Con su sentido del humor y constantes detalles, Robin siempre ha encontrado la forma de llegar al corazón del Dr. Phil manteniendo siempre viva la llama del amor. Llegar a los 40 años de casados es un mérito que no está al alcance de todo el mundo. Pero hacerlo en la forma que este matrimonio lo ha hecho, es de ligas profesionales. Es por eso que el famoso presentador no desaprovechó esta oportunidad de oro de devolvérselo en vivo y en directo.

Sí, Robin tenía una habilidad especial para hacer el tonto a través de sus bromas dirigidas al hombre clasificado como la décimo quinta celebridad mejor pagada del mundo. Parece que toda la fama y la fortuna no afectaron el lado tonto del Dr. Phil ni le hicieron olvidar cómo divertirse. Con mucha elegancia, su esposa siempre buscó la forma de sorprenderlo y dejarlo desconcertado. Pero hasta Dr. Phil tiene un límite, y éste había sido alcanzado.

Robin y Phil no fueron siempre la pareja perfecta que aparentan ser hoy en día. Para empezar, Robin no es la única mujer que se ha casado con Phil. La primera esposa de McGraw, Debbie Higgins McCall, fue la primera que se paró frente al altar y dijo “Sí, quiero” al hombre que le dijo a muchos otros su famosa frase: “sé real”. Pero a diferencia de la sorpresa que había planeado cuidadosamente para Robin, su primera experiencia marital no fue como esperaba.

Debbie, una ex animadora y reina del baile de fin de curso, conoció al Dr. Phil en 1970 cuando solo tenía 20 años de edad. Los dos se cayeron bien desde el principio, pero las cosas no fueron bien. Años después de que los dos decidieran separarse, Debbie emitió un comunicado en el que afirmaba que el reconocido psicólogo era dominante y tenía expectativas poco realistas sobre cómo debía verse y actuar una esposa. De acuerdo con Debbie, Phil la obligó a levantar pesas para mantener su busto en forma.

Durante el proceso de divorcio de Phil y Debbie en 1973, el Dr. Phil comenzó a ver a Robin Jo Jameson. Pero cuando se conocieron, no fue exactamente amor a primera vista. De hecho, Robin era amiga de la hermana de Phil, Brenda. Ella invitó a Robin a pasar la noche y aparentemente, dijo Brenda, “vas a tener que estar muy callada porque mi hermano está en la habitación contigua y está muy, muy enfermo”. Pero su primer encuentro fue sin duda interesante…

Robin recordó la primera vez que vio a Phil. Ella estaba de camino al baño cuando, como un rayo del cielo, Phil apareció de la nada. “Veo a este hombre grande acercándose por el pasillo, y pienso, ‘¡Guau, es grande!'” Sin duda fue una situación incómoda. Imagina que te quedas en la casa de tu amigo y, de repente, ves a este enorme espécimen de ser humano caminando hacia ti. Pero Phil vio las cosas de manera diferente…

Phil tenía buenos recuerdos de la primera vez que conoció a Robin. “La primera vez que la vi llevaba unos pantalones cortos holgados y una camiseta”, dijo. Mientras que Robin estaba indudablemente sobresaltada por la presencia de aquel enorme hombre, Phil vio las cosas de forma muy diferente a Robin. Por el contrario, pensó que se veía genial. “Fue como ver un millón de dólares para mí”, dijo. Phil, sin embargo, no tenía un aspecto tan apetecible.

“Se nota que estaba enfermo”, dijo Robin. “Tenía mucho más cabello, y estaba despeinado. Él entró a la habitación y dijo: ‘Bueno, ¿quién eres tú?’ Yo Pensé: ‘Pero bueno, qué grosero…’, y dije: ‘¿Quién eres tú?’ Y él respondió: “Bueno, soy Phil”. Lo cierto es que aquella fue una manera bastante incómoda y extraña de comenzar una conversación. Pero gradualmente, la pareja se fue sintiendo cada vez más cómoda y aquello fue solo el comienzo de algo especial…

Podría decirse que fue el típico caso en el que “una cosa lleva a otra”. Tan solo hizo falta una conversación incómoda para que la pareja no pudiera mantenerse alejada el uno del otro. “Entonces le dije quién era, nos sentamos y estuvimos en la habitación familiar durante un par de horas”, dijo. “Me invitó a salir la noche siguiente, y desde entonces ya no nos hemos separado”. Y así, Robin y Phil comenzaron a salir.

Phil y Robin se volvieron tan cercanos y tan rápido que la relación se volvió algo serio. Y Robin se cuestionaba seriamente hacia dónde podría ir su relación. Entonces, mencionó su idea de casarse con Phil. Sin embargo, el futuro médico estaba preocupado e indeciso al respecto. “¿Sabes? Simplemente no puedo hacerlo”, recordó que dijo. “Tengo un objetivo. Quiero salir de la escuela, y quiero saber que puedo cuidar de ti. No puedo casarme contigo ahora”.

Naturalmente, Robin estaba enojado con los pensamientos de Phil sobre el asunto y decidió darle una patada en sentido figurado. Pero luego, unos meses después, Robin tuvo una idea genial. En Navidad, llamó a la familia de Phil y les pidió que le dijeran que la llamara. Pero cuando lo hizo, la amiga de Robin contestó el teléfono y le dijo que estaba fuera, en una cita. Así que Phil luchó para volver a los brazos de Robin y la pareja terminó comprometiéndose el siguiente día de San Valentín.

Los dos se casaron seis meses después. Llegado el año 1979, Robin quedó embarazada de su primer hijo: Jay. En 1986, Robin dio a luz a su segundo hijo, Jordan. Robin y Phil tienen mucho que agradecer en sus vidas, y es que el Dr. Phil sabe que no hay nada que su esposa aprecie más que a su familia. Sin embargo, pocos saben que el Dr. Phil es un hombre muy familiar, que también pone por delante siempre a sus seres queridos.

El Dr. Phil es tan cercano a su familia, que fue elegido para ser el padrino de su hijo mayor. Jay McGraw anunció su compromiso con Erica Dahm, una de las conocidas trillizas de Playboy Playmate, y para cuando las campanas de boda llegaron, su papá estaba allí a su lado. La boda se celebró en su hogar en Beverly Hills. Todo esto demuestra que, en todo caso, al Dr. Phil le encanta estar al mando. Su esposa Robin, por otro lado, ama sorprender a su esposo por encima de todo.

Pero después de estar casado por 39 años, era hora de invertir los papeles. Robin, que siempre asiste a las grabaciones de sus shows para apoyar a su marido e incluso agrega pequeños comentarios que le dan un poco de sabor al show, no era consciente de la sorpresa que la dejaría sin palabras. Como saben los fanáticos del Dr. Phil, la mujer que rescató el corazón del hombre que ayudó a otros a ganarse la vida tenía un lado descarado del que hizo un buen uso al mantener a su esposo siempre en suspenso.

