King Abdullah on Star Trek: Voyager (1995)

[crisiñaki]

I didn't know where else to put this but I found this very funny pic:

http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/461...tartrekfr1.jpg
(from wikipedia)

"
King Abdullah is an acknowledged fan of Star Trek. In 1995, while he was still Prince, he appeared as an extra in the Star Trek: Voyager episode "Investigations" [9]. Abdullah's role was not given any speaking lines because he was not a member of the Screen Actors Guild. "

[Princess Mahala]

I never would have guessed. Thanks for posting crisiñaki!

[Jae143]

I found this slideshow of the Jordanian Royal Family on youtube, but I have one question about a photo of KA, I'm new to the boards so I don't know if this has been mentioned before but if you FF to 2:40 in the slideshow it shows a picture of KA in which he appears to be dressed up as a Trekkie...what is this all about?

YouTube - The Royal Jordanian Family

[Acid Burn]

He is dressed as a Trekkie because I believe he was an actor a long time ago (before he was king)! Cool, huh?!

[bbb]

i don't know about his being an actor but i have read that he played a trekkie in a movie when offered the part because of his interest in star trek. it is really cool

[acdc1]

I think I read that he was a huge Trekkie, and he actually got the chance to be an extra or have a cameo in an episode.

[Acid Burn]

Now THAT is a mark of a cool King! lol

[Humera]

This has been discussed several times in different threads.
King Abdullah (then Prince) appeared in an episode of Star Trek: Voyager in 1995. He had no speaking role though. The cameo was only a couple of seconds long.

You'll find more info and pictures below:

News & Pictures VI - post 73
News & Pictures VI - post 88
News & Pictures 2

[Veram98]

In 2001 he said some words about this experience in a special edition of Talking Point, the BBC's interactive phone-in programme:

King Abdullah:
I was in the Far East on my way to the United States on a military delegation and I had a stopover in Los Angeles and a friend of mine said would you like to come to Paramount Studios and see the set of Voyager. I have always liked the show and I thought that would be a great way to spend a weekend. I was then told well if you want go through makeup and get into uniform and have some pictures taken with some of the crew and I said why not. Then the next thing, when I actually showed up, they said that if you want you can stand in. So it wasn't planned it just turned out that way. I had a great time. It's a job - I am in full admiration of actors because it is very difficult. They are in very early in the morning. For most of the aliens it's is three or four hours of make-up and it's hard work and one that I'm full of admiration that they can do.


Bridget Kendall:
We found a picture of you actually which you can see here of yourself in that cameo role and you are wearing the Star Fleet uniform. Clearly on the side of the goodies not the baddies in whichever episode it was. I wonder what rank they gave you?

King Abdullah:
Actually they promoted me. In those days I was a colonel so they made me a commodore or something so I was pretty happy with that.

Bridget Kendall:
And they didn't give you any very dangerous part in the plot? You weren't assimilated by the Borg?

King Abdullah:
Because of the acting laws, unless you are part of the union you can't say anything. So I just had to nod my head and so it was just a brief introduction. A very interesting way of life.

BBC NEWS | Talking Point | Forum | King Abdullah:Talking Point special

[Jae143]

Thanks for the responses everyone!

[shrifia]

I came across this video for KA when appeared in Star Trek:

YouTube - Ù�ضيØ*Ø© : جلالة الملك عبدالله وهو يقوم بدور كومبارس

that's cool.

[TLLK]

How exciting for him to not only meet the actors and visit the set, but to have a cameo role!