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'''Dexter Clay''' is an actor who appeared as an [[Unnamed USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) personnel#Security officer (2364-2365)|operations division officer]] in the first two seasons of ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]''. Clay was also the [[stand-in]] for [[Michael Dorn]] for the first three seasons of ''Star Trek: The Next Generation''.
  
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| Birth name = Dexter L. Clay
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| Gender = Male
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| Date of birth = {{d|12|June|1956}}
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| Place of birth = Houston, Texas, USA
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'''Dexter L. Clay''' {{born|12|June|1956}} is an actor, musician and author who appeared as an [[Unnamed USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) operations division personnel#Security officer (2364-2365)|operations division officer]] in the first two seasons of ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]''. He was also the main [[stand-in]] for [[Worf]] actor [[Michael Dorn]] on the first three seasons of ''The Next Generation''. Clay was the second person right after [[Patrick Stewart]] seen on ''The Next Generation''.
   
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Along with Michael Dorn, [[Lorine Mendell]], and [[James G. Becker]], Clay reprised his role from ''The Next Generation'' for the final episode of ''[[Webster]]'', titled "Webtrek". The episode was filmed in {{y|1989}} during the [[TNG Season 2|second season]] of [[TNG]] on the [[Paramount Pictures]] lot.
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Born in Houston, Texas, he played professional football as a receiver for the Houston Oilers (1980) and the New York Jets (1981) and started an acting and writing career in the late '80s. He wrote four books (''Black Eye on America'', ''Walking with the Power'', ''Only for a Season'', and ''Katy Nation''), a story for a television pilot ("Life's a stretch" in 2003, which he also produced), and became the executive director of the NHP (a national homeless organization).
  
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Born in Houston, Texas, he played professional football as a receiver for the Houston Oilers (1980) and the New York Jets (1981) and started an acting and writing career in the late '80s. In 1987 he portrayed a soldier in the action drama ''Deadly Prey''. Clay wrote the five books ''Black Eye on America'', ''Walking with the Power'', ''Only for a Season'', ''Katy Nation'', and ''Click Send for Love'', a story for a television pilot ("Life's a stretch" in 2003, which he also produced), and became the executive director of the NHP (a national homeless organization) until his move back to Houston, Texas.
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More recently, Clay has been working as film maker behind the camera and as director, writer and producer for the sport drama ''First Quarter'' (2015).
   
 
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* [http://www.katynation.com/Author.html KatyNation.com] - short profile for Dexter Clay
  
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* [http://www.linkedin.com/pub/dex-clay/16/701/5a1 Dexter Clay] at [http://www.linkedin.com LinkedIn.com]
   
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Revision as of 18:09, 31 May 2015

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Dexter L. Clay (born 12 June 1956; age 67) is an actor, musician and author who appeared as an operations division officer in the first two seasons of Star Trek: The Next Generation. He was also the main stand-in for Worf actor Michael Dorn on the first three seasons of The Next Generation. Clay was the second person right after Patrick Stewart seen on The Next Generation.

Along with Michael Dorn, Lorine Mendell, and James G. Becker, Clay reprised his role from The Next Generation for the final episode of Webster, titled "Webtrek". The episode was filmed in 1989 during the second season of TNG on the Paramount Pictures lot.

Born in Houston, Texas, he played professional football as a receiver for the Houston Oilers (1980) and the New York Jets (1981) and started an acting and writing career in the late '80s. In 1987 he portrayed a soldier in the action drama Deadly Prey. Clay wrote the five books Black Eye on America, Walking with the Power, Only for a Season, Katy Nation, and Click Send for Love, a story for a television pilot ("Life's a stretch" in 2003, which he also produced), and became the executive director of the NHP (a national homeless organization) until his move back to Houston, Texas.

More recently, Clay has been working as film maker behind the camera and as director, writer and producer for the sport drama First Quarter (2015).

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