Patrick Stewart

Father of Sophie Stewart and Daniel Stewart.

(September 1997) Announced his engagement to former "Star Trek: Voyager" producer Wendy Neuss , aged 39.

London Fringe Theatre Best Actor Award 1986, for the role of George in "Whos Afraid of Virginia Woolf" at the Young Vic.

New York Theater Critics Drama Desk Award for Best Solo Performance 1993, for "A Christmas Carol" at the Broadhurst.

Is an Honorary Associate Artist of the Royal Shakespeare Company.

US TV Guide -- voted "Most Bodacious" male on television in 1993.

During the first season of "Star Trek: The Next Generation" , he was so convinced that he was going to be fired from the series that he did not unpack his bags for six weeks.

Has a human rights scholarship named after him from Amnesty International.

Best friends with his "Star Trek: The Next Generation" castmate Brent Spiner , who was Stewarts best man at the wedding to "Star Trek: Voyager" producer Wendy Neuss.

In episodes of "Star Trek: The Next Generation" , when he got up, he had a habit of tugging on the uniform where it was creased. Jonathan Frakes jokingly called this the Picard Maneuver, and the name stuck.

Is a lifelong supporter of Huddersfield Town Football Club of the Football League.

Is a huge fan of "Doctor Who" and "Red Dwarf" .

(November 2003) He accepted the position of Chancellor of the University of Huddersfield and became a British resident again in 2004.

Is a huge fan of the comic book series "Transmetropolitan", written by Warren Ellis. It follows the adventures of journalist Spider Jerusalem in a future of paranoia and corruption, and deals with politics, journalism and, most of all, the truth. He has even written an introduction to "Lonely City", one of the graphic novels in the series, explaining how he enjoys the main characters brutality and hostility towards this world as a desire that we all sometimes feel.

He was awarded the Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 1994 (1993 season) for Best Entertainment Award for his adaptation and staged performance of Charles Dickens "A Christmas Carol" at the Old Vic.

Is the new Chancellor of the University of Huddersfield, England and made his first official visit to the University on March 10, 2004.

Referred to Commander Riker on "Star Trek: The Next Generation" as Number One. When he guest-starred on an episode of "The Simpsons" , he played a character named Number One.

Along with Colm Meaney and Armin Shimerman , he is one of only three actors to appear in the pilots of two different "Star Trek" series ( "Star Trek: The Next Generation" and "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" ). Michael Dorn as Worf was in both "Star Trek: TNG" and "Star Trek: DS9", and John de Lancie was in "Star Trek: TNG", "Star Trek: DS9" and "Star Trek: Voyager" .

Had the first line on both "Star Trek: The Next Generation" and "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" , and the last line on the former.

He was considered for many guest roles in "Doctor Who" : Professor Watson in "The Hand of Fear", Aukon in "State of Decay", Commander Scott in "Earthschock", the Catellan in "Arc of Infinity", Valgard in "Terminus", Vorshak in "Warriors of the Deep", Wolsey in "The Awakening", Col. Archer in "Resurrection of the Daleks", The Chief Officer in "Vengeance on Varos", Lord Ravensworth in "The Mark of the Rani", Orcini in "Revelation of the Daleks", and Travers in "The Trial of a Time Lord: Terror of the Vervoids". He was also considered for both the Doctor and the Master in Doctor Who and was offered the role of the Narrator in "The End of Time".

He accepted a part in Wild Geese II because he urgently needed money for an expensive home repair job and that was the first role he was offered upon receiving the bill from the repairman. He allegedly appeared in Lifeforce for the same reason.

Has appeared in two completely different, unrelated productions with Clive Revill about Robin Hood: "Star Trek: The Next Generation" {Qpid (#4.20)} and Robin Hood: Men in Tights .

He was originally the narrator of The Nightmare Before Christmas . However, director Tim Burton decided to cut most of the narration and also changed the voice. Stewarts original recording can be heard in Danny Elfman s soundtrack because Elfman liked Stewarts reading better.

He played Richard the Lionheart in Robin Hood: Men in Tights and his father King Henry II in The Lion in Winter .

Has appeared with Kelsey Grammer in five different productions: "Star Trek: The Next Generation" , "Frasier" , X-Men: The Last Stand , Legends of Oz: Dorothys Return and X-Men: Days of Future Past .

