 Known or Suspected Famous Trekkies/Trekkers, We Need a List |
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 Dec 30 2004, 02:52 PM
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I've read so many threads where mention is made of someone famous being a Trekkie/Trekker. I thought it was time we put together a list so we have "ammunition" to throw back at people who try to make fun of us. You know what I mean - if you think I'm dumb because I'm a Trekkie then you must think "insert name" is dumb too. Hopefully the name you insert will be someone the naysayer really likes or looks up to.
I'll start with a few off the top of my head but I want you guys to add names.
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Dec 30 2004, 02:59 PM
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Jason Alexander
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 Dec 30 2004, 04:00 PM
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 He Who Traverses Eternity™  Group: Ships Crew Posts: 4100 Joined: 11-January 04 From: Bellona/Alphaville Member No.: 812 Country:  My Mood: Depressed 
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Mmm, these are some that I suspect are Trek[kies/kers].
• Stephen Hawking • Scott Adams [Creator of Dilbert]. • Douglas Adams [Author of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]. • Isaac Asimov. • Marty McFly. • Laurell K. Hamilton [Fantasy author]. That's 'bout all for right now... I know that Bill Clinton likes Lost in Space though.  
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Dec 30 2004, 04:06 PM
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 Official Geek Drone  Group: Ships Crew Posts: 10455 Joined: 7-February 04 From: Bellaire, Texas, United States, North America, Earth, Sol System, Sector 001, Alpha Quadrant Member No.: 963 Country: My Mood: Sleepy 
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Carol Moseley Braun
Christan Slater Whoopi Goldberg Ashley Judd -------------------- Resistance is futile
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 Dec 30 2004, 04:07 PM
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 Commodore  Group: Ships Crew Posts: 1868 Joined: 11-January 04 From: Port Orchard, Washington, U.S.A., Earth, Sol system, sector 0001 Member No.: 817 Country: My Mood: Happy 
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Anyone that works at Microsoft or N.A.S.A.
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Dec 30 2004, 04:36 PM
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He Who Traverses Eternity™ Group: Ships Crew Posts: 4100 Joined: 11-January 04 From: Bellona/Alphaville Member No.: 812 Country: My Mood: Depressed
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Hmmm, here's a few more...
Matt Groening [Creator of The Simpsons and Futurama]. George Noory [Radio talk show host]. Art Bell [Radio talk show host]. Marc Scott Zicree [Researcher of The Twilight Zone]. Ben Browder [Actor in Farscape]. Rockne S. O'Bannon [Creator of Farscape]. Charles M. Schulz [Creator of Peanuts].
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Dec 30 2004, 04:44 PM
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Official Geek Drone Group: Ships Crew Posts: 10455 Joined: 7-February 04 From: Bellaire, Texas, United States, North America, Earth, Sol System, Sector 001, Alpha Quadrant Member No.: 963 Country: My Mood: Sleepy
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King Abdullah of Jordan who was featured on an episode of Voyager
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Dec 30 2004, 04:52 PM
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Official Geek Drone Group: Ships Crew Posts: 10455 Joined: 7-February 04 From: Bellaire, Texas, United States, North America, Earth, Sol System, Sector 001, Alpha Quadrant Member No.: 963 Country: My Mood: Sleepy
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Vin Diesel, John Glenn, Mel Gibson, Sally Ride, Mick Fleetwood
James Worthy Bebe Neuworth Kelsey Grammer Tom Morello Barbara Adams Tom Hanks Martin Luther King Arthur C. Clarke Rod Serling This post has been edited by WEAREBORG4102: Dec 30 2004, 04:54 PM -------------------- Resistance is futile
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Dec 30 2004, 04:59 PM
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 Mommy of 1! And #2 is on the way!  Group: The Founders Posts: 5837 Joined: 22-March 03 From: With my husband & daughter!! Member No.: 106 Country: My Mood: Peaceful 
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A South Park fan could correct me on this...
But I think Trey Parker and Matt Stone are fans. (At least one Trek reference was in the series, plus Brent Spiner was in the South Park movie...so who knows?) --------------------   |
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Dec 30 2004, 05:00 PM
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Mira Sorvino-- who in treklore is Worf's brother.
Howard Stern-- Admits he's a star trek fan on his show. -------------------- Resistance is futile
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Dec 30 2004, 05:03 PM
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He Who Traverses Eternity™ Group: Ships Crew Posts: 4100 Joined: 11-January 04 From: Bellona/Alphaville Member No.: 812 Country: My Mood: Depressed
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Heh, you're repeating some of Takara's.
