It was just amazing. Casey Biggs: They saw we had good chemistry together to begin with, and they were both really great characters in their respective universes. Jeffrey Combs: For me, I looked at it this way. You can follow this conversation by subscribing to the comment feed for this post. Interview with Marc Alaimo. Links to the full interviews:Fan Expo - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OUKG6nmytAScifinewsDE - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRffeVUNFBA He is an actor, known for Total Recall (1990), Tango & Cash (1989) and Star . We know how to block it. [both laugh]. See Nicole de. All the other teachers were saying, What are you doing? Did either of you have a clue you would be back so often? Marc Alaimo was born Micheal Joseph Alaimo on May 5, 1942. In the sixth-season episode Wrongs Darker Than Death or Night Kira uses the Bajoran Orb of Time to travel back in time to witness Dukats relationship with her mother. And another great interview Trekmovie! Stories like that are usually reserved for the regulars and I was flattered that they wrote it for me. Nobody is better than Marc Alaimo as Gul DukatI guess it was a similar thing for me when I was playing a Ferengi. Finally, my agent said, 'Why dont you at least read the script? Let us know in the comment section! Before he captured hearts and became a household name, Alaimo, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, had a hard childhood. The show never took the easy way out when it came to situations, be they personal or political, and that provided us with a lot of great things to do as actors.". This is a group dedicated to the great actor Mr Marc Alaimo, his fantastic career and, in particular, one of his best roles - that of Gul Dukat (Deep Space 9). His son from his first marriage, Micheal Anthony Alaimo, is a writer, story editor, and producer. He remarked, "It feels like a dream now. Because of this there was never a real bond set up between the actress and myself, so the relationship we had was always sort of subjective. Jeffrey Combs: The point is, they didnt know that. Some actors got their breakthrough roles in Deep Space Nine, or they got to play a more complicated and authoritative character than most of their other roles allowed. Marc has over 30 years of investment banking, private equity, and operational experience. It wasnt part of our plan. I would like to continue to do that." He went on to portray Romulan Commander Tebok in The Neutral Zone, Cardassian Gul Macet in The Wounded and the high-rolling gambler Frederick LaRouque in Times Arrow. And I had starred in the very first dramatic IMAX film and it was about the Alamo [1988s Alamo: The Price of Freedom]. They allow me to take a lot of chances and do some really interesting things with Dukat, adds the actor. He is reunited with his half-Bajoran, half-Cardassian daughter Tora Ziyal, born of his love affair with Tora Naprem, whom he met and fell in love with during the occupation. Marc Alaimo Paramount/CBS Digital "Deep Space Nine" has the honor of being the home of Star Trek's greatest villain - Gul Dukat, played by Marc Alaimo. Lilies expresses purity of heart, majesty and honor. Marc Alaimo's birth flower is Lily of the valley. Alaimo is a classically trained theatre actor, and performed as part of the Marquette University Players and the Milwaukee Repertory Theater in the 1960s in everything from Shakespeare and the classics to world premiere productions. When she saw him in makeup, she did not want to be around him and related the actor himself to the characteristics of Dukat. After the passing of his father when Alaimo was young, he would become the breadwinner for his household. He can be evil, mean, charming, lovable, funny, vulnerable and, yes, even sexy. After high school, Alaimo attended Marquette University and was a member of the Marquette University Players and the Milwaukee Repertory Theater during the 1960s. Marc Alaimo As Badar N'D'D. Marc Alaimo is best known for his astonishing role as Star Trek: Deep Space Nine's big-bad Gul . Sometimes youve got to run with your initial instinct, and in that case, it was a good one. He commented, "When I read the pilot script, it was the presentation of a man dealing with loss and raising a son, and how he handled those situations, that really got my attention. Four years later the Cardassian is forced to put on his best diplomatic smile and fight alongside Sisko when the Starfleet officer rescues him and key members of Cardassias government from the Klingons. It was thrilling from start to finish and certainly what made it very special in the annuls of Trek shows is all the interesting supporting characters it had like like Weyoun, Damar etc. They were lovely to us. Posted by: More from Nick, Star Trek Actor Reveals His Humiliating Experience Working With The Seinfeld Actors. It means they like and respect my work and that makes a huge difference.. Combs, Biggs and Max Grodnchik in a Rat Pack performance at STLV (Photo: Star Trek Rat Pack Unofficial Fan Account). You can meet the most powerful people in the world and theyve got those same qualities somewhere inside of them where their own children can melt their hearts.. Jeffrey Combs: First of all, I would like to say right off the top, I dont usually share my time with interviews with anybody. He appeared on the television series The Incredible Hulk starring Bill Bixby. Here are 6 Actors Who Regretted Being On Deep Space Nine (And 14 Who Adored It). Discover Marc Alaimo's Wikipedia Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. I think Dukat would love to seduce Kira, notes the actor. Top quality article here Trekmovie. Mr. Welsh saw his incredible talent and encouraged him throughout his high school career. As a teenager he was very withdrawn and kept his emotions bottled up, a result of abuse he suffered as a child. He is known for his villainous roles. It just so happens that my friend Ren AuberjonoisI love him to death, to the ends of the Earth and beyonhe was getting ready to direct his very first episode, it