--- title: ALS Ice Bucket Challenge: Patrick Stewart Video description: Patrick Stewart sits quietly writing a check, pulls a bucket of ice onto his desk, and makes himself a nice, stiff drink. canonical: https://time.com/3160870/patrick-stewart-als-ice-bucket-challenge-video/ author: Tessa Berenson article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-08-22T16:51:45.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:12:41.493Z og:title: Patrick Stewart Does the Ice Bucket Challenge in the Classiest Way Possible og:description: He sits quietly writing a check, pulls a bucket of ice onto his desk, and makes himself a nice, stiff drink. og:url: https://time.com/3160870/patrick-stewart-als-ice-bucket-challenge-video/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0c8ea9c5fef19c9f/6986a093d0b6f21036305cd3/screen-shot-2014-08-22-at-12-50-41-pm.png?branch=production&width=651&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 651 og:image:height: 366 og:image:alt: Screen Shot 2014-08-22 at 12.50.41 PM og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Patrick Stewart Does the Ice Bucket Challenge in the Classiest Way Possible twitter:description: He sits quietly writing a check, pulls a bucket of ice onto his desk, and makes himself a nice, stiff drink. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0c8ea9c5fef19c9f/6986a093d0b6f21036305cd3/screen-shot-2014-08-22-at-12-50-41-pm.png?branch=production&width=651&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Patrick Stewart Does the Ice Bucket Challenge in the Classiest Way Possible > Sponsored content. 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