Patrick Stewart Dies: Marvel, Kevin Feige Praise ‘X-Men’ Icon For Bringing ‘Charles Xavier to Life With Grace, Intelligence and Humanity’

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Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige is paying tribute to the late Patrick Stewart, who starred as Professor Charles Xavier since 2000’s “X-Men.”

“I’ll never forget the first time I saw Sir Patrick Stewart on the set of the first X-Men,” said Feige, producer and president of Marvel Studios, in a statement shared after news broke that Stewart died on Wednesday at age 86. “After years of knowing him as the inimitable Captain Picard, I was in awe — and he turned out to be everything I had seen on screen and more: brilliant, charming, warm, generous, with a quiet strength and gravitas.”

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