The actor Deep Space Nine was linked to Napoleon Bonaparte

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According to the Geneastar website, it happens like that. Napoleon Bonaparte (1769 – 1821) had a younger sister named Caroline Bonaparte. The Bonaparte family was quite tall, in fact, so Napoleon had a older brother and six younger brothers and sisters. Caroline was the second to you of this generation. Five other Bonaparte brothers and sisters were born, but none of them survived childbirth. It was a difficult period at the end of the 18th century.

But in Caroline. Napoleon would like Caroline because he felt that she looked very narrow. In 1800, when Caroline was only 18 years old, she married one of the marshals of Napoleon, Joachim Murat, also known as King Ferdinand IV of Naples. Caroline and Murat were married for 15 years when she died in Waterloo. They had four children together, including a Lucien Charles Murat, born in 1803, and who would become the Prince of Pontecorvo in 1813. He married a woman named Caroline Fraser in 1831, and it was now a little confusing because Lucien’s mother and his wife had the same first name.

In any case, Lucien and Fraser had a son in 1851, and they named Louis Napoleon Murat. Louis would become a military general who fought in the Franco-Prussian war and in fact represented France at the 1900 Olympic Games in equestrian competitions. In 1873, he married a woman with the brilliant name of Eudoxia Mikhailovna Somova, and they had three children together, including (Deep Breath) Michel Anne Charles Joachim Napoleon Murat, born in 1887. Fast-Forward to 1913, and Michel married Helena Macdonald Stallo, The Heiress of standard fortune.

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Okay, so Michel and Helena had only one daughter, Laure Louise Napoléon Eugolia Caroline Murat, born in 1913. Fast advance until 1939, and Laure married a Swiss-American journalist nominated in Pulitzer appointed Fernand Auberjonois. In 1940, Fernand and Laure had a son. They named him René.

Trekkies know René Auberjonois as Odo on “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.”

Of course, René Auberjonois has a much larger career than playing ODO, the security officer changing shape on “Deep Space Nine”. Auberjonois was bitten by the actor bug as a young man and would study theater at Carnegie Mellon University. He taught Juilliard’s staff in the 1960s and had a career as an prolific actor in the 1970s and 1980s. He played Father Mulcahy in Robert Altman’s film in 1970 “M * a * s * H”, and again worked with Altman the following year in “McCabe & Mme Miller”. The same year, he began to hang guest spots on hot television shows like “The Mod Squad”, “The Jeffers”, “Rhoda”, “Night Gallery” and dozens of others. One of his most prominent concerts came in 1980 when he won the role of Clayton Endicott III on the long -term “Benson” series.

Auberjonois has also had a notable career with vocal action, and fans of cartoons with sharp ears will hear him speak in “The Last Unicorn”, and sing “Les Pisces” in 1989 “The Little Mermaid”. He also played in animated programs like “Superfriends”, “Snorks”, “Challenge of the Gobots” and “Ducktales”. He played General Zod in the television series “Superman” 1988 and the father of Richie Rich in the television series “Richie Rich” of the 90s. He did a lot.

“Star Trek” was only a pen in his cap, another role in a prolific career. “Deep Space Nine” started in 1993, and Auberjonois played Odo in 173 of the 176 episodes of the show. Because his character was a metamorph in liquid, Auberjonois had to carry a facial prosthesis which smoothed his features. Despite the makeup, he managed to emulate effectively, giving a pathos and a desire to a cop with a gruff exterior.

“Deep Space Nine” was not the first Auberjonois brush with “Star Trek”. He also played a minor role in “Star Trek VI: the unknown country” two years ago, playing a violent policeman named Colonel West. In this film, he plays a human, so his face is fully visible.

During and after “Star Trek,” Auberjonois continued to work constantly, appearing in successful films like “Batman Forever” and “The Patriot”, as well as notable independent films such as “certain women” and “Eulogy”. His latest film role was in the excellent film by Kelly Reichardt 2019 “First Cow”. In 2004, he won another notable television concert playing the character of Paul on 71 episodes of “Boston Legal”. His latest television role came in 2016 when he played Walter in four episodes of “Madame Secretary”.

More fun anecdotes: Auberjonois was linked to Napoleon on the side of his mother, but the side of his father also came with interesting ancestors. His father’s father was also appointed René Auberjonois (1872 – 1957), and he was a renowned Swiss impressionist painter. His works can be seen in the museums of Switzerland.

Auberjonois died at the end of 2019 at the age of 79. His son, Remy, has appeared in his father’s television programs for many years, and is now working as a professional director also, having appeared in a series of television shows like “Law & Order”, “Blue Bloods”, “The Leftovers” and “The American”. The actor inheritance continues. Napoleon’s blood is still there somewhere, I suppose, but René Auberjonois has redefined his line for an immediate future.