Patrick Stewart, Star Trek and X-Men star, don die at 86
- Sir Patrick Stewart die on Wednesday, 28 October, for him house for Los Angeles, at age 86.
- One statement talk say he get Alzheimer's disease and Lewy body dementia and him wife Sunny dey care for am.
- Dem know am well well as Captain Jean-Luc Picard for Star Trek and Professor Charles Xavier for X-Men.
Sir Patrick Stewart, the British actor wey Nigerians know well well as Captain Jean-Luc Picard for Star Trek and Professor Charles Xavier for X-Men, don die at 86.
One statement announce him death on Thursday, talk say he pass away the day before, Wednesday, 28 October, for him house for Los Angeles. Him wife, Sunny Ozell, dey care for am.
According to the statement, him last period follow "a brief and poignant journey with Alzheimer's Disease and Lewy Body Dementia."
Him longtime spokesperson, Kelly Bush Novak, first confirm the news, Leadership report. The statement talk say family and friends surround am, with live music, prayer, tears and laughter.
Dem born Stewart for Mirfield, Yorkshire, for northern England, on 13 July 1940. He grow up for hard condition, and one schoolteacher introduce am to Shakespeare at age 12.
He come build serious stage career with the Royal Shakespeare Company for 1960s, playing roles from Claudius to Macbeth.
From Shakespeare to the starship
At 47, dem cast Stewart as Picard for Star Trek: The Next Generation, wey run from 1987 to 1994. Legit.ng report say him close friend Ian McKellen urge am to stay for theatre, but he take the part.
He play Picard for 176 episodes, several films and the later streaming series Star Trek: Picard, wey start for 2020.
He also no too want take the role of Professor Charles Xavier, the wheelchair-using mutant leader, for the X-Men films. He agree, starting with the first film for 2000, and become the face of another global franchise.
Queen Elizabeth II knight am for Buckingham Palace for 2010.
The statement talk say him "sonorous voice and singular talent will forever be synonymous with indelible performances in every genre."
Him wife Sunny, wey he marry for 2013, and him two children survive am.
For many Nigerians wey grow up watching Picard for screen, the loss go land like the passing of a familiar face. Him work carry one simple message wey travel well beyond Hollywood: discipline, curiosity and dignity, even for strange new worlds.
