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 Armin Shimerman at FedCon IV in Bonn, Germany, 1996 |
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Armin Shimerman (born November 5, 1949) is an American actor who was born and raised in Lakewood, New Jersey. Bonn is the 19th largest city in Germany. Located about 20 kilometres south of Cologne on the river Rhine in the Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany) Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lakewood Township is a township in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany) Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Lakewood Township is a township in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. He is married to actress Kitty Swink. Kitty Swink is an American actress She is married to Armin Shimerman.
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Life
When he was 15 his family moved to Los Angeles, where his mother enrolled him in a drama group in an effort to expand his social circle. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West He later graduated from the University of California at Los Angeles, then was selected to apprentice at the Old Globe Theater in San Diego. The University of California Los Angeles (generally known as UCLA) is a public research university located in Westwood Los Angeles, California, United The Old Globe Theatre, located in San Diego, California, produces about 15 plays and Musicals annually including Shakespeare, in summer and He pursued a dramatic career in theater, eventually moving to New York. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous He later returned to Los Angeles where he landed roles in two CBS series, launching a career in television acting. CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic
He is perhaps best known for his role as the Ferengi bar owner Quark in the long running television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, though his involvement with the Star Trek franchise began when he played a different Ferengi in Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "The Last Outpost", the episode which introduced the Ferengi. The Ferengi (pronounced) are a Fictional extraterrestrial race from the Star Trek universe Quark, son of Keldar and Ishka, is a Fictional character in the television series Star Trek Deep Space Nine, played by Armin Shimerman Star Trek The Next Generation ( STTNG or TNG) is an Emmy and Peabody Award-winning science fiction television program created by Gene Roddenberry " The Last Outpost " is a first-season episode of Star Trek The Next Generation. He also appeared as the face of Deanna Troi's wedding box with a message in Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Haven". Star Trek The Next Generation ( STTNG or TNG) is an Emmy and Peabody Award-winning science fiction television program created by Gene Roddenberry " Haven " is a first-season episode of Star Trek The Next Generation, first broadcast November 30, 1987. As Quark, he would become one of Trek's most widely-known characters, and he appeared several times on the cover of TV Guide (either with other actors or alone as part of a collector's series).
Along with Jonathan Frakes, Marina Sirtis, John de Lancie, Michael Ansara and Richard Poe, he is one of only six actors to play the same character on three different Star Trek series. Jonathan Scott Frakes (born August 19, 1952) is an American Actor and director best known for his portrayal of Commander Marina Sirtis (born March 29, 1955) is an English -born American actress of Greek descent who is most noted for playing the half- John de Lancie (born March 20, 1948) is an American Actor. He is known for his recurring role as Q on the various Star Michael Ansara (born April 15, 1922) is a stage screen and voice actor Richard Poe (born January 25, 1946 in Portola California, United States) is an American actor He played Quark in Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Star Trek: Voyager. Quark, son of Keldar and Ishka, is a Fictional character in the television series Star Trek Deep Space Nine, played by Armin Shimerman Star Trek The Next Generation ( STTNG or TNG) is an Emmy and Peabody Award-winning science fiction television program created by Gene Roddenberry
In addition to Star Trek, Armin Shimerman is known from his roles as Pascal on Beauty and the Beast and as Principal Snyder in Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Principal Snyder is a Fictional character in the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, played by Armin Shimerman. Fictional narratives (and works of art exist beyond their completion e He also has starred in Stargate SG-1 as one of the Nox, a wizard in Charmed and appeared as Stan the caddy in an episode of Seinfeld. In the Fictional universe of the Stargate franchise the people of Earth have encountered numerous extraterrestrial races on their travels through the In Golf, a caddy (or caddie) is the person who carries a player's bag and gives insightful advice and moral support Seinfeld is an American Situation comedy, or sitcom that originally aired on NBC from July 5 1989 to May 14 1998 lasting nine seasons
He has voiced several video game villains, including Toad in X-Men Legends, Dr. Nefarious in Ratchet and Clank: Up Your Arsenal, Andrew Ryan in Bioshock and Razputin's father in Psychonauts. Toad (Mortimer Toynbee is a Marvel Comics Supervillain, an enemy of the X-Men. Ratchet & Clank Up Your Arsenal ( Ratchet & Clank 3 in Europe and Ratchet & Clank 3 Up Your Arsenal in Australia is a Platform BioShock is a video game by 2K Boston/2K Australia —previously known as Irrational Games This article is about the video game character For the Russian mystic see " Grigori Rasputin. Psychonauts is a platform Video game created by Tim Schafer (known for several LucasArts adventure games such as Grim
Shimerman did the voice of General Skarr from Evil Con Carne and The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy. Evil Con Carne was an American animated series, created by Maxwell Atoms, which first appeared on Cartoon Network during the show Grim The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy is an award-winning American Animated television series that originally aired on Cartoon Network.
