August 27th, 2004 -- Written by John Campea
One of the best voices in entertainment, Patrick Stewart, went in for surgury. The Assoiated Press reported the following:
Angioplasty involves the use of catheters to place a small balloon in a narrowed blood channel. When the balloon is inflated, the artery flows more freely.The 64-year-old Stewart who played Professor Xavier in “X-Men” and its sequel, and Captain Jean-Luc Picard on “Star Trek: The Next Generation” went in for an annual physical on Monday, according to his publicist, Kelly Bush. Doctors detected a blood-flow problem and recommended “pre-emptive angioplasty” to head off any future ailments.
I’ve liked Stewart ever since I saw him in the bad version of Dune. All the best Patrick, get well soon.
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Woa, I didn’t know he had a carreer prior to star trek. I just knew he had played in a few shakespearean erm.. plays.
Cool, he even starred in LifeForce. I hope he gets well soon
Funny, i find the david lynch “DUNE” version the better one of the whole lot.
The series is crap.
And yes Patrick Steward rules, hope all go’s well for him.
I was first introduced to Stewart in Excalibur in 1981 (one of my childhood fascinations was medieval films) where he played Leondegrance.
It was a minor role, and I didnt make the connection for years. But there he is. In one of my classic favourites.
I had seen Patrick Stewart in some televised Shakespeare many years back and thought he was something special. When he was named in the role of Picard I just thought - of course! Who better? - amazing presence and that voice!
Apart from his film career, he has done some amazing stage work - notably a one-man show about Charles Dickens.
I hope he is fully fit again and we’ll see more of his extraordinary work soon.