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VOY s7e24 "Renaissance Man"

There's a certain something about Robert Picardo that drove the Voyager writing staff to want other cast members to portray his character on multiple occasions.

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[-] kieron115@startrek.website 15 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

Robert Picardo might be the best actor on the show. I remember reading in an interview that he was a little bummed at first about getting cast as The Doctor, since he originally auditioned to play Neelix, but he quickly realized that he was actually gonna be the show's Spock/Data/etc (which he previously assumed would go to Tim Russ). Then he really leaned into it. It's such a great performance and he has such a great capacity to emote. On the occasions when he gets full on angry (like in Author, Author) he can be downright scary!

Quoting this from a slashfilm.com article:

Robert Picardo had a lengthy and storied acting career. He was a Joe Dante regular, appearing in "The Howling," "The Explorers," "Innerspace," "The 'Burbs," "Matinee," and "Gremlins 2: The New Batch." He appeared in "Star 80," Ridley Scott's "Legend," the zombie cop film "Dead Heat," and Robert Englund's directorial debut "976-EVIL." This was all mixed in with plentiful TV work and multiple appearances on stage.

[-] ummthatguy@lemmy.world 7 points 13 hours ago
[-] kieron115@startrek.website 6 points 12 hours ago

Have you seen the music video he made during COVID? It's pretty hilarious.

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