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Patrick Stewart is born in the town of Mirfield in northern England, on July 13th, 1940. Throughout his youth, he suffered abuse at the hands of his father. Image of Mirfield town center, as seen in 2005.
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At the age of 15, Patrick Stewart left school, and started working for a local newspaper and spent even more time participating at the local theater.
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Patrick Stewarts first stage appearance was at the Theatre Royal in Bristol, working for the Bristol Old Vic Company. he played the role of a thief in a play called Cyrano de Bergerac.
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Patrick Stewart's first marriage, to a woman named Sheila Falconer. They have two children, and eventually divorce in 1990.
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Patrick Stewart debuts on TV as a fireman on the british soap opera Coronation Street.
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Time spent as a part of the cast of Peter Brooks production of a Midsummer Night's Dream, as part of the Royal Shakespeare Company
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Patrick Stewart debuts in the british thriller film Hennessy, in july of 1975. -
Patrick Stewart won his first Olivier Award in 1979, winning "Best Supporting Actor" for his work in a performance of Antony and Cleopatra -
in order to play Picard in Star Trek TNG, Stewart had to move to hollywood. But- Stewart was doubtful that the show would be successful. He expected to just make a decent amount of money before the show got cancelled and then he'd go back to england.
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Patrick Stewart is cast as Captain Picard- the refined, Shakespeare loving, gentlemanly captain of the USS Enterprise D in the second spinoff of the original Star Trek.
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After he started working on Next Gen- Stewart started to miss acting on the stage, and took to writing one man shows that he performed at venues in California, where Next Gen was filmed. He eventually ended up performing one of his one man shows, a version of A Christmas Carol, where he played every single role, on broadway.
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After the end of Next Gen, Stewart played Picard in four more star trek movies.
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Patrick Stewart had a short marriage with Wendy Neuss, a producer on TNG.
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During his time as chancellor of the university, he attended graduation ceremonies and taught several classes. He stepped down in July of 2015, and was succeeded by Prince Andrew, Duke of York.
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In a ceremony early in 2010, Patrick Stewart is knighted by Queen Elizabeth II, in recognition of his services to drama. -
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Since 2013, Patrick Stewart has been married to singer and songwriter Sunny Ozell.
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in 2020, the latest spinoff to star trek, Star Trek: Picard, a show focused on Captain Picard 30 years after the end of TNG. Its not great, just an okay show. But my best friend worked on the third season of it so its the best star trek show.