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Sir Patrick Stewart OBE (born July 13, 1940) is a British actor, director and producer. His work includes stage, television and film, and his career spans 60 years. He has been nominated for Olivier, Golden Globe, Emmy Award, Screen Actors Guild and Saturn Award.

Stewart has long been a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company and started his career. He won the 1979 Lawrence Olivier Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performances in Anthony and Cleopatra in the West End. Stewart’s first major screen role was in the BBC radio and television shows in the mid to late 1970s, including Hedda and the I, Claudius miniseries. In 1993, the TV Guide nominated Stewart as the best drama TV actor of the 1980s. On December 16, 1996, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 2010, Stewart was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in recognition of his contribution to drama.

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