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'''Armin Shimerman''' {{born|5|November|1949}} is the actor who was best known in the ''[[Star Trek]]'' universe for his portrayal of the [[Ferengi]] [[bartender]] [[Quark]] on ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]''. He is one of only six actors to appear in three different ''Star Trek'' series (''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation|The Next Generation]]'', ''Deep Space Nine'', and ''[[Star Trek: Voyager|Voyager]]'') as the same character. Prior to assuming the role of Quark, however, Shimerman earned the distinction of being among the first to ever portray a Ferengi in the ''Star Trek'' franchise when the race first appeared in the ''Next Generation'' episode {{e|The Last Outpost}}. Shimerman went on to make two more appearances on TNG (including a second time as a Ferengi in the episode {{e|Peak Performance}}) and to star on ''Deep Space Nine'' for its entire seven-year run ({{y|1993}} – {{y|1999}}). He also co-wrote the ''Trek'' [[novels|novel]] ''[[The 34th Rule]]''.
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'''Armin Shimerman''' {{born|5|November|1949}} is the actor who was best known in the ''[[Star Trek]]'' universe for his portrayal of the [[Ferengi]] [[bartender]] [[Quark]] on ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]''. He is one of only six actors to appear in three different live action ''Star Trek'' series (''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation|The Next Generation]]'', ''Deep Space Nine'', and ''[[Star Trek: Voyager|Voyager]]'') as the same character. Prior to assuming the role of Quark, however, Shimerman earned the distinction of being among the first to ever portray a Ferengi in the ''Star Trek'' franchise when the race first appeared in the ''Next Generation'' episode {{e|The Last Outpost}}. Shimerman went on to make two more appearances on TNG (including a second time as a Ferengi in the episode {{e|Peak Performance}}) and to star on ''Deep Space Nine'' for its entire seven-year run ({{y|1993}} – {{y|1999}}). He also co-wrote the ''Trek'' [[novels|novel]] ''[[The 34th Rule]]''.
   
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[[Star Trek birthdays#November|Born]] to immigrant parents in Lakewood, New Jersey, Shimerman and his family moved to Los Angeles at the age of sixteen. There, his mother enrolled him into a drama group to help her son meet new people. After graduating from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Shimerman was one of eight people out of 900 applicants chosen to become an apprentice at the prestigious Old Globe Theater in San Diego, California. Shimerman participated in numerous regional theater productions before moving to New York and landing roles on the Broadway stage.
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[[Star Trek birthdays#November|Born]] to immigrant parents in Lakewood, New Jersey, Shimerman and his family moved to Los Angeles at the age of sixteen. There, his mother enrolled him into a drama group to help her son meet new people. After graduating from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Shimerman was one of eight people out of nine hundred applicants chosen to become an apprentice at the prestigious Old Globe Theater in San Diego, California. Shimerman participated in numerous regional theater productions before moving to New York and landing roles on the Broadway stage.
   
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Shimerman's Broadway debut came when he played part of an ensemble and served as an understudy in the musical ''Threepenny Opera'', which ran for 306 performances from 1 May 1976 through 23 January 1977. {{e|Peak Performance}} co-star [[Roy Brocksmith]] was also a part of that play's cast. Shimerman next performed in the play ''Saint Joan'' from December 1977 through February 1978 and played the role of Mr. Thorkelson in the musical ''I Remember Mama'' in 1979.
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Shimerman's Broadway debut came when he played part of an ensemble and served as an understudy in the musical ''Threepenny Opera'', which ran for 306 performances from 1 May, 1976 through 23 January, 1977. {{e|Peak Performance}} co-star [[Roy Brocksmith]] was also a part of that play's cast. Shimerman next performed in the play ''Saint Joan'' from December 1977 through February 1978 and played the role of Mr. Thorkelson in the musical ''I Remember Mama'' in 1979.
   
