Star Trek alum of all time? And, how does one define "success" for an
actor? Career longevity? Variety of projects, such as stage and screen,
commericials and voiceover, as well as TV? Critical acclaim? Mass
appeal with the mainstream audience? Overall income?
Since there are eleventy-million Trekkies out there, I'm sure this topic
has come up before. I'll see what Google has to say on it. :)
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The most successful Star Trek actor of all time is Michael Dorn. Just
so we're clear. Nobody else has done more episodes or movies. The man
has done more Star Trek than Gene. The man even makes more per
autograph, as they are so rare. Shatner is up there because of his
varied projects, and yes, as of Friday, Stewart will be on the top
5 list. But he will only then be eclipsing Jon Frakes, who has not
only directed feature films post TNG, but been involved with 2 (or
is it 3?) TV series in a producer/host/sortacreator capacity.
On May 22, 2006, at 1:06 PM, Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L.
Minor) wrote:
correction: I am a big fan of brooks and mulgrew. Did I tell you that
I am big fan of brooks? :)
Tracey
Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) wrote:
> I'm not a big fan of Ryan. I am a big fan of Ryan and Brooks.
Over the
> course of their careers they done significantly better quality and
> quantity of work. Whenever I search for what brooks is doing
lately,
> I do not hear much theater work lately. I think he is hanging
out at
> Rutgers teaching. Do you know what's up with my beloved? Ooops!
do not
> tell my husband :) No more commercials, no more movies, I miss him.
> Before Deep space nine as far as tv and film were concerned, while he
> always had the respect of critics and the admiration of women, i
do not
> remember him being in any stand out hits.. Kate has one of the most
> distinctive voices in voice-over work. As far as I know, prior to
> voyager, she did a lot of TV movies and guest starring roles on TV
show,
> but her series never really took. However, Ryan has been on two
> high-profile hit series since leaving voyager and is about to star
in a
> series in the fall. It is too early to say, but I think if she keeps
> this up she will continue to have the highest profile, more
successful
> series, more starring parts and highest pay. I am not happy about
> this state of affairs. If I'm wrong, please make my day and
correct me.
>
> Tracey
>
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>> You'd put Ryan above Mulgrew and Brooks? Is that just in the TV
world? Brooks is very successful, but of course, he's so powerful in
the university, music, and stage worlds... Mulgrew does well with
plays, though not so much on TV. She's done lots of voiceover work,
including playing the Fairy Queen on "Gargoyles".
>>
>> I still think we have to differentiate "success" from visibility.
Shatner is probably the most consistently visible--even moreso than
Professor X himself. Is he the most successful? Don't know: who makes
the most bank among the Trek alums?
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>> From: "Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)"
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>> While I consider Steward to be the most successful with Shatner and
>> Ryan falling in second and third place. I think Shatner's stint on
>> Boston Legal has done wonders for his statre in the acting
world. While
>> most people notices his crazy behavior on th show, I think he flexes
>> acting muscles most of us did not know he even had when his
character
>> displays fear and vunerability regarding his aging and meory
problems.
>> He really stands out. It is ironic that he got his best acting gig
>> thus far during his twilight years
>>
>> Tracey
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>> g123curious wrote:
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>>> So, you don't think that Rene Aubjeronois on 'Boston Legal' is a
>>> success? He has a long acting career which predates DS9.
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>>> One could argue that Jeri Ryan (who was also on Boston Legal
>>> recently) has had acting success since V'ger, wherever she goes.
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>>> Last, I would argue strongly that Steward has had far more success
>>> than Shatner. A lot of Shatner's "success" during the past 7 years
>>> has been Priceline ads. "T.J. Hooker" does not rate as a success to
>>> me. I'd pick Stewart's live stage acting anytime over Shatner's.
>>>
>>> George
>>>
>>> --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, "Keith Johnson"
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>>>> William Shatner's arguably the most successful Trek alum. He's
>>>> certainly the most high-profile. From TV shows to movie to books
>>>> to commercials, he's all over the place. Others have done well:
>>>> Patrick Stewart onstage and of course on screen...Kate Mulgrew
>>>> with plays, such as her biographical one on Kate Hepburn...
>>>> Leonard Nimoy's successes as a movie director and painter...and of
>>>> course, Avery Brooks, whose musical, teaching, and acting career
>>>> long predates Trek. Still, Shatner's about as omnipresent as one
>>>> can get. I didn't know he was of Jewish and Polish descent...
>>>>
>>>> http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/news/article/16212.html
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