Ian McKellen, Hugh Jackman, William Shatner and more pay tribute to Patrick Stewart: “A man to admire and love”

Ian McKellen, Hugh Jackman, William Shatner, George Takei and Rebecca Romijn are among those paying tribute to Patrick Stewart, who has died at the age of 86. The beloved actor, known for his roles in the Star Trek and X-Men franchises, passed away on Wednesday (October 28) at his home in Los Angeles. His family disclosed in an Instagram post shared on Thursday (October 29) that he had undergone “a brief and poignant journey with Alzheimer’s disease and Lewy body dementia”. Born in Mirfield, Yorkshire, in 1940, Stewart carved out a remarkable multi-decade acting career that included extensive stage work with the Royal Shakespeare Company and an iconic role as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation and several subsequent films and series. He was knighted for services to drama in 2010. Fellow acting great McKellen, who starred opposite Stewart in the X-Men movies as well as in numerous stage productions, wrote on Instagram that “before everything else, Patrick was defined by being born and bred in Yorkshire, the proud county in the north of England which he loved to the end”. View this post on Instagram McKellen added: “My first strong memory [of Stewart] was a few...