Patrick Stewart. In 1993, TV Guide named him the best dramatic television actor of the 1980s,[1] and television's sexiest man in the previous year.[2][3] Early life[edit] Patrick Stewart[4] was born on 13 July 1940[5] in Mirfield,[6] in the West Riding of Yorkshire, England. He is the son of Gladys (née Barrowclough), a weaver and textile worker, and Alfred Stewart, a Regimental Sergeant Major in the British Army.
He has two older brothers, Geoffrey (b. 1925) and Trevor (b. 1935).[7][8] I believed that no woman would ever be interested in me again. Patrick Stewart, Regarding his becoming bald as a teenager[12] Stewart attended Crowlees Church of England Junior and Infants School.[13] He attributes his acting career to an English teacher named Cecil Dormand who "put a copy of Shakespeare in my hand [and] said, 'Now get up on your feet and perform'".[14] In 1951, aged 11, he entered Mirfield Secondary Modern School,[15] where he continued to study drama.
Career[edit] Early work[edit] Stage[edit] Jonathan Frakes. Brent Spiner. He has also enjoyed a career in the theatre and as a musician. Early life[edit] Career[edit] Early work[edit] Star Trek[edit] Album[edit] After Star Trek[edit] During the tenth season of the situation comedy Frasier, in the episode "Lilith Needs a Favor", Spiner made two brief cameos as a fellow airline passenger with Frasier Crane's ex-wife, Lilith Sternin.
In March 2008, Spiner performed alongside Maude Maggart in a radio show/musical, Dreamland, which was released as a CD album.[11] In 2010, Spiner and fellow Star Trek: The Next Generation star LeVar Burton appeared on TWiT.tv's coverage of the Consumer Electronics Show.[12] In April 2011, Spiner began starring in Fresh Hell, a comic webseries in which he plays a version of himself, attempting to put his career back together after falling out of the limelight.[13] Spiner's web site is at therealbrentspiner.com. Personal life[edit] Videography[edit] Film[edit] Television[edit] References[edit] External links[edit] General Interviews. LeVar Burton. Levardis Robert Martyn Burton, Jr. (born February 16, 1957), professionally known as LeVar Burton, is an American actor, presenter, director, producer, and author.
Early life[edit] He attended Christian Brothers High School and graduated in the class of 1974. He started having doubts about his religion, after reading books such as those written by Lao-Tzu, Nietzsche and Kierkegaard.[6] At seventeen, he left the seminary to enroll at the University of California with a drama scholarship.[7] He is a graduate of University of Southern California's School of Theatre. Roots[edit] Early career[edit] Reading Rainbow[edit] Burton was host and executive producer of Reading Rainbow starting in 1983 for PBS.[10] The series ran for 23 seasons, making it one of the longest running children's programs on the network. Star Trek: The Next Generation[edit] Other appearances[edit] Burton at the Schlow Centre Region Library, January 29, 2007 In 2010, he made an appearance on Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! Michael Dorn. Michael Dorn (born December 9, 1952) is an American actor and voice artist who is best known for his role as the Klingon Worf from the Star Trek franchise.
Early life and career[edit] Dorn was born in Luling, Texas, the son of Allie Lee (née Nauls) and Fentress Dorn, Jr.[1] He grew up in Pasadena, California. He studied radio and television production at the Pasadena City College. From there he pursued a career in music as a performer with several different rock music bands, travelling to San Francisco and then back to Los Angeles. Dorn first appeared in Rocky (1976) as Apollo Creed's bodyguard, though he was not credited.[2] He first appeared as a guest on the television show W.E.B. in 1978.
Star Trek[edit] Dorn's most famous role to date is that of the Klingon Starfleet officer Lieutenant J.G. Dorn's appearance in the film Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country was as Colonel Worf, representing Captain James T. Other work[edit] Directorial credits[edit] Personal life[edit] Filmography[edit] Gates McFadden. Early life[edit] McFadden was born in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. She attended Brandeis University graduating cum laude with a bachelor of arts in theatre arts. After graduating from Brandeis, she moved to Paris and studied theatre with actor Jacques Lecoq. She is of Lithuanian descent on her mother's side.[2] Career[edit] Early works[edit] Star Trek: The Next Generation[edit] After The Next Generation[edit] She has taught at several universities (AADA, Brandeis, Harvard, Purdue, Temple, the Stella Academy in Hamburg, and the University of Pittsburgh).[5] As of August 2010, she was listed as an adjunct faculty member in the School of Theater at the University of Southern California.[6] She has been Artistic Director of Ensemble Studio Theatre of Los Angeles since January 2009.[7] During her tenure she spearheaded the building of the Atwater Village Theatre Collective (AVT), a new two-theater space in Los Angeles.[8][9] McFadden has lent her voice as narrator in several audio books.
Television[edit] Marina Sirtis. Marina Sirtis (born 29 March 1955) is an English-American actress. She is best known for her role as Counselor Deanna Troi on the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation and the four feature films that followed, as well as subsequent Star Trek: Voyager episodes she starred in. Early life[edit] Marina Sirtis was born in the East End of London, the daughter of working class Greek parents Despina, a tailor's assistant, and John Sirtis.[1][2] She was brought up in Harringay, North London and emigrated to the U.S. in 1986,[1][3] later becoming a naturalized U.S. citizen.[4] She auditioned for drama school against her parents' wishes, ultimately being accepted to the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.[5] Career[edit] Sirtis showing her tattoo in 2012 showing an English football team "Tottenham Hotspur" Star Trek: The Next Generation[edit] In 1987 Sirtis relocated to the US.
Deanna Troi was a half-human, half-Betazoid. Other work[edit] 2005 Star Trek Convention Personal life[edit] Alice Krige. James Cromwell. Alfre Woodard. Neal McDonough. Robert Picardo. Jack Shearer. Patti Yasutake. Cully Fredricksen. Majel Barrett. Majel Barrett-Roddenberry (first name pronounced /ˈmeɪdʒəl/; born Majel Leigh Hudec;[1] February 23, 1932 – December 18, 2008) was an American actress and producer. She is best known for her role as Nurse Christine Chapel in the original Star Trek series, Lwaxana Troi on Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and for being the voice of most onboard computer interfaces throughout the series. She was also the wife of Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry. As the wife of Roddenberry and given her ongoing relationship with Star Trek—participating in some way in every series during her lifetime—she was sometimes referred to as "the First Lady of Star Trek".
She and Gene Roddenberry were married in Japan on August 6, 1969, after the cancellation of the original Star Trek series. Biography[edit] Star Trek[edit] Barrett as the original "Number One" in Star Trek: The Original Series first pilot episode Other roles[edit] The voice in the railroads[edit] Final voiceover work[edit] Tamara Lee Krinsky. Dwight Schultz. Star Trek: First Contact (1996) - Full cast and crew.