Aron Eisenberg

Aron Eisenberg was an American actor and photographer known for portraying Nog on , a role he reprised in Star Trek Online.

=Biography= Aron Eisenberg was born on January 6, 1969. During the 1990s Eisenberg had guest appearances in several television shows, including ', ', and . In 1993, Eisenberg was cast as Nog on , a role he portrayed in 44 episodes from 1993 to 1999. In 1995 Eisenberg also appeared as the Kazon Karden in the  episode "". Following the end of Deep Space Nine, Eisenberg mostly retired from acting and worked as a professional photographer. Aron Eisenberg passed away on September 21, 2019 at age 50.

=Star Trek Online= Aron Eisenberg appears in-game as part of Season Ten: The Iconian War. Eisenberg's first mission,, was released in the summer of 2015. His character, Nog, has been promoted to Captain of the USS Chimera and plays a pivotal role during the events of the Iconian War. He returned for the game's fourth expansion, Victory is Life, alongside many other Deep Space Nine alumni.

Missions Involved

 * 25th Century Federation Tutorial (as Nog)
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 * Nog can also be found as an NPC on Deep Space Nine

=Notes=
 * Aron Eisenberg appeared in-costume as Nog at the 2015 Star Trek Las Vegas STO panel to promote the game, alongside Chase Masterson and Denise Crosby.
 * During his recording sessions for Nog, Eisenberg wore the prosthetic teeth he also wore during the filming of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, in order to better reproduce Nog's voice.
 * On 30 June 2015, Aron Eisenberg appeared in a twitch livestream with Cryptic developer Al Rivera and community manager LaughingTrendy, playing through the mission . During the livestream Aron Eisenberg revealed that he is an avid gamer and that he had played Star Trek Online prior to his involvement with the game as Nog.
 * Eisenberg also portrayed the Kazon Jal Karden in the Voyager episode "". However, he did not reprise the role for the character's brief appearance in Star Trek Online.
 * Following his passing in September 2019, Eisenberg's name was prominently added to the memorial plaque featured in several hub locations, such as Earth Spacedock's Mezzanine. In the September 24, 2019 patch notes for the update, the developers included a farewell message to Eisenberg, reading "Thank you for everything, Aron".

=External=
 * on Wikipedia
 * on Memory Alpha
 * Aron Eisenberg interview for Star Trek Online
 * Aron Eisenberg playthrough of "Time in a Bottle"

=References=

Aron Eisenberg