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Avery Franklin Brooks (born October 2, 1948) is an American actor, director, singer, narrator and educator. He is best known for his television roles as Captain Benjamin Sisko on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, as Hawk on Spenser: For Hire and its spinoff A Man Called Hawk, and as Dr. Bob Sweeney in the Academy Award–nominated film American History X. Brooks was born in Evansville, Indiana, and raised in Gary, Indiana. He attended Oberlin College, where he studied music and theater. After graduating from Oberlin, he moved to New York City to pursue his acting career. Brooks's first professional acting role was in the play "The Great White Hope" in 1970. He went on to appear in a number of Broadway productions, including "The Wiz" and "A Chorus Line". He also starred in the television miniseries "Roots" in 1977. In 1993, Brooks was cast as Captain Benjamin Sisko on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. The series ran for seven seasons, and Brooks's performance as Sisko was critically acclaimed. He won a Saturn Award for Best Actor on Television in 1995. After Star Trek: Deep Space Nine ended, Brooks continued to work in television and film. He starred in the series "Shark" from 2006 to 2008, and he appeared in the films "American History X" and "The Score". Brooks is also a talented singer and musician. He has released two albums, "Song of My People" and "The Way I Feel". He is also a gifted director, and he has directed a number of theater productions and television episodes.
Centuries ago, the young princess Cleopatra frolicked throughout her kingdom of ancient Egypt. Till one day she found a mysterious and ancient tablet which transported her 3000 years into the distant future. Confused and dazed from which sent her to the distant future, to astronaut cadets, an alien and a cyborg helped her to adjust to her new surroundings and her new home. In her homesickness she developed a strange power that sucks energy from anything that uses electricity. The planet that she now resides on is ruled by talking cats. Hopefull that one day Cleopatra can return home to the past. But she has to learn to adapt to her new surroundings in the future. According to the prophecies she is to be the savior of the galaxy.