Is a longtime supporter and member of the British Labour Party.

Has been close friends with Brian Blessed since childhood.

Is a huge fan of F1. He attended the 2003 British Grand Prix, and has taken part in several celebrity car races.

Has appeared in John le Carr s "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" and "Smileys People" , as Karla, controller of the Russian Secret Service. In both, he appeared in just one scene, both opposite Sir Alec Guinness and had no dialog in either.

Was considered for the role of Willy Wonka in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory , which went to Johnny Depp.

He was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2000 Queens Millennium Honours list for his services to acting and the cinema.

Because his French character on "Star Trek: The Next Generation" has a British accent, he has joked to fans that Jean-Luc Picard was raised by an English nanny.

Besides his character named by Gene Roddenberry after Jacques-Yves Cousteau s close friend, Picard can also be seen as a reference to Captain Pike of the original series. "Picard" means pike handler in French.

Has played two kings of England (Richard Lionheart in Robin Hood: Men in Tights and Henry II in The Lion in Winter ), and Vice President Dick Cheney on "American Dad!" .

Is a huge and very much devoted fan of Monty Python, and he is also good friends with all the Python members and was close personal friends with the late Graham Chapman. He is so much of a fan and friend of the Pythons, that they have publicly announced if there ever was a reunion tour, Stewart would be Chapmans replacement.

Has provided narration for Rick Wakeman s album "Return to the Centre of the Earth".

Has two older brothers: Geoffrey Stewart (born January 28, 1925) and Trevor Stewart (born August 10, 1935).

Actress Teryl Rothery , who co-starred with Stewart in Masterminds has a longtime crush on the actor, which she often speaks of during convention appearances.

He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Live Theater at 7021 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on December 16, 1996.

Close friends with "Star Trek: The Next Generation" co-star Gates McFadden , who played Dr. Beverly Crusher. Stewart was the one who convinced her to return in the series third season.

He was awarded Knight Bachelor of the Order of the British Empire in the 2010 Queens New Years Honours List for his services to drama.

(June 2, 2010) Was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace for his services to drama.

Has played the same character (Captain Jean-Luc Picard) in four different series: "Star Trek: The Next Generation" , "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" , "Family Guy" and "Robot Chicken" .

Very good friends with Whoopi Goldberg and William Shatner.

When starting on "Star Trek: The Next Generation" , he was such an unknown with the American networks, that his trailer simply read "British Shakespeare Actor".

Stewart related, on "The Graham Norton Show" {Liam Neeson/Sir Patrick Stewart/Alan Davies/Ed Sheeran (#10.14)} , a memorable encounter he once had in San Francisco where he was severely mistaken when a tipsy couple boarded a hotel elevator with him. No sooner had the doors closed when the man blurted out, "Oh my God, I cant believe it, its Dr. Spock from Star Wars." To which his wife responded, "Honey no, no, you got it wrong. This is Sir Ben Kingsley.".

Is a self-confessed huge fan of Reba McEntire.

Scheduling conflicts with "Star Trek: The Next Generation" forced him to turn down multiple offers to lend his voice to various Disney films including: The Little Mermaid , Beauty and the Beast , Aladdin and Pocahontas .

(March 2013) Engaged to Sunny Ozell , a New York-based jazz singer he has been dating since 2009.

In 2013, when Sir Patrick Stewart married singer/songwriter Sunny Ozell , it was Sir Ian McKellen who they asked to officiate the ceremony. Friends Stewart and McKellen have co-starred in many projects over the years, perhaps most notably as nemeses Charles Xavier and Magneto in the X-Men movies.

(August 2004) Recovering at home in Los Angeles, California after "pre-emptive" angioplasty.

The cast of "Star Trek: The Next Generation" playfully nicknamed him "Old Baldy".

Has won three prestigious Laurence Olivier Awards for his work on Londons West End stage: "A Christmas Carol", "Antony and Cleopatra" and "Hamlet". He also won the Evening Standard Best Actor Drama award for "Macbeth".

