| Name : | Patrick Stewart |
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| Profession : | actor, producer, director |
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| Date of Birth : | July 13, 1940 |
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| Place of Birth : | Mirfield, Yorkshire, England, U.K. |
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| Height : | 5' 10" |
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| Claim to fame : | as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987). |
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A compact performer with an urbane, patriarchal presence, Patrick Stewart spent many years in repertory theater before becoming a star player with the Royal Shakespeare Company. Ironically, the actor, who is so well versed in the works of the Bard, found his greatest fame bringing a Shakespearean grace to the role of Jean-Luc Picard, the serene, cerebral yet majestic captain of the Enterprise on the hit "sequel" series, "Star Trek: The Next Generation" (syndicated, 1987-94). Critics and fans alike were at once enthused and skeptical about the prospect of Gene Roddenberry revamping his cult series, but Stewart helped ease doubts by making comparisons with William Shatner's much-loved Captain Kirk largely irrelevant....
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