Jonathan Frakes
Actor, TV Actor
1952 –
Who is Jonathan Frakes?
Jonathan Scott Frakes is an American actor, author and director. Frakes is best known for his portrayal of Commander William T. Riker in the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation and subsequent films. Frakes also hosted the television series Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction, challenging viewers to discern his stories of fact-based phenomena and fabricated tales. In June 2011, Frakes narrated the History Channel documentary Lee and Grant. He was also the voice actor of David Xanatos in the Disney television series Gargoyles.
Frakes directed and also starred in Star Trek: First Contact as well as Star Trek: Insurrection. He is also the author of a novel called The Abductors: Conspiracy.
Frakes married actress Genie Francis, who portrayed Laura Spencer on General Hospital, in 1988.
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- Born
- Aug 19, 1952
Bellefonte - Also known as
- Jonathan Scott Frakes
- Two-Takes Frakes
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Genie Francis
(1988/05/28 - )
- Genie Francis
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Pennsylvania State University
( - 1974) - Harvard University
( - 1976) - Liberty High School
( - 1970) - Bachelor of Fine Arts
- Pennsylvania State University
- Employment
- Maine Media College
- Lived in
- Bethlehem
- Maine
- New York City
- Los Angeles
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on July 23, 2013
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