Vaughn asked me to come and help him with some songs that he was doing at the conventions. He had a very basic knowledge of music and just started playing the ukulele. So I spent several afternoons with him helping him arrange the songs so they could be played with other people. Then he hooked up with Casey at a convention and they approached me to join in since I had also done some shows. The rest is EBB history!

Where do you find all these weird song titles?

They were all mostly inspired from Vaughn's take on his tunes. We all just joined in the spirit of what he was writing.

What do you think of the fans?

I think the Trek fans and our fans in particular are as good as it gets. These people are completely dedicated, genuine, and are willing to have a good time and not take them selves too seriously.

What was it like playing in front of nearly 1000 fans at Galileo 7 in Germany?

I felt like a rock star which has always been a secret fantasy of mine.

Many EBB fans might not know you are in a number of Bands and have recorded many CDs, can you tell us about this?

It seems like I have always been in a band my whole life. As soon as I picked up a guitar at the age of 13 I formed a band. Then in high school, college, and now my wife and I and my best friend in the world, Fred Sanders, have a band called Susie Glaze and the Hilonesome Band. She is the real deal, a great vocalist and interpreter of songs. You can go to www.susieglaze.com to see what we have been up to and find all of the CD's there. We have made five records to date.

If you could play with any musician (living or dead), who would that be?

Who comes to mind is Louis Armstrong, The Beatles, and I have been fortunate enough to have played with several really great musicians in my time. A lot of these people you don't know and some you would know like Pete Townsend of the Who, several big name bluegrass players and jazz players.

How many instruments can you play?

I play the mandolin, guitar both very well. I can fake a banjo and play a bit of bass if necessary.

You are the Fight Director for the hit Broadway musical Jersey Boys, can you tell us what that role involves?

I stage all of the pushing and shoving, slapping, tripping, punching and do a blood effect with a gun shot. Jersey Boys is a story about Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. They were all hooked to the mob in some way in New Jersey. Their story is an amazing one.

How did you become a Fight Director?

That is a very long story that could take up a whole interview. But basically, it started for me as a young actor. I had a natural ability and wanted to learn more from the first moment I had a sword in my hand. Like any industrious individual, I found several fight masters and basically bugged them till I could steal as much information as I could and then made it work for myself in my own language. The I started staging fights and the rest is history!

I see Jersey Boys is playing in Chicago, San Francisco, New York, and Las Vegas. Will you be traveling with the show?

I go everywhere the show premieres.

When are you coming to London with the show?

I go to London at the end of January, and then again in February.

You have recently appeared as Alvin Green, a Guest role in Holly Hunter's TV series Saving Grace. Although I can't see it in the UK, it looks like a very original and addictive show. Tell us how you got the role, a bit more about your character, and if you will be in the second season?

My character is a recurring part that comes and goes. Alvin Green is the richest cattle farmer in Oklahoma. I am sort of this generation's JR Ewing from Dallas fame. If a bunch of you EBB fans write in on www.TNT.com and want to see a lot more of Alvin Green (me) they usually pay attention to what you say. Any way, I just auditioned like we always do out here. There were a bunch of really good actors that were also up for the part and they were all older as well. I didn't think that I had a shot at getting it but my audition was really good, I felt very positive about it and then one day I got the call. We shot the pilot episode in Calgary and then when the series was picked up we now shoot in LA. We are to begin again in the middle of January and I hope to do another five episodes but the writer's strike has pushed everything back for the time being.

You had roles in X-Files, the series and the movie, what was that like?

X-Files was great. All of the people were wonderful.

Your role as a kidnapped tortured marine in Navy: CIS was very powerful. How do you prepare for such a performance?

For one thing we worked 14 hour days for over two weeks. And most of the time I was hand cuffed laying in water. It did not require much acting under those circumstances. But the inner working of the character was one that I connected with. We have all been tortured by something in our lives if you think about it.

What acting roles would you like to take on?

Anything and everything. Bring it on!

What makes you angry?

Dumb people and assholes. Some of these are politicians, some are egotists, some are ones who think they are better than everyone else.

How do you relax?

With my wife, a good glass of wine, and good friends all sitting around playing songs.