When (presumably) nominated to complete the Ice Bucket Challenge (which involves filming yourself having a bucket of ice tipped over you or pay a forfeit to charity), Stewart released a wordless video in which he wrote out a cheque, then took two ice cubes from a bucket, put them in a glass of whisky, and toasted the camera.

In Star Trek: Nemesis , he worked with Tom Hardy , who played a clone of Jean-Luc Picard. Hardy later appeared in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy . Stewart had appeared in the original miniseries "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" as Karla. In X-Men: Days of Future Past , Stewart works with James McAvoy , who plays a younger version of Professor Xavier. One of McAvoys earliest projects was "Children of Dune" . Stewart had appeared in the original Dune .

Lives in the Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York.

He was considered for the roles of Colonel Colin Caine, Dr. Bukovsky, Lamson and Kelly in the science fiction horror film Lifeforce , but was eventually cast as Asylum director Dr. Armstrong.

Has two roles in common with James McAvoy : (1) McAvoy played Macbeth in "ShakespeaRe-Told" {Macbeth } while Stewart played him in "Great Performances" {Macbeth (#39.3)} and Stewart played Professor Charles Xavier in X-Men , X2 , X-Men: The Last Stand , X-Men Origins: Wolverine , The Wolverine and X-Men: Days of Future Past while McAvoy played him in X: First Class , X-Men: Days of Future Past and X-Men: Apocalypse . They also each share the role of Macbeth with their respective Magnetos, Ian McKellen and Michael Fassbender.

Although he played Derek Jacobi s uncle and stepfather in Hamlet, Prince of Denmark , he is almost two years his junior in real life.

He was considered for the role of Piers Hawthorne in "Community" that went to Chevy Chase.

He played Claudius in both Hamlet, Prince of Denmark and Hamlet .

Once said the stillsuit that he wore in Dune was the most uncomfortable costume he had ever worn.

He has always lamented the fact that he was never tapped for a role in the Harry Potter movies.

Was considered for the role of Dr. Victor Fries/Mr. Freeze in Batman & Robin , which went to Arnold Schwarzenegger.

He was considered for the roles of Goliath, Macbeth and King Arthur in "Gargoyles" . However, Stewarts agent commanded a high salary. Greg Weisman and his crew thought of asking Jonathan Frakes and Marina Sirtis to pressure Stewarts agent into lowering it down. Ultimately, they decided not to because they realised it would have been unfair to both Frakes and Stirtis.

According to Brent Spiner , Stewart largely affected the way Americans pronounce the word "data". On "Star Trek: The Next Generation" , the name of Spiners character, Data, was intended to be pronounced "dat-uh", as was commonly used in American English as the time, but Patrick Stewarts used the British pronunciation "day-tah" during the first table read and that was subsequently used for the series. Spiner credits Stewarts pronunciation, coupled with the popularity of the show, for making "day-tah" the more commonly used pronunciation in American English vernacular.

Offered the role of Jafar in Aladdin , but had to turn it down due to scheduling conflicts with Star Trek: The Next Generation.

Stewart learned only later in his life that he was not circumcised.

Revealed that he had believed he was circumcised his entire life before his wife told him otherwise. Stewart then had his lack of circumcision confirmed by his doctor. Stewart believed in retrospect that his parents told him he was circumcised so he would not be embarrassed as a child.

[on preparing for the role of Professor Charles Xavier in,X-Men (2000) ] I read a lot of comic books.

I was brought up in a very poor and very violent household. I spent much,of my childhood being afraid.

I would like to see us get this place right first before we have the,arrogance to put significantly flawed civilizations out onto other,planets, even though they may be utterly uninhabited.

The three things that I am most proud of doing in my life is firstly,"Extras" (2005) ; secondly, my appearance on,"The Simpsons" (1989) and thirdly, appearing on,"Sesame Street" (1969) .

(September/October 2006, Star Trek Magazine issue #1),Reinforcing human rights is the way to reinforce security.

I have this theory that these roles, the really great roles - there are,elements of them in all of us. And that is part of the greatness of,this dramatist, that he taps into something which is entirely human.

I had a certain fear of exposing myself too much in my work for a long,time. A lot of what performing to me had been was elaborate, and at,times quite clever, concealment. Someone once said of acting that it is,"telling beautiful lies", and well, it became just no longer,satisfactory to work that way.