10 Reasons to Love Rom, the Greatest Star Trek Character Ever
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- ️Tue Nov 12 2013
Today is the 61st birthday of Max Grodénchik, the man who brought the best character from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine -- and maybe all Star Treks -- to life.
Rom the Underappreciated
Rom the Underappreciated Today, November 12, is the 61st birthday of none other than Max Grodénchik. If you're a Star Trek: Deep Space Nine fan, you surely know him, even if you don't know his name. He's the actor who brought Rom, the series' -- and arguably the franchise's -- greatest character to life. If you're scratching your head and asking "Who's Rom?" to yourself, you're forgiven. Rom started life as the comic relief sidekick (and brother) to the series' main comic relief character, untrustworthy Ferengi bar-owner Quark, after all. Over the course of the show's seven-year run, however, Rom quietly grew in importance. Each year, he revealed more layers and became a nuanced character that was far more than the fool he was often treated like. He might even have saved the universe once or twice, as well. Pretty good for a guy who wasn't even considered worthy enough to run his brother's bar when he first appeared, as seen in this scene from *Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'*s "The Nagus" (Season 1, episode 11). Click through the gallery above to learn more about the many faces of our favorite Ferengi, from Rom the Labor Leader to Rom... the Lover.