Michael Dorn Biography

Fast Facts

• Is a member of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, a non-profit organization that promotes the economy, safety, utility and popularity of general aircraft aviation
• Started a career as a musician, traveling across California with several rock bands
• Because he spoke in a bass tone for so long as his character, Lt․ Commander Worf, his voice in real life deepened
• Best known for playing Worf in two "Star Trek" series, and has appeared as the same character in more hours of the franchise than any other actor
• Has voiced several characters in video games, including Marcus the Mutant Sheriff in "Fallout 2" and "Fallout: New Vegas․"
• Owned and operated an Air Force T-33 trainer jet, which he called his starship
• Read for the part of Worf in character as a Klingon, standing at attention while waiting for his turn, then gruffly thanking the director and walking away after his audition