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Dec 30 2004, 05:16 PM
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 I am NOT Brad Pitt  Group: STF Ambassador Posts: 9590 Joined: 6-January 04 From: The UK..Living in Holland Member No.: 653 Country:  My Mood: Relaxed 
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QUOTE(Yillara_Soong @ Dec 30 2004, 10:59 PM) A South Park fan could correct me on this... But I think Trey Parker and Matt Stone are fans. (At least one Trek reference was in the series, plus Brent Spiner was in the South Park movie...so who knows?) [right][snapback]293603[/snapback][/right] Nope your right both matt and tray are big fans of ST  Will smith Eddie murphy Tom hanks Iggy pop...i belive he did a guest spot on DS9 
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Dec 30 2004, 05:16 PM
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Mommy of 1! And #2 is on the way! Group: The Founders Posts: 5837 Joined: 22-March 03 From: With my husband & daughter!! Member No.: 106 Country: My Mood: Peaceful
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QUOTE(WEAREBORG4102 @ Dec 30 2004, 05:00 PM) Mira Sorvino-- who in treklore is Worf's brother. [right][snapback]293604[/snapback][/right] Paul Sorvino.... Mira is a woman. -------------------- |
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Dec 30 2004, 05:17 PM
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Official Geek Drone Group: Ships Crew Posts: 10455 Joined: 7-February 04 From: Bellaire, Texas, United States, North America, Earth, Sol System, Sector 001, Alpha Quadrant Member No.: 963 Country: My Mood: Sleepy
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woops...
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Dec 30 2004, 06:15 PM
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QUOTE(WEAREBORG4102 @ Dec 30 2004, 11:44 PM) King Abdullah of Jordan who was featured on an episode of Voyager [right][snapback]293597[/snapback][/right] Youre kidding me right? What character did he play and in wich episode? QUOTE Iggy pop...i belive he did a guest spot on DS9 I believe he played Yelgrun, one of the Dominion's Vorta in an episode were the Ferengi try rescue moogie and exchange Keevan for her. I think Yelgrun was the Vorta, overseeing the exchange but I am not sure.
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Every question i ask is a trick. You will find no truth in me. Though you believe nothing else, you may rest youre faith on this. I am Kaileron. What are you?  Kaileron. The Kaileron. The only Kaileron that actually matters. All the other people who might choose to be called Kaileron... well, they suck.  |
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Dec 30 2004, 07:00 PM
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I am NOT Brad Pitt Group: STF Ambassador Posts: 9590 Joined: 6-January 04 From: The UK..Living in Holland Member No.: 653 Country: My Mood: Relaxed
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QUOTE(Kaileron @ Dec 31 2004, 12:15 AM) QUOTE(WEAREBORG4102 @ Dec 30 2004, 11:44 PM) King Abdullah of Jordan who was featured on an episode of Voyager [right][snapback]293597[/snapback][/right] Youre kidding me right? What character did he play and in wich episode? QUOTE Iggy pop...i belive he did a guest spot on DS9 I believe he played Yelgrun, one of the Dominion's Vorta in an episode were the Ferengi try rescue moogie and exchange Keevan for her. I think Yelgrun was the Vorta, overseeing the exchange but I am not sure. [right][snapback]293629[/snapback][/right] Yep thats the episode with iggy pop that i was thinking about another just came to me and he was in TNG... Stephen Hawking -------------------- |
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Dec 30 2004, 07:01 PM
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Commodore Group: Ships Crew Posts: 1868 Joined: 11-January 04 From: Port Orchard, Washington, U.S.A., Earth, Sol system, sector 0001 Member No.: 817 Country: My Mood: Happy
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Anyone on the U.S.S. Enterprise CVN-65.
