Jonathan Frakes
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| Nickname: |
/ Two-Takes Frakes |
| Known for: |
Star Trek: First Contact, Star Trek: Insurrection, Star Trek: Generations |
| Birth name: |
Jonathan Scott Frakes |
| Birthday: |
19 August 1952, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Height: |
6' 4" (1.93 m) |
Trivia

Daughter, Elizabeth Francis, born. [30 May 1997]

Marched trombone in Blue Band at Penn State University.

Son, Jameson Ivor, born 20 August 1994

Educated at Penn State University and Harvard University

Nickname: "Two-Takes Frakes", for his efficent filming style on the set of
Star Trek: First Contact.

Has a cow-shaped mailbox, and retrieving the mail involves inserting one's hand into the cow's hindquarters. Frakes recorded trombone tracks for Phish's "Hoist" album. Unforunately, his horn parts didn't come out all that well - certainly not as well as the horn parts recorded by the Tower of Power horn section. As sort of a consolation prize, a brief interlude on the album is called Riker's Mailbox.

Is a member of Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity.
Ellen J. Hornstein is his personal assistant/story editor for his production company, Goepp Circle Productions.

Shares a birthday with Star Trek creator
Gene Roddenberry.

Son-in-law of actor
Ivor Francis.

He and
Leonard Nimoy have both directed two Star Trek movies. In both cases, one of the films was a time travel story. In addition, both he and Nimoy were best known as the first officer of the USS Enterprise from their respective Star Trek series/movies.

In some of the first season episodes of
Star Trek: The Next Generation, his character, 1st officer William Riker, was called "Bill". In the seasons that followed, he was generally referred to as either Will or "Number One".

His trademark beard was acquired during the filming of
North and South, Book II. It was patterned after a style popular during the American Civil War. He liked it so much, he continued to wear it after he returned to
Star Trek: The Next Generation for its second season.

Has appeared in episodes of four different series with
Marina Sirtis:
Star Trek: The Next Generation,
Gargoyles,
Gargoyles: The Goliath Chronicles and
Star Trek: Enterprise.

Is the only 'Star Trek' regular to appear in four different 'Star Trek' series:
Star Trek: The Next Generation,
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine,
Star Trek: Voyager and
Star Trek: Enterprise. As well as narrate the 1996 "Star Trek: TNG" audio-book "Crossover", featuring Ambassador Spock (Leonard Nimoy), Captain Scott (James Doohan), and Admiral McCoy (DeForest Kelley).

Along with
Marina Sirtis,
Armin Shimerman,
John de Lancie,
Michael Ansara and
Richard Poe, he is one of six actors to play the same character on three different 'Star Trek' series. He played Commander William T. Riker in
Star Trek: The Next Generation,
Star Trek: Voyager and
Star Trek: Enterprise. He also played the transporter double of this character, Lieutenant W. Thomas Riker, in
Star Trek: The Next Generation and
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.

Along with
Marina Sirtis,
Brent Spiner,
Michael Dorn,
Colm Meaney and
Jeffrey Combs, he 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: Enterprise).

Has appeared with
Kate Mulgrew in four different productions:
Camp Nowhere,
Gargoyles,
Star Trek: Voyager and
Star Trek: Nemesis.

Godmother of his son Jameson is
Elizabeth Berman (wife of
Rick Berman-Star Trek producer/writer/creator)

Is the only actor who has appeared on "Star Trek" to share scenes with regulars from all five series (
Star Trek,
Star Trek: The Next Generation,
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine,
Star Trek: Voyager and
Star Trek: Enterprise):
James Doohan in the
Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Relics", the entire cast of
Star Trek: The Next Generation in every episode of the series,
Avery Brooks,
Nana Visitor,
Terry Farrell and
Colm Meaney in the
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Defiant",
Armin Shimerman in the
Star Trek: The Next Generation episodes "Haven", "The Last Outpost" and "Firstborn",
Kate Mulgrew and
Tim Russ in the
Star Trek: Voyager episode "Death Wish" and the entire cast of
Star Trek: Enterprise in the series finale "These Are the Voyages...".

Along with
Tim Russ, he is one of only two actors who have appeared in "Star Trek" to share scenes with four of the five captains:
Patrick Stewart in every episode of
Star Trek: The Next Generation,
Star Trek: Generations,
Star Trek: First Contact,
Star Trek: Insurrection and
Star Trek: Nemesis,
Avery Brooks in the
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Defiant",
Kate Mulgrew in the
Star Trek: Voyager episode "Death Wish" and
Scott Bakula in the
Star Trek: Enterprise finale "These Are the Voyages...".

He has played the same character, Commander William T. Riker, in four different series:
Star Trek: The Next Generation,
Star Trek: Voyager,
Star Trek: Enterprise and
Family Guy.

When preparing for his audition for the role of Commander William T. Riker in Star Trek: The Next Generation, he had to watch videotapes from the original episodes because he knew nothing about the original Star Trek series.

Was interviewed and cast for Cdr. Riker personally by Gene Roddenberry. He told Frakes that he saw a certain, authoritative "glint" in his eye for that part which reminded him of his self, years ago, while in the LAPD and Air Force.
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