Sir Patrick Stewart passed away Wednesday, Oct. 28, at his home in Los Angeles. He was 86.
A statement on his Instagram said he died “in the loving care of his beloved wife Sunny” after “a brief and poignant journey with Alzheimer’s Disease and Lewy Body Dementia,” per Kotaku. Here’s more on his cause of death.
He spent 16 years doing Shakespeare before most Americans knew who he was. Then came Captain Picard, and later Professor X, and the money followed.
What Was Patrick Stewart’s Net Worth?
Stewart was worth an estimated $75 million when he passed away, according to Celebrity Net Worth.
Most of it came from two franchises.
His ‘Star Trek’ Salary
Stewart played Capt. Jean-Luc Picard on “Star Trek: The Next Generation” from 1987 to 1994. He started on a base salary of $45,000 an episode and ended up at $100,000 an episode, Celebrity Net Worth reports.
The movies paid a lot more. He reportedly made $5 million for “Star Trek: First Contact” in 1996, $9.5 million for “Star Trek: Insurrection” in 1998 and $14 million for “Star Trek: Nemesis” in 2002. That last check included producing credits.
He went back to the character in Paramount+’s “Star Trek: Picard,” which ran from 2020 to 2023. What he made on that show was never reported.
Professor X
In 2000, he took a second franchise role, Professor Charles Xavier in “X-Men.” He played him in the “X-Men” movies through 2017’s “Logan.” His pay for those films was never made public either.
He wasn’t done with the part. He’s set to play Xavier again in Marvel’s “Avengers: Doomsday,” which opens in theaters Dec. 18.
Before Hollywood
Stewart was born July 13, 1940, in Mirfield, England. He joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1966 and stayed until 1982, per Wikipedia.
He won two Olivier Awards, one for “Antony and Cleopatra” in 1979 and one for “Hamlet” in 2008. He also won a Grammy for narrating “Peter and the Wolf.” He was knighted in 2010, and his memoir, “Making It So,” came out in 2023.
His Homes
He also bought and sold homes in the U.S. and England. According to Celebrity Net Worth:
- He and his ex-wife sold a Los Angeles estate for $6.5 million in 2004.
- He paid $2.5 million for a duplex in Brooklyn’s Park Slope in 2012.
- He sold a house in Yorkshire for around £535,000 in 2016.
- He paid $4.3 million for a home in L.A.’s Hancock Park in 2019.
His Family
Stewart married singer-songwriter Sunny Ozell in 2013. Here’s more about her. He had two kids, Daniel and Sophia, with his first wife, Sheila Falconer.
His family hasn’t said anything about his estate.
