chair of the Black Arts Festival here in Atlanta.He was everywhere,
introducing musical acts (such as the brilliant Sweet Honey in the
Rock), appearing at art shows. It was great. He still does stage work.
A friend saw him in a play just last year in New York, in which she says
he was great, and intense as always. I'll find out what the play was. I
think Brooks gravitates more towards academia, stage, and smaller
venues, and doesn't seek TV and film that much. Mulgrew likewise does a
lot of stage work, as does Stewart.
Back to that "successful" thing, it really does depend on how you define
it. Is it based on who has the most TV series, the most films, or the
most money earned? For example, I see several of y'all put Shatner
behind Stewart, but how to define that? Stewart is a very well respected
thespian on the British stage, has gained acclaim for projects such as
his one-man play based on "A Christmas Carol", does lots of small films,
and voiceover work. He's worked continually for years. But Shatner,
while not gaining as much critical praise, perhaps, has also worked
non-stop for decades. "TJ Hooker" may have sucked, but it was a
paycheck. He did many grade B movies over the years, such as "Kingdom of
the Spiders". His "Tek War" series was a big seller, even producing a
short-lived series. His commercials may be stupid, but hey--they pay the
bills.
I guess I'd say Stewart and Shatner are aguably the most successful in
terms of visibility and estimated earnings. I'd say Stewart, Brooks, and
Mulgrew would be deemed most successful if you base it on "real" acting
jobs like the stage and stuff. I guess Jeri Ryan is doing well, but
given that she's much younger than the others, I wouldn't yet put her up
on their level of success--unless those three TV series have paid her
more than the others have made in all their decades of work! :0
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Behalf Of Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)
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Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Shatner Developing Riding Program for
Disabled Middle Eastern Children
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
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> Tracey
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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
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>> --- 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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