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ABOUT TIM RUSS
Timothy Darrell Russ was born on June 22, 1956, in Washington, D.C., to Air Force officer Walt and his wife, Josephine. He and his younger siblings, Michael and Angela, grew up on several military bases, including Niagara Falls, Elmendorf AFB (Alaska), Omaha, Taiwan, the Philippines, Colorado, and Turkey.
During these moves around the world, he graduated from Izmir High School in Turkey and received his diploma from Rome Free Academy in Rome, New York. Afterwards, he attended Saint Edwards University and earned a B.S. in Theater Arts, but continued his studies with a full scholarship to continue theater studies at Illinois State University. His first professional job came while he was at St. Edward's University in Austin, when he appeared in a PBS Masterpiece Theater production, but he started to pursue acting full time in 1985.
An avid amateur astronomer, Tim travels for PUBLIC SPEAKING on the topic.Catch Tim up at the Griffith Observatory on random occasions.
SAMANTHA WHO? is an American television sitcom that originally aired on ABC from October 15, 2007, to July 23, 2009. Tim portrayed the bemused doorman, Frank, who was wryly observing Christina Applegate's character's transformation from "Old Sam" to "New Sam" is Samantha's.
TRIVIA #1
He is the only actor who has appeared in "Star Trek" to share scenes with eight captains:
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William Shatner and Alan Ruck in Star Trek: Generations (1994)
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Patrick Stewart in the Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) episode "Starship Mine"
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Avery Brooks in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993) episodes "Invasive Procedures" and "Through the Looking Glass"
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Kate Mulgrew in every episode of Star Trek: Voyager (1995),
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'George Takei' in "Star Trek: Voyager (1996) episode "Flashback"
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In the Star Trek: Picard (2020) episode "Dominion", speaking over video with as Captain Liam Shaw.
TRIVIA #2
"Roots: The Gift" (1988 TV movie) is notable for having multiple actors who would go on to significant roles in the Star Trek franchise. In Roots: The Gift, four actors who later became major Star Trek characters appear:
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LeVar Burton – played Kunta Kinte in Roots and later played Geordi La Forge on Star Trek: The Next Generation.
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Avery Brooks – appears in Roots: The Gift and later played Captain Benjamin Sisko on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
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Kate Mulgrew – appears in Roots: The Gift and later played Captain Kathryn Janeway on Star Trek: Voyager.
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Tim Russ – appears in Roots: The Gift and later played Tuvok on Star Trek: Voyager.
Additionally, the character actor Jerry Hardin also appears in Roots: The Gift and had multiple guest roles in Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Voyager—bringing a fifth Star Trek-connected performer into the cast, though not as a principal Star Trek character.
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