Overview
- Stewart died Wednesday at his home in Los Angeles at age 86 and was surrounded by his wife, Sunny Ozell, and close family.
- The family said he had privately faced Alzheimer’s disease and dementia with Lewy bodies and described his final months as a brief, moving period.
- They asked that in lieu of flowers donations be made to the Johns Hopkins Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center Fund or the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America Caregiver Resources.
- Marvel Studios and many colleagues, including Hugh Jackman and Ian McKellen, issued public tributes praising his work as Professor Charles Xavier and his generosity off camera.
- Stewart leaves a six‑decade career from the Royal Shakespeare Company to defining roles as Captain Jean‑Luc Picard and Professor X, and his final screen appearance is set to be released posthumously in the December 2026 film Avengers: Doomsday.