Morgan Martin (John Gegenhuber)

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Earth 2 character: Morgan Martin

Morgan Martin is mid-level bureaucrat, assigned to Eden Project by space station government. His wife and he are only married couple on G889, for now. He makes mistakes all the times and gets always on someone's nerves, most time on Danzigers. He is typical bureaucrat, he would sell everything what he can get hands on, and kill everybody alien to him. He has the most problem with natural enviroment, so he escapes into VR. He tries to fix mistankes maken, but sometimes this isn't enough. He is whiny and fully dependent to Bess. Here we could really say she is his best part. He is fully devoted to her and that is only reason why is he still part of Eden Advance.

Actor: John Gegenhuber

While one might have trouble pronouncing his name, no one would label a John Gegenhuber (pronounced GAY-gen-hue-ber) performance as wooden, even though he is an accomplished puppeteer who believes he is a better actor for the experience.
"People have the idea that since I'm also a puppeteer, I must work in a carnival with hand puppets," says Gegenhuber. "But it's a lot more sophisticated than that. I learned a lot about acting in very subtle ways. Many artistic disciplines converge in puppetry."
Born and raised in Palatine, IL (near Chicago), Gegenhuber is the sixth of seven children of a salesman and a homemaker. As a child he was inspired by watching such comedic greats as Jackie Gleason, Don Knotts, and Laurel and Hardy. He easily learned to draw, paint, sculpt and work with puppets, and he studied art for two years at Harper College in Palatine, eventually receiving his B.F.A. at the DePaul Goodman School of Drama.
After college Gegenhuber shuttled between local Chicago theaters and later (1985-86) became a resident company member in several productions at the Arena Stage in Washington, DC, before returning to Chicago. His first camera experience came when he appeared in "Ordinary People," a 1984 project at the Maine International Film Workshop. He found other roles in Chicago-based features, including "Straight Talk" and "Rookie of the Year" (as a cowering accountant for the Chicago Cubs). In 1993 he relocated to Los Angeles and soon guest-starred on "Murphy Brown," "Grace Under Fire" and NBC's "Seinfeld." He also appeared in the two-hour series pilot of "The Untouchables."
Gegenhuber now portrays a cowardly government liaison who has a keen knack for survival on a distant planet. "I see him as a kind of bumbler, not unlike a Don Knotts type of character," he says. "He's a scheming, needy pompous ass. He tries hard to be a nice guy, but he's not constitutionally capable of it."
In addition to his puppetry, the artistic Gegenhuber enjoys sketching cartoons, playing his instruments (guitar, banjo, fiddle), following Chicago sports teams and staying sharp by practicing with a group of improvisational actors. He and his wife, Cynthia Orthal, reside in Eagle Rock, CA.

Filmography: John Gegenhuber

  1. "Earth 2" (1994) TV Series .... Morgan Martin
  2. Earth 2 (1994) (TV) .... Morgan Martin
  3. Rookie of the Year (1993) .... Derkin
  4. Straight Talk (1992) .... Waiter
  5. Under the Biltmore Clock (1985) (TV)


  6. Ordinary People,
  7. The Untouchables - pilot film.

    8. Guest appearance:
  8. "Law & Order" (1990) playing "Pilot" 3/20/1997
  9. "Star Trek: Voyager" (1995), as Tierna (ep. 'Basics (5/20/1996)') Guest Appearance
  10. "Star Trek: Voyager" (1995), as Kelat (ep. 'Alliances (1/22/1996)') Guest Appearance
  11. "Star Trek: Voyager" (1995), as Kelat (ep. 'Maneuvers (11/20/1995)') Guest Appearance
  12. "Grace Under Fire" (1993), as [unknown] Guest Appearance
  13. "Mad About You" (1992) playing "Dr. Ben" in episode: "5/20/1997" 5/1920
  14. "Seinfeld" (1990), as [unknown] Guest Appearance
  15. "Murphy Brown" (1988), as [unknown] Guest Appearance

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