15 Weird Early Gigs of 'Star Trek' Actors

Look, being honest, not every job you take is great. Especially those early ones. You’d probably feel pretty bad if your first underpaid job at 7/Eleven was on camera and everyone else could watch it. And no offense to you, but it’s not the most compelling television to watch you sit around behind a register waiting for the guy who comes to buy cigarettes at precisely the same time very day to show up. But then of course, you’re probably not a well-beloved millionaire. As we all know, not every role on the road to a successful acting career is a good one, and the magnanimous cast of science fiction’s premier franchise is no exception. So, let’s take a moment to bask in the weird mix of schadenfreude and nostalgia as we look at who the crew of the Enterprise was before they went where no one has gone before.
Patrick Stewart starred as a doctor in B-Movie Lifeforce

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William Shatner stars in this dramatic film about Nuremberg

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George Takei

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Zoe Saldana starred in the Britney Spears bomb Crossroads

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Brent Spiner stars as the lothario in Rent Control

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Wil Wheaton

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Anti-Satanist horror flick starred Karl Urban before he was Bones

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NASA-sponsored edutainment film Quantum Quest stars Chris Pine

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Simon Pegg helps a Parole Officer get away with murder

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Nimoy stars in terrible boxing film Kid Monk Baroni

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Jonathan Frakes starred in proto-Baywatch Beach Patrol

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Michael Dorn stars in Demon Seed, a film about an AI making a clone baby

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Benedict Cumberbatch stars in Roland Emmerich-produced, maudlin film Burlesque Fairytales

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Miniature song and dance Soundies features starred future Khan actor Ricardo Montalban

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