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  Jonathan Frakes Photos - Jonathan Frakes News - Jonathan Frakes Information
Jonathan Frakes: I just finished another movie here at Paramount called Clockstoppers which is about time travel and has a science fiction bent so I'm determined, or they are, whoever they are, to keep me close to other planets.
Jonathan Frakes: But nothing really felt like it was going to take off the way that Star Trek did, before that.
Jonathan Frakes: When I produced Roswell, it was clear to me that my value to that show was as a director, because I was not a writer, and I wasn't a line producer.
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  Jonathan Frakes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
Frakes was born in Bellefonte, in central Pennsylvania but grew up in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh Valley region of the state.
Frakes is married to soap opera actress Genie Francis.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jonathan_Frakes   (625 words)

  
 Jonathan Frakes, Director
Frakes and his wife, actress Genie Francis, seem destined to be forever associated with the characters they play in their respective hit franchises - Frakes as Riker from Star Trek, Francis with Laura Spencer from General Hospital.
Frakes' and Francis' two children are growing up around television sets, though both desire to spend more time away from work with their family.
Frakes isn't ready to give up acting, but he does imagine he'll do more and more directing as time goes on, particularly if the new film is as well-received as anticipated.
www.littlereview.com /getcritical/trektalk/frakes.htm   (2257 words)

  
 Cranky Critic® Movie Star Interviews: Jonathan Frakes
Frakes: Well even before the getting it done quickly was the decision to do a 180 degree turn from First Contact, which was really a horror movie.
Frakes: In the original climax, F. Murray Abraham and Patrick Stewart were climbing through the collector.
Frakes: That vision of the future is optimistic but we're starting to see a dark side to the Federation this time out.
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 IGN: An In-Depth Interview with Jonathan Frakes
FRAKES: I was a psych major until I saw how much fun the actors were having, and I decided I'd transfer over to the theater arts department.
FRAKES: Well, it was early enough in my college that it didn't make much difference… Not that a B.F.A. in theater arts has been the most useful degree one could ever acquire.
FRAKES: Well, I had an easier time of it than some, because I was supported at home by a philosophy that both my parents had, that it was more important to do something you liked, then to become a doctor/lawyer/accountant… Something where there would have been a more logical career ladder to climb.
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 Jonathan H. Frakes
Jonathan and Sarah are buried at the Prairie Creek Baptist Church.
Jonathan’s farm was valued at $500.00 and his personal property was valued at $500.00.
She married 2nd Hiram Wilson FRAKES (Philip and Phoebe (Case) Frakes, 8-2) 9 Nov 1857, Vigo County, Indiana.
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 Paul Fischer Interviews Jonathan Frakes
Actor/director Jonathan Frakes is best known among Star Trek lovers for playing Commander William Riker in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987-1994) and in the Star Trek feature films.
Frakes has also appeared in numerous miniseries including Beulah Land (1980) and both installments of North and South (1985 and 1986).
Frakes cut his directorial teeth with episodes of Star Trek the Next Generation and went on to helm other episodes in the Star Trek franchise, including Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Star Trek: Voyager.
www.filmmonthly.com /Profiles/Articles/JFrakes/JFrakes.html   (1349 words)

  
 Biography for Jonathan Frakes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Jonathan Frakes was born August 19, 1952, in the small town of Bellefonte, in central Pennsylvania.
As a child Jonathan was always friendly, funny and somewhat of an actor, according to a childhood friend.
In early 1987 Jonathan went to an audition for a new television series at the urging of his soon-to-be wife and her family.
www.imdb.com /name/nm0000408/bio   (1538 words)

  
 Jonathan Frakes
Born and raised in Pennsylvania, Jonathan was an undergraduate at Penn State and continued his education at Harvard, spending several seasons with the Loeb Drama Center.
Prior to his role as Riker, Jonathan had recurring roles in such shows as Falcon Crest, Paper Dolls and Bare Essence, and for years was a contract player on the daytime drama The Doctors.
Frakes is currently an executive producer/director on the TV series Roswell.
www.starfleetlibrary.com /bios/jonathan_frakes.htm   (242 words)

