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Patrick Stewart

Sir Patrick Hewes Stewart, OBE (born 13 July 1940) is an English film, television and stage actor, who has had a distinguished career in theatre and ... More »Sir Patrick Hewes Stewart, OBE (born 13 July 1940) is an English film, television and stage actor, who has had a distinguished career in theatre and television for around half a century. He is most widely known for his television and film roles, such as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation and its successor films, Professor Charles Xavier in the X-Men film series, and as the voice of Avery Bullock in American Dad!. Stewart was born on 13 July 1940 in Mirfield, in the West Riding of Yorkshire, England. He is the son of Gladys (née Barrowclough), a weaver and textile worker, and Alfred Stewart, a Regimental Sergeant Major in the British Army who served with the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry and previously worked as a general labourer and as a postman. In a 2008 interview, Stewart said: "My father was a very potent individual, a very powerful man who got what he wanted. It was said that when he strode on to the parade ground, birds stopped singing. It was many,... [ Wikipedia ]

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Jennifer Lawrence gets costume close-up in 'X-Men' director's photo

He's already showcased Halle Berry as weather-manipulating mutant Storm and shared teaser photos and videos of Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellan on the set. But now he seems to be targeting the new generation of fanboys and fangirls by bringing Lawrence into the mix. "First look: ...

Patrick Stewart Rescues Baby Bird in His Garden—See the Cute Pic!

Patrick Stewart Rescues Baby Bird in His Garden—See the Cute Pic! Patrick Stewart may have just adopted an unlikely new pet. The Star Trek star came to the real-life rescue on Sunday when he took in a baby chick he found in the backyard of his Park Slope home in Brooklyn, N.Y. The ...

Reviews Of The Captains And William Shatner’s Gonzo Ballet

Aside from Shatner, who kicked off the craze as Captain James T. Kirk, in the original Star Trek (and its films), there is (in chronological order) Patrick Stewart as Jean-Luc Picard, from Star Trek: The Next Generation; Avery Brooks as Benjamin Sisko from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine; ...

Summer theater 2013: Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart star in 'No Man's Land' at Berkeley Rep

For the record, the most buzzed-about production of all involves Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart starring in the pre-Broadway run of "No Man's Land" at Berkeley Rep. But if you can't score tickets to it, don't fret. Local stages are on fire this summer. Indeed, there is so much ...

Patrick Stewart Rescued a Bird in Park Slope

Park Slope resident and Star Trek: The Next Generation star Patrick Stewart played a real-life hero on Sunday when he achieved first contact with a baby bird in his yard, and called on Twitter to help him figure out how to make it so the thing survived. But Stewart later tweeted ...

'Star Trek' Movies: Ranking Every Film, From 'Khan' to 'Insurrection'

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‘X-Men: Days of Future Past’: Jennifer Lawrence’s Mystique and more

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Lauren Holly talks 'Motive' premiere Thursday on ABC

" She was seen in the movie "King of Texas" and in an adaptation of Shakespeare's "King Lear," playing opposite Academy Award® winner Marcia Gay Harden and renowned actor Patrick Stewart. She appeared in the miniseries "Jackie, Ethel, Joan: The Women of Camelot," alongside Jill Hennessy ...

Bryan Singer Tweets Latest X-Men Set Photos

Tomorrow, expect Patrick Stewart and James McAvoy in a wheelchair race...hopefully...

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Jude Law to star in Guardian/Young Vic film collaboration

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Jonathan Romney on Star Trek Into Darkness: Benedict Cumberbatch, a supervillain worlds apart

As for his voice, it's so sepulchrally resonant that it could have been synthesised from the combined timbres of Ian McKellen, Patrick Stewart and Alan Rickman holding an elocution contest down a well. And he flares a mean nostril, to boot. Star Trek Into Darkness is so rich in sensuous ...

Evan Peters Joins 'X-Men: Days Of Future Past'

Singer has used the social network to say that most of the original X-Men cast is back for this one including Anna Paquin, Ellen Page, Shawn Ashmore, Hugh Jackman, McKellen, Patrick Stewart and Halle Berry. Omar Sy, Peter Dinklage and Fan Bingbing are also aboard alongside James McAvoy ...

'American Horror Story' Star Joins 'X-Men: Days of Future Past'

The film also features First Class castmembers Michael Fassbender and Nicholas Hoult, with original X-Men trilogy actors Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Anna Paquin, Ellen Page and Shawn Ashmore on board to reprise their roles. Peter Dinklage is playing an unspecified villain. Days of ...

Jennifer Lawrence vuelve a encarnar a Mystique en X- Men

Compartirán personajes con dos viejos conocidos de la saga: Sir Ian McKellen y Patrick Stewart...

First Look at Jennifer Lawrence as Mystique in "X-Men: Days of Future Past"

Directed by Bryan Singer, the film stars "X-Men: First Class" cast members James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Nicholas Hoult and Jennifer Lawrence; "X-Men" alums Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen, Patrick Stewart, Halle Berry, Anna Paquin, Ellen Page, Shawn Ashmore and Daniel Cudmore; and ...

Shakespeare's Sonnets Come to Life in New App

Another iPad app released last year called The Sonnets by William Shakespeare includes performances by actress Kim Cattrall, of “Sex and the City” fame, Patrick Stewart of “Star Trek” and British actor Stephen Fry. Created by Britain's Touch Press, it also features commentary and ...

Funeral home has bicycle hearse for 1 last ride

Hes been able to meet the stars of several different shows, including William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy and Patrick Stewart. He maintained a relationship with Roddenberry until his... Full Article at Mansfield News Journal The W. Eugene Smith Grant is presented annually to a photographer ...

'American Psycho' creators turn to crowd-funding

Goold, who recently staged Patrick Stewart's Stalinist "Macbeth" and a thrilling "Romeo and Juliet" in New York, said he is looking forward to "bringing this extraordinarily iconic, yet funny and indeed deeply complex book to the stage at the Almeida. " The project has given Sheik, who ...

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