Michael Dorn

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Michael Dorn

Born

12/9/1952, Luling, Texas, USA

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Male

Also Known As

Micheal Dorn
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Michael previously starred in one of the most successful syndicated drama series in the history of television, Star Trek: The Next Generation. For seven years, he portrayed Lt. Worf, the Klingon security chief of the U.S.S. Enterprise and covered his leading man good looks with 90 minutes worth…more

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    • Michael Dorn owns and flies an old F-86 Sabre jet that he acquired from the South African Air Force. He flies out of Van Nuys Airport in Van Nuys, California.

    • Along with Armin Shimerman, he is one of only two actors to appear in eleven different seasons of two Star Trek series (Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) Seasons 1 through 7 and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993) Seasons 4 through 7).

    • Michael Dorn's favorite episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation is the "Drumhead".

    • His voice grew deeper, as a result of inflecting a bass tone for his Star Trek character, Worf.

    • Michael Dorn has developed a mild skin condition for his years of wearing his Star Trek: The Next Generation make up, for which the departments use a different type for alien effects.

    • Michael Dorn is in the latest Tim Allen 2006 Christmas comedy film, Santa Clause 3: The Escape Claus.

    • Michael Dorn lent his voice to Gargoyles as Coldstone and Taurus along with fellow Star Trek: The Next Generation cast members; Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spinner, Marina Sirtis, Colm Meany, LaVar Burton, and Star Trek Voyager's Kate Mulgrew,and Star Trek Deep Space 9's Avery Brooks.

    • Michael Dorn often refers to his Air Force T-33 Shooting Star as his "starship."

    • He has flown with the Blue Angels, USAF Precision Flight Team, and the Thunderbirds.

    • Only six months after his television debut, Michael Dorn landed a job in the popular TV series, CHiPs, where he spent three years as a regular cast member.

    • Michael Dorn was a fan of Star Trek before he joined the cast.

    • Michael Dorn appeared in 101 of the 176 episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993).

    • Michael Dorn appeared in 176 of the 178 episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987).

    • Michael Dorn had made a grand total of 282 Star Trek appearances.

    • Along with Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner, Marina Sirtis, Colm Meaney and Jeffrey Combs, Michael Dorn is one of only six actors to appear in the finales of two different Star Trek series (Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine).

    • Along with a few other fellow TNG cast members, he sang back up on Brent Spiner's album Ol' Yellow Eyes Is Back.

    • He has appeared on-screen in more Star Trek episodes and movies as the same character, than any other actor.

    • Michael lent his voice talents to the video game, Star Trek: Klingon Academy (2000), as the character, Thok Mak.

    • He lent his voice talents to the video game, Star Trek: Armada (1999), reprising his character, Worf.

    • Fans can write to Michael at the following address:

      Michael Dorn
      3751 Multiview Dr.
      Los Angeles, CA 90068

    • He currently serves as a member of the Air Force Aviation Heritage Foundation.

    • He voiced in the audio book: Star Trek the Next Generation - Contamination.

    • In 1996, he appeared in a Neutrogena T-Gel television commercial.

    • He wrote, directed and starred in the short film Through the Fire.

    • He provided the voice of the Captain on the icebox.com series, Starship Regulars.

    • He has appeared with Rene Auberjonois in five different productions: Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, Aladdin, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, The Savage Dragon, and Captain Simian & The Space Monkeys.

    • Height: 6' 4"

    • He is the only person to have been a main cast member in two different Star Trek series.

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