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Encyclopedia > Michael Dorn
Michael Dorn

Michael Dorn speaks at the Galileo 7.9 Convention (2005 in Neuss, Germany)
Born December 9, 1952 (age 54)
Luling, Texas
Flag of United States United States
Notable roles Worf in
Star Trek: The Next Generation and
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

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. Image File history File linksMetadata Michael_Dorn_head_3. ... December 9 is the 343rd day (344th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Luling is a city in Caldwell County, Texas, along the San Marcos River. ... Official language(s) English (de facto) See also languages of Texas Capital Austin Largest city Houston Area  Ranked 2nd  - Total 261,797 sq mi (261,797 km²)  - Width 773 miles (1,244 km)  - Length 790 miles (1,270 km)  - % water 2. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... Worf (Klingon: worIv) is a Klingon Starfleet officer in the Star Trek fictional universe. ... The title as it appeared in most episodes opening credits. ... Space station Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (ST:DS9 or STDS9 or DS9 for short) is a science fiction television series produced by Paramount and set in the Star Trek universe. ... December 9 is the 343rd day (344th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke while waiting between takes during location filming An actor or actress is a person who acts, or plays a role, in a dramatic production. ... This article is about the fictional race. ... Worf (Klingon: worIv) is a Klingon Starfleet officer in the Star Trek fictional universe. ... The current Star Trek franchise logo Star Trek is an American science fiction franchise. ...

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Early life

He was born in Luling, Texas to Allie Lee 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. Luling is a city in Caldwell County, Texas, along the San Marcos River. ... Pasadena is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. ... Pasadena City College (commonly abbreviated and known as PCC) is a community college located on Colorado Boulevard in the Los Angeles suburb of Pasadena, California, USA. PCC mainly serves people who live in the cities of South Pasadena, San Marino, Temple City, Pasadena, Burbank, La Canada Flintridge, Arcadia, Sierra Madre... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ...


First appearance

He first appeared as a guest on the television show "W.E.B." in 1978. 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. The first movie he had a role in was Rocky (1976) as Apollo Creed's bodyguard. 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... CHiPs is an American television series through Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios running on NBC from September 15, 1977 to July 17, 1983. ... Rocky is a 1976 film written by and starring Sylvester Stallone and directed by John G. Avildsen. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ...


Star Trek

His 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. During several interviews, he claims to have been interested in the role of Worf because of his role of playing a nice guy before on television and wanted to break away from any stereotyping of him as a "nice guy".[citation needed] Michael Dorn as Worf on Star Trek: The Next Generation. ... Michael Dorn as Worf on Star Trek: The Next Generation. ... Worf (Klingon: worIv) is a Klingon Starfleet officer in the Star Trek fictional universe. ... The title as it appeared in most episodes opening credits. ... This article is about the fictional race. ... Starfleet Command symbol In the fictional universe of Star Trek, Starfleet is the paramilitary defense, research, diplomacy, and exploration force of the United Federation of Planets (UFP) with – as of the late 24th century – hundreds of starships and starbases at its disposal. ... Worf (Klingon: worIv) is a Klingon Starfleet officer in the Star Trek fictional universe. ... The title as it appeared in most episodes opening credits. ... Space station Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (ST:DS9 or STDS9 or DS9 for short) is a science fiction television series produced by Paramount and set in the Star Trek universe. ...


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. [1]


Dorn has appeared on-screen in more Star Trek episodes and movies as the same character than anyone else. According to his Internet Movie Database entry he has made 282 Star Trek appearances (176 episodes of The Next Generation, 101 episodes of Deep Space Nine, and 5 of Star Trek films including his appearance as Colonel Worf in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country.), comfortably ahead of his next closest competitor Colm Meaney with 211 appearances. Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (Paramount Pictures, 1991; see also 1991 in film) is the sixth feature film based on the popular Star Trek science fiction television series. ... Colm J. Meaney ( or [1], Irish for dove); (born May 30, 1953 in Dublin) is an Irish actor widely known for his role as Miles OBrien in Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. ...


His voice has also deepened from his years of playing Worf. It is very noticeable when hearing him speak in first season episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation and the later season episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and the Next Generation movies. This natural deepening was sometimes enhanced by digital processing to make Worf sound more "alien," particularly in Star Trek: Nemesis.[citation needed] Star Trek: The Next Generation is a science fiction television series set in the Star Trek universe created by Gene Roddenberry. ... Star Trek: The Next Generation is a science fiction television series set in the Star Trek universe created by Gene Roddenberry. ... Space station Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (ST:DS9 or STDS9 or DS9 for short) is a science fiction television series produced by Paramount and set in the Star Trek universe. ... Star Trek Nemesis (Paramount Pictures, 2002; see also 2002 in film) is the tenth feature film based on the popular Star Trek science fiction television series. ...


