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Name: Michael Dante  
   
Also Know As:
   
Date of Birth: 2nd September 1931
   
Place of Birth: Stamford, Connecticut, USA
   
Profession: Actor
 
 
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"Maab" from the original Star Trek television series
Winterhawk theater lobby card

Michael Dante (born September 2, 1931) is an American actor, stage and screen director and former professional athlete.

Dante was born Ralph Vitti in Stamford, Connecticut.

His professional sports career, though brief, paved his way to Hollywood. He signed a bonus contract with the Boston Braves out of high school and played in the major leagues with the Washington Senators before an arm injury ended his career. Bandleader Tommy Dorsey arranged a screen test at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer soon after.

Since then, Dante has appeared in 26 films and 150 television shows. He is also notable for spending seven years in supporting roles under contract to three major studios at once: MGM, Warner Brothers and Twentieth Century Fox.

Dante also has recurring roles on the television serials Days of Our Lives and General Hospital.

It was one brief co-starring role that wrote Dante into American popular culture. A frequent extra on the original Star Trek television series, he was cast in the role of "Maab" in the 1967 episode, "Friday's Child" alongside Julie Newmar. Dante's affable personality makes him a popular draw at Star Trek fan conventions all over the country.

Michael Dante is currently the host of a syndicated radio talk show, "On Deck," previously known as the "Michael Dante Celebrity Talk Show" on which he interviews some of Hollywood's biggest stars. Since 1991, he has loaned his name to the Michael Dante Celebrity Golf Tournament, an charitable fund-raiser held annually in Palm Springs, California.

Dante and his wife Mary Jane reside in Palm Springs.

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