John de Lancie

John de Lancie
de Lancie looking to the camera
John de Lancie on November 24, 2009
Born (1948-03-20) March 20, 1948
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Residence Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Education Juilliard School (BFA)
Occupation Actor, comedian, director, producer, writer, singer, musician, voice artist
Years active 1976–present
Spouse(s)
Marnie Mosiman (m. 1984)
Children Keegan de Lancie
Owen de Lancie
Parent(s) John de Lancie
Andrea de Lancie
Website www.delancie.com

John de Lancie (born March 20, 1948) is an American actor, comedian, director, producer, writer, singer, musician, and voice artist, best known for his role as Q in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–94) 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).

Early life

De Lancie was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on March 20, 1948, one of two siblings born to John Sherwood de Lancie (July 26, 1921 – May 17, 2002) -- who was principal oboist of the Philadelphia Orchestra from 1954–1977 -- and Andrea de Lancie. He has a sister, Christina.[1][2]

I was dyslexic, but at the time that was not really a word that was used. What was used was “mildly retarded” or “slow”.

— John de Lancie

Being dyslexic, he struggled with reading difficulties throughout his school years.[3] One of his teachers recommended to his parents to encourage him to consider a career as an actor. He ended up winning a scholarship to the Juilliard School in New York.[4]

Career

Acting

Star Trek

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").[2]

My popularity is very disproportionate to the amount of times that I actually was on the show. ... It’s a double-edged sword. I never partook of the financial rewards of the show in terms of being a regular, I just came on and once a year would do a show.

— John de Lancie

De Lancie was initially too busy to audition for the part of "Q" but Gene Roddenberry, whom he did not know, arranged a second opportunity. De Lancie recognizes that even though Star Trek was only a small part of his career, it opened doors for him.[5]

Other television roles

De Lancie at a convention on July 22, 2006

In addition to his role in Star Trek, de Lancie has appeared in many other television series. He most notably plays the voice of Discord, a recurring character in My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic. Discord was inspired by de Lancie's "Q", as an omnipotent being who embodies chaos but is occasionally helpful to the heroes of the show. He was a popular actor on Days of Our Lives as Eugene Bradford. He also co-starred in Michael Piller's creation, Legend[6] and had recurring roles in Stargate SG-1 as an NID agent.[7]

He has also guest-starred in multiple television series, including Breaking Bad, The West Wing, Charmed, Andromeda, The Unit, MacGyver, Law & Order: LA, Torchwood: Miracle Day, Touched by an Angel, Time Trax, the 1980s revival of Mission: Impossible, and Special Unit 2, along with animated series, including The Angry Beavers, Extreme Ghostbusters, Invader Zim, Duck Dodgers, Max Steel, Duckman, and Young Justice.[8][7]

Film[7]

De Lancie's film credits include The Hand that Rocks the Cradle, Get Smart, Again!, The Fisher King, Bad Influence, The Onion Field, Taking Care of Business, Fearless, Arcade, Multiplicity, Woman on Top, Good Advice, The Big Time, Pathology, Evolver, Reign Over Me, My Apocalypse, Crank: High Voltage, and You Lucky Dog.[7]

Stage

John de Lancie at a performance in 2007

He has been a member of the American Shakespeare Festival, the Seattle Repertory Company, South Coast Repertory, the Mark Taper Forum, and the Old Globe (where he performed Arthur Miller's Resurrection Blues).[8][9][10]

De Lancie has performed and directed for Los Angeles Theater Works, the producing arm of KCRW-FM and National Public Radio, where the series The Play's the Thing originates.[10][11]

He appeared in Star Trek: The Music, a touring company, with Robert Picardo. De Lancie and Picardo narrate around the orchestral performance, explaining the history of the music in Star Trek.[11] He performed Pierre Curie in Alan Alda's play, Radiance: The Passion of Marie Curie in 2001 at the Geffen Theater in Los Angeles.[12]

