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de Lancie on November 24, 2009
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Born |
Jonathan de Lancie March 20, 1948 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Residence | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Stand-up comedian, actor, director, producer, writer, singer, musician, voice artist, comedian |
Years active | 1976–present |
Spouse(s) | Marnie Mosiman (m. 1984) |
Children |
Keegan de Lancie Owen de Lancie (sons) |
Parent(s) |
John de Lancie Andrea de Lancie |
Website | http://www.delancie.com/ |
Jonathan "John" de Lancie (born March 20, 1948) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, director, producer, writer, singer, musician, and voice artist, best known for his role as Q in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–94), Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993–99), and Star Trek: Voyager (1995–2001) and the voice of Discord in My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (2010–present). He has been featured in several recurring roles on television series, including Frank Simmons in Stargate SG-1 (1997–2007) and Donald Margolis in Breaking Bad (2008–13).
De Lancie was born Jonathan de Lancie in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on March 20, 1948, to John Sherwood de Lancie (who was principal oboist of the Philadelphia Orchestra from 1954–77) and Andrea de Lancie.
De Lancie portrayed Q, a recurring character in several of the Star Trek franchise series. He is one of the few characters appearing in multiple series of the franchise. In eight episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation ("Encounter at Farpoint", "Hide and Q", "Q Who", "Deja Q", "Qpid", "True Q", "Tapestry", "All Good Things..."), in one episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine ("Q-Less"), and in three episodes of Star Trek: Voyager ("Death Wish", "The Q and the Grey", "Q2"). De Lancie's son Keegan de Lancie appeared with his father as Q's son in one episode of Star Trek: Voyager ("Q2").