Robin no tenía idea de lo que estaba pasando. El Dr. Phil se puso de pie frente a su audiencia en vivo, los miró sin dar ninguna pista cuando de repente comenzó a hablar. “Mi esposa, Robin, es la que siempre me sorprende, pero hoy, ¡finalmente lo estoy haciendo yo!” Exclamó, luego se volvió para mirar a su sorprendida esposa. Robin parecía completamente perpleja cuando la cámara se volvió hacia ella para capturar el momento en que el alumno se convertía en maestro.

Para su 39º aniversario, Robin tenía algo especial reservado para su esposo Phil. Él no se esperaba en absoluto lo que ella había planeado sin que él se diera cuenta. Cuando el reloj llegó a la medianoche, se acercó a McGraw y le dijo con entusiasmo: “Son las doce, ¡tengo algo que necesito mostrarte!” Luego trajo su computadora y rápidamente abrió su página de perfil de Facebook. Se quedó allí parado completamente atónito mientras ella se disponía a poner en marcha un vídeo que había preparado.

Cuando se le preguntó cuándo se le ocurrió la idea, Robin respondió: “Realmente pensé en esto hace unos nueve días”. La gran sorpresa que arrojó a Phil fue un video que ella misma preparó, que consistía en Robin pintando un enorme lienzo cuadrado con tonos de rojo, dibujando corazones y escribiendo palabras dulces a su maridito. “Ella siempre ha sido la reina de la creatividad”, dijo su orgulloso esposo, el Dr. Phil, “creó nuestro hogar, creó a nuestra familia y lo hizo todo por amor”.

Robin es una verdadera romántico, y siempre lo ha sido. De hecho, ese rasgo es una de las muchas cosas que el famoso médico ama tanto sobre su esposa. En el video sorpresa que hizo a su marido para su aniversario, Robin es filmada con el mismo velo que vestía hace 39 años, en vísperas del día de su boda. Todo se planeó al detalle, incluida la canción que se oía de fondo mientras Robin pintaba. La canción que eligió hizo que su esposo casi derramara lágrimas.

La canción que eligió, “Thinking Out Loud”, fue interpretada por el popular cantante Ed Sheeran. La razón detrás de su elección estaba en la letra: la frase “cariño, mi corazón todavía puede sentir con la fuerza de alguien de 23”, le recordó que ella también había conocido a su marido cuando tenía solo 23 años. Desde ese año memorable que trajo al hombre que más tarde se convertiría en su esposo en su vida, Robin fue entrevistada varias veces acerca de su relación con el médico y cómo la han mantenido en marcha.

Robin no siempre fue la persona que es hoy. Es sorprendente que haya resultado ser así, teniendo en cuenta que creció en un hogar abusivo. En una entrevista que le dio a la revista New You, contó cómo fue crecer con un padre alcohólico: “Vivía en la incertidumbre todos los días debido a eso y no me gustaba esa sensación. Decidí desde muy joven que haría todo lo que estuviera a mi alcance por mantenerme cuerda y llevar mi vida en orden”.

Tras los años que pasó en la casa de sus padres y aprendió a lidiar con la dura realidad que llamaba a su puerta todos los días, Robin decidió que en lugar de vivir el pasado, lo mejor sería aprender de los errores de su padre y tener un perspectiva positiva de la vida. Ella explicó que la experiencia horrible “me enseñó compasión y cómo tener un espíritu más amoroso y afectuoso”, una lección que afectó su matrimonio directamente hasta el día de hoy.

Robin dejó en claro desde el principio que ella solo tiene dos reglas cuando se trata de su matrimonio. Si bien muchas personas pueden pensar que esas reglas son extrañas y antinaturales, parecen funcionar para la pareja que sin duda ha pasado por mucho en las últimas décadas. Después de que se le pidiera que revelara cuál es el secreto de su matrimonio exitoso, decidió abrirse sobre qué es lo que mantiene encendida la chispa, incluso después de tantos años juntos.

Robin admitió que si bien la mayoría de la gente cree que es saludable luchar y desahogarse de vez en cuando, ella le dejó claro al Dr. Phil desde el principio que no era el tipo de relación que estaba buscando. Declaró a ‘New You’ que “la gente no puede entender cuando decimos que no luchamos. Dicen ‘¡eso no es natural, estás mintiendo! Las parejas pelean’. … Pero nosotros no “. La gran pregunta ahora era cómo los dos se abstuvieron de arremeter contra el otro.

“No peleamos y es porque tuvimos una conversación desde el principio y le dije que no es natural para mí estar en una casa donde la gente grita y grita: mis padres no lo hicieron, yo no hago y no quiero vivir en una casa como esa “, dijo Robin con una sonrisa en su rostro, como si estuviera orgullosa de este rasgo único en su relación duradera. “Lo consiguió y nunca levantó su voz a mi alrededor. No luchamos”.

No pelear es la primera regla de Robin cuando se trata de mantener un matrimonio saludable. Sin embargo, su segunda regla tiene más que ver con convertir esa relación en amorosa y afectuosa, que se apoyen mutuamente, manteniendo así el romance vivo. Ella tiene sus propios trucos cuando se trata de mimar al hombre que ama, algunos decidió mantenerlos en secreto, pero otros estaba dispuesto a revelarlo, como la forma en que habla con el notable Dr. Phil.

¡Siempre coquetea!”, dijo Robin tímidamente, aparentemente encantada de haber entregado esta información útil que había adquirido a lo largo de los años. “Un consejo que les diría a las mujeres: aprendan lo que su marido considera flirtear y aprendan qué es lo que hace feliz a su marido”. Esta no es la primera vez que Robin habla de hacer de su marido su principal prioridad. De hecho, cuando sus amigos escucharon lo que le contó a su esposo el día en que nació su primer hijo, no pudieron ocultar la mirada desconcertada en sus rostros.

Cuando Robin dio a luz a su primer hijo en 1979, ella sentó a su marido, lo miró a los ojos y declaró que sin importar qué o quién entrara en sus vidas, incluso con un niño en la casa, Phil ocuparía el primer lugar. Cuando se le preguntó por qué sentía que era necesario decir esas cosas, ella respondió: “A partir de ese momento, pudo decirse a sí mismo: ‘Oh, bueno, no voy a estar en el segundo lugar. No va a olvidarse de nuestra relación.'”

