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Patrick Stewart, Star Trek's Picard, dies at 86
Actor Sir Patrick Stewart, known for playing Captain Jean-Luc Picard in "Star Trek: The Next Generation" and Professor Charles Xavier in the "X-Men" films, died Wednesday, October 28, at his Los Angeles home. He was 86. His family said he had Alzheimer's disease and Lewy body dementia. He began as a Shakespearean stage actor with the Royal Shakespeare Company and was knighted in 2010. He returned as Picard in "Star Trek: Picard" beginning in 2020.
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