/pstranscript.html. Retrieved 2008-5-20.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Status Quo stars and Formula One champion honoured" (in English). BBC News. December 31, 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8435197.stm. Retrieved 2009-12-31.
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