William Riker: Difference between revisions

Frakes went to seven auditions over six weeks before being cast as Riker. Frakes stated: {{blockquote|I started with the cattle call, then the casting director, the producer, then other directors, to [[Gene Roddenberry]], and then through the Paramount execs, including the vice-president himself and the heads of television.<ref>{{cite book|last=Schrager|first=Adam|title=The Finest Crew in the Fleet: The Next Generation Cast On Screen and Off|publisher=Wolf Valley Books|location=New York |year=1997|isbn=1-888149-03-5|pages= 48–49 }}</ref>}}Frakes was not the first choice for the part of Riker, Patrick Stewart was the number one choise when casting began.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Box |first=Christy |date=2021-04-21 |title=Star Trek: All The Actors Who Almost Played William T. Riker |url=https://screenrant.com/star-trek-william-riker-tng-actors-auditioned/ |access-date=2024-07-02 |website=ScreenRant |language=en}}</ref>