‘Star Trek’ and ‘X-Men’ Stars Pay Tribute to Patrick Stewart

Tributes continue to pour in for the late Patrick Stewart, the beloved star of the Star Trek and X-Men film and television series, who passed away earlier this week after the age of 86 after a brief battle with Alzheimer’s disease and Lewy body dementia.William Shatner, Star Trek’s original captain (and Stewart’s co-star in the film Star Trek Generations) wrote on Instagram: “What a heartbreaking week it has been. Sir Patrick Stewart was a friend, a colleague, and a magnificent actor. From the stage to the bridge of the Enterprise, he brought intelligence, grace, and a deep sense of humanity to everything he did. Captain Picard stood for the best of us, and so did the man who played him. I was filled with affection and admiration for him and his work.”Shatner’s Star Trek colleague George Takei shared “As Captain Jean-Luc Picard, Patrick Stewart took the starship Enterprise to places it had never gone before, and he inspired a whole next generation of star-gazers who looked longingly ahead to a brighter future for all humanity. Our hearts are heavy, indeed. Rest in the heavens, Captain.”Ian McKellen, who shared the screen with Stewart in the X-Men film as the Magneto to his Professo...