Tributes pour in after Patrick Stewart dies at 86

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Sir Patrick Stewart, the Yorkshire-born actor known for playing Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek and Professor Charles Xavier in the X-Men films, has died at 86 at his Los Angeles home after a brief illness, according to his representative. Reports identified Alzheimer’s disease and Lewy body dementia. His career spanned Shakespeare and other stage work, television and film, earning major awards and acclaim for roles in classical and popular works. Longtime friend and X-Men co-star Ian McKellen, fellow actors, fans, Stewart’s hometown community and Huddersfield Town paid tribute; his son Daniel shared a family photograph in remembrance.

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