Mooooogiiieeeeeeeee

At a convention last year with my buddy, I saw Max walking by us in one of the hallways and - not wanting to bother him too much - just kind of said "Hi Max, you did a great job as Rom!" while he passed by. Well to our surprise, he stopped and turned around and came over and talked to us for a while! Recently I'd been showing DS9 to my daughter and I told him how we both really liked Rom and what a great show DS9 is. The look on his face was gold: It looked like it really meant a lot to him, to know that the show's still being enjoyed by 'The Next Generation' (sorry, had to say it haha). And then the next day I got to take a picture with him in costume, a picture which still hangs on my living room wall, much to my wife's chagrin haha.

Man, he's so right about the recurring characters feeling like they're always there. Out of the 173 episodes: Rom was only in 37 episodes Nog - 47 Garak - 37 Dukat - 35 In my mind I always thought of these characters being in mostly every episode.

Max Grodénchik seems like an extremely humble and kind human being.

there wasn't enough Rom on the show

Perhaps the 2 people who disliked this video should spend a night in Odo's security office.

OMG! I LOVE ROM! A wonderful and dynamic character that surprised me on SO many levels. I love how he finally got out of Quark's shadow and stood on his own, getting an engineering job at the Station. His idea for the replicated mine field to keep the Dominion fleet from coming through the wormhole was GENIUS, because Rom was a genius. :)

There is NO way that Rom as a character was fleshed out before they cast this guy. He IS the character.

I enjoyed watching this interview with Max Grodénchik. He seems to be a kind and gentle soul. He did a phenomenal job of playing Rom.

All hail Grand Nagus Rom !!!!

"Workers of the world, unite! You have nothing to lose but your chains!" - Rom

He stammers just like Rom :-)

I have had beers with Max 3 times at different conventions, he is a great guy.

Max Grodénchik has a point one of the things that made Deep Space Nine a success was the recurring characters.

He made Rom so lovable. In the first couple of episodes, you would have wrote Rom off as a simple fool. But there was so much more to him and even a shy genius to him. He appeared in so few episodes but he always felt so present.

The man knows his Rules of Acquisition.

Rom was an amazing Character. Max was a talented actor, they all were on DS9

ROM! He looks Ferrengi even without make-up

The Ferengi that broke his whole species out of a niche. Highly underrated character. Masterfully portraited.

I love Rom, his gentleness is just a joy. He was definately up there with my favourite characters.

This interview really captures the warmth of Max Grodenchik. All of these brief interviews are excellent! Thank you for these.

Wow, I always wondered how much of the voice he did was his own voice... apparently almost nothing at all, great acting!

I recently found out that he is my relative who actually came to visit before I was born, I swear this is a small world

Max is such a super cool guy!

But Rom developed from the first episode and became lovable. Everyone saw him as the underdog of Quark and loved it when he came into his own! It was lovely to see the transformation. Did I say was....I watch DS9 over and over again I almost know the script!

Rom trying to ask out Leela in Dr Bashir, I Presume is one of my favourite scenes. also rom and quark getting lost in the jefferies tubes and ending up in sisko's office.

As it turned out Rom comes from the back to be an mechanical genius , has all the right skills to do all the right jobs, and the best ethics:)

DS9 had the best recurring characters out of all the Star Trek shows.

Great fun actor and super personality. Long live Rom!! LOL..Would like to meet Max.

Muuuuuugiiiiiiiiiie!

Based on that interview, I have decided that this is a genuinely nice guy, and would be someone I would absolutely hang out with if he was my neighbor. Anyway, after watching this interview, I immediately went on Netflix to watch the episode he was talking about where Quark attempts to sabotage NOG's Starfleet entrance test. For those interested, it's called "Facets" (from season 3, episode 25). JW3HH

I'm so happy there are interviews on Max because I like Rom's character. He is so sweet and humble. I freaking loved when he stood by Nog's decision to make it to Starfleet. I cried

I got tired of seeing Quark pushing Rom around all the time. He should have stood up to him more thru out the series. But, my favorite episode with all three and Odo is Little Green Men. Simply hysterical. Odo was a dog most of the time.

"We're all gonna diiiiiiiieee..."

The Grand Nagus!

My favorite episode with Rom was when he said said, self replicating Mine fields..

Thanks Max! You were an important cast member that everyone loved!

Man he sure does change his voice for that character well, purely listening to audio you would never know it's him.

Rom was one of the best characters in the whole Star Trek universe. Great acting!!

"I'm humbled by the idea that somebody might have liked me", yes sir, your character mr. Rom was awesome, very lovable character. Well done mr. Grodenchik.

OMG I looked at him and thought Rom. Loved what he did, thank you Max. It was a great show.

One of my all time favorite Star Trek characters. It takes real talent to portray believable and loveable stupidity.

The genius of Mr. Grodénchik's portrayal of Rom was how Rom was allowed to grow in totally believable ways. Rom stayed Rom as he expanded into a more forceful relationship with Quark. Well done!

lol he doesnt seem far off from his rom character.

