Armin Shimerman
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| Armin Shimerman | |
 Armin Shimerman at FedCon IV in Bonn, Germany, 1996 |
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| Born | November 5, 1949 (age 57) Lakewood, New Jersey, USA |
| Notable roles | Quark in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Dr. Nefarious in Ratchet and Clank: Up Your Arsenal |
Armin Shimerman (born November 5, 1949) is an American actor who was born and raised in Lakewood, New Jersey. He is married to actress Kitty Swink.
When he was 16 his family moved to Los Angeles, where his mother enrolled him in a drama group in an effort to expand his social circle. He later graduated from the University of California at Los Angeles, then was selected to apprentice at the Old Globe Theater in San Diego. He pursued a dramatic career in theater, eventually moving to New York. He later returned to Los Angeles where he landed roles in two CBS series, launching a career in television acting.
He is perhaps best known for his appearances as the Ferengi nightclub owner Quark in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, though his involvement with the Star Trek franchise began when he played a different Ferengi in Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "The Last Outpost", the episode which introduced the Ferengi. As Quark, he would become one of Trek's most widely-known characters, and he appeared several times on the cover of TV Guide (either with other actors or alone as part of a collector's series).
Along with Jonathan Frakes, Marina Sirtis, John de Lancie, Michael Ansara and Richard Poe, he is one of only six actors to play the same character on three different Star Trek series. He played Quark in Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Star Trek: Voyager.
Shimerman is also well known as Principal Snyder in Buffy the Vampire Slayer. He also has starred in Stargate SG-1 as one of the Nox and appeared as Stan the caddy in an episode of Seinfeld.
He has voiced several video game villains, including Toad in X-men Legends, Dr. Nefarious in Ratchet and Clank: Up Your Arsenal, and Razputin's father in Psychonauts.
Shimerman played a wizard in an episode of Charmed and did the voice of General Skarr from Evil Con Carne and The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy.
He has appeared as a judge in the third season of Boston Legal. He joined fellow Trek actors William Shatner, Rene Auberjonois, and Ethan Phillips in the same season of Boston Legal. Shatner played Captain Kirk on Star Trek, Auberjonois played Odo on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and Phillips played Neelix on Star Trek: Voyager.
He appeared in a season three episode of Numb3rs as an art expert. He also appeared in the episode Posse Comitatus of the The West Wing as Richard III.
He has written a series of books in which he provides a science fictional basis for the life of Dr. John Dee.
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[edit] Filmography
- Stardust Memories (1980)
- The Hitcher (1986)
- Dangerous Curves (1988)
- Arena (1989)
- What the Bleep Do We Know?! (2004)
[edit] Bibliography
[edit] Merchant Prince Series
- The Merchant Prince (2000) (with Michael Scott)
- Outrageous Fortune (2002) (with Chelsea Quinn Yarbro)
- Capital Offense (2003)
[edit] Others
- The 34th Rule (1998), a novel centering on his character Quark (with David R. George III)
[edit] External links
- Armin Shimerman at the Internet Movie Database
- Armin Shimerman article at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek wiki.
- Armin Shimerman at TV.com
- Armin Shimerman at the Internet Broadway Database
- Bio @ Starfleetlibrary.com
- QUARK'S RENAISSANCE: Armin Shimerman Pens Novel About Philosopher John Dee
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| NAME | Shimerman, Armin |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 5, 1949 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lakewood, New Jersey, USA |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
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Categories: Articles lacking sources from March 2007 | All articles lacking sources | American film actors | American television actors | American character actors | Joan of Arcadia cast | Nip/Tuck cast members | People from New Jersey | Jewish American actors | 1949 births | Living people | University of California, Los Angeles alumni
