Patrick Stewart, known as Picard and Professor X, dies at 86

What BBN said about it

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThis just in. Actor Patrick Stewart, known worldwide as Captain Jean-Luc Picard and Professor X, has died at eighty-six.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorHis official social media pages announced that he died following a battle with Alzheimer's disease, and NBC News is carrying the report.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorFor many people this is a loss across generations.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorParents who watched him on the Enterprise and kids who met him in the X-Men films are both feeling it this afternoon.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorHe gave a voice to calm authority in fiction. It was a rare and reassuring thing, and we will miss it.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorWe will bring you more on his life and career as it comes in.