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Jonathan Scott Frakes (born August 19, 1952) is an American actor, author, and director. Frakes is best known for his portrayal of Commander William T. Riker in the television series ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'' and subsequent films. Frakes also hosted the television series ''Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction'', challenging viewers to discern his stories of fact-based phenomena and fabricated tales. In June 2011, Frakes narrated the History Channel documentary ''Lee and Grant''. He was also the voice actor of David Xanatos in the Disney television series ''Gargoyles''. Frakes directed and also starred in ''Star Trek: First Contact'' as well as ''Star Trek: Insurrection''. He is also the author of a novel called ''The Abductors: Conspiracy''. Frakes married actress Genie Francis, who portrayed Laura Spencer on ''General Hospital'', in 1988. ==Personal life== Frakes was born in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, the son of Doris J. (née Yingling) and Dr. James R. Frakes. He is of mostly German and some English descent.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=1 )〕 He grew up in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. A 1970 graduate of Bethlehem's Liberty High School, he ran track and played with the Liberty High School Grenadier Band. Frakes received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theater Arts at Penn State University in the early 1970s, where he was a member of the Thespians. His father was a critic for the ''New York Times Book Review'', a book editor, and professor of English literature at Lehigh University from 1958–2001, where he was the Edmund W. Fairchild Professor in American Studies. James R. Frakes died in early 2002. Frakes had a younger brother, Daniel, who died in 1997 from pancreatic cancer. Frakes first met actress Genie Francis on the set of the television soap opera ''Bare Essence'', and again while filming the miniseries ''North and South''. They began dating 1985, became engaged in 1986, and married on May 28, 1988. They have two children. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jonathan Frakes」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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