Sir Patrick Stewart turned 80 Monday, so what better way to celebrate than with one of his famous Shakespeare sonnet readings?
Stewart, who started the readings back in March, said in a recently released video: “I had not realized that we were at a rather significant point in these sonnets. We just passed the halfway mark.
“There are still 74 to go. But not only are we at the halfway mark, we are at the point of Sonnet 80. And that has special meaning for me, because tomorrow, I am 80.”
“Thank you for tuning in, and I hope you will do the same tomorrow, and I will try and make the sonnet as cheerful and birthday-like as possible,” the actor added, before reading the poem.
Sonnet 80 arrives on the eve of my 80th birthday. #ASonnetADay pic.twitter.com/iqkUcAXSEM
— Patrick Stewart (@SirPatStew) July 13, 2020
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Good friend Sir Ian McKellen surprised Stewart with a video of himself reading Sonnet 81.
Sunny and my team took over for my birthday, and arranged this gift for todayโs reading: Sonnet 81 by @IanMcKellen. Thank you, dear Ian. #ASonnetADay pic.twitter.com/VKWTEoLkXb
— Patrick Stewart (@SirPatStew) July 13, 2020
Fans and celebs alike left Stewart birthday messages Monday.
Happy Birthday, Patrick! You are and always will be, in my estimation, as cool as cucumber soup. pic.twitter.com/VycptVpLyw
— LeVar Burton (@levarburton) July 13, 2020
Sir Dude, you are ageless. Be merry.
— Michael McKean (@MJMcKean) July 13, 2020
Happy Birthday @sirpatstew 80 great years. ๐๐พ๐ฌ๐๐ฝ pic.twitter.com/zusu2mxkWD
— Jonathan Frakes (@jonathansfrakes) July 13, 2020
@SirPatStew Happy Birthday you legend ๐ฅณ๐๐ท pic.twitter.com/UZ4Rp9vwqr
— Sam (@ellsbells0485) July 13, 2020
It's #HarrisonFord's AND @SirPatStew's birthdays today – Happy Birthday to two of the best! pic.twitter.com/dRV5wmCEu8
— Joseph Nevin (@JosephGNevin) July 13, 2020
Happy birthday to @SirPatStew! Captain Jean-Luc Picard pic.twitter.com/NP4yuGD9hE
— Adam Blase Shepard (@adam_blase) July 13, 2020
Happy Happy 80th Birthday to the legend that is @SirPatStew
๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ https://t.co/iiw2UnhJwu— nina hartstone ๐ฏโญ๏ธ๐๐ช๐บ๐๐ป๐ท (@NHartstone) July 13, 2020
Happy Birthday and Best Wishes to Patrick Stewart wishing you a wonderful day cheers ๐ฅ๐พCaptain have a great day ๐ฅณ๐๐. #HappyBirthdayPatrickStewart @SirPatStew pic.twitter.com/TGmfmNU6wS
— Glojo๐ฉโโ๏ธ (@GlojoCuscuhing) July 13, 2020
