Max Grodénchik

Max Grodénchik
Born	November 12, 1952 (1952-11-12) (age 59) New York City, New York, U.S.
Other names	Michael Grodénchik

Max Grodénchik (born November 12, 1952), also known as Michael Grodénchik, is an American stage, film, and television actor, best known for his role as Rom on the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.

Background

Grodénchik was born in the Bronx, New York City, New York and lived in Queens New York. He attended the University of Buffalo from 1970-1974.^{[citation needed]} His father's name was Nathan.^{[citation needed]}

Career

Theater

Max worked in theater during the 1980s as Michael Grodénchik, where his performances received notice. Of his 1980 performance in John O'Keefe's All Night Long, Sarasota Herald-Tribune art reviewer Marcia Corbino wrote that Grodénchik was an intriguing actor who had "an enchanting, mobile comic face on which aberrant emotions flicker, spread, retreat, retrench and explode with a single instant."^[1]

Television

Grodénchik (right) with Star Trek: Deep Space Nine co-star Armin Shimerman (left)

Grodénchik is better known for his portrayal of the fictional character Rom on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.^[2][3] He had previously auditioned for the role of Rom's brother Quark, but the role was given to Armin Shimerman. The two both guest-appeared on opposite teams in the short lived British Sci-Fi Quiz show Space Cadets, in 1997.

He played Sovak and Par Lenor in Star Trek: The Next Generation episodes "Captain's Holiday" and "The Perfect Mate". He is famous for being an expert on the Rules of Acquisition and can quote them by memory.

In Spring 2007, Grodénchik attended the annual Vulcan Spockdays ceremony.

His brother Barry is a former New York State Assemblyman^[4] and was appointed Deputy Borough President of Queens in 2010.^[5]

Episodes in Deep Space Nine

"Emissary" "A Man Alone" "The Nagus" "Vortex" "The Homecoming" "Rules of Acquisition" "Necessary Evil" "The House of Quark" "Heart of Stone" "Prophet Motive" "Little Green Men" "Our Man Bashir" "Bar Association" "Body Parts" "The Assignment" "The Ascent" "Facets"

"Doctor Bashir, I Presume?" "Ferengi Love Songs" "Call to Arms" "Behind the Lines" "Favor the Bold" "Sacrifice of Angels" "You Are Cordially Invited..." "The Magnificent Ferengi" "Profit and Lace"Bena "Take Me Out to the Holosuite" "Treachery, Faith, and the Great River" "The Siege of AR-558" "It's Only a Paper Moon" "The Emperor's New Cloak" "The Dogs of War" "Family Business"

Filmography

• Bruce Almighty (2003) .... Control Room Operator
• The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle (2000) .... Horse Spy
• Star Trek: Insurrection (1998) .... Trill ensign (Deleted scene)
• Rumpelstiltskin (1996) .... Rumpelstiltskin
• Here Come the Munsters (1995) (TV) .... Norman Hyde
• Apollo 13 (1995) .... FIDO Gold
• Rising Sun (1993) .... Club Manager
• Doorways (1993) (TV) .... Roth
• Sister Act (1992) .... Ernie
• The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw (1991) (TV) .... Bailiff
• The Rocketeer (1991) .... Wilmer, Wounded Robber
• Barton Fink (1991) .... Clapper boy
• Chu Chu and the Philly Flash (1981) .... Frankie

References

1. ^ Corbino, Marcia (July 9, 1980). "West Coast Drama". Sarasota Herald-Tribune (Google Archive): p. 7C. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=rSMhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2GcEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6820,3670931&dq=michael-grodenchik&hl=en. Retrieved 23 July 2010. 
2. ^ Fleming, Andrew (June 29, 2010). "City receives kudos from deep space". Royal City Record (royalcityrecord.com). http://www.royalcityrecord.com/City+receives+kudos+from+deep+space/3217352/story.html. Retrieved 24 July 2010. 
3. ^ Star Trek 101 (illustrated ed.). Simon and Schuster. 2008. p. 117. ISBN 0743497236. http://books.google.com/books?id=yi0xvGuzVC0C&pg=PA117&dq=Max+Grod%C3%A9nchik&hl=en&ei=RiRKTN2NC5G4sQOpxuBI&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=7&ved=0CEwQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=Max%20Grod%C3%A9nchik&f=false. 
4. ^ Joseph, George (May 9, 2003). "Assemblyman tells community 'doors are always open'". India Abroad (highbeam.com). http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-79286204.html. Retrieved 23 July 2010. 
5. ^ Rafter, Domenick (January 7, 2010). "Barry Back At Boro Hall". Queens Tribune (queenstribune.com). http://www.queenstribune.com/news/News_BarryG.html. Retrieved 23 July 2010. 

External links

• Max Grodénchik at the Internet Movie Database
• Max Grodénchik at Memory Alpha (a Star Trek wiki)
• Biography on StarTrek.com
• Chat transcript