Known for:	Star Trek: Generations, Spaceballs, East of Hope Street
Birth name:	Timothy Darrell Russ
Birthday:	22 June 1956, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Height:	6' (1.83 m)

Tried out for the role of Geordi LaForge on Star Trek: The Next Generation. Attended Illinois State University, and is now is its hall of fame. He has one daughter, named Madison (born March 9th 1999). Siblings: Angela, Michael Along with John de Lancie, Jeffrey Combs and Marc Alaimo, he is one of only four actors to appear in ten different seasons of 'Star Trek' ('Star Trek: The Next Generation' Season Six, 'Star Trek: Deep Space Nine' Season Two and Three and 'Star Trek: Voyager' Season One through Seven.) He is also the only one to be a regular on one of these series ('Star Trek: Voyager.') Along with Armin Shimerman and Ethan Phillips, he is one of only three "Star Trek" regulars to appear in three different "Star Trek" series (Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and _"Star Trek: Voyager (1995)_ ). He is the only actor who has appeared in "Star Trek" to share scenes with five captains: William Shatner and Alan Ruck in Star Trek: Generations, Patrick Stewart in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Starship Mine", Avery Brooks in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episodes "Invasive Procedures" and "Through the Looking Glass" and Kate Mulgrew in every episode of Star Trek: Voyager. Next, at four captains, is Jonathan Frakes, who did not appear with Alan Ruck (Captain John Harriman). Around the time of the 1986-1987 casting call for the Geordi LaForge role on "Next Generation", he played an extra on the sci-fi comedy "Spaceballs".

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