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“It was seriously just a name. They didn’t tell you what to do. They didn’t tell you how they wanted the character to be - nothing. You went in to audition for this character name and that was it. When I started, before I came onto the set, I went to Gene Roddenberry and said: hey, what do you want from this guy? Who is he? And being as smart as he is, he said: don’t listen to what you’ve heard or read or seen in the past, nothing. Just make the character your own. And that’s what I did.”

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Michael Dorn

Michael Dorn, born on December 9, 1952, is a renowned actor from the United States. He is best known for his role as Captain Kirk in the science fiction series 'Star Trek: The Next Generation'. Dorn has a rich acting career in film, television, and theater, and remains active in the entertainment industry to this day. more

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