Patrick Stewart in Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2001)
PATRICK STEWART (King Goobot) is an internationally respected actor known for successfully bridging the gap between the theatri cal world of the Shakespearean stage and contem porary film and television. He continues to demonstrate his versatility with a wide range of projects.
During the 2001 holiday season, Stewart will bring his universally acclaimed solo production of Charles Dickens's "A Christmas Carol" back to Broadway for eight benefit performances. Using just a few props but a wealth of virtuosity and dramatic nuance, Stewart portrays every character in Dickens's beloved classic. All three previous New York engage ments for Stewart's one-man production were completely sold out and unanimously praised by critics, and they earned Stewart a Drama Desk Award for Best Solo Performance.
Most recently. Stewart appeared on the Minneapolis stage in the Guthrie Theater's criti cally acclaimed production of Edward Albee's "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" On television, he is co-producing and starring in a TNT movie entitled "King of Texas," which is an updated version of "King Lear" set in Texas during the Mexican revolt in the mid-1800s.
Later this year, Stewart will begin production on the tenth installment of Paramount Pictures' "Star Trek" features, in which he will reprise his role as Captain Jean-Luc Picard. He will also begin work on the sequel to "X-Men," reprising his role as Professor Xavier, for which he earned a nomination for Favorite Actor in the Blockbuster Entertainment Awards.
In the summer of 2000, Stewart appeared on Broadway in Arthur Miller's "The Ride Down Mt. Morgan," which received a Tony nomination for Best Play. Meanwhile, his criti cally acclaimed debut in the same play at the Public Theatre earned him a Drama Desk Award nomination in 1998. In that same year, them pro lific actor received critical notice for his portrayal in the title role of "Othello" at the Shakespeare Theatre in Washington, DC.
On television, Stewart originated the role of Jean-Luc Picard in the hit series "Star Trek: The Next Generation," which aired from 1988 to 1994. In addition to his starring role, Stewart also directed several episodes, one of which, "A Fistful of Datas," received an Emmy. His performance as the memorable captain also garnered Stewart a nomination for Best Actor from the American TV Awards and the Screen Actors Guild. Later, Stewart also earned both Emmy and Golden Globe nominations for Best Actor in a Dramatic Series or Miniseries for his role as Captain Ahab in quot;Moby Dick," opposite Gregory Peck and Henry Thomas. Stewart also earned a SAG Awards nomination for his portrayal of Ebenezer Scrooge in Charles Dickens's "A Christmas Carol."
Stewart's additional film credits include "Hedda," "Dune," "Lady Jane," "Excalibur," "L.A. Story," "Death Train," "Robin Hood: Men In Tights," "Gunmen," "Masterminds," "The Pagemaster," "Conspiracy Theory," "Safe House," "Dad Savage" and the film adaptation of Paul Rudnick's play, "Jeffrey." He has also taken another turn at animation by lending his voice to the character, Seti, in "The Prince of Egypt."
In 1996, in honor of his work on the stage, Stewart received the prestigious "Will Award" from The Shakespeare Theatre in Washington, D.C. The Honor is given annually to an individ ual who makes "a significant contribution to classical theatre in America." That same year, Stewart also won a Grammy Award for his narrative work on the Best Spoken Word Album for Children, "Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf:"
Finally, Stewart made the 2001 New Year's Honors list when Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth of England conferred on Stewart the order of Officer of the British Empire (O.B.E.)
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