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Danny Nero (born 22 June 1952; age 71) is an actor who played a Vulcan guard in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock. As a background performer he received no credit for his appearance. Nero later worked for Central Casting where he cast extras for the fifth through seventh seasons of Star Trek: The Next Generation.
Nero mainly appeared as a background actor and stand-in on television series, including The Colbys (1986, with Stephanie Beacham, Tracy Scoggins, Joseph Campanella, Ricardo Montalban, Peter White, and Tim McCormack),Wings (1990 TV series)|Wings}}, ER (1994, with Christine Harnos, Herta Ware, Scott Jaeck, Liz Vassey, Kristopher Logan, Michael Echols, Stuart Nixon, Leland Sun, and Ilona Wilson), Brimstone, Angel, Firefly, and Justice (2006, episode "Christmas Party"). He also served as stand-in for Victor Garber on J.J. Abrams' Alias and on Justice. More recently, Nero worked as recurring background actor and stand-in on Grey's Anatomy.
Among his on-screen appearances are films such as Airplane II: The Sequel (1982, with William Shatner and Sam Anderson), Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986, with stunts by Dana Dru Evenson, George Wilbur, and Beth Nufer), Beverly Hills Cop II (1987, with Ronny Cox, Dean Stockwell, Valerie Wildman, Stephen Liska, and John Hostetter), The Lost Boys (1987, with Todd Feder, Spice Williams, and Gene LeBell), the drama Love Affair (1994), and Serenity (2005, with Amy Wieczorek).
Among the projects he worked as a member of extras casting are the television series Wings and ER, Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992, with Rosalind Chao), and Casper (1995).