He has appeared as a judge in the third season of Boston Legal. Boston Legal is an American Legal drama - Comedy created by David E He joined fellow Trek actors William Shatner, Rene Auberjonois, and Ethan Phillips in the same season of Boston Legal. William Alan Shatner (born March 22, 1931) is a Canadian double Emmy - Golden Globe - and Saturn Award -winning René Murat Auberjonois (born June 1 1940) is a American actor known for portraying Father Ethan Phillips (born February 8, 1955) is an American Actor, Playwright and Author. Shatner played Captain Kirk on Star Trek, Auberjonois played Odo on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and Phillips played Neelix on Star Trek: Voyager. Odo, played by René Auberjonois, is a main character on the science fiction television series Star Trek Deep Space Nine. Neelix is a character in the television series Star Trek Voyager. His character even shared a scene with Auberjonois, with the strife between the two characters reminiscent of the conflict between Shimerman's Quark and Auberjonois's Odo.
He appeared in a season three episode of Numb3rs as an art expert. NUMB3RS (pronounced Numbers) is an American Television show produced by brothers Ridley and Tony Scott. He also appeared in the episode "Posse Comitatus" of the The West Wing as Richard III. " Posse Comitatus " is episode 66 of The West Wing. The name of the episode refers to the Posse Comitatus Act of 1878
He has written a series of books in which he provides a science fictional basis for the life of Dr. John Dee. John Dee (13 July 1527 – 1608 or 1609 was a noted English mathematician, astronomer, astrologer, geographer, occultist
Shimerman has also lent his voice talent to Bioware for their games Jade Empire and Mass Effect. Jade Empire is an Action role-playing game developed by Canadian developer BioWare and first published in 2005 by Microsoft Game Mass Effect is an Action role-playing game developed by BioWare for Xbox 360 and Microsoft Windows.
Filmography
- Stardust Memories (1980)
- The Hitcher (1986)
- Dangerous Curves (1988)
- Arena (1989)
- What the Bleep Do We Know?! (2004)
- Dead & Deader (2007)
- Single Santa Seeks Mrs. Stardust Memories is a 1980 film written and directed by Woody Allen. The year 1980 in film involved some significant events Events April 30 - The Roger Daltrey film McVicar, opens The Hitcher is a 1986 horror / thriller Film, directed by Robert Harmon and written by Eric Red. Events April 12 - Actor Morgan Mason marries The Go-Go's Belinda Carlisle Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger marries This article is about the 1988 comedy film Dangerous Curves For Information Regarding the Lita Ford album see Dangerous Curves. Events Michael Jackson 's first film was Moonwalker Top grossing films (U Events Actress Kim Basinger and her brother Mick purchase Braselton Georgia for $20 million What the Bleep Do We Know!? (also written What tнe #$*! Dө ωΣ (kπow!? and What the #$*! Do We Know!?) is a 2004 film which The year 2004 in film involved some significant events Major releases of sequels took place 2007 saw major releases such as The Simpsons Movie, National Treasure Book of Secrets, Claus (2004)
Bibliography
Merchant Prince Series
- The Merchant Prince (2000) (with Michael Scott)
- Outrageous Fortune (2002) (with Chelsea Quinn Yarbro)
- Capital Offense (2003)
Others
- The 34th Rule (1998), a novel centering on his character Quark (with David R. The year 2004 in film involved some significant events Major releases of sequels took place Michael Scott is an Irish Author, born in Dublin in 1959. Scott is a prolific writer of novels and short stories for adults and children in a variety Chelsea Quinn Yarbro (born September 15, 1942) is a professional writer George III)
- BioShock (2007), voiced the character Andrew Ryan
External links
- Armin Shimerman at the Internet Movie Database
- Armin Shimerman article at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek wiki
- Armin Shimerman at TV.com
- Armin Shimerman at the Internet Broadway Database
- Bio @ Starfleetlibrary.com
- QUARK'S RENAISSANCE: Armin Shimerman Pens Novel About Philosopher John Dee
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| NAME | Shimerman, Armin |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 5, 1949 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lakewood Township, New Jersey, U.S. |
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