
Patrick Stewart
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Age
80
Birthday
Jul. 13th, 1940
Born in
Mirfield, Yorkshire, England, UK
Height
5' 10
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[none found]Born Mirfield, Yorkshire, England. Member of various local drama groups from about age 12. Left school at 15 to work as junior reporter on local paper; quit when Editor told him he was spending too much time at the theatre and not enough working. Spent a year as furniture salesman, saving cash to attend drama school. Accepted by Bristol Old Vic Theatre School in 1957. Professional debut 1959 in Repertory in Lincoln; work at Manchester Library Theatre and a tour round the world with the Old Vic Company followed in the early 60s. Joined Royal Shakespeare Company in 1966, to begin 27-year association. Following a spell with the Royal National Theatre in the mid 80s, he went to Los Angeles to star in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987), which ran from 1987-1994, playing the role of Captain Jean-Luc Picard. He plans to return to theatre work on the end of this series.
TRIVIA:
- London Fringe Theatre Best Actor Award 1986, for role of George in "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf" at the Young Vic.
- Is a fan of F1. He attended the 2003 British Grand Prix, and has taken part in several celebrity car races.
- Father of Sophie Stewart and 'Daniel Stewart (I)' (qv).
- He is a huge and very much devoted fan of Monty Python, and he is also good friends with all the Python members and was a close personal friend of the late 'Graham Chapman' (qv). He is so much of a fan and friend of the Pythons that they have publicly announced if there ever was a reunion tour, Stewart would be Chapman's replacement.
- Provided narration for 'Rick Wakeman' (qv)'s 'Return to the Centre of the Earth' album (1999).
- Had the first line in both _"Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987)_ (qv) and _"Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" (1993)_ (qv), and the last line in the former.
- Actress 'Teryl Rothery' (qv), who co-starred with Stewart in _Masterminds (1997)_ (qv) has a long time crush on the actor, which she often speaks of during convention appearances.
- Is a fan of _"Doctor Who" (1963)_ (qv).