John de Lancie

Best Known As...

John is best known for his portrayal of "Q" on Star Trek: The Next Generation.

Current/Recent Work

John is co-owner, with Leonard Nimoy, of Alien Voices; a production company devoted to the dramatization of classic science fiction. Alien Voices has produced for Simon and Schuster Audio two hour dramatizations of: The Time Machine, Journey to the Center of the Earth, The Lost World, The Invisible Man, and First Men in the Moon. Alien Voices has also produced for the Sci-Fi Channel three one hour live specials: The First Men in the Moon, The Lost World and a Halloween tribute to Poe, Wilde, and Kipling.

Most notably, you can occasionally catch live performances of Alien Voices productions at various conventions with John and other actors.

Bio

John de Lancie was raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He flunked the fifth grade after racking up the most detentions ever given a child his age. They thought he was "a little slow," only later to discover that he was simply dyslexic. At 14 John played the part of Henry the Fifth in the school play; to everyone's astonishment (including his own) he was good. He continued his education at Kent State University where he won a scholarship to Juilliard. His father, who was a professional obist with the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra and Director of the Curtis Institute of Music, took note and suggested to his son a career in acting might be in his future.

Following school and a season with the American Shakespear Festival at Stratford, he was signed to a two-year contract with Universal studios, working on over 35 shows, including the acclaimed miniseries Black Beauty, Little Women, The Thornbirds and The Captains and Kings.

In 1980 John went back to the theater as a member of the Seattle Repertory Company. A year later he returned to Los Angeles and created the very successful character of Eugene Bradford for the daytime series Days of Our Lives. What ensued can only be described as a three-year "romp" that broke the mold of daytime TV and garnered de Lancie two People's Choice awards as well as a reputation for creative eccentricity. John's television acceptance speech has become a classic and it is still aired on highlight reels fifteen years later as he thanks, "in order of importance," those elements instrumental to his success: "props, cue cards and the lunch truck."

Including his appearances on various Star Trek series, John has appeared in over one hundred television shows including Legend, LA Law, Picket Fences, Civil Wars, The Practice, and Touched by an Angel.

While he was once a spokesman for Compaq computers, his son, Keegan, has appeared in commercials for Dell.

He is married to actress-singer Marnie Mosiman, with two sons, Keegan and Owen. His favorite pastimes include sailing and dreaming about far-off islands.