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Former Las Vegas headliner and ''Time Tunnel'' star James Darren played this recurring Rat Pack-era style singer in the sci-fi series ''[http://us.imdb.com/Title?0106145 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]''. A mere holodeck character (created by writer/producer Ira Stephen Behr), he was thus doubly fake! James Darren actually had a number one hit in 1961 with the Grammy-nominated song "Goodbye Cruel World." Riding the popularity of his ''Star Trek'' character, Darren released a 1999 comeback-esque album, ''This One's From the Heart'', chock full of Sinatra-era classics that mister Vic Fontaine would be right at home with. Ring-a-ding-ding, you bozos! | Former Las Vegas headliner and ''Time Tunnel'' star James Darren played this recurring Rat Pack-era style singer in the sci-fi series ''[http://us.imdb.com/Title?0106145 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]''. A mere holodeck character (created by writer/producer Ira Stephen Behr), he was thus doubly fake! James Darren actually had a number one hit in 1961 with the Grammy-nominated song "Goodbye Cruel World." Riding the popularity of his ''Star Trek'' character, Darren released a 1999 comeback-esque album, ''This One's From the Heart'', chock full of Sinatra-era classics that mister Vic Fontaine would be right at home with. Ring-a-ding-ding, you bozos! | ||
| − | Darren also voiced fictional singer [[Jimmy Darrock]] on an episode of ''The Flinstones | + | Darren also voiced fictional singer [[Jimmy Darrock]] on an episode of ''The Flinstones. |
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
Revision as of 06:45, 8 May 2013
Former Las Vegas headliner and Time Tunnel star James Darren played this recurring Rat Pack-era style singer in the sci-fi series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. A mere holodeck character (created by writer/producer Ira Stephen Behr), he was thus doubly fake! James Darren actually had a number one hit in 1961 with the Grammy-nominated song "Goodbye Cruel World." Riding the popularity of his Star Trek character, Darren released a 1999 comeback-esque album, This One's From the Heart, chock full of Sinatra-era classics that mister Vic Fontaine would be right at home with. Ring-a-ding-ding, you bozos!
Darren also voiced fictional singer Jimmy Darrock on an episode of The Flinstones.
Appearances
- "His Way" (22 April 1998)
- "Tears of the Prophets" (17 June 1998)
- "Image in the Sand" (30 September 1998)
- "The Siege of AR-558" (18 November 1998)
- "It's Only a Paper Moon" (30 December 1998)
- "The Emperor's New Cloak" (3 February 1999)
- "Badda-Bing, Badda-Bang" (24 February 1999)
- "What You Leave Behind" (2 June 1999)
