~ Vic Fontaine of Deep Space Nine ~

Vic Fontaine is the most famous singing hologram of the Star Trek universe. In many DS9 episodes he touched our hearts with his songs. "The Way You Look Tonight" was his final song aboard DS9 in the very last episode. He was a prominent singer who performed in the 1960s in the city of Las Vegas, United States. Vic's repertoire contains songs of his contemporary colleagues such as Frank Sinatra, Duke Ellington and Dean Martin.
	In 2374, an interactive recreation of Fontaine was featured in a holosuite program created by Felix for his friend Julian Bashir. This remarkable simulation not only captured Fontaine's personality and sophisticated singing style, but was self-aware, giving him an attitude appropriate for the period. Vic referred to himself, as well as to other holographic characters, as a "light bulb".
	The Fontaine hologram was designed to be highly perceptive of the intricacies of interpersonal relationships. Both Bashir and Odo found his advice helpful in their respective love lives.
Later, Vic got permission to be permanently activated as a reward for helping Nog out of his depressions.

~ James Darren ~

James Darren, a film actor, TV star, singer, director, was born James William Ercolani on 8 June 1936 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A chance introduction to the legendary producer/ talent executive Joyce Selznick led to Darren's signing a seven year contract with Columbia Pictures. During his Columbia years, Darren made 19 films including "Gidget". Darren played rich-kid surfer Moondoggie and returned to star in two of the sequels before going on to other projects. In Gidget, Darren sang two songs: the title tune and "There's No Such Thing As the Next Best Thing To Love". Almost without intending to, he became a recording star. In the early 60s his hits included "Goodbye Cruel World", which became number one in the country, as well as "Angel Face", "Conscience" and "Her Royal Majesty" - every one of which made the Top Ten List.
Darren continued to make films and in 1966 starred as Dr. Tony Newman in "The Time Tunnel", his first TV series. When the show ended, Darren decided to concentrate on his singing. He teamed with comedian Buddy Hackett for what would become a ten-year partnership touring the country.
In 1983, Darren was offered the role of Jim Corrigan on the ABC TV series "TJ Hooker". The part of Hooker was played by William Shatner, better known as Captain James Tiberius Kirk. Darren directed the final episode of TJ Hooker, which led to multiple TV directing jobs including "Hunter", "The A-Team", "Hardball" and "Police Story".
James Darren was married to Gloria Terlitzky from 1955 until 1959, with whom he has a son. In 1960 he got married to his present wife, the former Miss Denmark of 1958, Evy Norlund. He has two sons with her. The son with his first wife is CNN anchorman Jim Moret. James took his current surname in 1959, inspired by the famous automobile. He was a close friend to Frank Sinatra and his family and is his granddaughter's - Angela Jennifer Lambert - Godfather.

Autograph Address

Filmography

1956 "Rumble On The Docks" (actor) 1957 "Operation Mad Ball" (actor) 1957 "The Brothers Rico" (actor) 1957 "The Tijuana Story" (actor) 1957 "The Web" (guest star) 1958 "Gunman's Walk" (actor) 1959 "Gidget" (actor) 1959 "The Donna Reed Show" (guest star) 1959 "The Gene Krupa Story" (actor) 1960 "All The Young Men" (actor) 1960 "Because They're Young" (actor) 1960 "Let No Man Write My Epitaph" (actor) 1961 "Gidget Goes Hawaiian" (actor) 1961 "The Guns Of Navarone" (actor) 1962 "Diamond Head" (actor) 1963 "Gidget Goes to Rome" (actor) 1964 "For Those Who Think Young" (actor) 1964 "The Lively Set" (actor) 1964 "Hey There, It's Yogi Bear" (actor) 1965 "The Flintstones" (guest star) 1966 "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" (guest star) 1966-67 "The Time Tunnel" (actor) 1969 "Paroxismus" (actor) 1970 "City Beneath The Sea" (actor) 1971 "Mooch Goes To Hollywood" (actor) 1975 "The Lives of Jenny Dolan" (actor) 1976 "S.W.A.T." (guest star) 1977 "Baa Baa Black Sheep" (guest star) 1977 "Charlie's Angels" (guest star) 1977 "Police story" (guest star) 1978 "The Boss's Son" (actor) 1979 "Hawaii Five-O" (guest star) 1980 "Turnover Smith" (actor) 1981 "Scruples" (actor) 1982 "Aliens from another Planet" (actor) 1982-86 "TJ Hooker" (actor / director) 1983 "The A-Team" (director) 1984-91 "Hunter" (director) 1986 "Stingray" (director) 1987 "Werewolf" (director) 1988 "Police Story: Gladiator School" (director) 1988 "Something Is Out There" (director) 1989 "Hardball" (director) 1990 "Beverly Hills, 90210" (director) 1992 "Raven" (director) 1992 "Renegade" (director / guest star) 1992-99 "Melrose Place" (actor / director) 1993 "Walker, Texas Ranger" (director) 1994 "Silk Stalkings" (guest star) 1995 "Nowhere Man" (director) 1996 "Savannah" (director) 1997 "Diagnosis Murder" (guest star / director) 1998 "Hollywood Squares" (actor) 1998-99 "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" (guest star) 2001 "Random Acts" (actor)

~ This One's From the Heart ~

	Deep Space Nine is over and most probably won't come back. But when you loved Vic and his songs, you can listen to them on the CD "This One's From the Heart" by James Darren. "This One's From the Heart" were Vic's words before singing "The Way You Look Tonight" in "What You Leave Behind".
	Tracks included on this CD are:
	1. The Best Is Yet To Come 2. Come Fly With Me 3. That Old Black Magic 4. All The Way 5. It's Only A Paper Moon 6. I've Got The World On A String 7. You'd Better Love Me 8. Sophisticated Lady 9. Just In Time 10. I've Got You Under My Skin 11. The Way You Look Tonight 12. Here's To The Losers 13. You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Loves You 14. Dancing In The Dark 15. Night And Day 16. I'll Be Seeing You 17. Satin Doll
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