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Julia
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Shortly after the beginning of the Cylon occupation of New Caprica, her daughter Kacey Brynn is taken by Leoben Conoy and used convincingly to psychologically torment Kara "Starbuck" Thrace by passing the child off as Thrace's own daughter, allegedly the result of experiments with the pilot's removed ovary(TRS: "Occupation" and "Precipice").
Julia sees her daughter.
With the Second Exodus, Julia is shocked to discover Kacey alive and well, when Thrace returns to Galactica with Kacey in her arms. By chance, Julia is among many civilians brought aboard Galactica and notices Kacey in Thrace's arms. The two are reunited after four months apart. She thanks Thrace and carries on with the other surviving civilians, making their way to their temporary homes on the hangar deck (TRS: "Exodus, Part II").
Some weeks later, Julia surprises a very angry and confused Thrace, letting her know that Kacey has been asking about her. Thrace rebuffs them initially, but after being condemned for her increasingly destructive attitude by Admiral William Adama, Thrace visits Julia and Kacey on the hangar deck (TRS: "Torn").
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Julia
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William Adama serves under DiMarco on Columbia as that ship's executive officer for a number of years, where they became friends. One of his noted sayings is "Stay young or die, and never compromise".
Having achieved the rank of admiral, DiMarco retired from the Colonial Fleet and entered the Expeditionary Fleet a few years prior to Adama's assuming command of Galactica.
A ship he was on, having left Colonial space and into Neutral Space, was deemed lost and Adama was given the mission to search for it and DiMarco (Battlestar Galactica: Season Zero 0). Adama later discovers that DiMarco is responsible for bombing a colony of Colonial separatists, who himself found out that the Expeditionary Fleet was actually a concoction of the military as an umbrella for black operations. Out of grief for what he had done, DiMarco deliberately crashed his ship so that people would assume that he and his crew are dead, willing to live the rest of their lives on the same planet he had bombed (Comics: Battlestar Galactica: Season Zero #1). However, according to DiMarco, the Fleet later sends a "kill squad" to the planet that slaughters a majority of his crew in an attempt to drive him from the planet (Comics: Battlestar Galactica: Season Zero #6).
He later marries Sil, one of his crew on the survey ship, and with her begins to organize a terrorist organization to strike the Colonial government. However, this falls apart after Christa Nolan kills Sil—who was secretly wanting to betray him as she viewed him as insane—and DiMarco assaults Nolan, which dissolves the deal between himself and Darja Purat, his weapons supplier (Comics: Battlestar Galactica: Season Zero #5). After Kara "Starbuck" Thrace and Karl "Helo" Agathon manage to cause serious problems for his rebellion, Purat and Nolan desire to leave: DiMarco kills them.
DiMarco and a handful of his surviving resistance fighters manage to extricate themselves from the base in a ship. Adama manages to board the ship before take off and discovers tha DiMarco has a Viper Mark II fitted with a nuclear warhead. DiMarco's intent to nuke the Colonial Military Complex on Sagittaron, with the hope of showing the Fleet their handiwork "up close," is stopped by Adama, who intercepts him in another Viper from the rebel ship. Unwilling to kill Adama in a firefight, DiMarco congratulates Adama on how good a soldier he is, and ejects himself into space without his helmet, thereby committing suicide (Battlestar Galactica: Season Zero 6).
Alessandro Juliani portrays Felix Gaeta in the Re-imagined Series, and has also contributed to various musical tracks for both the Re-imagined Series and its spin-off, Caprica.
A graduate of McGill University, where he earned a Bachelor of Music in Vocal/Opera Performance, Juliani has performed both on stage and on screen, raking up an impressive list of appearances in a short time.
In 2003 he appeared at the Playhouse as Mendel in Fiddler on the Roof and at Bard on the Beach as Feste in Twelfth Night and Montjoy in Henry V, where he previously played Oberon in A Midsummer Night's Dream and Malcolm in Macbeth.
Other experiences include singing the title role in The Marriage of Figaro at the Chan Centre, Vicar Gedge in Albert Herring at the Aldeburgh Festival, England, Romeo in Romeo and Juliet at the Orlando Shakespeare Festival, Feste in Twelfth Night for Carousel Theatre, as well as principal roles in Montreal productions of Assassins, A Little Night Music, and Godspell.
His film and television credits include principal roles in Dark Angel, Jeremiah, Taken, Stargate SG-1, Time Tunnel, Final Destination, and the lead role in the award-winning short film Blue Skies.
He also has a significant number of credits as an animation voice actor, including roles on Captain N: The Game Master, X-Men Evolution, Beast Machines, and Death Note.
Juliani was a fan of the Original Series as a child and admitted to still owning the action figures, including "Cylons aplenty, complete with their weapons and skirts!"[Book 1]
He described his character at the start of the series as a "young, very by-the-book officer who has not experienced much in the way of combat... a technical officer who delights in serving, but never expected to come under fire."[Book 2] Juliani particularly enjoyed Gaeta's relationship with Gaius Baltar, noting that "Gaeta looks at Baltar as a bit of a rock star. He idolizes this guy as a scientist, and he finds it incredible that he gets to work with him."[Book 3]
Juliani's musical background and vocal abilities became a significant contribution to Battlestar Galactica's soundtrack. The collaboration with composer Bear McCreary on "Gaeta's Lament" began when they exchanged demos between Los Angeles and Vancouver, with McCreary adjusting the melody and key to fit Juliani's voice.[1]
McCreary was "absolutely stunned by the quality of his singing" even from recordings made on Juliani's home microphone, recognizing "the immaculate talent and years of training in his voice."[2] The composer immediately knew he wanted to share Juliani's vocal abilities with fans, as his performance in the episode itself would not adequately showcase his capabilities.[3]
The final studio recording of "Gaeta's Lament" took place over a year later when Juliani flew to Los Angeles during production of the "Daybreak" score. The session occurred on McCreary's 30th birthday, making this collaboration particularly memorable for the composer.[4] McCreary described Juliani as "a dream collaborator" and noted that within minutes of beginning work, he had "completely forgotten I was working with an actor / cast member / television star and knew I was working with a musical professional."[5]
McCreary praised Juliani's professionalism, noting that he could give him detailed musical notes without the usual careful approach required when working with non-musicians, and Juliani would respond by delivering "an even more polished performance."[6] The composer emphasized that the final vocal performance was "pure AJ" and wrote the orchestral arrangement specifically to showcase Juliani's talents.[7]
Juliani is a close friend of Tiffany Lyndall-Knight, who portrays the Hybrid in the Re-imagined Series, and serves as the godfather to her children.[commentary 1] This friendship led to Lyndall-Knight's connection to Battlestar Galactica, as she was already watching the show because of Juliani's involvement before auditioning for her own role as the Hybrid.[commentary 2]
