| Michael Dorn | |
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 Dorn speaks at the Galileo 7. 9 Convention (2005 in Neuss, Germany) |
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| Born | December 9, 1952 Luling, Texas United States |
| Occupation | Actor, Voice Actor |
Michael Dorn (born December 9, 1952) is an American actor known for his role as the Klingon Worf in multiple Star Trek shows and movies. Events 536 - Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Luling is a city in Caldwell and Guadalupe County, Texas, along the San Marcos River. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works Voice acting is the art of providing voices for animated characters (including those in feature films television series animated shorts and Video games) and Events 536 - Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works Klingons ( Klingon: tlhIngan; Pronunciation /ˈt͡ɬɪŋɑn/ are a warrior race in the fictional Star Trek universe Worf, played by Michael Dorn, is a Main character in both Star Trek The Next Generation and Star Trek Deep Space Nine
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Biography
Early life & career
Dorn was born in Luling, Texas, the son of Allie Lee (née Nauls) and Fentress Dorn, Jr. Luling is a city in Caldwell and Guadalupe County, Texas, along the San Marcos River. [1] He grew up in Pasadena, California. Pasadena ( is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. He studied radio and television production at the Pasadena City College. Pasadena City College (commonly known by the abbreviation PCC) is a Community college located on Colorado Boulevard in Pasadena, California 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. The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West
He first appeared as a guest on the television show "W. E. B. " in 1978. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) The producer was impressed with his work, so he introduced Michael to an agent who then hooked him up with acting teacher Charles Conrad to study acting for six months. He then landed a regular role on the television series CHiPs. CHiPs is an American Television Drama series produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios (licensee by Turner Entertainment) The first movie he had a role in was Rocky (1976) as Apollo Creed's bodyguard. Rocky is a 1976 Film written by and starring Sylvester Stallone and directed by John G Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Star Trek
Dorn's most famous role to date is that of the Klingon Starfleet officer Worf in Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Klingons ( Klingon: tlhIngan; Pronunciation /ˈt͡ɬɪŋɑn/ are a warrior race in the fictional Star Trek universe This article describes the Starfleet organization in the Star Trek universe for other uses see Starfleet (disambiguation In the Fictional universe Worf, played by Michael Dorn, is a Main character in both Star Trek The Next Generation and Star Trek Deep Space Nine Star Trek The Next Generation ( STTNG or TNG) is an Emmy and Peabody Award-winning science fiction television program created by Gene Roddenberry
He said he got the role by showing up at the interview with several people. He did not smile or speak or sit, but stood in a corner in rigid attention posture, like the stereotypical Klingon warrior. When called, he marched into the room, scowled, and shook the interviewer's hand sharply. After reading, he gruffly thanked the director, and walked out. He attributes this reading in character as a Klingon warrior to getting the part. [2]
Dorn has appeared on-screen in more Star Trek episodes and movies as the same character than anyone else. He appeared in 175 episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation, missing three: "Code of Honor", "Haven" and "Shades of Gray". He appeared in 101 episodes of Deep Space Nine, missing four during his time on the show: "Rocks and Shoals", "The Magnificent Ferengi", "Chrysalis" and "Prodigal Daughter". He has also appeared in five Star Trek movies bringing his total to 281 appearances. Colm Meaney is the only other person who has made over 200 appearances on Star Trek with 216 episodes; although Majel Barrett has 233 "appearances" but many of these were voice only. Colm J Meaney ( Irish: Colm Ó Maonaigh; first name ˈkɒləm born 30 May, 1953) is an Irish actor widely known for playing Majel Barrett-Roddenberry (born Majel Leigh Hudec on February 23, 1932 in Columbus Ohio) is an American actress, and
