On the cartoon series "Gargoyles" why were so many of the characters voiced by former Star Trek actors?

Demona: Marina Sirtis; Puck: Brent Spiner; David Zanatos: Will Riker Asked by ninabruja 59 months ago Similar questions: cartoon series Gargoyles characters voiced Star Trek actors Entertainment > Television.

Similar questions: cartoon series Gargoyles characters voiced Star Trek actors.

Probably because they all know each other. Probably because they all know each other. Further, the Star Trek series has ensured that the voices of these actors are 'linked'.

Meaning, if you hear them it seems natural to also hear the others, because you have heard them together before. Another possibility is that the voice recruiter (usually one person) was a star-trek fan and well-known with the representative agent. Also notice that Gargoyles started in 1994, the same year The Next Generation ended!

All those actors were suddenly without work, and therefore perfectly available! Some extra info from Wikipedia:Star Trek connectionA remarkable number of voice actors for the show were also actors on various Star Trek series, resulting in several online jokes. Examples include:Marina Sirtis (Deanna Troi on The Next Generation) as the morally ambiguous Demona Jonathan Frakes (William Riker on The Next Generation) as David Xanatos, who also bears a resemblance to the actor Kate Mulgrew (Kathryn Janeway on Voyager) as Titania Michael Dorn (Worf on The Next Generation and Deep Space Nine) as Coldstone and Taurus Brent Spiner (Data on The Next Generation) as Puck Nichelle Nichols (Uhura on Star Trek) as Diane Maza David Warner (Gorkon in Star Trek VI and Gul Madred in Chain of Command) as the Archmage Paul Winfield (Clark Terrell in Star Trek II and Dathon in Darmok) as Jeffrey Robbins Avery Brooks (Benjamin Sisko on Deep Space Nine) as Nokkar Colm Meaney (Miles O'Brien on The Next Generation and Deep Space Nine) as Mr. Dugan LeVar Burton (Geordi La Forge on The Next Generation) as Anansi John Rhys-Davies (Leonardo da Vinci on Voyager) as Macbeth Patrick Stewart (Jean-Luc Picard on The Next Generation) was also considered for a role in the series.56 Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gargoyles_(TV_series) .

Unfortunately they probably are not getting any offers to do anything else. They don't have much else to do until they make another star trek movie,lol. Since these people have worked together in the past that might be another reason, they obviously get along at least,lol .

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