First Name
Jonathan
Last Name
Frakes
Date of Birth
19 August 1952
Height
76
Eye Color
Blue
Hair Color
Brown - Dark
Place of Birth
Bellefonte, Pennsylvania
Star Sign
Leo
Ethnicity
White
Religion
Anglican / Episcopalian
Claim to Fame
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Gender
Male
Build
Average
Nationality
American
Wikipedia Text
Jonathan Scott Frakes (born August 19, 1952) is an American actor, author and director.
Role ID
Actor/Actress, Director, Producer
Has Detailed Data (New)
1
Couple Profile
Jonathan Scott Frakes (born August 19, 1952) is an American actor, author, and director best known for his portrayal of Commander William T. Riker in the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation. Moving on to directing in recent years, Frakes directed and also starred in Star Trek: First Contact as well as Star Trek: Insurrection, which earned him the nickname Two-Takes Frakes for his speed. He is also the author of a book called The Abductors: Conspiracy. Frakes was born in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania to Doris J. Yingling and James R. Frakes, Ph.D. He grew up in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh Valley region of the state. He is a 1970 graduate of Bethlehem`s Liberty High School, where he ran track and played with the famous Liberty High School Grenadier Band. Frakes received a Bachelors of Fine Arts in Theater Arts at Penn State University in the early 1970s, where he was a member of the Thespians. He continued his studies at Harvard and spent several seasons performing at the Loeb Drama Center. For a time in the 1970s, Frakes worked for Marvel Comics, appearing at conventions in costume as Captain America. His father, James R. Frakes, was a well-respected book critic for the New York Times Book Review, a book editor, and professor of English literature at Lehigh University from 1958–2001, where he was the Edmund W. Fairchild Professor in American Studies. He died in early 2002. His mother, Doris, still lives in the Bethlehem area. Frakes had a younger brother, Daniel, who died in 1997 from pancreatic cancer. He remains close with his niece and goddaughter Julia Frakes, Daniel`s daughter. Julia is a fashion contributor to PAPER Magazine.
Frakes married soap opera actress Genie Francis on May 28, 1988. They live in Maine with their son, Jameson (Jamo) Ivor Frakes, born in 1994, and daughter, Elizabeth (Eliza) Francis-Frakes, born in 1997. Jonathan works with The Workshops, The Waterfall Arts Center and The Saltwater Film Society, all located in Maine, where he teaches classes on film direction. He co-owns a home furnishings store with his wife in Belfast, Maine called The Cherished Home. Frakes is one of the best known tall actors at 6 ft 4 in (193 cm).
Couple Profile Source
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Frakes
High School
Liberty High School, Bethlehem, PA (1970)
University
Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA (1974)
Full Name at Birth
Jonathan Scott Frakes
Count - Awards
2
Age
59
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