Star Trek and X-Men Icon Patrick Stewart Dies at 86

Patrick Stewart, the actor best known for his roles as Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation and Professor Charles Xavier in the X-Men film franchise, has died, according to a statement from his family. Stewart was 86. Stewart died on Wednesday at his home in Los Angeles "following a brief and poignant journey with Alzheimer's Disease and Lewy Body Dementia," a statement reads. "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…