Tim Russ Reveals Why He Almost Wasn't Tuvok in Star Trek Voyager
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In this video, Tim Russ (Tuvok from Star Trek: Voyager) shares the story of how he almost didn't get the role of Tuvok on Star Trek: Voyager.
Tim Russ is a well-known actor and director who has starred in many TV shows and movies, including Star Trek: Voyager. In this interview, Tim Russ shares the story of how he almost didn't get the role of Tuvok on Star Trek: Voyager. Watch to hear how persistence and hard work paid off and learn how you can achieve your goals!
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Tim Russ Reveals Why He Almost Wasn't Tuvok in Star Trek Voyager
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Tim Russ completely owned that character. Tuvok was full Vulcan character so that was unique in itself.
I felt Russ nailed nuances of a Vulcan right off the bat and was happy he returned for Picard and became a Captain
I liked his appearances in STO as well
One thing I loved about Tuvok was he had a dry sarcastic humor. But still logical
I get it, but it was more sardonic that sarcastic. The character didn't pull any punches about being condescending. But that was a universal Vulcan characteristic towards all humans.
On second thought, make that other aliens since Tuvok felt that way about Neelix. Not to mention the Vulcans on Enterprise in their feeling towards Andorian.
I am always skeptical of new actors coming in to play Vulcans. This man killed it.
Absolutely nailed it. Amen!
A lot better than that other Vulcan from engineering.
They all seem to do a good job. I don't think it's a particularly hard role to play I think it's the writing that matters most.
I'll never forget a line that he delivered in an episode of Voyager talking about his children. When Tuvok is asked how he reconciles his philosophy of detachment with missing his family, he replies" ...I share my life with them, without their presents my life is incomplete." I found that very rational, yet profoundly moving.
Russ was great on the show. His character arcs and his performance were one of the highlights of the show.
Tim Russ played a Vulcan perfectly. One of my favorite characters on Voyager
Love Tim Russ as a Tuvok
One of the running gags on Voyager was the Bridge Crew (especially Kim and Paris) constantly asking Tuvok how old he is. They could have just checked the Star Fleet Database,
According to Memory Alpha, Tuvok was 107 years old when he joined the crew of Voyager, Which is middle age for a Vulcan, who can live 200 years or more.
Ambassador Sarek (Spock's Father) died at the age of 202.
They were being typical adolescent human teasing the Vulcan. All alone in the Delta Quadrant you've got to do something to keep your sanity.
You can tell Tim Russ studied Leonard Nimoy, yet added his own spin. Good job, great interview.
Absolutely love Tuvok! Any Tuvok centric episode always turned out to be a great episode
I don't know about that. His pon farr episode kind of got on my nerves. That includes Janeway's supporting role.
Tim Russ pulled off the role of Tuvok so well. Thank goodness for Rick Berman's skill for nurturing talent.
All he needed was the opportunity, and Berman was open enough to have seen that.
Rick Berman is underrated. In retrospect he did a good job. Certainly better than Kurtzman.
Janeway & Tuvok hug during "Year of Hell" still floors me every time. Voyager's most steadfast character played by an actor who holds the same legacy towards Star Trek itself. If only Earth had something that real to dedicate one's self to, in the way Tuvok showed us how... humanity would have a lot fewer problems.
I have news for you, it does.
I am a big Fan of Tuvok. I think I have watched the Voyager series a half dozen time. He played the Vulcan part very well. I couldn't imagine anyone else in that role.
Russ is fantastic as Tuvok. He's portrayal rivals Nimoy's Spock and that's high praise.
This dude was in Star Trek: Generations, Star Trek: TNG, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: Picard. Man. How many actors have been in this many ST shows? He really made Tuvok work.
Jeffrey Combs?
He wasn't Tuvok in all of those.
@@mihilist And I believe both Jeffrey Combs AND Tim Russ cameo'd at least once or twice each in Lower Decks.
Where was he in Star Trek VI? I think you mean the episode "Flashback" when Janeway mind melded with him and they were on the Exelcior with Sulu, Rand etc but that scene was not in Star Trek VI
@@sureshmukhi2316 You're right. I was certain he was in ST:6 as well.
Tim is great. He has a RUclips channel, too. He and Richard are big astronomy geeks.
He does look in the sky, but he ain't found shit.
Tim was absolutely amazing in this role. I was so happy to see a new Vulcan character in Tuvok. He portrayed it excellently.
