Aron Eisenberg, Nog From Deep Space Nine, Passes Away At 50

Trek Radio is shocked and saddened to hear of the passing of Aron Eisenberg, Nog from Deep Space 9.  Eisenberg, only 50 years old, was always a feature at conventions and is a fan favorite.

Elesberg’s wife Malissa Longo posted this from her Facebook

“It is with extreme regret and sadness to announce that my love and best friend, Aron Eisenberg, passed away earlier today.
He was an intelligent, humble, funny, emphatic soul. He sought to live his life with integrity and truth.
He was so driven to put the best he had into whatever work was put before him.
He lived his life with such vigor and passion.
He was like a breath of fresh air, because I knew I would always hear the truth from him. Even if I didn’t want to hear it and even if the truth was inconvenient.
He made me (and still makes me) want to be the best human I can possibly be, because he always strove to be the best human he could be.
His resilience and willingness to learn was and is an inspiration.
We didn’t officially announce that we had eloped on December 28th, 2018. We were hoping to have a big shindig in celebration of our nuptials, but had to wait to save up the money.
While, our marriage, on paper, was a short one. Our hearts had been married for far longer.
I will be forever thankful for the time we had to love each other.
Five years felt like a lifetime, in the best possible ways.
There will never be another light like Aron’s. The beauty that he was and the legacy he leaves behind is beyond words. I love him dearly and will miss him eternally.
At the moment I’m not sure how to do life without him…
He is and always will be My California”

Malissa Longo Facebook

Eisenberg’s cause of death was not released. The actor had received two kidney transplants, most recently in 2015

Eisenberg, described himself as “actor, filmmaker and proud father” and was a professional photographer who shot landscapes, concerts, corporate photography, portraits and more

Eisenberg also appeared in the TV movie “Amityville: The Evil Escapes” and features “The Liars’ Club,” “Beverly Hills Brats,” “Playroom” and “The Horror Show.” He guested on TV shows including “The Wonder Years,” “Parker Lewis Can’t Lose” and “Tales from the Crypt.”

In addition to Longo, he is survived by two sons.

A GoFundMe has been setup on behalf of Aron Eisenberg’s family to help with funeral costs, you can contribute to the fund here.

Star Trek: Discovery Wins At Emmy and Saturn Awards

Trekradio.net would like to congratulate the Discovery cast on receiving  the following awards

Emmy for Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup For A Series, Limited Series, Movie Or Special

The Discovery makeup department award winners include:

Glenn Hetrick, Special Makeup Effects Department Head
James Mackinnon, Special Makeup Effects Department Head
Hugo Villasenor, Special Makeup Effects Artist
Rocky Faulkner, Special Makeup Effects Artist
Chris Bridges, Special Makeup Effects Artist
Nicola Bendrey, Special Makeup Effects Artist
Mike O’Brien, Prosthetic Designer
Neville Page, Prosthetic Designer

Star Trek: Discovery executive producer Alex Kurtzman tweeted a photo and congratulating the team after their win.

Star Trek Discovery also won three big awards at the Saturn awards

Best Streaming Science Fiction Show

Star Trek: Discovery won for Best Streaming Science Fiction Show and was accepted by series star Doug Jones and executive producer Michelle Paradise

Regarding the win, Paradise said:

“Thank you on behalf of our entire writing staff, our support staff. thank you on behalf of our incredible team of actors, the most amazing crew, our department heads, everyone in post [production] in Toronto, here in Los Angeles and around the world. Thank you on behalf of team Roddenberry. Thank you on behalf of our partners at Secret Hideout, CBS All Access and CBS Studios. It’s such an amazing thing to get to go to work every day and work on this show.

Best Supporting Actor in a Streaming Presentation

Doug Jones, who plays the Kelpien Starfleet officer Saru, won for Best Supporting Actor in a Streaming Presentation. Jones, a genre mainstay appeared genuinely touched by the award, saying:

“I’m so grateful, thank you. The Saturn Award and the Academy of Science Fiction, Horror, and Fantasy is the one academy voting body that actually gets me. You’re my people and I thank you dearly from the bottom of my heart for that. Other shows are great but this is the one that I’ve always coveted.

Alex Kurtzman and Michelle Paradise; thank you and the entire writers’ room, for giving me such luscious material and a layered character with depth that is unusual for an alien—so I thank you for letting me be Saru.

Also to my makeup team. It takes a village to make a Kelpian. Everyone at Alchemy Labs: Glenn Hetrick and Neville Page, James MacKinnon and the entire team in the season two makeup trailer, I would not be as pretty as I am without you.”

Last but not least

Best Actress in a Streaming Presentation

Discovery lead Sonequa Martin-Green won for Best Actress in a Streaming Presentation for her role as Michael Burnham in the series. While Martin-Greeen wasn’t able to appear at the ceremony in person, she did send a video with on the set of Discovery, thanking the academy, the series crew and the fans

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Robert Axelrod, Actor Who Voiced Lord Zedd In ‘Mighty Morphin Power Rangers,’ Dies At 70

Trek Radio is sad to report that veteran character actor Robert Axelrod, best known for voicing Lord Zedd on the 1990s kids series Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers tragically passed away on Saturday. His agent announced that he had died via Twitter after a long illness. He was 70 years old

“Robert enjoyed meeting his fans and inspiring them to follow their passions,” Axelrod’s agent wrote on Twitter. “His beautiful and kindred soul will never be forgotten and we take comfort in knowing his memory will live on in all those he inspired, met and knew.”

In addition to the villain Lord Zedd and the monster maker Finster in the “Mighty Morphin Power Rangers” series (and 1995 movie), Axelrod also voiced characters like Armadillomon and Wizardmon in the “Digimon” anime series.

Axelrod got his start as a guitarist in the early 1970s before moving into voice work in TV and film. According to his agent, he created more than 150 characters during the course of his career.

Other live-action credits include playing a Paul McCartney lookalike on the ’90s sitcom “Family Matters,” as well as roles on “The Bold and the Beautiful” and “Star Trek: Voyager.”

He is survived by a sister. A GoFundMe page has been set up to to cover his final expenses and memorial service, which will be held at Rangerstop.com in Orlando, FL on Saturday, November 9, 2019.