  
 Classic TV & Movie Hits - Jonathan Frakes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Biography: Jonathan Frakes (born August 19, 1952 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania) is a American actor and director best known for his portrayal of Commander William Riker in the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation.
Frakes received his Bachelor of Fine Arts (in theater arts) at Penn State University in the early 1970s and his Masters from Harvard.
When his character was dismissed from the soap, Frakes moved to Los Angeles, California and played guest spots in many of the top television shows of the 1970s and 1980s, including the The Waltons and Hill Street Blues.
www.classictvhits.com /cast.php?id=2871   (368 words)

  
 CANOE -- JAM! Movies - Artists - Frakes, Jonathan: Star Trek's new guide
Frakes made a name for himself playing Commander William Riker on TV's Star Trek: The Next Generation, and the Star Trek spinoff movies called Generations and First Contact.
Frakes, a showbiz veteran, didn't assume anything of the kind, despite the fact First Contact was a critical and box-office success.
So, Frakes is back living his double life as Riker in front of the camera and the man who has to make most of the decisions behind the camera.
jam.canoe.ca /Movies/Artists/F/Frakes_Jonathan/1998/12/13/758439.html   (878 words)

  
 Jonathan Frakes - Memory Alpha, the Star Trek Wiki
Frakes portrayed the younger brother of fellow Star Trek actors Kirstie Alley and James Read in "North and South" and "North and South: Book II".
Frakes was later a member of The Sunspots, along with Patrick Stewart, Michael Dorn and Levar Burton.
Jonathan Frakes is the only Star Trek regular cast member besides Majel Barrett to appear in all four modern Star Trek series: Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager and Star Trek: Enterprise.
memory-alpha.org /en/wiki/Jonathan_Frakes   (492 words)

  
 Jonathan Frakes Current Month TV Schedule
Starring Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, James Cromwell, Alfre Woodard, Alice Krige.
Starring Jonathan Frakes, Levar Burton, Michael Dorn, Gates McFadden, Wayne Grace, Reg E Cathey.
Wendy Hughes, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, Jonathan Frakes.
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 Jonathan Frakes @ Filmbug
Frakes also portrays Commander William Riker, the executive officer and second-in- command on board the Enterprise, a role he played in the series Star Trek: The Next Generation as well as the films Star Trek: Generations and Star Trek: First Contact.
Frakes had played recurring roles in the television series The Doctors, Falcon Crest, Paper Dolls and Bare Essence before joining the crew of the USS.
Born and raised in Pennsylvania, Frakes now resides in Los Angeles with his wife, actress Genie Francis, and their two children.
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 CANOE -- JAM! Movies - Artists - Frakes, Jonathan: Jonathan Frakes is Number 1
Frakes is married to Genie Francis the actress who plays Laura on General Hospital.
Frakes knows the success of First Contact will determine whether he has a directing career or not.
Frakes says that though the Star Trek phenomenon is "very big in Spain, Germany, England and Australia, it has yet to make significant in-roads into France, Asia and Austria.
jam.canoe.ca /Movies/Artists/F/Frakes_Jonathan/1996/11/18/758442.html   (568 words)

  
 STARTREK.COM : Biography
Born and raised in Pennsylvania, Jonathan was an undergraduate at Penn State and continued his education at Harvard, spending several seasons with the Loeb Drama Center.
Jonathan then had the double duty of acting and directing in his feature film directoral debut in Star Trek: First Contact.
Jonathan is married to actress Genie Francis and resides in Los Angeles.
www.startrek.com /startrek/view/series/TNG/cast/69066.html   (268 words)

  
 Jonathan Frakes News
Bangor Daily News S he was half of supercouple Luke and Laura on TV's perennially popular soaper "General Hospital." Now, married in real life to "Star Trek" actor-director Jonathan Frakes, Genie Francis is a...
Word out on the edges of Orion's Belt is that Jonathan Frakes will be directing a short story by Harlan Ellison called "The Discarded." The actor turned director will helm the project as part of the new IDT...
Star Trek actor-turned-director Jonathan Frakes summed up his directorial debut for "Star Trek: First Contact" like this: "I was blessed with a great script, a great cast and a great crew.
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 TrekWeb.com - Jonathan Frakes and Marina Sirtis Talk End of ENTERPRISE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Frakes: I was surprised when they said this was the last episode of ENTERPRISE and that we could be in it.
Sirtis and Frakes are lucky to have gotten called in to do this, they certainly won't find an abundance of work doing anything else except maybe local theater in L.A., but even if their careers are on an upswing, I hope they never have anything to do with Star Trek again.
I think that the least that we could have had with the series finale of Enterprise would be an episode with some real resolution where the cast of the series in question doesn't have to share screen time with a pair that have already had their moment in the sun.
trekweb.com /articles/2005/04/10/4259dc37668bd.shtml   (2357 words)

