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Date of Birth

5 May 1942, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Birth Name

Michael Anthony Alaimo

Height

6' (1.83 m)

Trivia

Shares a May 5 birthday with both a son and daughter.

Has played more distinct roles than anyone else on Trek: two different humans, two different Cardassians, an Antican, and a Romulan. Nicknamed "The Neck" by his fellow actors on "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" (1993).

As of October 2001, his record for most "Star Trek" characters played has been tied by Jeffrey Combs.

Played the very first Cardassian character ever seen in the "Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987) episode "The Wounded". His prominent neck inspired make-up artist Michael Westmore to give the Cardassians their familiar neck ridges.

Vaughn Armstrong has now played the most characters (eleven) on "Star Trek." Jeffrey Combs, J.G. Hertzler, Randy Oglesby and Thomas Kopache have all played seven characters, putting Alaimo in third place with six.

Along with Rosalind Chao, Jeffrey Combs, John de Lancie, Jonathan Frakes and Tim Russ, he is one of only six actors to appear in ten different seasons of "Star Trek": "Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987) Seasons One, Three and Five and "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" (1993) Seasons One through Seven.

Father of Michael Alaimo.

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