George Segal

The amiable, wavy-haired leading man is equally at home in drama and comedy, although he is more often seen in the latter. Originally a stage actor and musician, Segal appeared in several nondescript films in the early 1960s before raising eyebrows in 1965 as a distraught newlywed in Ship of Fools and as a P.O.W. His radiant energy and marvelous performance was repeated the following year in 1992 and then 1993, 1994, 1996 and then again, to benefit September 11th charities in 2001. George Segal (born February 13, 1934) is a well-known American film and stage actor who was born in Great Neck, Long Island, New York. In 1991, he performed his one-man-play adaptation of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol in which he performed the roles of all of the 40-plus characters himself. Stewart has said that at this point in time, another Star Trek film with the Next Generation cast is unlikely. It also gave me the chance to work with the finest group of people I've ever known." The accolades included being called the "Sexiest Man on Television" one year in the 1990s, which considered an unusual distinction considering his age and his baldness.

It introduced me to a world I never expected to be a part of — celebrity, fame, financial success. From 1994 he also portrayed Picard in the movie spin-offs Star Trek: Generations (1994), Star Trek: First Contact (1996), Star Trek: Insurrection (1998), and Star Trek: Nemesis (2002). His life was substantially changed by Star Trek, and he has been quoted as saying "It was almost entirely a blessing. In 1987 Stewart went to Los Angeles to star as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987-1994). Much of this footage was restored on the television broadcast of the film on Fox Television.

Much of his part was cut from the original release of the film due to editing made to make the immensely long film shorter. He played the character Gurney Halleck in David Lynch's 1984 film version of Dune. Diehard fans will recognize him in a minor role as a king in John Boorman's Excalibur (1981). He appeared as Sejanus in I, Claudius; Karla in Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy and Smiley's People; Claudius in a 1980 BBC adaptation of Hamlet and took the romantic male lead in the BBC adaptation of Mrs Gaskell's North and South (wearing a hairpiece).

Over the years, Stewart took roles in many major television series without ever becoming a household name. He joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1966 and then the Royal National Theatre in the early 1980s. He lost most of his hair by the age of 19 (alopecia runs in his family), but he successfully sold himself to theatre producers, after performing an audition with and without a wig, as "two actors for the price of one!". At 16 he was a furniture salesman, and at 17, he registered in the Bristol Old Vic.

Supposedly, this caught up with him the night of a large fire of which, when questioned by his boss, he knew nothing about. His brother tells the story that Stewart would attend rehearsals during work time and then invent the stories he reported. He quit the job. He acquired a job as a news paper reporter, but after a year, his employer gave him an ultimatum to choose acting or journalism.

At 15, he dropped out of school and increased his participation in local theatre. You should do it for a living.". He has said that "the greatest thing that ever happened to me" was after he read Shylock aloud in front of his class and his teacher told him, "Stewart, you're good at this. At the age of 12, he entered the local Secondary Modern School where he continued to study drama.

His first appearance on stage was at a local outdoor history pageant as Tom Of Towngate when he was 9 years old. He was born in Mirfield, Yorkshire, England. His bald head and classically trained vocal mannerisms are his trademarks. Patrick Stewart (born July 13, 1940) is a famous British film and television actor.