Además de ser la esposa del Dr. Phil y madre de dos hijos, Robin también es una mujer de negocios. Sin embargo, sintió que era importante destacar que a pesar de todo, se asegura de equilibrar todos los aspectos de su vida recurriendo a su marido y preguntando qué necesita de ella, en lugar de hacer malabares con varias cosas sin rumbo fijo. En su entrevista, dijo que a menudo recurre a McGraw y le dice: “¿Qué puedo hacer por ti? Dime qué necesitas de mí … Lo haré”.

Robin también afirmó que es importante que una esposa consulte a su esposo “regularmente” para mantenerlo informado y hacerle saber que nunca lo ignorarán: “Phillip siempre necesita saber que estoy orgulloso de él y le encanta escuchar que lo aprecio “. Sin embargo, cuando Robin se paró frente al altar y pronunció sus votos, nunca imaginó que su matrimonio sería atacado debido a la profesión de su esposo y en 2016, Robin tuve que ver como los medios inventaban mentiras sobre ellos.

McGraw era constantemente juzgado por otros y criticado por los medios de comunicación ya que su trabajo como psicólogo/presentador del programa televisivo Dr. Phil lo convirtió en un blanco fácil. Su acento fuerte y su enfoque al abordar cuestiones delicadas a menudo eran mal vistas, lo que significa que el hombre no escaseaba enemigos. En julio de 2016, Robin y Phil quisieron enviar un mensaje a todos aquellos que buscaban venganza personal contra ellos, por lo que presentaron una demanda de $250 millones contra una revista sensacionalista.

Los McGraws ciertamente han pasado por altibajos en su relación, pero son pequeñas sorpresas como estas las que les hacen darse cuenta de que pase lo que pase, siempre estarán al lado del otro. Cuando el Dr. Phil y Robin anunciaron que demandaron al National Enquirer por publicar “mentiras” acerca de su relación por más de 13 años, muchos otros periódicos sensacionalistas entendieron que esta era una pareja con la que no querían problemas. Quizás es por eso que solo unos meses después del anuncio, las cosas cambiaron.

Los abogados de National Enquirer dieron a conocer a su compañía filial, Buzzfeed, anunciando que McGraws abandonaba su demanda. Se publicó la siguiente declaración: “La demanda se ha resuelto a satisfacción mutua de todas las partes. Las partes han acordado no hacer más comentarios sobre la demanda o su resolución”. Antes de resolver el problema, el Dr. Phil se puso en contacto con el Daily Mail y le pidió a la revista que publicara su declaración, diciendo: “Ya es suficiente, es hora de que se den por vencidos”.

El Dr. Phil es tan protector con su esposa como ella con él, tal y como quedó en evidencia durante todo el caso McGraw versus National Enquirer. Si hay algo que no va a soportar es que alguien hable mal de su familia. El Daily Mail lo citó diciendo: “Como miembro de los medios, tengo un profundo respeto por la Primera Enmienda. Pero no protege a estas personas que conscientemente imprime mentiras por dinero, especialmente mentiras sobre mi esposa”.

Desafortunadamente, esta no fue la primera ni la última vez que Robin fue el blanco de los medios. A diferencia del momento en que se divulgaron las mentiras sobre su matrimonio, esta vez el nombre de Robin se incluyó en un anuncio sobre productos para el cuidado de la piel, a pesar de que nunca aprobó su nombre. Dado que Robin es muy apreciada, la connotación positiva asociada con su nombre se aprovechó para vender productos de los que nunca había oído hablar. De hecho, ella solo lo descubrió tras recibir cartas con de gente quejándose.

“Estamos persiguiendo a estas personas, y no vamos a detenernos hasta que las encontremos”, dijo el Dr. Phil en su programa, prometiendo hacer las cosas bien. “Escuchar que hay personas usando nuestro matrimonio y mi nombre e imagen para vender loción y cremas con las que no tengo absolutamente nada que hacer realmente me vuelve loco”. El uso del nombre de Robin tampoco fue accidental, considerando que ella misma tiene su propia marca se estilo similar que lanzó en 2014.

Robin no ha tenido una vida fácil, pero no todos los obstáculos que enfrentaba tenían que ver con su esposo. La hermana de Robin, Cindi Broaddus, apareció en Dr. Phil en 2005 y se abrió sobre un triste episodio que vivió. Un día, estaba sentada en su automóvil cuando una persona decidió al azar arrojar ácido sulfúrico desde un paso elevado, mientras ella pasaba con su amiga por debajo en Oklahoma. Después de que el ácido se infiltrara en su parabrisas, se posó en su rostro y lo quemó severamente.

Los médicos le dieron a Cindi solo un 30 por ciento de posibilidades de sobrevivir, pero a pesar de que las probabilidades no estaban a su favor, ella sobrevivió y se volvió más fuerte que nunca. El propio Dr. Phil la denominó “un verdadero heroína” mientras Larry King lo entrevistaba en 2005. Continuó, alabando a su cuñada por ser tan increíblemente valiente: “No me sorprende que haya manejado esta horrible tragedia como lo hizo porque siempre ha estado ahí para todos los demás “.

La estrella de televisión es conocido por su mano dura, pero cuando se trata de su querida esposa Robin, es el más blando de todos. Para su 40 aniversario con Robin, el Dr. Phil recurrió a Twitter y publicó algunos videos que conmemoraban su hito matrimonial. Acompañado de este texto, escribió: “¡40 años llenos de amor y con la misma chica dulce que conocí a sus 19! Por los próximos 40. Te amo, Phillip”. Los video clips presentaban un montaje de fotos familiares y música en movimiento en el fondo.

El psicólogo, que ha tenido su exitoso programa desde 2002, recordó la primera vez que la vio: “Llevaba pantalones cortos anchos, una camiseta, [su] cabello despeinado, y tenía el aspecto de un millón de dólares”. ” Continuó explicando que sabía que Robin era ‘la indicada’ cuando se dio cuenta de cuán profundamente la respetaba y admiraba. A día de hoy, juntos son “más que un equipo”, dijo Phil, y agregó que “cuando se corta el dedo, sangro rojo, cuando se regocija, mi corazón salta”.

Llegó el Día de San Valentín, y el Dr. Phil McGraw decidió que era hora de sorprender a su bella esposa tras casi cuatro décadas. “¡Finalmente la estoy sorprendiendo!” anunció con orgullo, mientras se volvía para mirar a su atónita esposa. Toda la audiencia aplaudió cuando Phil tuvo que presionar a Robin para que viniera desde detrás del escenario y se uniera a él por adelantado. Se enfrentó a su amorosa esposa y dijo algo que ella había estado esperando escuchar durante mucho tiempo.

