Star Trek Star Biographies cont.

Ethan Phillips (Neelix ST: Voyager)

Birthplace: Born and raised on Long Island as the only boy of 6 children

Education: Received English Literature degree from Boston University Master of Fine Arts from Cornell University

Early Acting: Began acting in the theater in such Broadway and off-Broadway productions as "My Favorite Year" and "Modigliani"

Television Experience: 5 seasons as Pete Downey on the well known sitcom Benson, recurring role on nighttime drama Werewolf, guest star on such shows as LA Law, ST:TNG, and Murphy Brown

Film Experience: Soon to be in Jeffrey, was in "The Shadow," "Man Without A Face," "Lean On Me," and other movies

His original work "Penguin Blues" was published and has been produced more than 150 times throughout the US and Canada.

Ethan currently lives with his wife Patricia and Westhighland terrier Frank.

He also enjoys backpacking and rock-climbing.

Suzie Plakson (Dr. Selar of "Schizoid Man" and K'Ehleyr of "The Emissary" and "Reunion")

Early Life: A native of Buffalo, New York who grew up in Kingston, PA.

Education: At age 15 she went to the Pennsylvania Governor's School for the Arts "and got hooked (on acting) for life." She attended Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois for 3 years.

Television Experience: Sportswriter-character on 2 seasons of the CBS sitcom "Love and War," Dr. Selar and K'Ehleyr of Star Trek The Next Generation, "Dinosaurs," guest star on "Beauty and the Beast," "Murphy Brown," and "Family Ties"

Her First Con: "It was much bigger than I had expected." " I knew nothing about fandom until then. I've since learned there's this whole society out there with a mythology they're involved in."

Previous Trek Watching: Suzie had never seen an episode of "The Next Generation" before she was hired for her first guest appearance on the show. She had, however, watched many classic episodes with her brother Michael.

"I found teaching was a wonderful, transformation experience."

Plakson has taught acting to youngsters and taught English as a second language in Los Angeles.

"I had my own United Nations, people from all over the world."

Tim Russ (Tuvok, ST:Voyager)

Birthplace: Born to a military family in Washington DC, Tim was raised on Air Force bases
around the world. He and his younger brother and sister lived in the Orient and the Middle
East before his family settled in Sacramento.

Education: Attended St. Edwards University in Austin, Texas

Acting Start: Russ's first professional job was an appearance in a PBS Masterpiece Theater
Production while he was still in college. He began acting full time 8 years later in 1985.

Stage Experience: Updated version of the Bard's "Romeo and Juliet", NAACP Image Award portrayal of "Barrabas" in the Los Angeles Theater Center production, "Dream Girls," "As You Like It," "Twelfth Night," "Macbeth" and "Cave Dwellers."

Television Experience: Sam Jones' computer-whiz compadre in NBC's "The Highway Man,"
the Answering Machine Guy in the NBC's sitcom "The People Next Door;" recurring part in
"Arresting Behavior," the NBC pilot "Journey To The Centre Of The Earth;" guest star on
such shows as "Sea Quest"

Film Experience: An honor warden in Fire With Fire

Star Trek Roles: Tuvok, ST: Voyager; Tuvok (from a parallel universe) ST: DS9, T'Kar, a klingon mercenary in several episodes of ST:DS9, a humanoid terrorist in ST:TNG, a Starfleet
tactical officer in Star Trek: Generations

When not acting, Russ enjoys writing and music. Russ is an accomplished guitarist and vocalist who has performed in a number of bands and stage productions over the past 20 years.

 
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Biographical information provided courtesy of the Thundercon 6, 2, and 5 programs respectively for Phillips, Plakson, and Russ.

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