Video games

De Lancie voiced the characters of Antonio Malochio in Interstate '76, Trias in Planescape: Torment, and Dr. Death in Outlaws, William Miles in Assassin's Creed: Revelations and Assassin's Creed III, Fitz Quadwrangle in Quantum Conundrum, and Q in both the Star Trek: The Next Generation pinball game and the mobile game Star Trek Timelines, and portrayed Q in Star Trek: Borg. He further voiced human emperor in Master of Orion: Conquer the Stars.[13][11][14] He also voiced Alarak in Starcraft 2: Legacy of the Void.[15]

Writing

He co-wrote the Star Trek novel I, Q with Peter David, as well as co-writing the novel Soldier of Light (with Tom Cool).[16] He wrote the DC comic book story The Gift.[17] With Leonard Nimoy, de Lancie recorded several audio dramas based on classic science-fiction tales, under the label "Alien Voices".[11]

Music

He has performed as narrator with a number of major orchestras including the New York Philharmonic, the Los Angeles Philharmonic[8], the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, the National Symphony Orchestra, and the Montreal Symphony Orchestra.[9][10] He provided the narration for the world premiere of Lorenzo Palomo's The Sneetches and Other Stories (based on the book by Dr. Seuss) with the Oberlin Conservatory Orchestra.[18][19] He has written and directed ten symphonic plays which were produced with the Milwaukee, St. Paul Chamber, Ravinia, Los Angeles, and Pasadena Orchestras.[10]

De Lancie was the writer, director and host of First Nights, an adult concert series at the Walt Disney Concert Hall with the Los Angeles Philharmonic,[9][10] based loosely on the book of the same name by Thomas Forrest Kelly, which explored the life and music of Stravinsky, Beethoven, Mahler, Schumann, and Prokofiev. In 2006, de Lancie made his opera directorial debut with the Atlanta Opera performing Puccini's "Tosca" from May 18–21.[2][10]

Documentary

de Lancie at the 2012 Summer BronyCon

While on stage at the 2012 Ottawa ComicCon, de Lancie announced that he had made plans to co-produce a documentary about "bronies" (older, usually male teenage and adult fans of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic). De Lancie stated that he was taken aback by how disrespectfully national news media portrayed the brony fandom.[20]

He began a Kickstarter campaign to help fund the documentary, now titled Bronies: The Extremely Unexpected Adult Fans of My Little Pony.[21] The Kickstarter campaign began on May 13, 2012, and by June 10, 2012, had reached a total of $322,022, becoming Kickstarter's second-highest funded film project of all time.[21]

Personal life

De Lancie is married to actress Marnie Mosiman, who guest-starred in one episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation as a character known as Harmony/Wisdom/Balance in the episode "Loud as a Whisper".[2] The couple have two sons: Keegan (born 1984) and Owen (born 1987).[22][23]

De Lancie is not religious, advocating for others who have this view to be open about it.[24] He spoke at the Reason Rally in Washington, D.C., on June 4, 2016. He spoke in reference to his Star Trek character Q, "My name is John de Lancie, and I am a god. At least, I've played one on TV. And I'm here to tell you as a god that I was created by humans. The words I spoke were written by men and women... Just like all the gods before me... my god creators wanted you to believe I was the omnipotent one."[25]

On July 14, 2017, de Lancie attended the unveiling of a statue of Clarence Darrow at the Rhea County Courthouse, Dayton, Tennessee, the site of the Scopes Trial in 1925, where Darrow had argued in favor of the teaching of evolution and secular education.[26][27]

De Lancie is an experienced sailor who spends a lot of his time on the Pacific Ocean, which "sometimes involves very terrifying experiences."[28][29]