He also appeared in the film Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country as Colonel Worf. Star Trek VI The Undiscovered Country is the sixth feature film based on the Star Trek Science fiction Television series. As Colonel Worf, he represented Captain James T. Kirk and Dr. Leonard McCoy at their trial on Qo'nos and also unmasked the real assassin Colonel West. Although never confirmed on screen, the character of Colonel Worf was intended to be the grandfather of Star Trek: The Next Generation's Worf. His voice has also deepened from his years of playing Worf. [3]
His two favorite episodes of The Next Generation are "The Offspring" and "The Drumhead". " The Offspring " is a third-season Star Trek The Next Generation episode in which the android Data creates a "child" of his " The Drumhead " is the 95th episode of the Science fiction Television series Star Trek The Next Generation and the 21st episode [4]
Star Trek directorial credits
Other appearances
Dorn has also appeared in the Christmas movie The Santa Clause 2 and 3 playing The Sandman and in Ali as a pilot. " In the Cards " is the penultimate episode of the fifth season of Star Trek Deep Space Nine. "Inquisition" is a season six episode of Star Trek Deep Space Nine. " When It Rains " is an episode from the seventh season of Star Trek Deep Space Nine, the fifth of the ten final chapters Two Days and Two Nights is the 24th episode (production #125 of the Television series Star Trek Enterprise. The Santa Clause 2 (US title The Santa Clause 2 The Mrs Clause is a 2002 film and the sequel to the 1994 film The Santa Clause The Santa Clause 3 The Escape Clause is a 2006 American film the sequel to The Santa Clause and The Santa Clause 2. The Sandman is a Fictional character, a popular figure in Western Folklore who brings good Sleep and Dreams by sprinkling magical sand onto Ali is a 2001 American Biographical film directed by Michael Mann. He is the voice of I. M. Weasel in the animated series I Am Weasel, R. I Am Weasel is an American Animated television series, created by David Feiss and broadcast on the Cartoon Network. I Am Weasel is an American Animated television series, created by David Feiss and broadcast on the Cartoon Network. E. G. I. S. Mark V and Number 14 in Megas XLR, Coldstone in Gargoyles, Darkseid's son Kalibak and John Henry Irons (aka Steel) in Superman: The Animated Series, and the Fright Knight in Danny Phantom, among others. Megas XLR (short for e' X' tra L arge R obot is an American Anime-influenced Animated television series that aired on Coldstone is a character in the animated series Gargoyles. He is voiced by Michael Dorn, one of many Star Trek actors to lend Gargoyles is an American Animated television series created by Greg Weisman. Darkseid is a Fictional character that appears in Comic books published by DC Comics. Kalibak is a Fictional character, a Deity and Supervillain published by DC Comics. Dr John Henry Irons is the third hero known as Steel, a fictional Superhero in the DC Universe. Superman The Animated Series is the unofficial title of a Warner Bros This is a list of Fictional villains and ghosts featured in the Nickelodeon animated series Danny Phantom. Danny Phantom was an American animated television show created by Butch Hartman for Nickelodeon, produced by Billionfold Studios During the early 1990s, he guest starred in several episodes of "Dinosaurs". Dorn has also appeared in various computer games, including Emperor: Battle for Dune, a computer game loosely based on Frank Herbert's Dune novels, as the Duke of House Atreides, Dr. A personal computer Game (also known as a computer game or simply PC game) is a Video game played on a Personal computer, rather Emperor Battle for Dune is a ''Dune'' computer game, released by Westwood Studios in 2001 Franklin Patrick Herbert Jr ( October 8 1920 &ndash February 11 1986) was a critically acclaimed and commercially successful American Dune is a Science fiction novel written by Frank Herbert and published in 1965. House Atreides is a fictional noble family from the ''Dune'' universe created by Frank Herbert. John in Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers, Special Agent Frank Horrigan and Marcus the Mutant Sheriff in Fallout 2, and the critically acclaimed Mission Critical as Commander Dana, captain of the spaceship. Fallout 2 is a Computer role-playing game published by Interplay in 1998 Mission Critical is an Adventure game released in 1995 by Legend Entertainment. He has also been the spokesman for Neutrogena T-Gel Shampoo, and has appeared in a car commercial. Neutrogena is an American Brand of products that includes Facial products, Hair care products vibrators color cosmetics and products for the Dorn has also appeared on Family Guy as Worf with fellow Star Trek: The Next Generation stars Jonathan Frakes and Patrick Stewart in the episode "Peter's Got Woods". Family Guy is an animated American television sitcom created by Seth MacFarlane that airs on Fox and regularly on other Jonathan Scott Frakes (born August 19, 