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Shimerman ultimately moved back to Los Angeles, where he acquired guest spots on such television shows as ''Cagney & Lacey'', ''Remington Steele'', and ''The Facts of Life''. From 1987 through 1989, he was a recurring player on the TV series ''Beauty and the Beast'', which starred {{film|10}} actor [[Ron Perlman]]. He went on to make appearances on ''L.A. Law'' (starring [[Corbin Bernsen]] and [[Larry Drake]]), ''Who's the Boss?'', ''Alien Nation'' (starring [[Gary Graham]], [[Eric Pierpoint]], and [[Michele Scarabelli]]), and ''Married... with Children''. Shimerman also became a regular on ''Brooklyn Bridge'' during that show's first season (1991-92), playing Uncle Bernie.
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Shimerman ultimately moved back to Los Angeles, where he acquired guest spots on such television shows as ''Cagney & Lacey'', ''Remington Steele'', and ''The Facts of Life''. From 1987 through 1989, he was a recurring player on the TV series ''Beauty and the Beast'', which starred {{film|10}} actor [[Ron Perlman]] and [[Tony Jay]]. He went on to make appearances on ''L.A. Law'' (starring [[Corbin Bernsen]] and [[Larry Drake]]), ''Who's the Boss?'', ''Alien Nation'' (starring [[Gary Graham]], [[Eric Pierpoint]], and [[Michele Scarabelli]]), and ''Married... with Children''. Shimerman also became a regular on ''Brooklyn Bridge'' during that show's first season (1991-92), playing Uncle Bernie.
   
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Beyond ''Star Trek'', however, he is perhaps best known for his recurring role as {{w|Principal Snyder}} on ''{{w|Buffy the Vampire Slayer}}''. An interesting piece of trivia is that his character in that series was killed by a transformed {{w|Richard Wilkins|Mayor Wilkins}}, played by infrequent ''Trek'' guest star [[Harry Groener]].
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Beyond ''Star Trek'', however, he is perhaps best known for his recurring role as {{w|Principal Snyder}} on {{wt|Buffy the Vampire Slayer}}. An interesting piece of trivia is that his character in that series was killed by a transformed {{w|Richard Wilkins|Mayor Wilkins}}, played by infrequent ''Trek'' guest star [[Harry Groener]].
   
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Shimerman's other TV credits include guest appearances on ''[[stargate:Stargate SG-1|Stargate SG-1]]'', ''Ally McBeal'', ''The Practice'', ''Sliders'', ''Charmed'', ''The West Wing'', ''ER'', ''Nip/Tuck'', and ''Warehouse 13''. He was seen in an episode of ''{{w|Seinfeld}}'', starring ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'' guest actor [[Jason Alexander]]. In 2006, he co-starred with ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]'' actor [[John Billingsley]] in the TV movie ''Dead & Deader''.
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Shimerman's other TV credits include guest appearances on ''[[stargate:Stargate SG-1|Stargate SG-1]]'', ''Ally McBeal'', ''The Practice'', ''Sliders'', ''Charmed'', ''The West Wing'', ''ER'', ''Nip/Tuck'', and ''Warehouse 13''. He was seen in an episode of {{wt|Seinfeld}}, starring ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'' guest actor [[Jason Alexander]]. In 2006, he co-starred with ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]'' actor [[John Billingsley]] in the TV movie ''Dead & Deader''.
   
 
More recently, Shimerman has been lending his voice to the characters of General Skarr and Hector's Stomach on the Cartoon Network series ''The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy'' and ''Evil Con Carne''. In 2005, he appeared on the TV series ''Invasion'', alongside other ''Star Trek'' actors such as his DS9 co-star [[Cirroc Lofton]]. Currently, he has a recurring role as Judge Brian Hooper on ''Boston Legal'', starring [[William Shatner]] and DS9 co-star and friend [[Rene Auberjonois]]. ''DS9'' guest star [[Henry Gibson]] also played a judge in Shimerman's first episode, "Can't We All Get a Lung?", which aired 19 September 2006. In Shimerman's third episode, ''Voyager'' star [[Ethan Phillips]] appeared as the father of the boy accused of killing Shimerman's wife. [[Ron Canada]] also guest-starred in the episode, also as a judge. In his fourth episode, Shimerman finally shared a scene with Rene Auberjonois.
 
More recently, Shimerman has been lending his voice to the characters of General Skarr and Hector's Stomach on the Cartoon Network series ''The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy'' and ''Evil Con Carne''. In 2005, he appeared on the TV series ''Invasion'', alongside other ''Star Trek'' actors such as his DS9 co-star [[Cirroc Lofton]]. Currently, he has a recurring role as Judge Brian Hooper on ''Boston Legal'', starring [[William Shatner]] and DS9 co-star and friend [[Rene Auberjonois]]. ''DS9'' guest star [[Henry Gibson]] also played a judge in Shimerman's first episode, "Can't We All Get a Lung?", which aired 19 September 2006. In Shimerman's third episode, ''Voyager'' star [[Ethan Phillips]] appeared as the father of the boy accused of killing Shimerman's wife. [[Ron Canada]] also guest-starred in the episode, also as a judge. In his fourth episode, Shimerman finally shared a scene with Rene Auberjonois.
   