Cirroc, is so bang on. I see other critics say Tuvok comes across as arrogant, I dont see that. I see neelix's and Tuvok's relationship as the perfect stand up routine like british Morecambe and Wise, or the odd couple. I get the feeling that relationship was always planned.
His dry sarcastic comments to Neelix always made me laugh
Tim Russ did an amazing job being so nuanced yet occasionally so funny. That is HARD to do. Dry humor is not for most people. Tim Russ nails it.
On the contrary, Tuvok was absolutely arrogant. But that's part of the Vulcan personalty. They felt superior to all emotionally weak aliens.
When I hear Tim's voice in a video game I'm quick to text my brother "Tim Russ voices such n such". Love the guy.
Cirroc giving flowers is just the best. The only better Vulcans, imho, were Nimoy and Lenard
Mostly agree with the 'walk & talk' part, but it's important to not draw ALL Vulcans as straight clones of Spock. And I think Russ DID strike a good balance of capturing what we'd expect from Vulcans up to that point, while also making him his own guy within the boundaries of that expectation. Come to think of it, it was probably a big risk making "the Vulcan" be a tactical/security officer, too, since common wisdom of the era was that his species was all about science and pacifism. Tuvok helped expand our collective perspective on what it means to be 'Vulcan'. (And then you've got the Vulcan gangster on S3 of 'Picard'... I'm still processing that one. :D)
Absolutely agree, especially his work with Ethan Phillips in the love/logic/hate Neelix-Tuvok relationship allowing a wide range of unique scenarios that push the range of our experiences with Vulcans.
As far as a Vulcan as a Tactical officer, that is only logical; the best way to end a conflict and prevent causalities is to be as efficient and effective as possible while ensuring you can dictate the terms of peace/ceasefire.
@@TheBobasbro The coflict between Tuvok and Neelix replaced the rivalry between McCoy and Spock.
@@jay-day It was similar, and completely superficial. In reality, they liked each other and were the best of friends. Neelix realized (and even stated in one episode) that Vulcan can't show their emotions.
He did many uncharacteristic Vulcan things. He was good at compliment and giving heartfelt words of encouragement like the one he gave to Neelix on fixing the maglev (space elevator).
Tim's rendition of a Vulcan and his friendship with Captain Janeway were two of my favorite things on that show. I also liked how his relationship with Neelix matured over the years, especially after Kes left... Neelix was a character that I was annoyed by at first but came to like once he was not in that weird relationship with Kes. Anyway, I always thought it would be cool to somehow retcon his character from The Next Generation's "Starship Mine" with his Yoyager character. Could have been interesting!
Mr Russ was able to become the character and did a very good job at it. Thank you Tim.
The scene that made me fall in love with Tim Russ as Tuvok was the bath scene with Neelix... it was perfection. It had humour and Vulcan stoicism blended into that special sauce. :D
I still wish that there had been more of a continuity thing in Voyager rather than it being rare to keep things between episodes as I'd have loved to have had some after effects of some stories...the big one might have been the Tuvix story with an aftermath there
@@AzraelThanatos The show was episodic. Although there were some references to past events and encounters, e.g. the Q episodes, and Kes and Seska return.
Tim Russ was so fantastic as Tuvok he really nailed that part. and since Voyager finished I really missed him, was so great to see him in Picard
The issue that I feel he had coming into the character was that Spock, as iconic as he is, was half human. A lot of Spock’s character was reflected by the conflict of his two natures. He took that and personified a full blooded Vulcan. Did an amazing job at it. For me he is the blueprint for all Vulcans moving forward.
He was also on the bridge with Kirk on TOS movies.
Went up against Picard and Sisko in "Die Hard" hostage bottle shows.
And hugged Janeway.
When Tuvok did the little shuffle for Neelix, I cried because it _"was"_ a Vulcan showing his respect for a friend not just an actor playing a part.
Shuffle? That was an all out dance
Love this guy! So many great performances! Amazing as Tuvok! Thank you! 🖖
Did like his performance in SPACEBALLS?
Excellent job sir, you nailed it just perfectly. Just finished the episode “Riddles” and you did an excellent job. Thank you
Indeed. Hats off to Tim Russ. He really did justice to a Vulcan role
I remember there being some pushback about a black Vulcan like "Why would Vulcans have the same types of racial variances as Humans?" But you don't need me to tell you that Tim Russ absolutely nailed this character and won over all doubters. He was not just Spock wannabe, but a fully realized character in his own right. In fact, Tuvak is one of the best realized and performed characters in all of Trek. Thank you for this interview.