“Entonces, como regalo de San Valentín para ella, hablé con su artista y banda favorita número uno de todos los tiempos”, dijo el Dr. Phil a la audiencia entusiasmada. Su esposa, Robin, no pudo contener su emoción mientras gritaba continuamente y murmuraba: “No puedo creerlo, estoy en estado de shock”. El Dr. Phil no pudo evitar que una sonrisa de satisfacción se viera en su rostro. Robin, por otro lado, parecía tener problemas para mantenerse en pie, por lo que se posó contra su marido para obtener apoyo.

Por un segundo, pareció como si Robin estuviera a punto de desmayarse. Phil la agarró con fuerza, como para asegurar que esto no fuera a ocurrir, y es que el momento que esperó por años finalmente había llegado. Robin miró aturdida a la audiencia que la animaba, pero era difícil sacarle una palabra que no consistiera en un chillido agudo. El Dr. Phil esperó la orden de los productores de su programa, y ​​cuando finalmente lo recibió, continuó con su gran anuncio.

“Hablé con su artista favorita y banda número uno de todos los tiempos para hacer una aparición improvisada hoy, solo para ella. Así que, sin más preámbulos, después de diez años de preguntar, permítanme presentarles a la banda más sexy de todos los tiempos desde Los Ángeles a Sydney, Australia “, declaró el Dr. Phil en su particular forma. Hizo una pausa dramática para mirar al público y su esposa, aunque esta última ya supiera de quién estaba hablando su marido…

“Permítanme presentarles … a nuestro hijo Jordan y su banda Hundred Handed“, dijo el Dr. Phil ansiosamente, con una aparente mirada orgullosa hacia su esposa que ya estaba llorando. Llevaba diez años pidiéndole esto a su marido.Pero por razones desconocidas los productores del programa no aprobaron la idea. No obstante, este destacado día de San Valentín fue la excusa perfecta para cambiar aquella situación. El Dr. Phil sabía que la familia significaba todo para Robin, pero eso no era todo.

La banda realizó uno de sus singles nuevos, lo que fue un un momento importante para ellos. Pero lo que hizo que su aparición en el escenario fuera aún más emocionante fue el hecho de que otra persona acompañara a la banda en el escenario, alguien a quien los medios habían estado siguiendo durante bastante tiempo por ser una estrella en ascenso. De hecho, no solo el hijo del Dr. Phil subió al escenario y sorprendió a su madre en esta ocasión especial, sino que todavía quedaba otra sorpresa.

Junto a la banda, la novia de Jordan, Marissa Jack, se unió al escenario. La talentosa estrella en ascenso de Phoenix, pasó la mayor parte de su adolescencia escribiendo canciones. Cuando cumplió 18 años, Marissa se mudó a Los Ángeles para perseguir sus sueños de convertirse en alguien en la industria de la música. Colaboró ​​con productores conocidos, lo que le permitió obtener un contrato discográfico con Warner Brothers Records en 2010. Dos años más tarde se reinventó a sí misma y su sonido y fue entonces cuando conoció a su novio, Jordan McGraw.

Jordan y su novia Marissa cantaron maravillosamente mientras las imágenes de Robin se proyectaban en la pantalla en el fondo con luces románticas que rodeaban las imágenes y creaban una atmósfera mágica en el escenario. Cuando la banda terminó de tocar, el Dr. Phil parecía estar en la luna con la idea de sorprender a su esposa y darle a su hijo el escenario que se merece. “¿La sorprendimos? ¡Creo que sí!” exclamó Phil, y anunció que todos en la audiencia recibirían una copia del álbum de la banda.

Star Trek is something of a cult classic now, with so many fans the world over, and Trekkie conventions that pull in the masses. Have you ever wondered what some of your favorite Star Trek characters and cast members were up to these days though?

She became even more famous for attending Star Trek themed fan events after her stint at playing Janice Rand. She appeared in the very first Star Trek TV series, and also popped up in the movies that followed on from it too. In fact, you could say that the films and TV show have kept her rather busy over the years. Well, apart from that brief spell that she was claiming unemployment, and DeForest saw her in line and rescued her from her pain. She was originally terminated from the show, the reasons of which still appear to be unclear.

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It started with Star Trek: The Next Generation, when Denise Crosby got the part for Lieutenant Tasha Yar, a position she held for 31 episodes. She then went on to play Dr. Jenna Yar in Star Trek: New Voyages, although more recently, you may have spotted her in another cult classic. It was 2014, the TV show was The Walking Dead, and she played Mary for three episodes. You may also remember seeing her in a recent episode of Scandal.

He plays a fictional version of himself in The Big Bang Theory, which is actually a little creepy when you think about it, but that’s not the biggest thing that Will Wheaton is known for. In fact, it’s playing Wesley Crusher in Star Trek: The Next Generation. Since his Trekkie days, you’ll have seen him in a whole bunch of stuff, including The Wil Wheaton Project, Family Guy, Criminal Minds, Numb3rs, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, and that’s before you look at movies like Sharknado 2: The Second One. (Yes, that’s actually what it’s called!)

She played Wesley Crusher’s mother in Star Trek: The Next Generation, and Gates McFadden also had appearances in four of the movies that followed on from the hit show. Have you heard of Cheryl McFadden though? That’s her alter ego – the choreographer version of herself. She’s not just an actor, but a choreographer too, and she uses the name change to differentiate between the two. As well as sparse TV and movie appearances, Gates can also be seen in a number of commercials for computer company, Microsoft.

There are two “starships” in Michael Dorn’s life. Well, actually there were a few, but aside from the ones in the Star Trek franchise, there is also his Lockhead T-33 trainer jet, which he’s fully trained to fly. Lieutenant Worf, Michael’s character in the show, was the first main Klingon character, and the actor can also boast to being in more episodes within the Star Trek franchise than other actor on the cast list. He’s been in five of the films (count them!), and over 270 TV episodes.

Ghost actor, Whoopi Goldberg, had a regular part on Star Trek: The Next Generation, and then went on to start in two of the movies also, but that’s probably not the first thing that springs to mind when you think of this award-winning Hollywood great. Sister Act, for example, grossed over $200 million, and then she lent her voice to Walt Disney’s The Lion King. In fact, when you take a look back through her filmography, you may be surprised by what you see on it.

During the eighties and nineties, Roxann Dawson was a small-time actress, taking on minor roles, usually in lesser-known TV shows, and working on the stage. Her big break came in 1994 when she was offered the part of B’Elanna Torres on Star Trek: Voyager, a half-Klingon and half-human engineer. She actually branched into directing whilst working on the show, and it wasn’t long before we saw her debut. She even lent her voice to one character in the show she was directing, which means she’s had more than her fair share of roles within the Trekkie franchise.

He’s a well respected TV director as well as an actor, but it’s Star Trek: The Next Generation you’ll probably remember him from, playing the part of Geordi La Forge. From a directing perspective, LeVar has directed more of Star Trek TV shows than any of the other “regular” members of the cast, and that’s saying something because quite a few of them branched into directing and/or producing. These days, as well as a very successful acting career, LeVar can be seen fundraising for AIDS Research Alliance, an organization he’s on the board of.

