Avery Brooks : Biography, Pictures, Photos, Trivia, Address, Filmography (Spenser for Hire)

Associate Professor of Theater Arts Rutgers University, New Jersey [1976-present]

Raised from the age of 8, in Gary, Ind.

In 1993 he was inducted into the Rutgers University Hall of Distinguished Alumni.

He served as Artistic Director of the Atlanta, Georgia-based "National Black Arts Festival" from 1993 to 1996.

He is a tenured professor of Theatre at the Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University.

Taught courses for Rutgers University while working on "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" (1993). He videotaped his lessons for his students at the studio, occasionally while still in his character's uniform!

Benjamin Sisko, Brooks's character on "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" (1993), was ranked #50 in TV Guide's list of the "50 Greatest TV Dads of All Time" [20 June 2004 issue].

Has a very, very close relationship with Cirroc Lofton, the actor who played his son on "Deep Space Nine."

He was the only actor to appear in every episode of "Star Trek Deep Space Nine".