Star Trek directorial credits

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. ... Two Days and Two Nights is the 24th episode (production #125) of the television series Star Trek: Enterprise. ...

Other appearances

Dorn has also appeared in the Christmas movie The Santa Clause 2 playing The Sandman and in Ali as a pilot. He is the voice of I. M. Weasel in the animated series I Am Weasel, R.E.G.I.S. Mark V and Number 14 in Megas XLR, Coldstone in Gargoyles, Kalibak and John Henry Irons/Steel in Superman: The Animated Series, and the Fright Knight in Danny Phantom, among others. 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. 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. He has also been the spokesman for Neutrogena T-Gel Shampoo, and has appeared in a car commercial. 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". Dorn has also supplied the voice of the Martin Centurion Robots in cartoon Duck Dodgers. He provided the voice of Kraven the Hunter in Spider-Man: The New Animated Series. 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 he plays King Beardbottom. He is the voice of the narrator in the 1996 DOS game, Vikings, Strategy of Ultimate Conquest!. He also appeared in the Justice League Unlimited as Kalibak, the son of Darkseid. Christmas is an annual holiday that marks the birth of Jesus Christ of Nazareth. ... The Santa Clause 2 (2002) is a sequel to the 1994 film, The Santa Clause. ... 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He was also the voice of Rufus 3000 in the Kim Possible episode A Sitch in Time.


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. Dorn owns several aircraft, including an old Air Force T-33 Shooting Star trainer jet, an F-86 Sabre, and a Sabreliner twin engine jet. 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 where he is on the advisory board. Dorn has also done interviews for the "Private Jets" episode of Modern Marvels on The History Channel. He is also a fan of Comedy Central's South Park. The Blue Angels F/A-18 Hornets fly in tight diamond formation, maintaining 18 wingtip-to-canopy separation. ... Thunderbirds Squadron ensign The USAF Thunderbirds perform an echelon pass. ... The United States Air Force (USAF) is the aerial-warfare branch of the United States armed forces and one of the seven uniformed services. ... Categories: Aircraft stubs | U.S. military trainer aircraft 1940-1949 ... The North American F-86 Sabre (sometimes called the Sabrejet) was a transonic combat aircraft developed for the US Air Force. ... Modern Marvels introductory title. ... For the Canadian equivalent of this channel, see History Television. ... South Park is an American, Emmy Award-winning[1] animated television comedy series about four fourth grade school boys who live in the small town of South Park, Colorado. ...


Footnotes

  1. ^ http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~battle/celeb/dorn.htm

External links

Major Cast Members of Star Trek: The Next Generation
Patrick Stewart | Jonathan Frakes | Brent Spiner | LeVar Burton | Michael Dorn | Gates McFadden | Marina Sirtis | Wil Wheaton | Denise Crosby | Diana Muldaur
Major Cast Members of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Avery Brooks | Nana Visitor | Terry Farrell | Rene Auberjonois | Alexander Siddig | Colm Meaney | Michael Dorn | Cirroc Lofton | Armin Shimerman | Chase Masterson | Max Grodénchik | Aron Eisenberg | Nicole de Boer | Andrew Robinson | J. G. Hertzler | Casey Biggs | Marc Alaimo | Jeffrey Combs | Louise Fletcher | Salome Jens

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Michael Dorn - Memory Alpha, the Star Trek Wiki (305 words)
Michael Dorn (born 9 December 1952; age 54) portrayed Worf on The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine and four Star Trek films.
Dorn was later a member of The Sunspots, along with Jonathan Frakes, Patrick Stewart and LeVar Burton.
An accomplished pilot, Dorn owns and operates an old Air Force T-33 trainer jet, one of the first jet aircraft in the US inventory; it is often referred to as his "starship." He also maintains an old F-86 Sabre jet that he acquired from the South African Air Force.
Michael Dorn (600 words)
Michael Dorn speaks at the Galileo 7.9 Convention (2005 in Neuss, Germany).
Michael Dorn (born December 9, 1952) is an American actor best known for his role as the Klingon Worf in multiple Star Trek shows and movies.
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.
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