Max Grodénchik

Max Grodénchik also credited as Michael Grodénchik, is an actor best known for his portrayal of Rom on .
Grodénchik was born in Queens, New York. Before getting the role of Rom, he auditioned for the role of Rom's brother, Quark. He was at one time romantically involved with production staff associate Lolita Fatjo.
He wrote and performed Rom's Song and performed the song "The Lady is a Tramp" in the Deep Space Nine seventh season episode . He also appeared in as a Trill ensign who made a joke with Jonathan Frakes' character; that scene was deleted from the released version but included in the Star Trek: Insurrection (Special Edition) DVD "deleted scenes" feature, where it can be found as scene #40 "Flirting". His name, however, remained in the end credits of the film and the scene was retained in the ization of . Grodénchik filmed his scenes for the fifth season episode "The Perfect Mate" between Tuesday and Thursday on Paramount Stage 8 and 9.
Grodénchik made his first on-screen appearances as Michael Grodénchik in the '80s. He played a small role in the 1981 comedy Chu Chu and the Philly Flash, alongside the late Vincent Schiavelli, as well as in the drama Out (1982) and in the Night Court episode "The Cop and the Lady" (1989, with cast member John Larroquette).
In the '90s, he made guest appearances in (1992, with John Cothran, Jr., Ronny Cox, Juliana Donald, Robin Gammell, Anne Haney, and John Vickery), Tales from the Crypt (1994, episode "The Bribe", written by Scott Nimerfro and alongside Terry O'Quinn, Wayne Grace, and John Kassir), (1996, directed by David Livingston, starring Jerry O'Connell and John Rhys-Davies, with Francis Guinan and Saxon Trainor), and (1996, with Diedrich Bader).
Grodénchik appeared in (1991), (1991, starring
Billy Campbell, with Paul Sorvino, Clint Howard, Ed Lauter, Tiny Ron, and Terry O'Quinn), (1992, starring Whoopi Goldberg, with Jenifer Lewis and Ellen Albertini Dow), (1995, starring Tom Hanks, with Brett Cullen and Clint Howard), and (1996, alongside Sherman Augustus, Valerie Wildman, Mark Holton, Ousaun Elam, and Patrick Massett).
In 2000, he acted again with Whoopi Goldberg in (also with Jason Alexander and Doug Jones) and played small parts in (2003, with Mark Kiely), and King of California (2007). Among the television series he guest-starred in are (2003, with Jamie McShane, Jennifer Tung, and Michelle C. Bonilla), (2004, starring Miguel Ferrer and Jerry O'Connell), (2004, alongside James Cromwell, James Black, Erica Mer, and Mark L. Taylor), and Hustle (2007, with William Lucking).
== Star Trek appearances ==
File:Sovak.jpg|Sovak
File:Par Lenor.jpg|Par Lenor
File:Rom, 2375.jpg|RomRecurring character
File:Rom (mirror).jpg|Rom (mirror)
File:Gint.jpg|Gint
File:Trill Ensign.jpg|Trill ensign(deleted scene)
File:Bashir 62 hologram guest 13.jpg|Holosuite guest(uncredited)
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=== Related voice acting credits ===
*Star Trek: Starfleet Command III as additional voices
*Star Trek: Bridge Commander as Daimon Praag / Captain Benjamin Dawson / Neb-lus
*Star Trek: Armada II as additional voices
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