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Birth
Patrick Stewart is born in the town of Mirfield in northern England, on July 13th, 1940. Throughout his youth, he suffered abuse at the hands of his father. Image of Mirfield town center, as seen in 2005.
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Stewart leaves school at 15
At the age of 15, Patrick Stewart left school, and started working for a local newspaper and spent even more time participating at the local theater. -
First professional stage apperance
Patrick Stewarts first stage appearance was at the Theatre Royal in Bristol, working for the Bristol Old Vic Company. he played the role of a thief in a play called Cyrano de Bergerac. -
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Time spent with the Royal Shakespeare Company
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First Marriage
Patrick Stewart's first marriage, to a woman named Sheila Falconer. They have two children, and eventually divorce in 1990. -
First professional TV apperance
Patrick Stewart debuts on TV as a fireman on the british soap opera Coronation Street. -
A Midsummers Night Dream
Time spent as a part of the cast of Peter Brooks production of a Midsummer Night's Dream, as part of the Royal Shakespeare Company -
Debut in film
Patrick Stewart debuts in the british thriller film Hennessy, in july of 1975. -
First Olivier Award
Patrick Stewart won his first Olivier Award in 1979, winning "Best Supporting Actor" for his work in a performance of Antony and Cleopatra -
Patrick Stewart moves to Hollywood
in order to play Picard in Star Trek TNG, Stewart had to move to hollywood. But- Stewart was doubtful that the show would be successful. He expected to just make a decent amount of money before the show got cancelled and then he'd go back to england. -
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Star Trek: The Next Generation
Patrick Stewart is cast as Captain Picard- the refined, Shakespeare loving, gentlemanly captain of the USS Enterprise D in the second spinoff of the original Star Trek. -
Stewart performs a One Man Show of A Christmas Carol on broadway
After he started working on Next Gen- Stewart started to miss acting on the stage, and took to writing one man shows that he performed at venues in California, where Next Gen was filmed. He eventually ended up performing one of his one man shows, a version of A Christmas Carol, where he played every single role, on broadway. -
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Star Trek Films
After the end of Next Gen, Stewart played Picard in four more star trek movies. -
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Second Marriage
Patrick Stewart had a short marriage with Wendy Neuss, a producer on TNG. -
Patrick Stewart is appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire
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Patrick Stewart is appointed Chancellor of the University of Huddersfield
During his time as chancellor of the university, he attended graduation ceremonies and taught several classes. He stepped down in July of 2015, and was succeeded by Prince Andrew, Duke of York. -
Patrick Stewart is knighted.
In a ceremony early in 2010, Patrick Stewart is knighted by Queen Elizabeth II, in recognition of his services to drama. -
Stewart appears in a special 60th anniversary performance of The Mousetrap, the longest running play in the world.
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Third Marriage
Since 2013, Patrick Stewart has been married to singer and songwriter Sunny Ozell. -
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Patrick Stewart stars in Star Trek: Picard
in 2020, the latest spinoff to star trek, Star Trek: Picard, a show focused on Captain Picard 30 years after the end of TNG. Its not great, just an okay show. But my best friend worked on the third season of it so its the best star trek show.