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Friday, February 3, 2012

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Actor Robert Picardo Tells Tales of 'Star Trek' at the St. Louis Science Center

The star of stage, screen and TV will take questions from the audience and show two of his favorite "Star Trek: Voyager" episodes Friday.

Actor Robert Picardo is known to Star Trek: Voyager fans as the holographic doctor, so will his appearance this weekend at the St. Louis Science Center will be real or holo? “Since I can reconfigure the magnetic containment field that creates the illusion of my body, to either allow matter to pass through it or be stopped, you don’t really know," Picardo said by phone from Los Angeles, where he lives. "Just coming up and trying to pass your hands through my chest is no longer a sufficient test. Actually, now that I think about it, I suppose that it is. I don’t recommend it though.” During the Science Center’s First Friday activities, Picardo will discuss his experiences as an actor in Star Trek: Voyager and the film Star Trek: First …

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