(FILES) "Professor X" in the X-Men series' Patrick Stewart poses for photos with a gift of a painting during a press conference for the film "Logan" in Taipei on February 28, 2017. Patrick Stewart, the British Shakespearean actor who became a Hollywood megastar through "Star Trek" and the "X-Men" franchises has died, an official statement said on October 29. "We announce with great sorrow the passing of Sir Patrick Stewart yesterday 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," the statement said. (Photo by Sam YEH / AFP via Getty Images)