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In 2007, Shimerman also voiced various characters BioWare's ''Mass Effect'', a game also featuring the voice of [[Marina Sirtis]]. Shimerman also voiced the character of Andrew Ryan in the 2007 computer game ''Bioshock''. The developers of the game refused to disclose who voiced this character before the game's release, only hinting that "we wouldn't believe it". Only after the game's release was it confirmed that Ryan was voiced by Shimerman. (Source: [http://pc.ign.com/articles/817/817025p2.html IGN.com]) In gaming circles, this surprised many, for Ryan had a very low voice, very different than what Shimerman had shown in other mediums. ([http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1641669 TTLG.com]) Shimerman's frequent DS9 co-star, [[J.G. Hertzler]], also voiced a character in the game, and both Shimerman and Hertzler reprised their roles for the 2010 sequel, ''BioShock 2''.
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In 2007, Shimerman also voiced various characters BioWare's ''Mass Effect'', a game also featuring the voices of [[Marina Sirtis]], [[Raphael Sbarge]], and [[Dwight Schultz]]. Depending on player choices, Shimerman's primary character may also appear in the game's sequel, which also features [[Michael Dorn]], [[Robin Sachs]], and [[Keith Szarabajka]]. Shimerman also voiced the character of Andrew Ryan in the 2007 computer game ''Bioshock''. The developers of the game refused to disclose who voiced this character before the game's release, only hinting that "we wouldn't believe it". Only after the game's release was it confirmed that Ryan was voiced by Shimerman. (Source: [http://pc.ign.com/articles/817/817025p2.html IGN.com]) In gaming circles, this surprised many, for Ryan had a very low voice, very different than what Shimerman had shown in other mediums. ([http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1641669 TTLG.com]) Shimerman's frequent DS9 co-star, [[J.G. Hertzler]], also voiced a character in the game, and both Shimerman and Hertzler reprised their roles for the 2010 sequel, ''BioShock 2''.
   
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Shimerman has also acquired a number of feature film credits throughout his career, including ''The Hitcher'' (1986) with [[Henry Darrow]], ''Death Warrant'' (1990) sharing screen time with [[Patrick Kilpatrick]] and TNG guest musician performer [[Abdul Salaam el Razzac]], and ''Eye for an Eye'' (1996) with many fellow Trek actors in this legal thriller. Joining Shimmerman were [[Nicholas Cascone]], [[Robert Clendenin]], [[Natalia Nogulich]], [[Angela Paton]], [[Sierra Pecheur]], [[Wayne Péré]] and [[Michael Buchman Silver]]. He recently completed filming on a comedy entitled ''The Urn'', co-starring [[TNG]] guest actor [[Stanley Kamel]]. However, both Shimerman and ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' actor [[Brent Spiner]] made their feature film debuts in small roles in {{w|Woody Allen}}'s ''Stardust Memories'', released in 1980. More recently, he had a cameo in the docudrama ''What the Bleep Do We Know?''
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Shimerman has also acquired a number of feature film credits throughout his career, including ''The Hitcher'' (1986) with [[Henry Darrow]], ''Death Warrant'' (1990) sharing screen time with [[Patrick Kilpatrick]] and TNG guest musician performer [[Abdul Salaam El Razzac]], and ''Eye for an Eye'' (1996) with many fellow Trek actors in this legal thriller. Joining Shimmerman were [[Nicholas Cascone]], [[Robert Clendenin]], [[Natalia Nogulich]], [[Angela Paton]], [[Sierra Pecheur]], [[Wayne Péré]] and [[Michael Buchman Silver]]. He recently completed filming on a comedy entitled ''The Urn'', co-starring [[TNG]] guest actor [[Stanley Kamel]]. However, both Shimerman and ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' actor [[Brent Spiner]] made their feature film debuts in small roles in {{w|Woody Allen}}'s ''Stardust Memories'', released in 1980. More recently, he had a cameo in the docudrama ''What the Bleep Do We Know?''
   
