To Sheila Falconer married in 1966 and divorced in 1990. In 2007, Stewart was named as the next Cameron Mackintosh Visiting Professor of Contemporary Theatre based at St Catherine's College, Oxford. He stepped down from his chancellorship in 2015. In 2008, he became a professor of performing arts there, teaching master classes for drama students. TeachingĪfter moving from the United States to England in 2004, Stewart was appointed chancellor of the University of Huddersfield. In a 2018 poll for Yorkshire Day, Stewart was voted third greatest Yorkshireman ever, after Michael Palin and Sean Bean. Stewart was one of the Olympic torch carriers for the 2012 London Summer Olympics. Since 2016, a building at the University of Huddersfield is named the Sir Patrick Stewart Building in honor of his work at the university. His knighthood was conferred by Queen Elizabeth II at an investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace on 2 June, 2010. Patrick Stewart was appointed a Knight Bachelor in the 2010 New Year Honours for services to drama. Patrick Stewart was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2001 New Year Honours for services to acting and the cinema. Patrick Stewart received a Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame on 16 December, 1996. Short facts about Patrick Stewartīorn: 13 July 1940 in Mirfield, West Riding of Yorkshire, EnglandĪlma mater: Bristol Old Vic Theatre School Stewart for his potrayal of Professor Xavier and Jackman for his role as (Logan) Wolverine. Stewart and Hugh Jackman share the Guiness World Record for the longest career as a live-action Marvel superhero. Internationally, Stewart is chiefly famous for his work in the United States from the 1980s and onward, especially for playing Captain Jean-Luc Picard in the Star Trek TV-series and movie franchise, and for portraying Professor Charles Xavier in the X-men series of superhero films. Throughout the years, Stewart has appeared in more than 60 productions with the Company. In 1979 Stewart received the Laurence Oliver Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his role in a West End production of “Antony and Cleopatra”. He has been with the Royal Shakespeare Company in England since fairly early in his career, making his first RSC appearance in the 1966 RSC staging of The Investigation, a play based on the Stanislaw Lem novel. Sir Patrick Stewart (OBE) is an English actor, voice actor, director and producer with a careed that encompasses both movies, TV-series and the stage.

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