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Read by: The Author, Patrick Stewart
Running Time: 18 hours 45 mins
Categories: Biography, Memoir
Released: October 2023
Media: mp3 CD; Unabridged
ISBN: 9781797163406
The Author
Sir Patrick Stewart OBE (born 13 July 1940) is an English actor whose career has spanned seven decades in theatre, film, television and video games.
He
has received accolades throughout his career including two Laurence
Olivier Awards and a Grammy Award, as well as nominations for a Tony
Award, three Golden Globe Awards, four Emmy Awards, and three Screen
Actors Guild Awards. He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in
1996 and was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for services to drama in
2010.
In
1966, Stewart became a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company. He made
his Broadway theatre debut in 1971 in a production of A Midsummer Night's Dream. In 1979, he received the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his performance in Antony and Cleopatra in the West End. His first television role was in Coronation Street in 1967. His first major screen roles were in Fall of Eagles (1974), I, Claudius (1976) and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979).
In 2008 he reprised his role as King Claudius in Hamlet
and received his second Olivier Award and his first Tony Award
nomination for respectively the West End and Broadway theatre
productions.
Stewart gained international stardom for his leading role as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–94), its subsequent films and Star Trek: Picard (2020–23).
He starred as Captain Ahab in the USA miniseries Moby Dick (1998), Ebenezer Scrooge in TNT television film A Christmas Carol (1999) and King Henry II in the Showtime made-for-television film The Lion in Winter (2003). He also became known for his comedic appearances on sitcoms Frasier and Extras
for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest
Actor in a Comedy Series nomination. He also starred as the lead of Blunt Talk (2015–2016). He currently voices Avery Bullock on American Dad!
Stewart's first film role was in Trevor Nunn's Hedda (1975) followed by roles in John Boorman's Excalibur (1981) and David Lynch's Dune (1984).
He gained further stardom when he portrayed Professor Charles Xavier in the X-Men series (2000–2014), Logan (2017) and an alternate version of the eponymous character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022).
He has acted in films such as L.A. Story (1991), Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993), Jeffrey (1995) and The Kid Who Would Be King (2019). He has also voiced roles in The Pagemaster (1994), The Prince of Egypt (1998), Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2001), Chicken Little (2005), Gnomeo & Juliet (2011) and Ted (2012).
The long-awaited memoir from iconic, beloved actor and living legend Sir Patrick Stewart!
From
his acclaimed stage triumphs to his legendary onscreen work in the Star
Trek and X-Men franchises, Sir Patrick Stewart has captivated audiences
around the world and across multiple generations with his indelible
command of stage and screen.
Now, he presents his long-awaited memoir, Making It So,
a revealing portrait of an artist whose astonishing life—from his
humble beginnings in Yorkshire, England, to the heights of Hollywood and
worldwide acclaim—proves a story as exuberant, definitive, and enduring
as the author himself.
Reviews
"I read this book in a state of wonder, not just for the author’s gifts as a nuanced storyteller and sharp observer, but for those other remarkable gifts, of intelligence, sensitivity, wit, intuition, self-awareness, and élan that were bestowed on him when he came into the world—all of which he has freely shared with us so long and so beautifully; and finished reading in a state of deep gratitude for the gifts, and the gift, of Patrick Stewart." - Michael Chabon
"Patrick’s early life is a Dickensian tale of domestic violence and misfortune, transformed by chance and some good folk into the actor internationally admired and loved. He writes as well as he acts, with insight, truth, and passion. Another Stewart Triumph!" - Sir Ian McKellen
"There is so much to say about Sir Patrick. He is an amazing actor, great to look at, really funny, and up for anything. He is a kind man…compassionate and sensitive….but, as you will find when you read the book, his greatest asset as a human being is the fact that he is so completely and unapologetically himself." - Whoopi Goldberg
"What a glorious memoir Sir Patrick Stewart has written. His prose is elegant and beautiful, diamond-like in its clarity and precision, and his recollections of his life are full of tenderness, insight, candor, and pathos. If he hadn't been so busy all these years being a great actor, delighting us all, he could have been a great writer, and now with this book, he is one." - Jonathan Ames
On MediaAudiobook on CD-ROM, complete with art on CD. Supplied in windowed CD sleeve, no case provided.
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