James Darren
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| Birth name: | James William Ercolani |
| Date of birth: | 8 June 1936 |
| Place of birth: | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Character(s): | Vic Fontaine |
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James Darren (born 8 June 1936; age 72) is an actor, director and singer known for his role as the holographic lounge singer Vic Fontaine on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Darren, born James William Ercolani, is originally from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
He also played the mirror version of Vic in "The Emperor's New Cloak".
He starred with William Shatner in the 1980s series T.J. Hooker.
During the first season of Star Trek: The Original Series, Darren was playing Dr. Anthony Newman in the popular science fiction show The Time Tunnel, starring with TOS guest stars Whit Bissell and Lee Meriwether. Darren also had several hit singles in the 1960s, and also lent his voice and likeness to an episode of The Flintstones.
James Darren is married to Evy Norlund, Miss Denmark 1958, the actress who played Suzanne Fontaine in the 1959 movie The Flying Fontaines.
He has released several of the songs he performed on DS9 on a compact disc called This One's From The Heart.
[edit] Appearances as Vic Fontaine
[edit] External links
- JamesDarren.com - official web site
- James Darren at Wikipedia
- James Darren at the Internet Movie Database - outline of acting career
- James Darren at the AMG - outline of musical career
