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5. Scott Grimes Was Previously on 'Star Trek: The Next Generation' ... Or Was He?
If you look up Scott Grimes' credits, you'll see one for a 1989 episode of "Star Trek: The Next Generation." Except his appearance as a pal of Wil Wheaton's was cut completely out of the show.
"Now, all you see in one barroom scene is the back of my head," says Grimes, saying he still got a $0.11 royalty out of the appearance.
We'll see a lot more of him on "The Orville," where he plays navigator Gordon Malloy. "Gordon is the comedic guy who takes a dramatic situation and says something to lighten the moment," says Grimes, adding we'll eventually find out more about what drives Gordon to drink. "But I'm in no rush to have Gordon peak in the first 13 eps."
As for joining pal MacFarlane's show, he says, "It's like playing a giant, expensive video game."
If you look up Scott Grimes' credits, you'll see one for a 1989 episode of "Star Trek: The Next Generation." Except his appearance as a pal of Wil Wheaton's was cut completely out of the show.
"Now, all you see in one barroom scene is the back of my head," says Grimes, saying he still got a $0.11 royalty out of the appearance.
We'll see a lot more of him on "The Orville," where he plays navigator Gordon Malloy. "Gordon is the comedic guy who takes a dramatic situation and says something to lighten the moment," says Grimes, adding we'll eventually find out more about what drives Gordon to drink. "But I'm in no rush to have Gordon peak in the first 13 eps."
As for joining pal MacFarlane's show, he says, "It's like playing a giant, expensive video game."