1952) is an American Actor and director best known for his portrayal of Commander Patrick Hewes Stewart, OBE (born 13 July 1940 is an English Film, Television and stage Actor. "Peter's Got Woods" is the eleventh episode from the fourth season of the FOX animated series Family Guy. Dorn has also supplied the voice of the Martian Centurion Robots in cartoon Duck Dodgers. Duck Dodgers is an American Animated television series, based on the classic cartoon short Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century He provided the voice of Kraven the Hunter in Spider-Man: The New Animated Series. Kraven the Hunter is a Fictional character that appears in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. For the original animated series see Spider-Man The Animated Series Spider-Man The New Animated Series (also known as MTV Spider-Man IMDB has also reported him as voicing several NPCs voices in World of Warcraft, and in "Here Thar Be Dwarves", the 30th episode of The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy, as King Beardbottom. A non-player character, often shortened to NPC, is a character that is controlled by the Gamemaster in Role-playing games or one that is not World of Warcraft (commonly acronymed as WoW) is a Massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG This is a list of episodes of the Animated television series The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy. The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy is an award-winning American Animated television series that originally aired on Cartoon Network. He is the voice of the narrator in the 1996 DOS game, Vikings, Strategy of Ultimate Conquest!. He also reappeared in the DC animated universe as Kalibak, in episodes of Justice League and Justice League Unlimited. Justice League is an American Animated television series about a team of Superheroes which ran from 2001 to 2004 on Cartoon Network Justice League Unlimited (or JLU) is the name of an American animated television series that was produced by and aired on He recently appeared in the Ben 10 episode "The Return" and Be Afraid Of The Dark as Doctor Vicktor and BenVicktor. Ben 10 is an American Animated television series created by "Man of Action" (a group consisting of Duncan Rouleau, Joe Casey, The following is a list of episodes for the American Animated television series Ben 10.
He was also the voice of Rufus 3000 in the Kim Possible movie A Sitch in Time. This is a list of characters appearing in the animated series Kim Possible. Kim Possible is an Emmy Award -winning American Animated television series about a teenage crime fighter who has the task of dealing with The following is a list of episodes for the Disney Channel series Kim Possible. He also appeared on "Without a Trace" on November 15, 2007.
Hobbies
Dorn enjoys flying, something he was not permitted to do while in The Next Generation but was apparently able to do after joining the cast of Deep Space Nine. He has flown with the Blue Angels as well as the Thunderbirds. The United States Navy 's Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, popularly known as the Blue Angels, was formed in 1946 and was the world's first officially sanctioned The Thunderbirds are the Air Demonstration Squadron of the US Dorn owns several aircraft, including an old Air Force T-33 Shooting Star trainer jet, an F-86 Sabre, and a North American Sabreliner. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The T-33 is often referred to as "his starship. " Michael Dorn also serves on several organizations, one of which is the Air Force Heritage Foundation[5] where he is on the advisory board. Dorn has also done interviews for the "Private Jets" episode of Modern Marvels on The History Channel. Modern Marvels is a documentary Television series on History that answers the question of how many things in the Modern world are History, formerly known as The History Channel, is a Satellite and Cable TV channel, with shows on historical events and persons&mdashoften He is also a fan of Comedy Central's South Park and admitted in an interview that he wished they'd asked him to guest voice himself in his appearance in the episode "Fun with Veal". South Park is an animated American television comedy series created and written by Trey Parker and Matt Stone for Comedy Central "Fun with Veal" is episode 605 of the Comedy Central series South Park.
References
External links
- Michael Dorn at the Internet Movie Database
- Michael Dorn at TV.com
- Michael Dorn at the Voice Chasers Database
- Michael Dorn article at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek wiki
- His filmography
- Serves on the Air Force Aviation Heritage Foundation as an advisory board member
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