Selected filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1979The Onion FieldLAPD Lieutenant #2
1990Bad InfluenceHoward
1990Taking Care of BusinessTed Bradford Jr.
1991The Fisher KingTV Executive
1992The Hand that Rocks the CradleDr. Victor Mott
1993ArcadeDifford
1993FearlessJeff Gordon
1994Deep RedThomas Newmeyer
1995EvolverRussell Bennett
1996MultiplicityTed
1997TrekkiesHimself
1998Saving Private RyanLetter-ReaderVoice
Uncredited
1998You Lucky DogLyle Windsor
1999Final RunGeorge Bouchard
2000Woman on TopAlex Reeves
2001NicolasDr. Fisher
2001Good AdviceTed
2007Reign Over MeNigel Pennington
2007TeeniusPrincipal Senseman
2008My ApocalypseNathan Eastman
2008Pathology Dr. Quentin Morris
2009Crank: High VoltageFish Halman
2009Gamer Chief of Staff
2013Bronies: The Extremely Unexpected Adult Fans of My Little PonyHimselfCo-producer
2015VisionsVictor Napoli
2017Olaf's Frozen AdventureMr. OlsenVoice
Featurette

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1977McMillan & WifePowell
1977SST: Death FlightBob ConnorsTelevision film
1977–1978The Six Million Dollar ManVarious Characters
1978–1979Emergency!Dr. Deroy
1978The BastardLt. Stark
1979Battlestar GalacticaOfficerEpisode: "Experiment in Terra"
1981Nero WolfeTom IrwinEpisode: "Might as Well Be Dead"
1982–1986Days of Our LivesEugene Bradford
1983The Thorn BirdsAlastair MacQueenMiniseries
1986The New Twilight ZoneThe DispatcherEpisode: "Dead Run"
1986MacGyverBrian AshfordEpisode: "The Escape"
1986Murder, She WroteBinky HolbornEpisode: "If the Frame Fits"
1987–1994Star Trek: The Next GenerationQ8 episodes
1988Mission: ImpossibleMatthew DrakeEpisode: "The Killer"
1989Days of Our LivesEugene Bradford
1989Get Smart, Again!Major Preston WaterhouseUncredited
1989The Nutt HouseNorman ShrikeEpisode: "Pilot"
1991L.A. LawMark CheliosEpisode: "The Beverly Hill Hangers"
1993Star Trek: Deep Space NineQEpisode: "Q-Less"
1993Batman: The Animated SeriesEagleton
1994Without WarningBarry SteinbrennerTelevision film
1995LegendJanos Bartok
1996Picket FencesDistrict AttorneyEpisode: "Three Weddings and a Meltdown"
1996Touched by an AngelJustinian JonesEpisode: "Jones vs. God"
1997DuckmanTyler FitzgeraldEpisode: "From Brad to Worse"
1996–2001Star Trek: VoyagerQ3 episodes
1999The Real Adventures of Jonny QuestDr. Quest
2000Angry BeaversThe Yak in the SackEpisode: "Yak in the Sack"
2000The Outer LimitsDonald FinleyEpisode: "The Gun"
2000The West WingAl Kiefer2 episodes
2000Sports NightBert StorsEpisode: "April is the Cruelest Month"
2001AndromedaSid Barry1 episode
2001Special Unit 2King of the LinksEpisode: "The Eve"
2001The PracticeWalter Bannish
2001Dan Dare: Pilot of the FutureGerard HamiltonEpisode: "The Surrender of Earth"
2002AndromedaSam Profitt1 episode
2002Crossing JordanMedical Examiner ThaxtonEpisode: "Payback"
2001–2002Stargate SG-1Colonel Frank Simmons / Goa'uld5 episodes
2003Judging AmyDr. EaganEpisode: "Picture of Perfect"
2003Duck DodgersSinestroVoice
Episode: "The Green Loontern"
2004–2005CharmedOdin
2005The CloserDr. DawsonEpisode: "Flashpoint
2005Invader ZimAgent DarkbootieVoice
2 episodes
2009GreekHimselfEpisode: "The Dork Knight"
2009–2010Breaking BadDonald Margolis4 episodes
2011Law & Order: LAJudge Avery StaynorEpisode "Carthay Circle"
2011Franklin & BashGallenEpisode "Bachelor Party"
2011Torchwood: Miracle DayAgent Allen Shapiro3 episodes
2011Young JusticeMister TwisterVoice
Episode: "Welcome to Happy Harbor"
2011–presentMy Little Pony: Friendship Is MagicDiscordVoice
17 episodes
2012NTSF:SD:SUV::Leonardo da VinciEpisode: "Time Angels"
2012The Secret CircleRoyce ArmstrongEpisode: "Crystal"
2014The MentalistEdward FeinbergEpisode: "Silver Wings of Times"
2014CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationGeneral Robert LandsdaleEpisode: "Boston Brakes"
2015The LibrariansMephistophelesEpisode: "And the Infernal Contract"
2016Justice League ActionBrainiacVoice
2 episodes
2017Star Trek ContinuesGalistiEpisode: "What Ships Are For"

