Johnathan Frakes
Johnathan Frakes
Jonathan Scott Frakesis 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...
finally time took
It took me a long time to get off the Enterprise, but I finally did.
problem shows soaps
I think the problem with the soaps is that because they make 280 shows a year, the writing suffers.
felt star trek
But nothing really felt like it was going to take off the way that Star Trek did, before that.
evident guest power
It's pretty evident even when you're a guest actor on a show - you know where the power is.
angst mythology teen
It evolved, in all honesty, into a show much more about the mythology of the aliens than about the angst about teen romance.
acting learned life simpler sort thrilled woke
When I was just acting on the show, I learned my lines, went to sleep, then woke up and went to work. Now it's sort of become an obsession. I like the success. I'm thrilled with the way things have gone-but my life was simpler 10 years ago.