Vic Fontaine appeared in the 6th and 7th seasons (the war with the Dominion story arc) of the US TV series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Portrayed by James Darren, he is a holographic representation of a 1960s-era Las Vegas Rat Pack–style singer and entertainer, as part of a program created by the space station’s playboy physician Julian Bashir and run in the holosuites at Quark’s bar. Vic made his first appearance in the episode “His Way”, and returned later in the sixth season in “Tears of the Prophets” and throughout the seventh season. Fontaine was a provider of romantic advice to the crew, helping to get Odo (René Auberjonois) and Kira Nerys (Nana Visitor) together, as well as aiding Quark (Armin Shimerman) and Julian Bashir (Alexander Siddig) in moving on from their rivalous love for Jadzia Dax (Terry Farrell). In “It’s Only a Paper Moon” he also helps Nog (Aron Eisenberg) recover from the loss of his leg (in “The Siege of AR-588”). Returning the favor in “Badda-Bing Badda-Bang”, the crew help Fontaine get his bar back after it’s taken over by the holo-Mafia. The crew return to the bar one last time in the series finale, “What You Leave Behind”, for the celebration party following their victory over the Dominion. The character of Vic was praised by critics, who said that the premise should not have worked but did, due to both the writing and Darren’s performance.
In the episode “His Way”, Odo thinks the Kira he’s dancing with is not the real Kira but only a hologram Kira, which gives him the freedom to express his deepest feelings for her. Above this adorable mixed-race (she Bajoran, he Changeling) couple: Porter’s “I’ve Got You Under My Skin” which debuted in the film Born to Dance, MGM 1936, in which Virginia Bruce declares in song her raging desire for a very sheepish-looking James Stewart in white tie and tails. Something I would never, ever, ever subject you to, my beloved conductor John Wilson, light of my life, fire of my loins. Even in white tie and tails.
- “I’ve Got You Under My Skin” / Cole Porter from the 20th episode of the 6th season, “His Way”
- “Come Fly With Me” / Sammy Kahn, Jimmy Van Heusen from the 20th episode of the 6th season, “His Way“
- “Here’s to the Losers” / Segal-Wells from the 26th (season finale) episode of the 6th season, “Tears of the Prophets”
- “I’ll Be Seeing You” / Fain-Kahal from the 8th episode of the 7th season, “The Siege of AR-558”
- “It’s Only a Paper Moon” / Harold Arlen, Yip Harberg, Billy Rose from the 10th episode of the 7th season, “It’s Only a Paper Moon”
- “The Best Is Yet to Come” / Cy Coleman, Carolyn Leigh from the 15th episode of the 7th season, “Badda-Bing Badda-Bang”
- “The Way You Look Tonight” / Jerome Kern, Dorothy Fields from the 26th (series finale) episode of the 7th season, “What We Left Behind”
from This One’s From the Heart
James Darren, vocalist
Concord, 1999
- “The Story So Far, with Conductor John Wilson”
- “The Story So Far; Or, Conductor John Wilson—His Limits”
- “Cantara Christopher Gives Her Beloved Conductor John Wilson Crib Notes on Todd Field’s Screen Masterpiece, Tár: Love, Teshuvah, and Filipinos Will Save Western Music”
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