  
 Jonathan Frakes
Jonathan Frakes played Commander William T. Riker on Star Trek: The Next Generation.
Prior to his assignment aboard the Enterprise, Frakes was mostly a soap opera actor, appearing in the prime time dramas Bare Essence and Paper Dolls and the daytime soap The Doctors, where he played a Vietnam veteran dealing with post-traumatic stress.
And Frakes appeared as himself on Roswell, twice -- first attending a UFO convention, and in another episode directing an episode of Star Trek: Enterprise.
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 Jonathan Frakes
Following university, Frakes spent several years in New York performing on a number of regional stage productions.
During his years on the set, Frakes began to dabble in directing.
During the third season, he was granted the opportunity to direct one of the episodes, and the results impressed the producers.
www.tribute.ca /bio.asp?id=2299   (336 words)

  
 Jonathan Frakes | Interviews | SCI FI Weekly
For more than a decade, actor-director-producer Jonathan Frakes' name has been synonymous with all things genre—whether you're talking about Star Trek (he's directed two features, numerous episodes and, of course, plays Number One, Cmdr. William T. Riker), or series like the now-departed Roswell, or Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction.
As the host of Beyond Belief, Frakes introduces viewers to bizarre stories that couldn't possibly be true, and then challlenges them to separate the real from the fantastic.
Frakes: Well, I think there were stories that I had trouble buying, but Barry and Al claim they're true, so I have to trust them [laughs].
www.scifi.com /sfw/interviews/sfw8722.html   (1106 words)

  
 Chat with Jonathan Frakes
Frakes, the internet has been a meeting place for international discussions about Star Trek (discussing everything from ST physics to story continuity).
Frakes believe in life on other worlds and what are his feelings about the Mars discovery of micro organisms?
Frakes, Do you think ST could be used as a platform to address some of the worlds "real" problems?
www.scifi.com /transcripts/frakes.html   (2154 words)

  
 Jonathan Frakes - Interview
Jonathan Frakes was born on 19 August, 1952 in central Pennsylvania.
In early 1987, Jonathan auditioned for the role that would bring him worldwide fame, that of Commander William Riker on Star Trek: The Next Generation.
Jonathan Frakes: I'm proud of it and thankful that it happened...
sci-fi-online.50megs.com /Interview/05-07-06_JonathanFrakes.htm   (1135 words)

  
 Frakes Jumping Onto Fast Track Film
Jonathan Frakes, best known as Commander William Riker on Star Trek: The Next Generation, has taken over the helm on Clockstoppers, a film aimed at bringing weird science to a younger audience
Jonathan Frakes, familiar to Star Trek fans as The Next Generation's Commander William Riker, has taken over the helm on the upcoming film Clockstoppers.
Since the film has not yet been cast, the studios involved were reluctant to give a release date, even a tentative one.
www.space.com /sciencefiction/movies/frakes_clockstoppers_000530.html   (240 words)

  
 Jonathan Frakes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
A light-hearted Jonathan Frakes, Commander Riker on Star Trek: Next Generation, was greeted by a standing ovation from a fan-packed room at the Toronto Convention Center.
He doesn't trust Frakes with any information even though he promised he wouldn't share it at any conventions.
One fan announced he had just gotten married and asked Frakes to give his wife a hug.
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 JONATHAN FRAKES
Jonathan Frakes (born August 19, 1952 in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania) is an American actor and director best known for his portrayal of Commander William Riker in the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation.
Frakes grew up in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and received his Bachelor of Fine Arts (in theater arts) at Penn State University in the early 1970s; he received a Masters from Harvard.
In the miniseries North and South, he played Stanley Hazard of Hazard Iron, a weak man easily manipulated by his mother and wife, a character in stark contrast to the strong Commander William T. Riker.
www.starbase21ok.com /jonathan_frakes.htm   (623 words)

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