It is not known when Yiddish came to be written down, but the oldest surviving literary document in Yiddish is a blessing in the Worms mahzor, a Hebrew prayer book from 1272 ( with a scalable image online at the indicated reference ; described extensively in Frakes, 2004 and Baumgarten / Frakes, 2005 ):

Frakes stated: " I started with the cattle call, then the casting director, the producer, then other directors, to Gene Roddenberry, and then through the Paramount execs, including the vice-president himself and the heads of television.

Frakes hosted Paranormal Borderline, a television series at Fox, which dealt with the paranormal and mysterious happenings and creatures.

In one episode, Frakes presented an interview of reporter Yolanda Gaskins with veteran astronaut Gordon Cooper, where they discussed the possibility of aliens having visited the Earth in the past.

Coincidentally that same year, a live-action Thunderbirds movie, directed by Jonathan Frakes, with computer effects was made, attempting to mimic the popular children's movie Spy Kids.

Star Trek: Insurrection is a 1998 American science fiction film directed by Jonathan Frakes, written by Michael Piller ( with the story developed by producer Rick Berman and Piller ), and with music composed by Jerry Goldsmith.

With Industrial Light & Magic busy with work on Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, Frakes and company turned to a new visual effects house for the first time since Star Trek V: The Final Frontier.

* Jonathan Frakes as Tom Carroll, Ex husband of M. J., died in a fire along with Virginia Dancy.

In a 2002 interview with Metrosource, actor Scott Bakula ( who played Captain Jonathan Archer ) expressed his support for the idea as had the TNG actors Patrick Stewart and Jonathan Frakes in the 1990s.

In 1992, the episode titled " The Outcast " is a story in which Commander William Riker ( Jonathan Frakes ) falls in love with Soren, a member of the J ' naii androgynous humanoid race that views the expression of gender, especially sexual liaisons, as a sexual perversion.

The episode features guest performances from Gary Cole, Michael Dorn, Susana Esteban, Jonathan Frakes, Rachael MacFarlane, Patrick Stewart, Fred Tatasciore, Gabrielle Union, Wally Wingert, and James Woods, along with several recurring voice actors for the series.

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.

Frakes cast Krige after finding that she had all of the mentioned qualities, and being impressed by her performance in Ghost Story ; the director considers her the sexiest Star Trek villain of all time.

" Jonathan Frakes has stated that " it ’ s better to be type-cast than not to be cast at all.

Soren was played by actress Melinda Culea, and all of the main J ' naii characters were played by females, a creative decision criticized by Frakes, who felt that Soren should have been played by a male, so that when their characters kissed, it would have had the social commentary akin to the original Star Trek series that aired the first interracial kiss between fictional characters on U. S. network television.

Frakes felt that having all the J ' naii played by female actors undermined the social commentary of the episode and created a sense that homosexuality was something brought onto the Enterprise by fascist lesbians.

Frakes said he did not have much difficulty directing and acting at the same time, having done so on the television series.

Frakes married soap opera actress Genie Francis on May 28, 1988.

Frakes is one of only two Star Trek regulars to appear on four different Star Trek series ( Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager and Star Trek: Enterprise ).

Frakes appeared on the 1994 Phish album Hoist, playing trombone on the track titled " Riker's Mailbox ".

Frakes would occasionally perform on the trombone during his tenure as Commander Riker, drawing on his college marching band experience.

Frakes and Francis appeared together in Lois & Clark in the episode " Don't Tug on Superman's Cape " as a creepily too-good-to-be-true couple.

The voice cast featured several actors who are alumni of the Star Trek franchise including Marina Sirtis and Jonathan Frakes ( respectively, Deanna Troi and William Riker on Star Trek: The Next Generation ), who were featured regularly as principal cast members.

Tom Shales of The Washington Post thought that DeForest Kelly's cameo was " touching ", but thought that Patrick Stewart was a " grim bald crank who would make a better villain ", and Jonathan Frakes " verges on namby-pamby ".

