00:01British actor Patrick Stewart passes away at the age of 86.
00:05He achieved global stardom as the erudite captain Jean-Luc Picard in TV's Star Trek The Next Generation
00:11and the telepathic professor Charles Xavier in the X-Men movies.
00:15He rose from poverty in England to become an accomplished Shakespearean stage actor.
00:20He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth in 2010 for his contributions to drama.
00:24A statement on his ex-account read,
00:26We announce with great sorrow the passing of Sir Patrick Stewart yesterday at his home in Los Angeles
00:31in the loving care of his beloved wife Sunny following a brief and poignant journey with Alzheimer's disease and Lewy
00:37body dementia.