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Shimerman is married to actress [[Kitty Swink]], who guest starred on twice on DS9, first as [[Rozahn]] in [[DS9 Season 2|season two's]] {{e|Sanctuary}} and then as [[Luaran]] in [[DS9 Season 7|season seven]]'s {{e|Tacking Into the Wind}}. Shimerman and Swink also co-starred together in a few projects, including 1987's ''Like Father Like Son'' (starring [[Catherine Hicks]] and also featuring [[Randy Lowell]] and [[Dakin Matthews]]) and the 2001 made-for-TV movie ''Just Ask My Children'' (co-starring [[Virginia Madsen]], [[Robert Joy]], [[Barbara Tarbuck]], [[Casey Biggs]], [[Jack Shearer]], and John Billingsley).
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Shimerman is married to actress [[Kitty Swink]], who guest-starred twice on DS9, first as [[Rozahn]] in [[DS9 Season 2|season two]]'s {{e|Sanctuary}} and then as [[Luaran]] in [[DS9 Season 7|season seven]]'s {{e|Tacking Into the Wind}}. Shimerman and Swink also co-starred together in a few projects, including 1987's ''Like Father Like Son'' (starring [[Catherine Hicks]] and also featuring [[Randy Lowell]], [[Michael Horton]], and [[Dakin Matthews]]) and the 2001 made-for-TV movie ''Just Ask My Children'' (co-starring [[Virginia Madsen]], [[Robert Joy]], [[Barbara Tarbuck]], [[Casey Biggs]], [[Jack Shearer]], and John Billingsley).
   
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In 2010 Shimerman appeared in a Warehouse 13 episode entitled "Where and When".
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In 2010 Shimerman appeared in a ''Warehouse 13'' episode entitled "Where and When".
   
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== Appearances as Quark ==
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==Appearances as Quark==
 
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** {{e|Battle Lines}}
  
** {{e|Battle Lines}}
 
** {{e|Paradise}} ([[DS9 Season 2|Season 2]])
  
** {{e|Paradise}} ([[DS9 Season 2|Season 2]])
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** {{e|Crossover}} (appears as the [[mirror universe]] {{mu|Quark}})
 
** {{e|Tribunal}}
  
** {{e|Tribunal}}
 
** {{e|Past Tense, Part II}} ([[DS9 Season 3|Season 3]])
  
** {{e|Past Tense, Part II}} ([[DS9 Season 3|Season 3]])
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== Further ''Star Trek'' appearances ==
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== Additional characters ==
  
 
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File:Letek.jpg|[[Letek]]<br />{{TNG|The Last Outpost}}
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File:Betazoid gift box.jpg|[[Betazoid gift box]]<br />{{TNG|Haven}}<br />(uncredited)
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File:Betazoid gift box.jpg|[[Betazoid gift box]]<br />{{TNG|Haven}}
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File:Letek.jpg|[[Letek]]<br />{{TNG|The Last Outpost|Shades of Gray}} (stock footage in the latter)
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File:DaiMonBractor.jpg|[[Bractor|DaiMon Bractor]]<br />{{TNG|Peak Performance}}
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File:Bractor.jpg|[[DaiMon]] [[Bractor]]<br>{{TNG|Peak Performance}}
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File:Kira surprise meridian.jpg|Quark's/Kira (hologram)<br />{{DS9|Meridian}}
  
 
File:Quark (mirror).jpg|[[Quark (mirror)]]<br />{{DS9|Crossover}}
  
File:Quark (mirror).jpg|[[Quark (mirror)]]<br />{{DS9|Crossover}}
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File:Audrid Dax.jpg‎|Quark inhabited by [[Audrid Dax]]<br />{{DS9|Facets}}
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File:Quark dominion simulation 2371.jpg|Quark (simulation)<br />{{DS9|The Search, Part II}}
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File:Kira surprise meridian.jpg|Quark's/Kira (hologram)<br />{{DS9|Meridian}}
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File:Quark illusion 2371.jpg|Quark (illusion)<br />{{DS9|Distant Voices}}
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File:Audrid Dax.jpg|Quark inhabited by [[Audrid Dax]]<br />{{DS9|Facets}}
 
File:Quark hologram.jpg|Quark ([[hologram]])<br />{{DS9|Bar Association}}
  
File:Quark hologram.jpg|Quark ([[hologram]])<br />{{DS9|Bar Association}}
 
File:Quark hologram with face in food.jpg|Quark (hologram)<br />{{DS9|Body Parts}}
  