Actually Vulcan has racial variations, one is Romulans.
I dont remember anyone anywhere saying anything about him being black.
He seemed so natural in the role, I think he transcended race.
@@projektkobra2247 Actually, there was one mention of it during the time travel back to 1996. Even in the real world, the idea of race is purely a western concept. The rest of the world just know people, or tribes.
@@Holy_Wraith That's different. I like that comparison to the Chinese and the Japanese.
@@krane15 -LOL...yeah, nobody other than Western people ever think about race.
Thats cuz the West is the only place that ever allowed other races to enter their societies freely...going back to the Romans.
All others have monocultures...which is why Russia, or Japan will still be a place in 100 years and some shithole like Canada....won't.
I love Tim Russ as Tuvok. He did a great job with the character.🖖💚
Love Tim Russ!
Robert Guillaume as Tuvok! Wow! I can hardly picture that scenario.
Benson as Tuvok. I can see it.
Would've been better if Guillaume was cast on DS9, as a foil to Odo.
I loved Tuvok dinosaur hunter on the n64!
Thank you Tim!!!!!!
Mr. Russ was WONDERFUL as Tuvok.
My second favorite Vulcan!
Best Vulcan performance I've ever seen! :)
Tim is the most authentic Vulcan period
It's funny, when you hear TIm Russ in his speaking voice and see his mannerisms he reminds me quite a lot of Johnny Carson.
tuvok is just perfect! the way tim worked with the details to set a really deep character, transiting between human emotions as a vulcan... I mean, I think it's always a challenge to honor mr. nimoy's legacy, but tim (and also jolene) nailed it.
Thank you Mr. Russ.
meanwhile there is a giant joy stick in the background and even CD's. Its like going back to the 90s
My second favorite Vulcan and that's saying something because I loved Sarek.
Tim Russ rocked Tuvok !
Tuvok was one of my favorite parts of Voyager.
What is that epic Joystick and what does Tim Russ use it for? I need to know!
Bridge Commander, probably. ;D
Tuvok was one of my favorites. I am glad Tim was playing the role of Tuvok
He's very good at playing a Vulcan and a Kryptonian.
Voyager episode "The Muse" has best description of Vulcan ever from persepctive of "primitive" speaces.
I love Tuvok and I really loved the Tuvok and Neelix dynamic. I think my favourite Tuvok/Neelix episode is the one where Tuvok suffers brain damage and starts feeling emotions. The way the two bond and the performances from Tim Russ and Ethan Phillips is just magnificent.
Riddles
I've always said that Tim Russ was within a hair's breadth as good as Leonard Nimoy in his portrayal of a Vulcan.
Wow! In addition to Pete and Clayton, we almost had Benson in Star Trek! (Don't get me wrong-I am glad Tim Russ got the part, but that would be neat to see all the Benson actors again in Star Trek. Klaus could be B'lanna Torres! Hehe! I could actually cast them all in it)
Tim was the most Vulcan Vulcan to me.
I think the term is "Nailed It!"
Tim Russ had the best performance in SPACEBALLS, before he became Tuvok.
SPOILER!
He was the guy who said "we ain't found sh!t"
A Thrustmaster joystick, I love it.
Spock will always be the "OG Vulcan". But I feel Tim Russ played the best fully-Vulcan character (no disrespect to Nimoy, but Spock was half-Human).
Spock never danced, but he did sing.
i think mr. Russ absolutely nailed being a vulcan. absolutely nailed it.
ps: 65 years old for a vulcan is still the tweenaged years, if i recall my trek lore correctly. tuvok had to be at least 100-150 ...
I think Tukok was the funniest character on Voyager (and I mean that in a good way). He was the perfect straight man.
“We are not building a hot rod.”
"It appears we have lost our sex appeal"
He was also great as Thenios!
@2:08 "there is no expression on my face." Wow, Jake is looking scruffy.
My sister in the days before ENT once said that there are only two real Vulcans, Spock and Tuvok.
Yeah, Tuvok was awesome
How is your channel not at 1 million subscribers?!?!
Tuvok was a favorite of mine.
I remember him as a vulcan maquis terrorist in tng before voy. He did a good job.
He was. Great . I bought into it. Voyager top 3 😊
That Joystick is magnificent! Does it still work?
Russ is a very strong second to Nimoy. That’s really a great compliment to Leonard Nimoy.
Awesome 🎉🎉🎉🎉
Tom Paris : Ah! I give up!
