\u201cHis sonorous voice and singular talent will forever be synonymous with indelible performances in every genre,\u201d the tribute said.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe explored the human condition in all its poetic complexity and brought hope not only to the far reaches of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but into science fiction\u2019s most iconic final frontier above the Starship Enterprise.\u201d<\/p>\n
It said Stewart would be remembered for the \u201cdignity, compassion and humanity\u201d he brought to his work and personal commitments.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe was a knight, chancellor, motor sport enthusiast, and lifelong Huddersfield football fan.\u201d<\/p>\n
Huddersfield Town Football Club, known as the Terriers, also paid tribute to Stewart, who was \u201cfiercely proud of his Yorkshire roots\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cA titan of his craft and a legend and hero to millions worldwide, his legacy will live on. Sir Patrick was a Terrier in every sense, and we\u2019re proud to have counted him as one of our own.\u201d<\/p>\n
Star Trek actor George Takei also paid tribute to the passing of \u201ca true and irreplaceable legend\u201d, saying the actor had inspired a new generation of stargazers.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur hearts are heavy indeed. Rest easy in the heavens, Captain.\u201d<\/p>\n
Other notable Star Trek actor William Shatner said it had been a \u201cheartbreaking week,\u201d referring also to the death of series actor Walter Keonig earlier this week.<\/p>\n
\u201cCaptain 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.\u201d<\/p>\n
In a 2022 interview with The Project, Stewart told host Jesse Mulligan that he performed in New Zealand \u201cdecades ago\u201d on tour with the Old Vic Theatre Company. <\/p>\n
He was acclaimed for his Shakespearean stagecraft, notably in performances as Macbeth, and as Marc Antony in Antony and Cleopatra.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe played Auckland, Wellington, and Palmerston North,\u201d he recalled.<\/p>\n
The statement said that, in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions should be made to the Johns Hopkins Alzheimer\u2019s Disease Research Center and Alzheimer\u2019s Foundation of America Caregiver Resources.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cHis sonorous voice and singular talent will forever be synonymous with indelible performances in every genre,\u201d the tribute…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":645244,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[92484,74,18919,5837,64570,2396,799,6179,7126,156,3218,3223,111,139,69,8465,8485,2737,6934,115741],"class_list":["post-645243","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-92484","tag-after","tag-aged","tag-battle","tag-brief","tag-culture","tag-dementia","tag-died","tag-dies","tag-entertainment","tag-icon","tag-legend","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-patrick","tag-sir","tag-star","tag-stewart","tag-trek"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/645243","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=645243"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/645243\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/645244"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=645243"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=645243"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=645243"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}