Patrick Stewart bids a fond farewell to Jean-Luc at a Star Trek: Picard finale ... trends now
Patrick Stewart is bidding farewell to the beloved Star Trek character he played for 36 years - Jean-Luc Picard - at a finale screening for Star Trek: Picard.
The 82-year-old actor rocked a dapper look at the red carpet screening, held at The Grove in Los Angeles on Wednesday evening.
The screening was held just hours before the Season 3 finale - and series finale - of Star Trek: Picard is made available on the Paramount Plus streaming service.
The outing also comes nearly a month after Stewart admitted that he almost turned down the Jean-Luc Picard role for Star Trek: The Next Generation, which debuted in 1987.
Now, nearly four decades later, the iconic British actor says goodbye to the character as Star Trek: Picard comes to an end.
Farewell: Patrick Stewart is bidding farewell to the beloved Star Trek character he played for 36 years - Jean-Luc Picard - at a finale screening for Star Trek: Picard
Stewart stepped out with a black turtleneck under a slate blue coat for his red carpet appearance.
The actor also rocked black dress pants and completed his look with white sneakers for the event.
Stewart was classically trained at the British Old Vic Theatre School in the U.K. and became a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1966.
He was well-known for his theater work in the U.K., which almost lead to him turning down the role that made him a star - Jean-Luc Picard.
Stewart just happened to be in California, 'giving lectures and talking at universities,' and it seems Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry heard about it.
'I was visiting California giving lectures and talking at universities and I got call from my Hollywood agent who I'd never met,' Stewart said.
'He said, "I've got two questions... what were you doing