This actress has been pretty quiet since the early 2000’s, although she did have a few battles of her own to deal with after playing the part of Naomi Wildman on Star Trek: Voyager from 1998 to 2001. She actually made her acting debut in one of Michael Jackson’s music videos – the 1992 hit, “Heal the World”. There was a few TV shows and some commercials in her child-acting years, but her first major role was a Trekkie, and it was the one that saw her catapulted to fame.

It wasn’t until the 80’s that Nana Visitor started to call herself that. Before then, she’d had a number of minor roles, but had chosen to work under her real name – Nana Tucker. She’d had her fair share of minor TV roles following on from the name change, but it wasn’t until 1993 that she first appeared in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. She started out as a Major, and got promoted to Colonel, and once the TV show was over, she moved on to Dark Angel, a slightly different kind of show.

There have been a number of recent movie hits starting Miles O’Brien actor, Colm Meaney. Law Abiding Citizen, for example, with Gerard Butler, and Get him to the Greek, also starring Russell Brand, which was utterly hilarious. It’s funny to see how far he’s come since his Star Trek: The Next Generation days, but we can’t forget that he also popped up in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. He’s the only “ethnically Irish” Star Trek character, and he was actually born in Ireland in the TV show.

Another Star Trek character that has share it’s fair share of series and movies, John de Lancie played Q, not just in Star Trek: The Next Generation, but also in Deep Space Nine, and Voyager. He’s had fame in movies as well as in TV, Crank and Crank 2 being two great films we recommend you watch. He was also in The Hand that Rocks the Cradle, Bad Influence, and Evolver. He’s also branched into writing, co-authoring the Star Trek novel, I. Q.

He’s mainly classed as an actor, but Walter Koenig has had a career that has spanned over fifty years, and even branched into screenwriting too, penning the InAlienable script in 2008. Most people would better remember him as Pavel Chekov from the original Star Trek series, or maybe even his role in Babylon 5 – Alfred Bester. It was actually a professor who encouraged Walter to take up acting during his time at UCLA, where he was actually studying psychology.

She’s 28 years old now, but Hana Hatae was a child actress when we first saw her appeared in Star Trek: The Next Generation, and also Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Before her reported return to Star Trek: Renegades, the fan series, she took time out from being an actress and Trek-star to not only teach herself the violin, but also become a photography assistant. Some people just prefer life on the other side the camera sometimes.

Did you ever see that episode of Friends where Rachel has to argue with the woman in the laundromat so that she didn’t steal her machine. No suds, no save, and all that? Well, the woman who played that beast in the laundromat was Camille Saviola, also made popular among the Trekkie community by playing Kai Opaka in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. You might have spotted her in Nip/Tuck a few years ago, as well as Entourage, and there was also ER and Judging Amy too. She’s been busy!

Robert Beltran played First Officer, Chakotay, onboard the USS Voyager in Star Trek: Voyager, and stayed around for seven series too. The first Native American in all of the TV shows and movies, he was brought into the cast to bring a touch of diversity into the mix. Since then, he’s had a number of roles, including in the following – Big Love, CSI: Miami, Murder, She Wrote, Eating Raoul, and more. In fact, it was the latter that shot him to fame in the first place.

Seven years after breaking into the TV scene, Robert Duncan McNeill appeared in Star Trek: The Next Generation as Tom Paris in 1992, after starring in over 170 episodes of Star Trek: Voyager beginning in 1995. He’s been in his fair share of TV shows over the y

ears, definitely a more successful career choice than his film one, and he even popped up in Quantum Leap, Murder, She Wrote, All My Children, and more.

Not only was The Doctor, also known as EMH or Emergency Medical Hologram, in Star Trek: Voyager, but he also had his own little spot within the Las Vegas Hilton for a while, in the amusement exhibition. Robert Picardo was the man who got he pleasure of playing him, an actor with some serious work under his belt. There was a recent episode of Lucifer, as well as the pilot of Star Trek: Renegades in 2015. Other ties include Body of Proof, Supernatural, Chuck, and CSI: NY.

Playing the part of Ensign Harry Kim, Garrett Wang really couldn’t make his mind up when he was at school, constantly changing majors, and not really knowing what he wanted to do with his life …much like most of us to be fair. He threw Political Science in there, as well as Biology, and even Economics. Since his Trekkie days, he’s become somewhat of a fan-interviewer, regularly appearing at conventions to interview the biggest and best stars who turn up there.

In 1967-68, Barbara Babcock appeared in six episodes of the original Star Trek series, and as well as offering her voice for the Beta 5 Computer, she also had a couple of other characters. Since then, her most successful work seems to be on Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, and she was nominated for awards over the 100 episodes she appeared in. Her more recent work includes Judging Amy, Frasier, and Chicago Hope.

Before lung cancer cut his life short at 84 years old, Malachi Throne had done some serious acting jobs in his career, many of them sci-fi themed. He appeared in a more than just one of the Star Wars TV shows, including the original series, and Star Trek: The Next Generation too. In the 1966 ABC Batman series, he played “False Face”, the villain, and he’s had a number of other Batman roles too. His TV career was definitely more prominent than his film career, but he did have minor success with that also.

George Sawaya died aged 80 in 2003, but he had a long and interesting life, one that saw him playing the part of stuntman. Not just that, he was also an actor, and although many of his roles were actually uncredited to him, he’s appeared in hundreds of movies and TV shows along the way. He’s another of the occasional cast members who had a couple of different roles. Not just playing Chief Humboldt, he

also played a Klingon.

It was in 1965 that Diana Muldaur’s TV career started to pick up, and she bagged herself a role on the CBS soap, The Secret Storm, in which she played Ann Wicker. She then went on to appear in a number of other shows, such as Hawaii 5-0, Run for Your Life, and The Invaders. It was the episode titled “Return to Tomorrow” that Ann Mulhall, the science officer, first appeared, and then she even played another character in another episode before her main character role was reserved for her.

Morgan Woodward played a couple of different characters during his life, both of which popped up in the original Star Trek, the first of which was in 1966. He plays Dr. Simon van Gelder in this early episode, and it wasn’t until the second season that Captain Ron Tracey came into the mix, the USS Exeter Commander. One of his more famous roles was probably in the TV show Dallas. He had a regular part on that show – Punk or Marvin Anderson. He’s also been in a whole host of other shows, including The Waltons, The Incredible Hulk, Murder, She Wrote, The X-Files, CHiPs, and so many more.

