Michael Dorn
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| Known for: |
Star Trek: First Contact, Star Trek: Insurrection, Star Trek: Generations |
| Birthday: |
9 December 1952, Luling, Texas, USA |
| Height: |
6' 4" (1.93 m) |
Trivia

Owns and operates an old Air Force T-33 trainer jet, one of the first jet aircraft in the US inventory; it's often referred to as his "starship."

Is an accomplished pilot and the owner of several aircraft. He has flown with the Blue Angels and the USAF Precision Flight team.

Provides the voice of the Captain on the icebox.com series, "Starship Regulars".

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, CA

Has appeared on-screen in more Star Trek episodes & movies as the same character, than anyone. (
Star Trek: The Next Generation,
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Seasons 4-7,
Star Trek: Generations,
Star Trek: First Contact,
Star Trek: Insurrection, &
Star Trek: Nemesis).

Along with
Jonathan Frakes,
Brent Spiner,
Marina Sirtis,
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: Deep Space Nine)

Has stated that his favorite episode of
Star Trek: The Next Generation is "The Drumhead".

Along with
Armin Shimerman, he is one of only two actors to appear in eleven different seasons of "Star Trek" (
Star Trek: The Next Generation Seasons One through Seven and
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Seasons Four through Seven.)

Played the same character, Worf, on
Star Trek: The Next Generation and
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine for twelve consecutive years from 1987 to 1999. The only other actor to do this is
Colm Meaney.

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

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.

Previously appeared with four of his future
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine co-stars on "Star Trek" before joining the cast of that series. He appeared with
Colm Meaney in many episodes of
Star Trek: The Next Generation,
Armin Shimerman in the
Star Trek: The Next Generation episodes "Haven", "The Last Outpost", "Peak Performance" and "Firstborn",
Rene Auberjonois in
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country and
Alexander Siddig in the
Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Birthright Part I" (although he and Siddig did not share any scenes).

Made a grand total of 282 "Star Trek" appearances. He appeared in 176 of the 178 episodes of
Star Trek: The Next Generation, 101 of the 176 episodes of
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country,
Star Trek: Generations,
Star Trek: First Contact,
Star Trek: Insurrection and
Star Trek: Nemesis. He also directed the
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episodes "In the Cards", "Inquisition" and "When it Rains..." and the
Star Trek: Enterprise episode "Two Days and Two Nights".

Voice grew deeper, as a result of inflecting a bass tone for his Lt. Cmndr. Worf character.

Developed a mild skin condition for his years of wearing his "Next Generation" make up, for which the departments use a different type for alien effects.

The sci-fi world has compared his no-nonsense, ferocious character Worf to Star Wars' Chewbacca.

The Klingon proverb his Worf character is fond of:"It is a good day to die!" has been included in the StarCraft computer game dialog when clicking on the flying Corsair unit.
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