STAR TREK BIRTHDAYS

John de Lancie birthday

(born Jonathan de Lancie; March 20, 1948) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, director, producer, and musician, best known for his role as Q in Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and Star Trek: Voyager. He has been featured in several recurring roles on television series, including Frank Simmons in Stargate SG-1, Donald Margolis in Breaking Bad, and as the voice of Discord in My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic.

De Lancie portrayed Q, a recurring character in several of the Star Trek franchise shows. Q is one of the few characters appearing in multiple series of the franchise: in 8 episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation including the pilot ("Encounter at Farpoint," "Hide and Q," "Q Who," "Deja Q," "Qpid," "True Q," "Tapestry," "All Good Things..."), in one episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine ("Q-Less"), and in 3 episodes of Star Trek: Voyager ("Death Wish," "The Q and the Grey," "Q2").
De Lancie's son Keegan de Lancie appeared with his father as Q's son in one episode of Star Trek: Voyager ("Q2").