![]() Behr mused at the time that while Sinatra might not want to portray the character, perhaps someone similar to Steve Lawrence would. ĭuring the production of the fifth season episode " A Simple Investigation", it was decided to insert the scene that Behr and Wolfe had previously created. Sinatra wanted to play an alien and not the singer character they had in mind, so the idea was shelved for the time being. Casting director Ron Surma got in touch with Sinatra, who thought that it would be a funny idea. In preparation, Behr and Robert Hewitt Wolfe wrote a scene in order to flesh out the character, while Behr immediately had a performer in mind to play the new character: Frank Sinatra Jr., a known fan of Star Trek. The initial idea was that the character would be someone who could give out romantic advice, and that it would not appear in every episode but only as and when it was needed. (pictured in 2008) was first offered the role that would become Vic Fontaine.Įxecutive producer Ira Steven Behr had long sought to introduce a Rat Pack-style character to Star Trek: Deep Space Nine since the fourth season, as he was a lifelong fan of 1960s-era Las Vegas and the music of that period. The character itself was praised by critics, who specifically said that the premise should not have worked but did, due to both the writing and Darren's performances.Ĭoncept and development Frank Sinatra, Jr. The crew return to the bar one final time in the series finale, " What You Leave Behind", for the celebration party following the victory over the Dominion.Įpisodes such as "His Way" and "It's Only a Paper Moon" were praised, and "Badda-Bing Badda-Bang" was compared to the famed 1960's Ocean's 11. Returning the favor in " Badda-Bing Badda-Bang", the crew help Fontaine get his bar back after it is taken over by the American Mafia. ![]() He also helps Nog ( Aron Eisenberg) to recover from the loss of his leg in " It's Only a Paper Moon". Fontaine represented a source of romantic advice for the crew, helping to get Odo ( René Auberjonois) and Kira Nerys ( Nana Visitor) together as well as aiding Quark ( Armin Shimerman) and Julian Bashir ( Alexander Siddig) to move on from their love of Jadzia Dax ( Terry Farrell). ![]() The character made his first appearance in the episode " His Way", and returned later in the sixth season in " Tears of the Prophets" and throughout the seventh season. Darren landed the role after Behr met him at a memorabilia show in North Hollywood and had him invited to audition. ![]() After Sinatra turned down the role, it was considered during the following season, to be played by Steve Lawrence, but once again was not used. The character was developed from an idea by executive producer Ira Steven Behr, who had sought to introduce a character of that type during the fourth season to be played by Frank Sinatra, Jr. Portrayed by James Darren, he is a holographic representation of a 1960s-era Las Vegas Rat Pack–style singer and entertainer, as part of a program run in the holosuites at Quark's bar. Vic Fontaine is a fictional character who appeared in the sixth and seventh seasons of the American science fiction television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. A season 7 promotional image of James Darren as Vic Fontaine
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