Editing Armin Shimerman (section)

{{Short description|American actor (born 1949)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = Armin Shimerman
| image              = Armin Shimerman Photo Op GalaxyCon Richmond 2020.jpg
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| caption            = Shimerman in 2020
| birth_name         = <!-- only use if different from name --> 
| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1949|11|5}}
| birth_place        = [[Lakewood Township, New Jersey|Lakewood, New Jersey]], U.S.
| death_date         = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} (DEATH date then BIRTH date) -->
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| occupation         = {{flatlist|
*Actor
*author
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| years_active       = 1979–present
| spouse             = {{marriage|[[Kitty Swink]]|1981}}
}}
'''Armin Shimerman''' (born November 5, 1949) is an American actor known for his role as [[Quark (Star Trek)|Quark]] the [[Ferengi]] in the ''[[Star Trek]]'' franchise, appearing as the character in all seven seasons of ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'' (1993–1999). He also had a recurring role as [[Principal Snyder]] in the first three seasons of ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' (1997–1999), and voiced General Skarr and other characters in the animated series ''[[The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy]]'' (2001–2007), Doctor Nefarious in the ''[[Ratchet & Clank]]'' video-game series, and [[Andrew Ryan (BioShock)|Andrew Ryan]] in the ''[[BioShock (series)|BioShock]]'' video-game series.