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
1996Star Trek: BorgQ
1997OutlawsMatthew 'Dr. Death' JacksonVoice[7]
1997Interstate '76Antonio MalochioVoice[7]
1998Star Trek: The Game ShowQ[7]
1998Interstate '76 ArsenalAntonio MalochioVoice[7]
1999Gabriel Knight 3: Blood of the Sacred, Blood of the DamnedMontreauxVoice[7]
1999Planescape: TormentTrias the BetrayerVoice[7]
2000Star Trek: ConQuest OnlineQVoice[7]
2011Assassin's Creed: RevelationsWilliam MilesVoice[7]
2012Quantum ConundrumProfessor Fitz QuadwrangleVoice
2012Assassin's Creed IIIWilliam MilesVoice[7]
2014Family Guy: The Quest for StuffQVoice[7]
2015StarCraft II: Legacy of the VoidAlarakVoice
2015My Little Pony, Twilight's Kingdom Storybook AppDiscord[7]
2016Heroes of the StormAlarakVoice
2016Master of Orion: Conquer the Stars Human EmperorVoice[7]
2016StarCraft II: Nova Covert OpsAlarakVoice[7]
2016World of Warcraft: LegionVydhar / MorphaelVoice (uncredited)[7]
2017XCOM 2: War of the ChosenGeistVoice

References

  1. ↑ "John de Lancie, 80, an Oboist And Curtis Institute Director". The New York Times. May 27, 2002.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "John de Lancie". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
  3. ↑ Eide, Frenette. "Being Dyslexic – Actor John De Lancie". Dyslexic Advantage. Dyslexic Advantage. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
  4. ↑ Allen, Mike (February 18, 2014). "Q&A with 'Star Trek' star John de Lancie". Roanoke Times. The Roanoke Times. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
  5. ↑ Nerdist Podcast episode 506: John de Lancie (podcast). April 14, 2014. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Legend (TV series)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 "John de Lancie profile". Internet Movie Database. Amazon. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
  8. 1 2 3 "John de Lancie". Kent State University. Kent State University. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
  9. 1 2 3 "About the performer: John de Lancie". LA Phil. Los Angeles Philharmonic Association. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "John de Lancie – Actor/Director". Texas State Department of Theatre and Dance. Texas State University. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
  11. 1 2 3 4 "John de Lancie profile". Alien Voices. Alien Voices. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
  12. ↑ Verini, Bob (November 10, 2011). "Review: 'Radiance: The Passion of Marie Curie'". Variety Media, LLC. Variety. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
  13. ↑ Yin-Poole, Wesley (February 18, 2016). "The new Master of Orion has an impressive voice cast". Eurogamer. Eurogamer.net. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
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  19. ↑ "Palomo: The sneetches". naxosdirect.com. Naxos of America, Inc. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
  20. ↑ "John de Lancie Announces Brony Documentary (Ottawa Comiccon)". YouTube. May 13, 2012. Retrieved October 13, 2012.
  21. 1 2 "BronyCon: The Documentary by Michael Brockhoff — Kickstarter". Kickstarter.com. May 14, 2012. Retrieved October 13, 2012.
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  26. ↑ Mattise, Jonathan; Zaleski, Mark. ""Statue of 'Scopes monkey trial' evolution backer unveiled", AP News, 14 July 2017". Retrieved September 12, 2017.
  27. ↑ Benton, Ben. ""Statue for lawyer in famous Dayton, Tenn. Scopes Trial unveiled [photos]". Times Free Press, July 15, 2017. Retrieved September 12, 2017.
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