In an episode named “The Magnificent Ferengi”, Grodénchik's character Rom says the word “No!” three times with ascending emotion, and he sounds like the freaking Hound of the Baskervilles! Just another wonderful detail.

he was awesome. reminds me a lot of myself- Rom was an engineer by talent. sucked at the books, but saved the galaxy.

Max Grodenchik is awesome

I have to say that I had a problem with Rom in the beginning. It was that bottom tooth that went sideways that bugged me. But I love Rom now. It is great to see the Rom character develop over time. Thank you Mr. Grodenchik, for your portrayal of Rom.

You were one of the reasons why I enjoyed the show! Thanks!

The ferengi made the show for me ! I would have easily jumped over to a spin-off !

Rom was awesome! A simple and funny charachter.

Max / Rom, please know, you were 1000000% one of the things I, and thousands of others, liked MOST about my very favourite show in the universe =)

This was refreshing. I really miss shows like Star Trek.

as soon as his character found his feet i loved him. really nice loving arc through a show set in a more savage environment

I grew to enjoy Rom's contributions more and more as the series developed. He grew on me more than any other DS9 character.

I liked when Rom discovered his true talents and started working as an assistant engineer on the station.

Man I always loved his character and his interview is the coolest thing to watch ever!

Loved Rom and that he got to stand up for Nog and win. Rom made a meteoric rise all the way to Grand Nagus! I would say that Rom was an unsung hero several times. He contributed a great deal to the ensemble.

Like so many I am watching the series again. I just wonder how or who developed the voice he used. He had a regular speaking voice the first few episodes then he got into 'Character".

I used to work for an accounting firm. One of the senior accountants used to quote the Rules of Acquisition to his clients, especially No.1 "As soon as you have their money, never give it back" 😅

Such a nice guy to to his fans at conventions. I was lucky enough to see him when he was in Newcastle and Glasgow.

I always loved Rom. He was such a good hearted person and he was basically bullied by his brother. I would've loved seeing more of him on the show!

Rom was the most likeable character on DS9 for me. He started off as a 'generic' ferengi and turned into a sweet, smart and likable guy. I was attracted to his personality quite a bit.

Loved him in the episode Captain's Holiday episode with Captain Picard and Vash's first meeting

They asked him if he enjoyed being on the show. They want to know he loved doing what they love being a part of. It hurts when you find out someone miserable made something you love, especially if the misery is unjust.

Watching TNG right before jumping into DS9, i took quite some time to get into this series, and even considered to stop watching it at all. But in the end, when it was the stories and the bright future that i loved in TNG which kept me watching it back than, now i kept watching DS9 because of those great characters. And while i love Garak and Gul Dukat, it where the characters of Rom and Nog which made me cheer the most. I just smile everyime i see the character of Rom, because i now it will be a good episode :)

In an alternate universe, Rom is an actor and his fans are asking him how long it took to apply the human makeup.

Character development is one thing. I just wonder how he worked up the voice for his character? In the early episodes it was close to his real voice.

The recurring characters on DS9 were phenomenal. Those actors are amazing. And there were a lot of them. DS9 is the best of Trek.

He is just wonderful. Sweet, kind and funny man.

Rom.. get's the Hotgirl and becomes Nagus. Best character ark ever.

Rom is one of my favorite characters.

You were great Rom! For a great show😀

wow he is clearly is truly a fan ain't he so happy for him.

I gotta be honest, this video is the first time I've ever seen Max Grodenchik NOT in his Rom prosthetics. I think he's a pretty good lookin' guy! Too bad we didn't see him play Rom's 1950s human counterpart in "Far Beyond the Stars." I would've liked to have seen what his character would've been in that episode.

the way he says "moogi!" 😀

God, I just love these guys!

Quark was my favorite character on DS9 but I think Rom took his place halfway through.

I can see the mannerisms of Rom in this interview. Seems as though he brought his own real life to the character.

WHAT A GREAT GUY! :-) God bless him!

I was sad we never got to see a human version of him in the far beyond the stars episode. Loves Rom I connected with him on "family thinks he'S an idiot" really struck a chord

I have to rewatch DS9. I've already watched it 3-4 times before.

Very funny character. Laughed when he said they got one scene in one take and he was ‘upset’ by that. Ha!

Max Grodénchik is a treasure!

Max really has the lobes.

thanks for playing a memorable part

My favorite Episode of STAR TREK- Deep Space Nine is: Take me out to Holo-suite I was actually rooting for ROM to run.

All great actors.

Wow he's just like the real character!

What he wants to say but miss a description for: They roleplayed instead of "just acted".

Holy shit, this guy is an incredible actor

They put makeup on him to get a human look!

Rrraaaaktajinooooo. Rom, one of my favorite characters

I just wonder how they came up with some of the voices. I know it is character development. But find it interesting.

It's ROM! Hi brother... Mooogieee

My favorite episode was little green ma. When he was crying "mooooogie, moooogie!!! Lol

The best! The best! Give me Rom, Quark, and Zek, and that would be my show :)

He reminds me of Rick Morranis.. a geeky guy!

He's got a great singing voice, check out the Wednesday Song on KZfaq.

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