File:Quark hologram with face in food.jpg|Quark (hologram)<br />{{DS9|Body Parts}}
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File:Quark illusion 2373.jpg|Quark (illusion)<br /> {{DS9|Things Past}}
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File:Quark maths.jpg|Educational computer program on [[Gaia]]<br /> {{DS9|Children of Time}}
 
File:Herbert Rossoff.jpg|[[Herbert Rossoff]]<br />{{DS9|Far Beyond the Stars}}
  
File:Herbert Rossoff.jpg|[[Herbert Rossoff]]<br />{{DS9|Far Beyond the Stars}}
 
File:Quark hologram2374.jpg|Quark (hologram)<br />{{DS9|Inquisition}}
  
File:Quark hologram2374.jpg|Quark (hologram)<br />{{DS9|Inquisition}}
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== Books ==
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==Books==
 
* ''The Merchant Prince''
  
* ''The Merchant Prince''
 
* ''The Merchant Prince Volume 2: Outrageous Fortune''
  
* ''The Merchant Prince Volume 2: Outrageous Fortune''
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== Trivia ==
  
== Trivia ==
 
Shimerman was on the set of DS9 during a large earthquake in Los Angeles. He rushed home to check on his family, so he did not have time to get his makeup removed. His Ferengi makeup "scared the living shit out of people" as he says at conventions.
  
Shimerman was on the set of DS9 during a large earthquake in Los Angeles. He rushed home to check on his family, so he did not have time to get his makeup removed. His Ferengi makeup "scared the living shit out of people" as he says at conventions.
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== ''Star Trek'' interviews ==
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* [[TNG Season 1 DVD]] special feature "Memorable Missions" (as Quark from the set of ''Deep Space Nine'')
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{{DS9 regular cast}}
  
{{DS9 regular cast}}
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Armin Shimerman (born 5 November 1949; age 74) is the actor who was best known in the Star Trek universe for his portrayal of the Ferengi bartender Quark on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. He is one of only six actors to appear in three different live action Star Trek series (The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, and Voyager) as the same character. Prior to assuming the role of Quark, however, Shimerman earned the distinction of being among the first to ever portray a Ferengi in the Star Trek franchise when the race first appeared in the Next Generation episode "The Last Outpost". Shimerman went on to make two more appearances on TNG (including a second time as a Ferengi in the episode "Peak Performance") and to star on Deep Space Nine for its entire seven-year run (1993 – 1999). He also co-wrote the Trek novel The 34th Rule.

Born to immigrant parents in Lakewood, New Jersey, Shimerman and his family moved to Los Angeles at the age of sixteen. There, his mother enrolled him into a drama group to help her son meet new people. After graduating from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Shimerman was one of eight people out of nine hundred applicants chosen to become an apprentice at the prestigious Old Globe Theater in San Diego, California. Shimerman participated in numerous regional theater productions before moving to New York and landing roles on the Broadway stage.

Shimerman's Broadway debut came when he played part of an ensemble and served as an understudy in the musical Threepenny Opera, which ran for 306 performances from 1 May, 1976 through 23 January, 1977. "Peak Performance" co-star Roy Brocksmith was also a part of that play's cast. Shimerman next performed in the play Saint Joan from December 1977 through February 1978 and played the role of Mr. Thorkelson in the musical I Remember Mama in 1979.

Shimerman ultimately moved back to Los Angeles, where he acquired guest spots on such television shows as Cagney & Lacey, Remington Steele, and The Facts of Life. From 1987 through 1989, he was a recurring player on the TV series Beauty and the Beast, which starred Star Trek Nemesis actor Ron Perlman and Tony Jay. He went on to make appearances on L.A. Law (starring Corbin Bernsen and Larry Drake), Who's the Boss?, Alien Nation (starring Gary Graham, Eric Pierpoint, and Michele Scarabelli), and Married... with Children. Shimerman also became a regular on Brooklyn Bridge during that show's first season (1991-92), playing Uncle Bernie.

Beyond Star Trek, however, he is perhaps best known for his recurring role as Principal Snyder on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. An interesting piece of trivia is that his character in that series was killed by a transformed Mayor Wilkins, played by infrequent Trek guest star Harry Groener.

