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Hollywood pays tribute to Patrick Stewart, dead at 86

Stewart died October twenty-eighth after a brief battle with Alzheimer's and Lewy body dementia; William Shatner, Hugh Jackman and others are among those remembering him.

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  1. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorPatrick Stewart, the Star Trek and X-Men actor, has died at 86, and tributes are coming in from across Hollywood tonight.

  2. Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentE! News reports he died on October twenty-eighth after a brief battle with Alzheimer's disease and Lewy body dementia.

  3. Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentHugh Jackman wrote, "I learned so much from him. I will miss you, Patrick Stewart."

  4. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorWilliam Shatner, who led the original Star Trek, wrote that Captain Picard "stood for the best of us, and so did the man who played him."

  5. Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentStewart played Picard on The Next Generation from nineteen eighty-seven to nineteen ninety-four.

  6. Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentAP says he spent more of his career onstage than on the Enterprise or at the X-Mansion.

  7. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorHis final on-screen role is his ninth as Charles Xavier, in Avengers: Doomsday.

  8. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorHe grew up in Mirfield in Yorkshire, in a house with no bathroom, according to AP. He ended up a knight.

  9. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorFor fans who want to watch tonight, there's a list of seventeen of his movies and shows, from Picard to Professor Xavier.

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  1. Patrick Stewart, known as Picard and Professor X, dies at 86 · NBC News
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