In 1967, we saw William Campbell playing the part of Trelane in the original series of Star Trek. In the same year, a different episode, he plays Koloth, in an episode called “The Trouble with Tribbles”. He resurrected the latter part in a 1994 episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and there have also been a string of other TV appearances. Quincy, M.D., Ironside, and Cannonball are all hits under his belt, and that’s before you start dealing into his filmography.

In season three of the original series of Star Trek, you’ll see Naomi Pollack playing two different parts. In one episode, she plays an Indian woman, and she took on the role of Lieutenant Rahda later on in the series. After having little success in TV, appearing in a TV show called Korg: 70,000 B.C., She co-founded the award-winning A Traveling Jewish Theatre. Her showbiz TV and movie lifestyle seems to have taken a backseat.

He had many job roles over his career – writer, actor, film composer, music producer, and even film producer, but he started it all off as a child actor. He actually played two parts in Star Trek, the first of which was Peter Kirk, the nephew of Captain James T. Kirk, and the second of which was an orphan who went by the name of Tommy the following year. From then his life took a more musical turn, and he actually became William Shatner’s musical director, and even went on to work with Stevie Wonder, Earth, Wind & Fire, and Michael Jackson.

Just two years before he died, Ian Wolfe retired from acting in 1990, but before that, with a career that started in the thirties, he’d appeared in over 400 pieces for both TV and film. In the 1930s, he was very much a theatre actor, and he even turned his hand to writing and poetry too, self-publishing two books of his poetry works. How we had the time with all those appearances going on, we don’t know, but he lived a long and healthy life, dying at 95 years old.

In 1967, we saw Celeste Yarnall play Yeoman Martha Landon in Star Trek: The Original Series, and in 2006 she can also be seen in Star Trek: Of Gods and Men. Now 72 years old, she seems to have retired from acting almost entirely, and hasn’t really been seen in anything since the nineties. She was once chased by Elvis Presley however, in the 1968 movie, Live A Little, Love A Little. That’s not a bad claim to fame, right? We certainly don’t think so.

It was in the film, Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home that we met Dr. Gillian Taylor, played by Catherine Hicks. You might have remembered her from the 1982-1983 series Tucker’s Witch, and also the movies, Marilyn:The Untold Story, and Redwood Curtain. Following on from her Trekkie days, Catherine appeared as Annie Camden in 7th Heaven for 239 episodes, as well as having brief appearances in other, lesser-known TV shows.

Her first ever TV role was in A Year in the Life in 1978, but Anne Ramsay has become pretty well known for contribution to not only TV shows, but movies too. Her most recent TV shows include greats such as Hart of Dixie, Dexter, Ghost Whisperer, and House, and movies include Off the Ledge, Wild About Harry, and Planet of the Apes. One of her biggest roles was in the TV show, The Secret Life of the American Teenager.

We saw Diana Muldaur playing Doctor Katharine Pulaski in Star Trek: The Next Generation, but she’s pretty well known for a number of TV roles. She was in Born Free, as well as L.A. Law, and she was nominated for a number of Emmy awards for those roles. As well as having great success with both TV and film, Diana also took up a keen interest in dog breeding, and also judged them. Her breed was the Airedale Terrier. They’re super cute.

He’s a very well known name in the world of science fiction, and Richard Herd Jr. actually had a wide range of sci-fi themed roles across his career. You’ll have seen him regularly in seaQuest DSV, playing the part of Admiral William Noyce, and he then played the Admiral in Star Trek: Voyager. There was also Quantum Leap, V and V: The Final Battle too. He was always destined for great things, especially when you consider that his first ever film role was alongside Hollywood greats, such as Michael Douglas, Jane Fonda, and Jack Lemmon.

This American actor died in 1996, but Mark Lenard managed to fit a pretty impressive array of TV appearances and movie roles in his 72 years. He played the father of Spock, played by Leonard Nimoy, and he first popped up in the original Star Trek TV series. However, he didn’t play Sarek in that very first episode, instead playing a Romulan. There was also a Klingon captain in the 1979 Star Trek: The Motion Picture too. Aside from the Trekkie stuff, Mark starred alongside Clint Eastwood in the 1968 movie, Hang ‘Em High, and had a number of other TV roles.

Alexander, or just Alex, Enburg is a film producer and occasional actor, and he’s appeared in not just one series in the Star Trek franchise, but two. In Star Trek: Voyager, he was Vorik, and in Star Trek: The Next Generation, he played the part of Taurik. You may also have spotted him in Star Trek: Voyager – Elite Force, and Star Trek: Elite Force III too. In case you were wondering why his name was familiar, he’s the son of Dick Enburg, the sportscaster.

Kate’s career started in the mid seventies, and it’s so far spanned over forty years, and one of her most memorable performances was as Kathryn Janeway, Captain, in Star Trek: Voyager. Not just appearing in a string of TV shows, she’s noted for theatre and film hits too, and you’ll have probably spotted her recently in Orange Is the New Black. You may also have spotted her in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and also in an episode of Murder, She Wrote too.

British-born Sir Patrick Stewart is such a big hit in the world of British TV, the Queen of England knighted him for his “services to drama” in 2010. So now you need to say the “Sir” in front of his name, and add ‘OBE’ to the end too. He’s had a long and flourishing career, first starting out in theater before becoming the “Best Dramatic TV Actor of the 1980s” by TV Guide. He’s also appeared in some of the best films of our generation, including the X-Men series of movies, Ted 2, Gnomeo & Juliet, and Chicken Little!

Although she’ll be fondly remembered for playing Kes in Star Trek: Voyager, Jennifer Lien’s first job was in a commercial for bubblegum, and she had the job of two to do too – she played the part of twins. She appeared in American History X in 1998, following on from her Star Trek time, and she’s been super quiet in the world of showbiz since the early 2000’s, although seems to have recently gotten herself in to a few spots of bother with the boys in blue…

James Doohan wasn’t just responsible for playing the part of Scotty – Montgomery Scott – in Star Trek, the TV series and subsequent movies, he was also one of the biggest brainstorms behind some of the greatest features in the franchise. The Vulcan and Klingon languages were partly created by him, and on top of that, many kids have become involved with the field of technical and engineering subjects, due to his ‘Chief Engineer’ status on board the Starship Enterprise. He sadly passed away in July 2005 at the age of 85.

New York born actor and playwright, Ethan Phillips is well known for his part in Star Trek: Voyager where he played Neelix, a native from an alien land who ends up on the USS Voyager. Ethan actually started his acting career on the stage, and returned to it after his Trekkie stint. So much so, in fact, that he helped to found an LA lab for playwright development called First Stage. It’s been so successful, it’s been running for almost 25 years!

