Star Trek’s Aron Eisenberg Lifeless at Age 50
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Aron Eisenberg, who performed fan-favorite Ferengi character Nog on the ’90s sequence Star Trek: Deep House 9, has died. He was 50.
The actor is survived by his new spouse, Malíssa Longo, and two sons, Christopher Eisenberg and Nicholas Eisenberg.
Longo introduced on Fb on Saturday morning that Eisenberg was hospitalized in essential situation, with out elaborating. That night time, she revealed that he had died.
“It’s with excessive remorse and disappointment to announce that my love and greatest pal, Aron Eisenberg, handed away earlier right this moment,” she wrote. “He was an clever, humble, humorous, emphatic soul. He sought to dwell his life with integrity and fact. He was so pushed to place one of the best he had into no matter work was put earlier than him. He lived his life with such vigor and fervour. He was like a breath of contemporary air, as a result of I knew I might at all times hear the reality from him. Even when I did not wish to hear it and even when the reality was inconvenient.”
“He made me (and nonetheless makes me) wish to be one of the best human I can probably be, as a result of he at all times strove to be one of the best human he could possibly be,” she continued. “His resilience and willingness to be taught was and is an inspiration.”
In 2016, Eisenberg and Longo bought engaged. In her message on Saturday, Longo revealed that they had eloped again in December after the vacations.
“We had been hoping to have an enormous shindig in celebration of our nuptials, however needed to wait to save lots of up the cash,” she wrote. “Whereas, our marriage, on paper, was a brief one. Our hearts had been married for a lot longer.”
“I will probably be eternally grateful for the time we needed to love one another,” she wrote. “5 years felt like a lifetime, in the absolute best methods. There’ll by no means be one other mild like Aron’s. The sweetness that he was and the legacy he leaves behind is past phrases. I really like him dearly and can miss him eternally. For the time being I am undecided find out how to do life with out him… He’s and at all times will probably be My California.”
Eisenberg had battled critical well being points throughout his life. He was born with one kidney, which was faulty, and it stunted his development. He was on dialysis till age 13 and underwent a kidney transplant at 17. He obtained one other kidney transplant in 2015.
Eisenberg performed Nog, the primary Ferengi to affix Starfleet, on the sequence Star Trek: Deep House 9, which aired from 1993 to 1999. He later performed a Kazon on Star Trek: Voyager. Within the early ’90s, he appeared on reveals comparable to The Surprise Years, Parker Lewis Cannot Lose and Tales From the Crypt. In 2017, he had a recurring function on the sequence Blade of Honor. In recent times, he labored as an expert photographer.
“I’ve misplaced a fantastic pal and the world has misplaced a fantastic coronary heart @AronEisenberg,” tweeted Armin Shimerman, who performed Eisenberg’s character’s uncle Quark on Star Trek: Deep House 9. “He was a person of conviction and massive sensitivity and one of the best of humanity. [My wife] Kitty and I grieve for Aron, his boys, and Malissa. Flights of angels my pal…you’ll be missed. There aren’t any phrases…”
“This candy spirit,” tweeted Nana Customer, who performed Kira Nerys on the sequence. “I knew all this to be completely true. One of many bravest individuals I knew. I’m devastated. Sending like to everybody who cherished him and his household.”
Garrett Wang, who performed Harry Kim on Star Trek: Voyager, posted a video of Eisenberg at a fan conference and likewise promoted a hyperlink to a GoFundMe web page to boost cash to cowl his funeral prices.
Very unhappy to listen to of the passing of my Star Trek brother Aron Eisenberg. Discovered this video from @DragonCon 2016 that I took of him doing what he cherished to do: entertain followers. I’ll bear in mind him most for his humor and sharp wit. Relaxation In Peace Aron. You may be missed pic.twitter.com/H9QBEFQpAD
— Garrett Wang (王 以 瞻) (@GarrettRWang) September 22, 2019
“Very unhappy to listen to of the passing of my Star Trek brother Aron Eisenberg,” he wrote.” Discovered this video from @DragonCon 2016 that I took of him doing what he cherished to do: entertain followers. I’ll bear in mind him most for his humor and sharp wit. Relaxation In Peace Aron. You may be missed.”