Aussie actor Hugh Jackman has paid tribute to his \u201ctremendous friend\u201d Patrick Stewart after his devastating death.<\/p>\n
The 86-year-old Star Trek actor passed away at his LA home on Wednesday following a battle with Alzheimer\u2019s disease and Lewy body dementia.<\/p>\n
In a heartbreaking post in the hours after his death was announced, Jackman shared two photos of the pair alongside a heartfelt caption.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe lost one of the greats of stage and screen today. And, in my book, a tremendous friend and man,\u201d Jackman said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI learned so much from him.<\/p>\n
\u201cI will miss you, Patrick Stewart, all of my days.\u201d<\/p>\n
In the first photo, Jackman and Stewart are pictured together on the side of a stage, with Stewart\u2019s hand seen on Jackman\u2019s shoulder.<\/p>\n
The second photo shows the friends laughing together as Jackman embraces Stewart in what appears to be a more recent photo.<\/p>\n
Jackman and Stewart acted together in multiple films \u2014 most famously as the Wolverine and Professor Charles Xavier duo in the X-Men film<\/p>\n
Celebrities and fans flooded Jackman\u2019s post with their own tributes, with Spanish-British actor Dafne Keen commenting: \u201cA giant amongst men. He will be so very missed \u2764\ufe0f\u2764\ufe0f\u201d<\/p>\n
Over his career, which spanned more than six decades, Sir Stewart worked on more than 150 films and television productions.<\/p>\n
He was best known for his roles as Jean-Luc Picard in the Star Trek franchise and Professor X in the X-Men film series.<\/p>\n