Chakotay : After only two minutes? Tuvok, how do you do it?
Tuvok : I wait until his own illogic overwhelms him.
LAAP!
Tim Russ should have won an Emmy for Tuvok. If only there wasn't so much bias against scifi.
A fine job: just different from Nemoy, but indisputably just as Vulcan!
Lol trying to imagine the benson jokes of Robert Guilome had gotten it sad well as Ethan Phillips
As much as I love Tim Russ, a Robert Guillome Tuvok would have been awesome. He would have destroyed Nelix on the regular.
I agree 100% he was the best actor on star trek and its a shame the actor (the man) is so nasty on twitter.
Tim had big shoes to fill and did so with grace and aplomb.
Like the back ground items. CD rom joystick
Star trek online is also on there
Tim Russ was great has Tuvok. Pity his character was underused
The only problem with tuvok in picard 3 is his ears. His ears looked so weird
You get old abs things sag.
@@MxyzptlksacTuvok wouldn’t have aged much at this point though. Vulcans age slower.
@@davidwalters9339 he was 107 in season 1 of voyager
@@Mxyzptlksac Its the skin the stretches and sags.
I couldn't tell whether that was a joke or a very bad makeup job. I still don't know for sure, since nobody in an interview has ever asked him about it.
Tim was only eclipsed by Nimoy himself when it came to being “Vulcan”.
Nimoy was the original so he pretty much wrote the book on being Vulcan. As Russ stated, he emulated that character to form his own.
Tuvok should have been like T'Pol and Spock, i.e., second billing, i.e., lots more time. VOY however took ST's two sci-fi lottery wins, i.e., Vulcans and the Borg, and combined them well with Tuvok and 7-of-9 -- but again not enough time. Sorry other characters. Didn't anybody see what a home run Tuvok was?
Is it just me, or do you guys think Cirroc can play Sisko (if he returns somehow without aging)
Cirroc is Sisko. Jake Sisko.
he also played a vulcan on star trek 6 i think. was that character Tuvok or just a generic vulcan?
That was the episode "Flashback" which showed him in a mind meld with Janeway going back to the Excelsior.
He was utterly fantastic as Tuvok. Problem is, he STILL ain't found shit.
Tim is a real sci-fi fan?
Voyager was a weak series as a lot of ideas from Jeri Taylor and Michael Piller was ignored. But Tuvok is my favorite character.
Rick Berman isn’t perfect as he did do some A-Hole things but I give respect when it’s due. He opened door for Tim Russ who is very talented and wasn’t wasted in the End.
I've lived long enough to know that no matter what you do there will always be detractors when y you don't make the decision that someone else thinks they deserve.
Tim plays flight simulators. Wonder what else he likes to play?
A CH Combat Stick non the less
Tim Russ's face looks rather thin. Is he ok?
Benson would have never been a good Tuvok :)
He was better than nemoy, in my opinion.
Nimoy originated the character, but he did have a more liberal side. He smiled, song, and play ans instrument. Something Tuvak never did. Except the episode where he lost his Vulcan discipline.
Indeed, playing a Vulcan requires more than the ears, makeup, and hair. Kristi Alley failed in my opinion to portray Saavik correctly. She played the character with too much human emotion. I would go further and say that she was miscast. Robin Curtis replaced her and did a superb job. She should have been Saavik from the start.
Saavik was supposed to have been half Romulan but they deleted that part.
TIM RUSS/RICHARD DEAN ANDERSON...these individuals are uniquely overrated and cannot act. Making TIM RUSS into a Vulcan was probably the only way to meet the diversity quota and not have to have the show degrade TOO quickly! Of course, the first 3 seasons should NEVER have been made, and JERI RYAN pulled STAR TURD VOYAGER out of the toilet!!! YAY JERI RYAN!!!!
Ryan was eye candy. The writer tuned the show around.
I didn't like Tuvok at all, I felt he was dull and boring. I've seen other Vulcans with much better personality's. I always hoped the Kazon would have vaporized him or somebody from 8472 would have ripped him apart, I was even hoping the Borg would have kept him. This has nothing to do with actor Tim Russ ... just Tuvok.
I agree. But I could say the same about Neelix whom I absolutely hated. It wasn't until they brought the two of the together and they began to play against one another that I came to enjoy and better appreci8at both characters.
@@krane15 .. I wasn't too fond Neelix either, but at least he had a personality.
With his success in this role, Russ is now a shoe in to voice a certain SuperFriend (if you know, you know).😂😂