- Had a heart surgery to widen an artery. (August 28, 2004)
- Condemns movies that feature violence against women.
- Is dating Lisa Dillon, 24, an up-and-coming actress nearly forty years his junior, following his split from his producer wife Wendy Neuss. (February 6, 2004)
- Stewart and his wife, Wendy Neuss Stewart, have separated after 10 years of marriage - They have filed for legal separation, but have yet to announce divorce proceedings. (October 20, 2003)
- Stewart was forced to dramatically quit the stage last Tuesday half way through his performance of Ibsen's The Master Builder -- The actor, a member of the revered Royal Shakespeare Company, lost his voice mid-way through the show and understudy Paul Stewart stepped into the breach for the character of Solness. (July 23, 2003)
- Stewart has ruled out any chance of returning to STAR TREK franchise that made him a star -- Patrick puts his decision down to the poor performance of the last movie, NEMESIS, at the box office. (June 23, 2003)
- He is the father of 'Sophie Stewart' and Daniel Stewart
- Awarded his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. (16 December 1996)
- US TV Guide - He was voted Most Bodacious male on TV 1993
- He was the recipient of the Order of the British Empire (January 2001)
- During the first season of STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION (1987), he was so convinced that he was going to be fired from the series that his bags remained unpacked for six weeks.
- He began to lose his hair at the age of 19.
- He found his beloved cat (which he named 'Bella') on the set of STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION (1987) .
- He is a supporter of Sunderland Association Football Club of the English Premiership.
- Patrick Stewart has finally failed in the toughest mission of his life - to boldly put his home town of Dewsbury back on the map.
- STAR TREK actor Patrick Stewart plans to make his final voyage as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in the next movie of the series - even though film bosses are desperate for him to stay on.
- He was aided in his portrayal of Picard's grief by the script for JEFFREY (1995), which he was reading on the set. It touched him so deeply he cried reading it (STAR TREK: GENERATIONS (1994)).
- Moby Dick is alluded to in STAR TREK: FIRST CONTACT (1996) and in STAR TREK: THE WRATH OF KHAN (1982). He contemporaneously starred as Captain Ahab in a new TV movie version of MOBY DICK (1998) (TV).
- Not long after the release of the movie, Marvel Comics published X-MEN/STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION one-shot which takes place right after FIRST CONTACT ends, where the crew of the Enterprise meet the X-Men. Patrick Stewart (Picard) goes on to play Professor Charles Xavier (the X-Men's Leader) in the X-MEN movie.
- Was nominated SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries in 2000 for A CHRISTMAS COOL.
- Has a human rights scholarship named after him from Amnesty International.
- Is best friends with his Star Trek cast mate, Brent Spiner, who was his best man at his wedding to star trek producer 'Wendy Nuess' .
- In episodes of STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION (1987), when Patrick Stewart sat down he had a habit of tugging on the uniform where it was not smooth but creased. Jonathan Frakes jokingly called this The Picard Maneuver.
- Is a life-long supporter of Huddersfield Town Football Club of the Football League.
- Is a fan of Beavis and Butthead.
- Is a fan of RED DWARF (1988)
- Was paid $14,000,000 for STAR TREK: NEMESIS (2002)
- Was paid $9,500,000 for STAR TREK: INSURRECTION (1998)
- Was paid $5,000,000 for STAR TREK: FIRST CONTACT (1996)
- Was paid $100,000 per episode for STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION (1987)
- Was paid (TV) $100,000 for STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - ENCOUNTER AT FARPOINT (1987)
- Eye color: hazel
- Is the voice behind the Porsche commercials.
- Attended the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School in 1957. He toured around the world with Old Vic during the 1960's.
- Nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV at Golden Globe Awards for MOBY DICK (1999)
- Nominated for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie at Emmy Awards for MOBY DICK (1998)
- Nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series at Screen Actors Guild Awards for STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION (1995)
Quotes- On manned mission to Mars: "I would like to see us get this place right first before we have the arrogance to put significantly flawed civilisations out on to other planets - even though they may be utterly uninhabited."
- On preparing for the role of Professor X in the film X-Men) "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'm an actor dedicated to transforming myself and to creating original pieces of work."
- "I am not the archetypal leading man. This is mainly due to one reason: as you may have noticed, I have no hair."
Awards- Honorary Associate Artist of the Royal Shakespeare Company
- Western Heritage Awards: Bronze Wrangler - Television Feature Film, KING OF TEXAS (2003)
- Blockbuster Entertainment Awards: Favorite Supporting Actor - Suspense, CONSPIRACY THEORY (1998)
- Family Film Awards: Best Actor - TV, THE CANTERVILLE GHOST (1996)
- Grammy Awards: Spoken Word Album for Children, Prokofiev: PETER AND THE WOLF (1996)
- Laurence Olivier Award: Best Entertainment, A CHRISTMAS CAROL (1994)
- New York Theater Critics Drama Desk Award: Best Solo Performance, A CHRISTMAS CAROL (1993)
- US TV Guide: Most Bodacious Male on TV (1993)
- London Fringe Theatre Award: Best Actor, WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOLF (1986)
- Olivier Award: Best Supporting Actor, ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA (1979)
- Society of West End Award: ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA (1979)
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