was a Ferengi episode. Alaimo has appeared in some feature films including the 1984 science fiction movie The Last Starfighter (portraying the human guise of an alien assassin), the Leslie Nielsen film Naked Gun '"`UNIQ--templatestyles-0000000D-QINU`"'33+13: The Final Insult, Tango & Cash, and the 1988 film The Dead Pool. Although the major rejects almost everything that Dukat stands for he cannot help being oddly attracted to her. I want to talk to you, so I did. Great interview, it was interesting and fun to read. She explained, "If playing Leeta did anything that impacts my current career, its that Im attracted to playing characters who are much darker, earthier, deeper than she was allowed to show. I felt bad for Marc Alaimo after seeing the documentary. Visitor realized that she actually hated Dukat and not Aliamo! Casey Biggs: Well, they were lovely to Jeff. Because they hadnt figured out their formula yet. Interviews with Nana Visitor and Duncan Regehr. Casey Biggs! I had no idea. On television he has guest-starred on such programs as The Six Million Dollar Man, The A-Team, Charlies Angels and Quantum Leap, while his feature film work includes roles in The Dead Pool, Tango & Cash, Total Recall and Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult. Gul Dukat Rules: Marc Alaimo adds humanity to his Cardassian antagonist Always Young Indy: At last, Sean Patrick Flanery recalls his adventures past Addeddate 2014-04-30 18:17:18 Identifier starlog_magazine-255 Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t1jh6601f Ocr ABBYY FineReader 9.0 Ppi 300 Scanner However, during high school, Alaimo met a man who would change his entire life, a drama teacher named Mr. Welsh. They were personalities with understandable motivations. I had done theater with him and he suggested that I play Brunt. She Played Nadia In American Pie. And both of you were on Enterprise. The writers were putting you two together all the time. Though she worked her way through a variety of characters, she had a fondness for Lwaxana Troi, whom she portrayed on both The Next Generation and Deep Space Nine. Because of this there was never a real bond set up between the actress and myself, so the relationship we had was always sort of subjective. When he was the bond villain in that episode our man bashir I thought that was perfect casting because he liked to ham it up. They thought it was an episode about the JemHadar and after the episode, they went, Why did they kill that character? So, in desperation, they came up with cloning. Jeffrey Combs: Did we work together? When Rene Auberjonois started in the role of Odo, he was first drawn to the unsolved mystery of Odo's origins, but he later realized that he loved finding out more about his character as Odo's story unfolded. Working in film can often be incoherent. There really wasnt an opportunity for me to get particularly close to any of the cast or crew that worked on the series. What happened when we came together, we just worked really well off each other. It was just a great role. He remarked, "It feels like a dream now. I cant think of a more three dimensional villain than Gal-Dukat in Trek history, the character had so many layers. Nick is a Senior Staff Writer for Ned Hardy. Major Kira makes him see sense, however, and offers to take care of Ziyal on Deep Space Nine. So I know he was appreciating what I was doing. She related, "It was great because they had little introduction scenes for me with everybody because theyre re-meeting me again. Casey Biggs: They sort of lied to me about that. And they were constantly on the lookout for What can we use? Jeffrey Combs as Shran in Star Trek: Enterprise. Dukat eventually joins forces with the Dominion to fight against the Federation but the war ends up costing him more than he bargains for. Jeffrey you even began as Tiron, a one-off alien. Thats not for me. Yet it was all I wanted to do. It was like playing a symphony for the 99th time. [laughs]. About the moment he was going to kill me, I said, Marc, its me. Marc may have a sense of humor some times, but you never know when it is going to be there. It was clear Weyoun was going to be a fan favorite when he showed up and was so quirky and fun to watch but Damar really surprised people I think. Its amazing we are getting SO many interviews these days from actors in past shows from DS9 to ENT and a reminder how loved all these characters and shows still are. Weve stayed in touch throughout the years and his son and I are really good friends. I was there to tell you that your wife and your son had been killed. Both his arc and my arc were fabulous. First of all, it is called typecasting. And second of all, he loved that shit. Wherever he is his presence dominates and he just sort of takes over the proceedings and thats exactly what happens during his first meeting with Sisko in his [Dukats former and Siskos current] office. Well, I did a mime of a man being hanged. Its crazy, I rewatched a portion of the documentary What We Left Behind a week ago and just so happen to watch Biggs and Combs parts in the doc. For example, Combs as the Federations Secretary of State or POTUFPs Chief of Staff; Biggs as a Starfleet captain or admiral, or the head of Starfleet Intelligence. My teacher said to me, Stay after class. That makes it fantastic. To be able to make Quark squirm. Both of you started mid-series on Deep Space Nine. Hans Beimler, Kamerad., great interview ds9 had so many great characters you could do 20 more of these interviews and not repeat yourselves the show is so fresh for me as im wrapping up a rewatch and coincidentally last night saw the episode where damar says the line about weyoun number 9. And more importantly, how did you approach playing a drunk on Star Trek, which is a bit unusual for the show. I totally understand.' Like the crafty chameleon which changes colours to blend in with its surroundings, Cardassian Gul Dukats demeanour can go from sadistic to sympathetic to sexy depending upon what best suits the situation. 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