Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Alexander Siddig



Alexander Siddig;



-Born in the Sudan in Northern Africa,21 November 1965. Birth Name; Siddig El Tahir El Fadil El Siddig Abderahman Mohammed Ahmed Abdel Karim El Mahdi.



-Originally credited as "Siddig El Fadil", he changed his professional name to "Alexander Siddig" because (as reported by him at Star Trek conventions) nobody could pronounce "El Fadil".



-Was married Actress Nana Visitor (14 June 1997 - April 2001) (divorced) 1 child



-Son, Django El Tahir El Siddig, born. [16 September 1996]



-One of his uncles (his father's brother) was the Sudanese prime minister. Another one (his mother's brother) is Actor Malcolm McDowell.



-Cousin of Lilly McDowell and Charlie McDowell.



-Ex-brother-in-law of Actor Ian Tucker and Actor Zan Charisse.
Ex-son-in-law of actor-choreographer Robert Tucker.