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Jonathan Frakes (born August 19, 1952) is an American actor and director best known for his portrayal of Commander William Riker in the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation. Moving on to directing in recent years, Frakes directed and also starred in Star Trek: First Contact, which earned him the nickname "Two-Takes" Frakes for his speed.
Personal life
For a time in the 1970s, Frakes worked for Marvel Comics, appearing at conventions in costume as Captain America. [1] His father, James R. Frakes, was a well-respected book critic for the New York Times Book Review, a book editor, and professor of English literature at Lehigh University from 1958-2001, where he was the Edmund W. Fairchild Professor in American Studies. He died in early 2002. Frakes had one brother, Daniel, who died in 1997 from pancreatic cancer. His mother, Doris, is a homemaker who still lives in the Bethlehem area. Frakes married soap opera actress Genie Francis on May 28, 1988. They live in Maine with their son, Jameson Ivor, born in 1994, and daughter, Elizabeth Francis, born in 1997. Frakes, an avid dog lover, prides himself on the daily upkeep of his pure bred sheepdog Carlo. Frakes works with The Workshops, The Waterfall Arts Center and The Saltwater Film Society, all located in Maine, where he teaches classes on film direction. He co-owns a home furnishings store with his wife in Belfast, Maine called The Cherished Home.[2] Film and television career
He has done animation voice acting, most notably voicing the recurring role of David Xanatos in the animated series Gargoyles, and he provided the voice of his own head in a jar in the Futurama episode "Where No Fan Has Gone Before." He hosted Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction and had a small, uncredited role in the 1994 movie Camp Nowhere. Frakes is the only Star Trek regular besides Majel Barrett to appear on four different Star Trek series (Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager and Star Trek: Enterprise). He has also directed episodes in three of them (TNG, DS9 and VOY) and was a popular and innovative director on the Star Trek set, often finding completely new ways to shoot the show's familiar sets. His directing career has included the films Star Trek: First Contact and Star Trek: Insurrection. His talents are not limited to the acting arts. Frakes appears on the Phish album Hoist, playing trombone on the track titled "Riker's Mailbox." Indeed, Frakes would occasionally perform on the trombone during his tenure as Commander Riker. Acting filmographyFeature Films
Television Series
Directing filmographyFeature films
Individual episodes of television series
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