Singer/Actor Patrick Barnitt spills the tea on what it was like working as a Borg on the set of Star Trek in this week’s episode of The Event Horizon. Join us this Saturday at 4 pm Pacific, 7 pm Eastern as your hosts Gene Turnbow and Susan Fox speak with Patrick about his dual career.

A flexible actor and occasional leading man, a Patrick has spent a significant chunk of his life sitting in makeup chairs for his roles as aliens in the TV series Star Trek: Deep Space 9 and Star Trek: Voyager, as well as two Trek movies, Star Trek: Insurrection and Star Trek: First Contact.

Barnitt’s love of music has also fueled a parallel career as a jazz singer. Patrick Barnitt has a strong following among the Los Angeles jazz clubbers. He performs regularly at the quintessential LA nightclub – the Dresden – and on the Las Vegas circuit where he satisfies his audiences with his fine singing of traditional songs offered with an upbeat swing and blues style.

From Memory Alpha:

Outside the Star Trek universe, Barnitt was actor Kevin Spacey’s stand-in and photo double in the acclaimed 1995 film Se7en, featuring Daniel Zacapa, Peter Crombie, Reg E. Cathey, Leland Orser, and Paul S. Eckstein, and stunts by LaFaye Baker, Sandy Berumen, Janet Brady, Kenny Endoso, Randy Hall, Kane Hodder, Johnny Martin, and Scott Wilder. Barnitt has also appeared in several Los Angeles stage productions, including The Caine Mutiny Court Martial and Dorothy and Otto. He originated the role of the “Crooner” in the 2005 award winning Los Angeles hit musical, “Shag With a Twist”. Barnitt’s association with Star Trek led to his re-teaming with First Contact and Insurrection director Jonathan Frakes on the 2002 film, Clockstoppers.

Barnitt has since starred in several independent features, including the 2006 comedy film The Waiters. He recently completed work on two upcoming indie films, The Ones and Enough is Enough and appeared as astronaut Fred West alongside Robert Picardo and Tim Russ in the science fiction/comedy web-pilot, Chad and the Alien Toupe which also features fellow Trek performers Gregory Sweeney and Stephen Blackehart.  His other credits include the NBC series Working and a part in the 2006 film Smokin’ Aces, co-starring Chris Pine, Maury Sterling, and Joseph Ruskin. Also a jazz singer, he appears in jazz clubs all over Los Angeles. His debut record is entitled “When the Time is Right”.

SHOW TIMES

Here are the air times for the new episode of The Event Horizon with Erin Hunt Radio:

Saturday Oct 29	4 PM Pacific  7 PM Eastern  12 AM GMT	Sunday Oct 30	4 PM Pacific  7 PM Eastern  12 AM GMT
Thursday Nov 3	4 AM Pacific  7 AM Eastern  12 PM GMT	Saturday Nov 5	4 AM Pacific  7 AM Eastern  12 PM GMT

Once all the airtimes have passed, you’ll find this episode on iTunes, Stitcher, Pandora, iHeartRadio, Google Podcasts, and right here at the bottom of the show listing you’re reading at this very moment!

Patrick Barnitt guests on SCIFI.radio’s The Event Horizon — it’s Sci-Fi for your Wi-Fi.

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