Robert Picardo
NIAGARA FALLS – Robert Picardo who spent seven years as the holographic Doctor on Star Trek Voyager, will be landing to make an earth appearance at Niagara Falls Comic Con this June.
Known best for his cleaver lines, the ship’s Doctor is a holographic figure — an emergency medical program devised by Starfleet programmers. When the ship’s doctor and entire medical staff were killed in the “Caretakers” displacement wave, the Doctor by necessity became the resident physician aboard the USS Voyager.
Picardo’s role as “The Doctor” is just one of many memorable roles for the veteran actor who was also seen as a regular on Stargate Atlantis. Graduating from Yale with a B.A. in Drama, Picardo appeared in several broadway performances, as well as several TV hit series where he was nominated for an Emmy award for his role as “Mr. Cutlip” on the series “The Wonder Years” (1988).
It was his break out roll in Start Trek: Voyager (1995) when his career as an actor began to lift-off. Picardo later went on to direct the 14th episode in the 3rd season of Voyager, The “Alter Ego”, and also wrote the season Six episode “Life Line”.
Niagara Falls Comic Con takes place June 9th at the Scotiabank Convention Centre. The event promises to be start studded, with a broad spectrum of appearances to be made from Hollywood, as well as our very own home grown talent.. Also confirmed for the Con are: Burt Ward who played Robin; Hollywood Horror Writer/Producer John A. Russo; Dustin “Screech” Diamond; Jessie Sulidis from the Bachelor and Bachelor Pad; Chandler Riggs from The Walking Dead fame, WWE legends Brutus “The Barber” Beefcake, Greg “The Hammer” Valentine, Leaping Lanny Poffo, and more.
Tickets are priced at $15, which will give patrons access to 27,000 square feet of comic book vendors, artists, celebrities and all things comic and pop culture related. Tickets are available online at www.NFComicCon.com
(Submitted by Niagara Falls Comic Con)