Shimerman's other TV credits include guest appearances on Stargate SG-1, Ally McBeal, The Practice, Sliders, Charmed, The West Wing, ER, Nip/Tuck, and Warehouse 13. He was seen in an episode of Seinfeld, starring Star Trek: Voyager guest actor Jason Alexander. In 2006, he co-starred with Star Trek: Enterprise actor John Billingsley in the TV movie Dead & Deader.

More recently, Shimerman has been lending his voice to the characters of General Skarr and Hector's Stomach on the Cartoon Network series The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy and Evil Con Carne. In 2005, he appeared on the TV series Invasion, alongside other Star Trek actors such as his DS9 co-star Cirroc Lofton. Currently, he has a recurring role as Judge Brian Hooper on Boston Legal, starring William Shatner and DS9 co-star and friend Rene Auberjonois. DS9 guest star Henry Gibson also played a judge in Shimerman's first episode, "Can't We All Get a Lung?", which aired 19 September 2006. In Shimerman's third episode, Voyager star Ethan Phillips appeared as the father of the boy accused of killing Shimerman's wife. Ron Canada also guest-starred in the episode, also as a judge. In his fourth episode, Shimerman finally shared a scene with Rene Auberjonois.

In 2007, Shimerman also voiced various characters BioWare's Mass Effect, a game also featuring the voices of Marina Sirtis, Raphael Sbarge, and Dwight Schultz. Depending on player choices, Shimerman's primary character may also appear in the game's sequel, which also features Michael Dorn, Robin Sachs, and Keith Szarabajka. Shimerman also voiced the character of Andrew Ryan in the 2007 computer game Bioshock. The developers of the game refused to disclose who voiced this character before the game's release, only hinting that "we wouldn't believe it". Only after the game's release was it confirmed that Ryan was voiced by Shimerman. (Source: IGN.com) In gaming circles, this surprised many, for Ryan had a very low voice, very different than what Shimerman had shown in other mediums. (TTLG.com) Shimerman's frequent DS9 co-star, J.G. Hertzler, also voiced a character in the game, and both Shimerman and Hertzler reprised their roles for the 2010 sequel, BioShock 2.

Shimerman has also acquired a number of feature film credits throughout his career, including The Hitcher (1986) with Henry Darrow, Death Warrant (1990) sharing screen time with Patrick Kilpatrick and TNG guest musician performer Abdul Salaam El Razzac, and Eye for an Eye (1996) with many fellow Trek actors in this legal thriller. Joining Shimmerman were Nicholas Cascone, Robert Clendenin, Natalia Nogulich, Angela Paton, Sierra Pecheur, Wayne Péré and Michael Buchman Silver. He recently completed filming on a comedy entitled The Urn, co-starring TNG guest actor Stanley Kamel. However, both Shimerman and Star Trek: The Next Generation actor Brent Spiner made their feature film debuts in small roles in Woody Allen's Stardust Memories, released in 1980. More recently, he had a cameo in the docudrama What the Bleep Do We Know?

Shimerman is married to actress Kitty Swink, who guest-starred twice on DS9, first as Rozahn in season two's "Sanctuary" and then as Luaran in season seven's "Tacking Into the Wind". Shimerman and Swink also co-starred together in a few projects, including 1987's Like Father Like Son (starring Catherine Hicks and also featuring Randy Lowell, Michael Horton, and Dakin Matthews) and the 2001 made-for-TV movie Just Ask My Children (co-starring Virginia Madsen, Robert Joy, Barbara Tarbuck, Casey Biggs, Jack Shearer, and John Billingsley).

In 2010 Shimerman appeared in a Warehouse 13 episode entitled "Where and When".

Appearances as Quark

Further Star Trek appearances

Books

  • The Merchant Prince
  • The Merchant Prince Volume 2: Outrageous Fortune
  • Capital Offense: Merchant Prince III
  • The 34th Rule

Trivia

Shimerman was on the set of DS9 during a large earthquake in Los Angeles. He rushed home to check on his family, so he did not have time to get his makeup removed. His Ferengi makeup "scared the living shit out of people" as he says at conventions.

Star Trek interviews

  • TNG Season 1 DVD special feature "Memorable Missions" (as Quark from the set of Deep Space Nine)
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine regular cast
René Auberjonois • Avery Brooks • Nicole de Boer • Michael Dorn • Terry Farrell • Cirroc Lofton • Colm Meaney • Armin Shimerman • Alexander Siddig • Nana Visitor

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