Patrick Stewart tributes: Hugh Jackman, Jonathan Frakes and more remember the legendary star

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Set us as preferred Tributes for Patrick Stewart are flooding social media following the news of the British actor’s death at 86.Stewart, who played “X-Men” mutant headmaster Professor Charles Xavier across nine Marvel films, died Wednesday at his home in Los Angeles “in the loving care of his beloved wife Sunny, following a brief and poignant journey with Alzheimer’s Disease and Lewy Body Dementia,” his longtime spokesperson Kelly Bush Novak said in a statement.

The acclaimed actor, whose career spanned 60 years in film, television and stage, cemented his place in the hearts of audiences and his peers in the industry.Hugh Jackman, who played Wolverine in over 10 Marvel films, penned a tribute on Instagram.

“We lost one of the greats of stage and screen today,” Jackman wrote.“And, in my book, a tremendous friend and man.

I learned so much from him.I will miss you, Patrick Stewart, all of my days.”Stewart’s co-star in the “Star Trek” universe Jonathan Frakes wrote in an Instagram story, “Rest in peace my friend.” Frakes played Commander William T.

Riker opposite Stewart’s Captain Jean-Luc Picard in series “Star Trek: The Next Generation” and “Star Trek: Picard” and four “Star Trek” films.William Shatner, who played Captain James T.Kirk in “Star Trek: The Original Series” and its subsequent films and lost another former co-star in the “Star Trek” franchise, Walter Koenig, earlier this week, posted a photo of an embrace with Stewart alongside a tribute.“What a heartbreaking week it has been,” Shatner wrote.

“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 wh...