Jonathan Frakes is best known for playing the role of Commander William T. Riker in the Star Trek franchise. He has also portrayed the character of Laura Spencer on the daytime soap opera General Hospital for more than 40 years. In addition to his acting career, Jonathan Frakes is a director, author, and American actor, with a combined net worth of more than $25 million.
“Bare Essence” was a popular television drama series in which Jonathan secured a leading role during the 1980s. Steven Bochco’s Hill Street Blues, Matlock, The Dukes of Hazzard, and The Walton’s were among the top-rated TV shows of the 1970s and 1980s where he made guest appearances. He began his acting career in off-Broadway productions, starting with Eugene O’Neill’s The Hairy Ape, and later became a member of “The Impossible Ragtime Theater”. During the 1970s, he worked for Marvel Comics, dressing up as Captain America and attending conventions. During his time in high school, he participated in the school band and was also involved in track and field. According to a childhood friend, he displayed a friendly, humorous, and somewhat theatrical personality from a young age. His father introduced him to jazz, which sparked his interest in playing the trombone, starting in fourth grade. Jonathan Frakes was born on August 19th, 1952, in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania.
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Directing Career
In 1998, he directed Star Trek: Insurrection, preceded by a few non-Star Trek movies. His first Star Trek film, Star Trek: First Contact, was released in 1996, also directed by him. Furthermore, he helmed episodes of Star Trek spinoffs Deep Space Nine and Voyager. He transitioned to directing episodes of The Next Generation in 1990.
“Frakes Two-Takes” is the nickname earned by Jonathan Frakes, the director of Star Trek: First Contact, which reflects his efficient filming style on set.
Over the past two decades, he has directed numerous episodes of various TV shows, such as The Orville, The Librarians, Burn Notice, NCIS: Los Angeles, Leverage, and others.
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Star Trek
Him make would that role the landed Jonathan 1987 InOutput: (1) He is one of the only two regulars to appear on all four different Star Trek series: Star Trek: Enterprise, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: The Next Generation, and Star Trek: Voyager. (2) In addition to appearing in several movies based on the show, he would also go on to appear in 176 episodes of the series. (3) When he was preparing for his audition for a role in Star Trek, he had to watch the original episodes from videotapes because he knew nothing about the original Star Trek series. (4) When he was preparing for his audition for the role of Commander William Riker in Star Trek: The Next Generation, (5) Jonathan landed the role that would make him Riker T. William on Star Trek: The Next Generation, which would make him a part of the original Star Trek: Enterprise crew.
Salaries
In 1996, a movie that he also helmed, he garnered $5 million for Star Trek: First Contact followed by $400,000 for Star Trek Generations in 1994. In today’s currency, which is approximately equivalent to $180,000, he was making $100,000 per episode at the pinnacle of his career, during the last seasons of the series. Jonathan Frakes’ earnings per episode of The Next Generation reached $45,000 in the late 80s/early 90s.
Personal Life
Jonathan has been wedded to actress Genie Francis since 1988. They have two offspring together.
Real Estate
Jonathan and Genie spent $12 million to purchase this house in 2015. They had possession of this magnificent Colonial mansion in Beverly Hills for almost three decades. In June 2019, they put the house on the market for slightly below $4 million. In 2017, they invested $2.8 million in a residence located in Woodland Hills, California.
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