Secrets from Star Wars and Star Trek with Sam Witwer
In this episode of Dropping Names, we sit down with the incredibly talented Sam Witwer, known for his roles in Star Wars and Star Trek. Sam shares his unique approach to choosing roles, his experiences in the industry, and some behind-the-scenes stories that will blow your mind. From his time on…
Two moments from this episode
Mr. T Debates Bill Shatner
Sam Witwer was sitting with Bill Shatner at a Comic-Con when Mr. T walked up and called out "Captain." What followed was a friendly but passionate back-and-forth about faith, gold chains and quantum entanglement, with Shatner arguing that the universe itself is conscious. Witwer, who says he was the only one really tuned in, recreated the whole exchange for the hosts.
“you're talking about the Big Bang. I'm talking about who's the Big Banger.”
Wil Wheaton And The Tour Group
As a ten-year-old on the Paramount lot tour, Sam Witwer was told the Star Trek set was off limits because they were shooting that day. His parents spotted Wil Wheaton studying in his schoolroom cubicle and pushed Sam and his brother in, and Wheaton, still in uniform, stopped to talk with them while everyone else waited.
“Wil Wheaton took 20 minutes to talk to me and my brother while the whole tour group waited.”
Names dropped in this episode
49 names come up in this episode, in the order they are mentioned. Tap a timestamp to jump straight to that moment.
Patrick Stewart
10:47Captain Picard on Star Trek: The Next Generation Wikipedia ↗
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LeVar Burton
18:47Geordi La Forge on Star Trek: The Next Generation and host of Reading Rainbow Wikipedia ↗
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Tony Curtis
19:24American actor with a career that spanned six decades, achieving the height of his popularity in the… Wikipedia ↗
Dean Devlin
19:59American screenwriter, producer, director, and actor of film and television Wikipedia ↗
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Gina Bellman
21:56New Zealand-born British actress Wikipedia ↗
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Glenn Howerton
28:06American actor, comedian, writer, and producer Wikipedia ↗
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Morena Baccarin
29:00Morena Silva de Vaz Setta Baccarin is an American actress Wikipedia ↗
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John Houseman
32:15British-American theatre and film producer, actor, director, and teacher Wikipedia ↗
Ricky Schroder
34:03American actor and filmmaker Wikipedia ↗
Rod Roddenberry
35:54Eugene Wesley "Rod" Roddenberry Jr. is an American television producer and the chief executive officer… Wikipedia ↗
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Mr. T
37:25American actor and retired professional wrestler Wikipedia ↗
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Paul Wesley
38:08Paweł Tomasz Wasilewski , better known by his stage name Paul Wesley, is an American actor and film… Wikipedia ↗
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Sonequa Martin-Green
46:17Sonequa Chaunté Martin-Green is an American actress Wikipedia ↗
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Felicia Day
46:34American actress, singer, writer, and web series creator Wikipedia ↗
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Wil Wheaton
46:45Richard William "Wil" Wheaton III is an American actor and writer Wikipedia ↗
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Terry Matalas
50:35American television writer, director, and executive producer, best known for co-creating and… Wikipedia ↗
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Michael Dorn
50:38American actor best known for his role as the Klingon character Worf in the Star Trek franchise… Wikipedia ↗
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Brannon Braga
50:39American television producer, director and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
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Robin Williams
50:45American actor and comedian Wikipedia ↗
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Christopher Reeve
50:50American actor, activist, director, and author Wikipedia ↗
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Ron Moore
52:47American screenwriter and television producer Wikipedia ↗
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David Duchovny
55:15David William Duchovny August 7, 1960) is an American actor, writer, director and musician Wikipedia ↗
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Wagner Moura
61:17Wagner Maniçoba de Moura is a Brazilian actor and filmmaker Wikipedia ↗
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Stellan Skarsgård
61:33Stellan John Skarsgård is a Swedish actor Wikipedia ↗
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Dennis Haysbert
62:55American actor and voice actor Wikipedia ↗
Morgan Freeman
84:26American actor, producer, and narrator Wikipedia ↗
James Earl Jones
87:11American actor Wikipedia ↗
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