American actor, singer and director who played the holographic lounge singer Vic Fontaine in Deep Space Nine's last two seasons.
James Darren was an American actor, singer and television director who rose to fame in the Gidget films and as a pop singer in the early 1960s, and later co-starred on T.J. Hooker. He also directed episodes of many television series.
On Star Trek: Deep Space Nine he played Vic Fontaine, a self-aware hologram crooning in a Las Vegas lounge program, starting in the sixth season with His Way. Vic became a confidant to the crew and a showcase for Darren's singing. He died in 2024.