Michael Dorn was born on December 9,1952 and is an American actor best known for his role as the Klingon character Worf in the Star Trek franchise, appearing in all seven seasons of the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation, and later reprising the role in seasons four through seven of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
24 Facts About Michael Dorn
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Michael Dorn voice acted the role of Dr John in the Sierra game "Gabriel Knight: Sins of the fathers".
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Michael Dorn was born in Luling, Texas, the son of Allie Lee and Fentress Michael Dorn Jr.
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Michael Dorn grew up in Pasadena, California, where he studied radio and television production at Pasadena City College.
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Michael Dorn first appeared on-screen in Rocky, in an uncredited role as Apollo Creed's bodyguard.
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Michael Dorn studied with Conrad for six months, until he landed a regular role on the crime drama series CHiPs.
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Michael Dorn was the last of the main actors to be cast in The Next Generation, and prepared for his audition by isolating himself from the other actors and remaining taciturn through his interview, mimicking the personality of the character.
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Michael Dorn's character proved so popular amongst fans that Dorn was added to the cast of spin-off series Deep Space Nine in an effort to boost ratings.
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Michael Dorn has appeared on-screen in more Star Trek episodes and movies as the same character than anyone else: he appeared in 175 episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation, 102 episodes of Deep Space Nine and four Star Trek movies, bringing his total to 281 appearances as Worf.
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Michael Dorn appeared as Worf's ancestor, Colonel Worf, in the 1991 film Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country.
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Michael Dorn was one of six actors to reprise his role, in voice over, for the Star Trek: Captain's Chair virtual reality game.
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In 2012, Michael Dorn announced a desire to return to his Klingon role in a television series tentatively titled Star Trek: Captain Worf.
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Michael Dorn has appeared in a number of TV shows, films, and video games.
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Michael Dorn has been the spokesman for Neutrogena T-Gel Shampoo, and has appeared in a Dodge Dart car commercial.
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Michael Dorn appeared in a 2012 tongue-in-cheek television commercial for Chrysler as "Future Guy", a time traveler sent from the future to assist development of the 2013 Dodge Dart.
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Michael Dorn plays the role of General Thain in the Castlevania: Hymn of Blood web series.
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Michael Dorn reprised his role as Worf for cameo appearances on Webster and Family Guy, the latter with several of his fellow Next Generation castmates.
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Michael Dorn had a recurring role on the television series Castle, playing the therapist of NYPD police detective Kate Beckett.
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In March 2023, Michael Dorn was announced as the writer for a comic starring Steel, whom he voiced in Superman: The Animated Series.
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Michael Dorn has flown with the Blue Angels as well as the Thunderbirds.
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Michael Dorn has owned several jet aircraft, including a Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star, which he jokingly refers to as his "starship", a North American F-86 Sabre, and currently owns a North American Sabreliner.
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Michael Dorn serves on several aviation organizations, one of which is the Air Force Aviation Heritage Foundation, where he is on the advisory board.
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Michael Dorn has done interviews for the "Private Jets" episode of Modern Marvels on The History Channel.
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Michael Dorn stated in a 2010 interview that he had been diagnosed with an "early early" stage of prostate cancer, which led him to become a vegan.