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‘Star Trek Continues’ actor Todd Haberkorn on his experiences in the much-loved franchise
Todd Haberkorn is well known for his acting and voice-acting work in video games, TV series and films. Among credits in ‘Kung Fu Panda’ and ‘Destiny 2’, he’s also been involved in two very popular projects – the web series ‘Star Trek Continues’, in which he played Spock on-screen, and voicing a number of aliens in the last ‘Star Trek’ movie! He talks about the difference between on-camera acting and voice acting, and the amount of make-up it takes to be a Vulcan…
What was it like working on the web series ‘Star Trek Continues’?
“It was a perfect combination of talent from the cast and crew, together with a passion for the franchise of ‘Star Trek’. The biggest challenge for me, playing Spock, was a combination of having that haircut and being the first in the make-up chair at 3am. I definitely fell asleep in that chair a few times while the make-up masters were making me a Vulcan!”
And you did voice work for the last ‘Star Trek’ movie?
“I did indeed! Kevin, the alien who befriends the Enterprise crew, was me – along with a bunch of other aliens in that film. I’m happy to be a part of the ‘Star Trek’ universe.”
How did you get started in acting?
“I started on the stage, far away from voice-overs… Musical theatre, specifically. From there I moved into non-musical stage productions. After many years of that adventure, I turned my sights to the on-camera world. I was enjoying on-set life, when voice-over said, ‘Hey, come try us out for a bit!’ That ‘bit’ turned into an almost 20-year career that continues to this day. And I never thought, when I was a kid, that this was even a possibility in my universe. Even though I was always acting out voices from my favourite movies in my room.”
How are the styles of acting different between on-camera and voice-over?
“Not all acting is the same. It’s like sport – football and baseball are both sports, but they require completely different approaches. With on-camera, you’re living in a constant state of blink-of-an-eye existences. If you’re doing your homework as an actor, you’ve prepped the entire journey of your character for the film. And using that as a backbone, you have to navigate the production shooting your journey out of sequence because of the reality of filmmaking. So, on your first day with a film you could be shooting your death scene, and not shooting your opening scene until day 40. With voice-over, we tend to go through a script in a linear fashion. And the biggest difference is we don’t (usually) have to memorise lines!”
You have hundreds of credits from the world of voice-over. Any favourites?
“Picking a favourite would do a disservice to all the other roles I’ve slipped into. But right now, I’d say the Drifter from the ‘Destiny 2’ video game and Natsu from the ‘Fairy Tail’ animated manga series. Those experiences stick in my mind because we had such great crews guiding the production ship. Also, the fan base for those properties is so passionate – you can’t help but join in!”
What upcoming projects should we watch out for?
“‘Genshin Impact’ is still going strong (I play Razor), more ‘Fairy Tail’ is being animated, and ‘Destiny 2’ just dropped some DLC too. We’ve also got some more animated episodes of ‘Hello Neighbor: The Series’ coming down the pipes… stay tuned!”
Featued photo credit: Kevin Lynch
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Chris Lemmon, Son of Legendary Actor Jack Lemmon Guests On Harvey Brownstone Interviews
Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth Interview with Chris Lemmon, Son of Legendary Actor, Jack Lemmon, Actor & Author, “A Twist of Lemmon: A Tribute to My Father”.
Chris Lemmon is an actor, producer and author who’s appeared in many movies including “Airport ‘77”, “Seems Like Old Times”, “Uncommon Valor”, “Swing Shift”, “Cannonball Run 2”, “Weekend Warrior”, “Lena’s Holiday”, “Roe vs Wade”, and 2 very special movies, “That’s Life” and “Dad”, in which he appeared with his legendary father, 2-time Academy Award winner Jack Lemmon, who’s been immortalized in movies like “Mr. Roberts”, “Save the Tiger”, “The Apartment”, “Irma LaDouce”, “The Odd Couple”, “The China Syndrome”, “Glengarry Glen Ross”, and of course, the greatest comedy film of all time, “Some Like it Hot”.
In fact, our guest portrayed his father in a re-enactment of his time on the set of “Some Like it Hot”, in the Marilyn Monroe biopic, “Blonde”.
On television, our guest has brought us many memorable roles including “Checko” in “Brothers and Sisters”, “Richard Philips” in “Duet” and “Open House”, “Jeff Cameron” in “Knots Landing”, and “Martin Brubaker”, better known as “Bru”, in “Thunder in Paradise”. On the stage, he’s starred in “Barefoot in the Park”, “Shay”, “Love Letters”, and his highly acclaimed one-man show “Twist of Lemmon”, based on his best-selling, highly compelling and heartwarming 2006 memoir entitled, “A Twist of Lemmon: A Tribute to my Father”.
He also wrote, produced and hosted the wonderful documentary film, “Magic Time”, which is all about the brilliant artistry of Jack Lemmon.
Harvey Brownstone is a retired judge of the Ontario Court of Justice and was the first openly gay judge in Canada. He is also the bestselling author of “Tug of War: A Judge’s Verdict on Separation, Custody Battles and the Bitter Realities of Family Court” and hosted “Family Matters with Justice Harvey Brownstone,” a television talk show on matters involving the family justice system.
After a distinguished legal career, Harvey was appointed a judge at the age of 38 in 1995. He has presided in family and criminal courts. He has been a trailblazer in several ways. He was the first openly gay judge in Canada. He was the first sitting judge in the world to write a national best seller and to host a TV talk show.
Harvey has been a role model and icon in the LGBTQ community. When same-sex marriage was legalized in Canada in 2003, he was the only judge to make himself publicly available to officiate at weddings for lesbian and gay couples travelling to Toronto from all over the world to get married. In 2007, he officiated at the wedding of Edith Windsor and Thea Spyer, the American couple whose marriage triggered the 2013 United States Supreme Court decision overturning the definition of “spouse” in the federal Defense of Marriage Act.
In February 2021, Harvey launched his online talk show “Harvey Brownstone Interviews” on his own YouTube channel. He saw this as an interesting hobby. Within several months, the show attracted hundreds of thousands – and then eventually, millions – of viewers. Because of the overwhelming success of the show, Harvey decided to retire from the judiciary on December 31, 2021 after having presided as a full-time judge for 26 1/2 years. Free from the constraints imposed upon judges regarding the expression of opinions and the endorsement of private enterprise, Harvey now happily devotes his full-time attention to hosting “Harvey Brownstone Interviews” as a regular member of the public – albeit one with a rather illustrious and unique career history.
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