Armin Shimerman

Armin Shimerman (born November 5, 1949) is an American actor and author.

Shimerman was born into a Jewish family[1][2] in Lakewood, New Jersey, on November 5, 1949, the son of accountant Susan and house painter Herbert Shimerman.[3] When he was 15, he moved with his family to Los Angeles, where his mother enrolled him in a drama group in an effort to expand his social circle. He attended Santa Monica High School and was active in drama.[4] As a senior, he played leading roles in school productions of Hamlet, The Crucible, and The Skin of Our Teeth before graduating in 1967.[5][6] After graduating from UCLA, he was selected to apprentice at the Old Globe Theater in San Diego. He began pursuing a career in theater and eventually moved to New York City, where he was a member of the Impossible Ragtime Theater.[7] Returning to Los Angeles, he took roles in two CBS series to launch his television acting career.