Keith Hamilton Cobb, who plays genetically enhanced Nietzschean warrior Tyr Anasazi on Gene Roddenberry`s Andromeda, has no problem relating to the "elegant, articulate tower of attitude" that is his character. "I`m like Tyr in every respect," observes Cobb in his resonant baritone. "Everything that I in my genteel social upbringing have been taught not to do, he can do. Unfortunately, I`m not genetically enhanced. It`s sort of like `Keith on steroids.`"
A popular soap opera actor and one of People Magazine`s "Most Beautiful People in the World" four years ago, Cobb had his Andromeda character specifically created for him, unlike all of the other cast members except Kevin Sorbo. Karen Gorman—a former vice president of programming at Tribune Entertainment, which produces Andromeda—had worked with Cobb before, and asked head writer Robert Hewitt Wolfe to create a role for him.
"It`s custom-tailored and then notched up several degrees," explains the tall, muscular actor. "We all sat down and talked, and I said that I needed something that would do justice to my size. I`ve spent a career being smaller than I am in many ways. I don`t fit the suit, I don`t look average, I don`t act average, I don`t speak average. And I don`t want to have to anymore. Kevin was the inception of this whole show, and he`s not average either."
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A popular soap opera actor and one of People Magazine`s "Most Beautiful People in the World" four years ago, Cobb had his Andromeda character specifically created for him, unlike all of the other cast members except Kevin Sorbo. Karen Gorman—a former vice president of programming at Tribune Entertainment, which produces Andromeda—had worked with Cobb before, and asked head writer Robert Hewitt Wolfe to create a role for him.
"It`s custom-tailored and then notched up several degrees," explains the tall, muscular actor. "We all sat down and talked, and I said that I needed something that would do justice to my size. I`ve spent a career being smaller than I am in many ways. I don`t fit the suit, I don`t look average, I don`t act average, I don`t speak average. And I don`t want to have to anymore. Kevin was the inception of this whole show, and he`s not average either."
The full interview is located at http://www.fandom.com/master_site/Editorial.asp?obj_id=250130&aff_id=0
I apologise but once again the interview is to long to be posted here in it's entirety.