Patrick Stewart is 75!
Today, the performer of the roles of Captain Picard and Professor Xavier Patrick Stewart celebrates his anniversary. Stewart - British by birth, was born in Yorkshire in 1940. From the age of 12 he went to all kinds of drama clubs, and from the age of 15 he started earning money: first in a local newspaper, then he sold furniture in order to save up for his studies. At the age of 17 he entered the Old Vic Theater School in Bristol, and two years later made his acting debut on the stage of the theater in the English city of Lincoln.In 1966, Stewart came to the Royal Shakespeare Theater, where he worked for 27 years, after which he left for California to star in the TV series " Star Trek: The Next Generation " ( Star Trek : The Next Generation ), where for 176 episodes he played the experienced captain Jean-Luc Picard , commander of the starship Enterprise . In addition to the series itself, he can also be seen in several full-length films in the Star Trek universe: Generations "(1994), First Contact "(1996)," Rebellion "(1998) and" Retribution "(2002).  Patrick Stewart is also known to viewers as a telepathic Charles Xavier from the X-Men series of films in the Marvel Comics universe. He starred in the original trilogy - " X-Men ", " X-Men " and " The Last Stand ", as well as two spin- offah (" X-Men: Beginning. Wolverine ", " Wolverine: Immortal "). In 2014, the sequel " X-Men: Days of Future Past " was released, and in 2017 the release of the third "Wolverine" is planned, in which, according to rumors, the actor will return to the image of Professor Xavier . In addition, moviegoers know Stuart for the roles of Shakespeare's Claudius (" Hamlet ") and Macbeth ("Macbeth") and Dickens's Mr. Scrooge (" Spirits of Christmas "). In 2010, Stuart received the title of Bachelor of the Order of the British Empire . The Topic of Article: Patrick Stewart is 75!. |