Most recently, you will have spotted Tim Russ in TV shows such as The Night Shift in 2015, and also Lab Rats in 2013. Movies have kept him busy too – InAlienable, for example, and Greyscale in 2014. Most of us will remember him as Lt. Commander Tuvok in Star Trek: Voyager however. That or when he was in Samantha Who? Before he bagged himself the part of Tuvok, he’s actually worked quite extensively with the franchise, and has since gone on to co-write and direct various fan series.

Rosalind Chao appeared in both Star Trek: Seep Space Nine, and Star Trek: The Next Generation too, playing the part of Keiko O’Brien. Believe it or not, and here’s a fun fact for you, this actress once spent a lot of time at Disneyland, working as an international tour guide. It was actually while she was working there that she met the British actor, Simon Templeman, and they later got married…at Disneyland! You see – he gets it. Why don’t more men?

She won two Saturn Awards for her part as Borg Seven of Nine in Star Trek: Voyager, and she was nominated for a further award too. Jeri Ryan became a firm favorite in the world of Star Trek, and she went on to appear in over one hundred episodes, from 1997 to 2001. Since then, she’s had a string of TV appearances in various shows – Two and a Half Men, The O.C., and Boston Public. Most recent shows include Bosch, Arrow, and NCIS.

Seska was a Bajoran crew member when she popped up in Star Trek: Voyager, and she was played by the wife of the independent moviemaker, Tim Disney- Martha Hackett. She appeared in a couple of the previous shows before finally getting her main part, and she actually originally auctioned for the role of Jadzia Dax in Deep Space Nine. She’s been pretty quiet since her Trekkie days, although has appeared in TV shows such as NCIS. She was also in the 1999 comedy, Never Been Kissed, also starring Drew Barrymore.

“Mudd’s Women” was an episode of Star Trek screened in 1966, starring a pretty fabulous Karen Steele playing the part of Eve McHuron, a woman who was destined to find a settler from the planet of Ophiuchus III and marry him. Hawaiian-born Karen was actually a model and cover girl before she branched into the acting world, but that’s not how she earned her first ever bucks. Quite controversially, her first real income was earned on Barbara Hutton’s estate, spearing baby sharks.

Over the years, Antoinette Bower has starred in a host of TV shows, most of which any TV actor would have been proud of. The Six Million Dollar Man, Murder, She Wrote, and Hogan’s Heroes are in the list, and she also popped up in Alfred Hitchcock Presents. In 1967 she appeared in an episode of Star Trek, a voodoo-queen who transforms herself into a cat and finally meets her demise. It must be pretty cool to be a Star Trek baddie, right?

Jannar – a representative of the Xindi race in the Xindi council – was portrayed in ‘Star Trek: Enterprise’ by Rick Worthy. Although the role was minor, the character of Jannar was often seen with Degra – a character who was a very important part of the Xindi Council. Since his performance in Star Trek, Worthy appeared in a variety of science fiction films, such as ‘X-Men Legends’ and ‘Collateral Damage’. In an interview for a documentary in 2012, Worthy was almost brought to tears when he spoke about the fact that him pursuing his acting career almost left him homeless.

Although Combs played various characters throughout the Star Trek series, he is probably best known for his recurring role of Commander Shran on Star Trek: Enterprise. Shran was of the Androian species and was a highly intelligent officer within the Andorian Imperial Guard. After his appearance on the series, he went on to star in a number of films and television shows, most notably Night of the Living Dead 3D: Re-Animation.

Degra was a part of the Xindi clan and a a representative in the Xindi Council; the character in the ‘Star Trek’ series was portrayed by Randy Oglesby. In the sci-fi series, Degra is married and has two children. However, in Feburary 2154 (based on the plot), Degra was killed in the Reptilian ship disaster. In real life Oglesby is best known for his recurring role in Star Trek, and played more than one role. Aside from that, Oglesby portrayed a guest role on ‘General Hospital’ in 2007.

If you’re a true ‘Star Trek’ fan, you’ll know Soval – the Vulcan ambassador to Earth in the 22nd century. Although the actor who portrayed Soval – Gary Graham – is well-known for his role in the series, he is perhaps best known for his starring role in ‘Alien Nation’ as Detective Matthew Sikes. The series was followed by five television films, airing between 1994 and 1997. Some trekkies may not know this, but Graham currently stars in a new role – Ragnar – in “Star Trek: Of Gods and Men” and will continue to portray this role in “Star Trek: Renegades”.

Vice Admiral Maxwell Forrest, portrayed by Vaughn Armstrong, was in important part of the Enterprise missions and was in close contact with Jonathan Archer. Unfortunately, Armstrong’s character was killed in a bombing of Earth’s embassy. As an actor, Armstrong is known for portraying many different characters in the franchise. By Armstrong’s interview in 2003, the actor revealed that he played eleven characters in ‘Star Trek’ already, and the plan was for him to play a twelfth character in the 2005 episode – “In a Mirror, Darkly”. Vaughn is now 66 years old.

Majel Barrett, also known as Majel Barrett-Roddenberry, is a producer as well as an actress, but you’ll probably remember her role as Christine Chapel in Star Trek, the original series. She actually appeared on the show twice. In Star Trek: The Next Generation, she appeared as Lwaxana Troi, and once more in Deep Space Nine. She went on to marry Star Trek creator, Gene Roddenberry, and has since been nicknamed the “First Lady” of the franchise.

Robert O’Reilly, American actor and television star, appeared in the sci-fi franchise ‘Star Trek’ for over a decade, primarily as Chancellor Gowron in “Star Trek: The Next Generation” and “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine”. For trekkies who don’t quite remember, Gowron was the leader of the Klingon Empire. Following his appearances on Star Trek, O’Reilly also appeared in over one hundred different films and television episodes, as well as Broadway performances and gigs at Carnegie Hall. The actor is now married to his wife Judy, with whom he has triplets (sons), born in 1997.

Up until his final performance in 2013, Leonard Nimoy played Spock, the first officer and science officer who then ended up being promoted to commanding officer of the Enterprise. He was in the pilot of the show, has had numerous appearances in the follow-on TV shows, and he was also in eight of the movies too. With an asteroid named after him, he branched out into other areas of the arts, including music, photography, writing, and even directing.

The Dutch actor played the manservant, Mr. Homn in Star Trek: The Next Generation. In the series Mr. Homn accompanies Lwaxana Troi whenever she travels. Interestingly, Homn rarely speaks and is killed when the Jem’Hadar invade Betazed. Just like the character he played, Carel is extremely tall, 7ft to be exact and because of this he often plays giants or roles that make fun of his height! Later on this year Struycken will star in a Showtime revival of the show Twin Peaks.

Serious Star Trek fans will remember that Admiral Alynna Nechayev was extremely fond of Bularian canapés. Actress Natalija Nogulich starred in both Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, playing the Starfleet admiral. The character is a fan favorite and often appears in fan fiction, as well as the Star Trek novels. The actress of Serbian descent has appeared in many other movies and TV shows, including Frasier and Home Improvement.