*" Jonathan Frakes: One on One ", article in Starlog, Jun 1988.

Combs originally auditioned for the role of Commander William Riker on Star Trek: The Next Generation, but lost out to Jonathan Frakes, though producers kept him in mind for casting in the later series.

He is a duplicate of William Riker, a regular character on Star Trek: The Next Generation, also played by Frakes, who was created by a transporter accident when Riker served as second officer aboard the USS Potemkin.

Eugenie " Genie " Francis Frakes ( born Eugenie Ann Francis on May 26, 1962 ) is an American actress known for her portrayal of Laura Spencer on the ABC Daytime soap opera General Hospital.

During his tenure on The Doctors, a variety of new acting talent were added to the canvas: Armand Assante ( Mike Powers ), Lois Smith ( Eleanor Conrad ), Jada Rowland ( Carolee Simpson Aldrich ), Robert Frank Telfer ( Luke Dancy ), Kathy Bates ( Phyllis ), Glenn Corbett ( Jason Aldrich ), Elizabeth Lawrence ( Virginia Dancy ), Carol Potter ( Betsy Match ), Ted Danson ( Mitch Pierson ), and Jonathan Frakes ( Tom Carroll ), among other actors.

* " Mount Frakes, Antarctica " on Peakbagger

Director Gus Van Sant signed on as a consultant for the movie, which is being produced by Braxton Pope and Kevin Frakes.

* This episode is rated 4. 6 / 5 on Star Trek. com ( 24 June 2008 ), and Michael Dorn said this was one of his two favorite episodes, the other being " The Drumhead ," which was also directed by Jonathan Frakes.

It was Frakes ' first theatrical film.

Through this relationship, Frakes was able to cast Woodard in the film ; he considered it a coup to land an Academy Award-nominated actress.

This was affectionately parodied in the 2004 live-action feature film Thunderbirds, in which director Jonathan Frakes included a brief shot of a puppet hand, suspended by wires, operating the controls of Thunderbird 2.

Director Jonathan Frakes returned to helm his second Trek film and co-star as Commander Riker, Patrick Stewart also did double duty as Captain Picard and associate producer.

Co-written by Randall Frakes, and also starring Kadeem Hardison, the film has not yet been shown in the US.

Nevertheless, Thunderbird 6 is viewed favourably in comparison to Jonathan Frakes ' 2004 film adaptation, receiving praise for the perceived agelessness of its entertainment value.

The screenplay for this film was written by Jackson and Randall Frakes.

* DiMaio, Michael ; Frakes, Robert, Constans I ( 337 – 350 A. D .), in De Imperatoribus Romanis ( D. I. R.

* DiMaio, Michael, and Robert Frakes, " Constantine II ( 337 – 340 A. D .)", D. I. R.

The episode featured guest appearances by Jonathan Frakes and Marina Sirtis as their Star Trek: The Next Generation characters William Riker and Deanna Troi.

* Jonathan Frakes as Commander William T. Riker

After two better known directors turned down the job, cast member Jonathan Frakes was chosen to direct to make sure the task fell to someone who understood Star Trek.

Other Enterprise crewmembers include the ship's first officer William Riker, played by director Jonathan Frakes.

Frakes commented that it would have been a mistake to cast Hanks as Cochrane due to his being so well known.

" actually came in and read for the part ", Frakes said.

When Frakes first moved to Los Angeles, Woodard was one of the very first people he met.

During a conversation at a barbecue Woodard said she would become Frakes ' godmother, as he did not have one.

Captains: Jean-Luc Picard ( Patrick Stewart ), William T. Riker ( Jonathan Frakes ), Edward Jellico ( Ronny Cox )

Captain: Admiral William T. Riker ( Jonathan Frakes )

Captain William Thomas Riker, played by Jonathan Frakes, is a fictional character in the Star Trek universe appearing primarily as a main character in Star Trek: The Next Generation.

Frakes went to seven auditions over six weeks before being cast as Riker.