Lanei Chapman

Happy birthday Lanei Chapman, born January 29, 1973.

She first appeared on tv at the age of 13 in a Kentucky Fried Chicken commercial. She went on to appear in a number of films and television shows, including White Men Can't Jump, Seinfeld, The Wonder Years and China Beach.

She made her debut in the series Space: Above and Beyond during the pilot episode, playing main cast character Lt. Vanessa Damphousse. While filming the pilot and the early part of the series, Chapman was on a leave of absence from a post-graduate film production program at the University of Southern California.

She played Ensign Sariel Rager in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episodes "Galaxy's Child", "Night Terrors", "Relics" and "Schisms". 

#TodayInNerdHistory #January29 #laneichapman #startrek #startrekthenextgeneration #spaceaboveandbeyond #ratrace #WhiteMenCantJump #Seinfeld #TheWonderYears #ChinaBeach #SarielRager #birthday #History #News #OTD #FYP #nerd

http://www.todayinnerdhistory.com

https://therealnerdherd.wordpress.com

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/TodayInNerdHistory/ 

Instagram:  

https://www.instagram.com/Today_In_Nerd_History/

YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/@TodayInNerdHistory

TikTok:

https://www.tiktok.com/@todayinnerdhistory

Bluesky

todayinnerdhistory.bsky.social

Skylight Social

todayinnerdhistory.bsky.social