Maggie Hubbell, also known as Transporter Technical Hubbell, was the transporter chief aboard the USS Enterprise-D in the 2360s. The actress who played her, April Grace, moved to Saudi Arabia and then moved to England where she started her acting career. Since appearing on the show April has starred in many other films and television series, including The X-Files, as well as having a recurring role between 2003 and 2004 in Joan of Arcadia where she played Sergeant Toni Williams.

Roger Aaron Brown starred as Epsilon IX Technician in Star Trek: The Motion Picture in 1979. Although his role was a minor one, after appearing on Star Trek he then went on to have success in many other shows and films including playing John Henry in the 1995 film Tall Tale. He also made a guest appearance on T.J. Hooker with fellow Star Trek actor William Shatner. In the past couple of years it seems that Brown has slowed down in terms of acting.

Believe it or not, Roger C. Carmel actually only appeared in three episodes of Star Trek – two in the original first series of it, and then again in Star Trek: The Animated Series. Other than the regular crew members, he’s one of only a handful of cast who have come back over different series as the same character. He had hundreds of roles, covering TV and film, with a career that covered three decades. He sadly died at just 54 years old in 1986, the case of death being congestive heart failure.

Zoe Saldana, who was born in the USA but raised in the Dominican Republic, played Nyota Uhura in the 2009 Star Trek film. Nichelle Nichols who played the character in the Star Trek series in the 60s advised Saldana on how to portray the role. Although it is reported that Zoe was anxious about taking the role, she was greatly encouraged and supported by her mother who was a massive Star Trek fan. After acting in the film, she then went on to star in James Cameron’s hit, Avatar.

Winona Ryder played Spock’s human mother, Amanda Grayson, in the 2009 film Star Trek. The character dies when Vulcan is destroyed. Ryder is also well known for dating and becoming engaged to Jonny Depp in the early 90s, although the couple split up a few years later. Ryder also starred in the Oscar nominated film Black Swan alongside Mila Kunis and Natalie Portman. Today, Winona plays Joyce Byers in the Netflix original series Stranger Things.

Although Eric Bana was not a Star Trek fan growing up and had never seen any of the films, he was extremely excited when he read the script for the 2009 film and promptly accepted the role. Bana played the villain of the film, Captain Nero who destroyed Vulcan. In 2009, Eric also starred in film adaptation of The Time Traveler’s Wife alongside Rachel McAdams. In recent years Eric has been extremely busy starring in various TV shows and films. Later on in the year Bana will star in King Arthur: Legend of the Sword.

Dominic Keating played Lieutenant Malcolm Reed on Star Trek: Enterprise and it was his first major role in a TV Show. He played the tactical officer and armory officer on the Enterprise Starship who was born in the future year 2117. Since his appearance on the TV series he starred in a number of other shows including Heroes, CSI:NY and Prison Break. The actor also enjoys doing voice work and even worked on Ricky Gervais’ film The Invention Of Lying.

Here’s a story for you – Byron Morrow, the actor behind Admiral Komack, actually started his acting career during active duty, performing in free times during tours during WWII. It was during the fifties that he first started popping up on the TV and on the silver screen, and during two episodes of the first and original series of Star Trek that we saw him become part of the Trekkie family. He also popped up in two episodes of Ironside, and I Dream of Jeannie too.

A track and quarterback star in his school years, Paul Baxley also served in WWII as a Marine Scout Sniper, and was not only given a letter of recommendation from the President at the time, but also received a bronze star, and a cheeky couple of purple hearts too. Not just appearing in Star Trek, Paul Baxley also became a stunt double for some of the biggest names in Hollywood – James Dean, for example, and Marlon Brando, who later went on to become his friend. Paul died in 2011.

Her career started in 1959, and she’s appeared in more than a few things since then, but Nichelle Nichols will always be remembered for her character, Lieutenant Uhura in the original Star Trek series. She was a ground-breaking actor for her time, becoming the first black African-American to appear on TV in a role that wasn’t servant or slave-based, and she was personally praised for her work for the Civil Rights Movement by Martin Luther King, Jr.

This British-American actress was born in London, and is very well known for her part in Star Trek: The Next Generation, in which she plays Deanna Troi, a half-human, half-Betazoid who was also the counsellor on the ship, the USS Enterprise-D. Not just appearing in the TV show, Marina also starred in all four of the films that followed on, and has also appeared in Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: Enterprise, and also Star Trek continues. She’s been in a few films over the years – The Grudge 3 in 2009, and also 2004’s Crash.

Before Terry Farrell got the part of Jadzia Dax in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, she almost lost out to Martha Hackett, who also auditioned for the role. At just 16 years old, a young Terry Farrell headed to New York to become a model, and within just a couple of days of getting there, had been signed by the women’s mag, Mademoiselle. It was during her almost two years of modelling that she studied acting, and in 1993, she was offered the part of Jadzia. She since went on to star in Becker.

He will be best remembered for his role as William T. Riker, but it wasn’t a role that he found easy to come by. He went to auditions over six weeks to bag himself the part, and in total it took seven auditions for the producers to be won over by him. According to reports, he pipped Jeffrey Combs, Erich Anderson, and William O. Armstrong to the post. Since then, Jonathan has gone on to host 45 episodes of Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction?, and has also popped up on Roswell, Futurama, and Criminal Minds.

He’s well known for his sci-fi roles, particularly Captain Jonathan Archer on Star Trek: Enterprise, and also for Quantum Leap, in which he plays Sam Beckett. He actually won a Golden Globe for his performance in the latter. Since his sci-fi days, Scott seems to have found great success in the world of TV, currently starring in NCIS: New Orleans as Dwayne Pride, a role he’s been in since 2014. You may also remember that he popped up in Desperate Housewives for a spell too? He played Trip Weston.

When she was aged just 17, Jolene Blalock left home to become a model for the Asia and European market. After finding the modeling world difficult despite becoming a huge hit for guy’s mags, she made the leap into an acting career, with small roles in TV shows such as CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Veronica’s Closet, and Love Boat: The Next Wave. It wasn’t until 2001 that she was offered the part of Commander T’Pol, a revolution she still says “delighted her” to this day.

While many of us will remember Ashley Judd from hit movies such as 1997’s Kiss the Girls, 1999’s Double Jeopardy, and 2002’s High Crimes, you can’t forget that this political activist and American actress once starred in Star Trek: The Next Generation, playing the part of Robin Lefler. She only popped up in two episodes, but she definitely made her mark, and you’ll have seen her more recently in The Divergent Series: Insurgent, and also Allegiant, 2015 and 2016 respectively.