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The Lowdown
Star Trek hid rock stars under alien makeup: Iggy Pop as a Vorta on Deep Space Nine, and Mick Fleetwood as an Antedean on The Next Generation.
Key Takeaways
- Iggy Pop played Vorta Yelgrun in DS9 “The Magnificent Ferengi,” as detailed by StarTrek.com.
- Mick Fleetwood appears as an Antedean dignitary in TNG “Manhunt” (episode casting records / Memory Alpha).
- Fleetwood beard-shaving anecdote omitted here pending a reopened official primary.
The Connection
StarTrek.com recounts how Iggy Pop turned up as Vorta Yelgrun in DS9’s “The Magnificent Ferengi,” a Dominion middle-manager with a deadpan Midwestern line delivery under grey makeup and ridges.
Mick Fleetwood’s cameo sits on the TNG side of the ledger: in “Manhunt,” he plays an Antedean dignitary under heavy fish-like prosthetics. Episode and casting records place him in that makeup; this piece does not add unverified production anecdotes beyond that credit.
Together they form the Connection: two rock icons, two alien faces, same franchise habit of burying famous guests under latex.
Who’s Who
- Iggy Pop: Vorta Yelgrun (DS9 “The Magnificent Ferengi”).
- Mick Fleetwood: Antedean dignitary (TNG “Manhunt”).
Where It Happened
- DS9 “The Magnificent Ferengi.”
- TNG “Manhunt.”
More Context
- StarTrek.com — That Time Iggy Pop Played a Vorta
- Memory Alpha — Mick Fleetwood / Manhunt guest credits (Antedean).