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Dec 30 2004, 08:31 PM
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 Never Give Up, Never Surrender!!!!!!! Group: The Founders Posts: 1680 Joined: 11-March 03 Member No.: 76 Country: My Mood: Accomplished 
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Matt Stone and Trey Parker (Creators of South Park)
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Dec 30 2004, 08:37 PM
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Never Give Up, Never Surrender!!!!!!! Group: The Founders Posts: 1680 Joined: 11-March 03 Member No.: 76 Country: My Mood: Accomplished
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QUOTE(Data @ Dec 30 2004, 08:31 PM) Matt Stone and Trey Parker (Creators of South Park) [right][snapback]293657[/snapback][/right] OOps, somebody said that already. By the way, they have a whole episode which is a takeoff of "Dagger of the Mind". The South Park episode's name was something like Roger Ebert should Layoff Fatty Foods. Matt and Trey are Trekkies big time. -------------------- |
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Dec 30 2004, 08:46 PM
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Ben Stiller
Conan O'Brien (from what he was saying to Shatner) Kirstie Alley (has anyone said her?) Tom Bergeron An interesting aside about Matt Groening is that he has never seen a TOS episode all the way through. King Abdullah of Jordan apparently appears in Investigations as a sciences crewman. He has no lines as he is not a member of the Screen Actors Guild. Why can't more of them appear on the show? The ratings would soar if someone like Tom Hanks was on. -------------------- In 8 Days and one television movie, Jack Bauer killed 266 people. Learn the wisdom of Fake Busey: http://twitter.com/FakeBuseySays (Warning: Occasional explicit language) |
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Dec 30 2004, 10:51 PM
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Android Quality Control Specialist Group: Strategic Ops Bridge Officer Posts: 12904 Joined: 22-March 03 From: Deck 2, Room 3653 Member No.: 102 Country: My Mood: Optimistic
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Here's the updated list:
No fictional characters though please. Dr. Who, I'm assuming when you named Marty McFly you meant the character from the Back to the Future movies and not a real person or did you mean his portrayer, Michael J. Fox?. BTW, I didn't include Barbara Adams in the list as, IMO, she's more infamous than famous. For those who don't recognize her name, she was the Whitewater juror who was featured in Trekkies. IMO, she is the type who lead to the negative stereotype that this list is fighting. This post has been edited by Takara_Soong: Jan 16 2005, 01:19 PM -------------------- I am the culmination of one man's dream. This is not ego or vanity but when Dr. Soong created me he added to the substance of the universe. If...I am destroyed something unique, something wonderful will be lost. Lieutenant Commander Data The Measure of a Man http://www.myspace.com/star_trek_fans_space |
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Dec 30 2004, 11:11 PM
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Official Geek Drone Group: Ships Crew Posts: 10455 Joined: 7-February 04 From: Bellaire, Texas, United States, North America, Earth, Sol System, Sector 001, Alpha Quadrant Member No.: 963 Country: My Mood: Sleepy
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I'm not sure about Ashley Judd, but this topic is about known or suspected famous Trekkies/Trekkers. Exclude it if you want. I don't mind.
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Dec 30 2004, 11:24 PM
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 Captain  Group: Ships Crew Posts: 689 Joined: 6-January 04 From: Pennsylvania, USA Member No.: 694 Country: My Mood: Okay 
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::insert sound of evil laugh::
HA Ha, Trekkers and Trekkies have infiltrated important positions in human society, and no one even knows!! -------------------- "Let's make sure that history never forgets, the name, Enterprise."--EVEN ENTERPRISE!!
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Dec 30 2004, 11:31 PM
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Gold! Group: Starfleet Command Posts: 2881 Joined: 27-April 03 From: Cambridge, Ontario Member No.: 185 Country: My Mood: Blank
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I think that the Beastie Boys may be Trek fans as well, based on their imitation of Kirk, Spock, and McCoy in the Ch-Ch-Check It Out music video.
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Dec 31 2004, 12:07 AM
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QUOTE(WEAREBORG4102 @ Dec 30 2004, 10:11 PM) I'm not sure about Ashley Judd, but this topic is about known or suspected famous Trekkies/Trekkers. Exclude it if you want. I don't mind. [right][snapback]293682[/snapback][/right] I was just wondering. I haven't read anything about her being a Trek fan so I was curious if you had. We need to remember if someone who is now famous appeared in Trek before they were famous it that may have been just a job to them. Others you mentioned, such as Mick Fleetwood and Whoopi Goldberg, were already famous and asked to be guests on the show. I'll keep Ashley Judd on unless someone has information that she says she isn't/wasn't a Trek fan. QUOTE(ussacclaim @ Dec 30 2004, 10:24 PM) ::insert sound of evil laugh:: HA Ha, Trekkers and Trekkies have infiltrated important positions in human society, and no one even knows!! [right][snapback]293684[/snapback][/right] Ain't that the truth!!! -------------------- I am the culmination of one man's dream. This is not ego or vanity but when Dr. Soong created me he added to the substance of the universe. If...I am destroyed something unique, something wonderful will be lost. Lieutenant Commander Data The Measure of a Man http://www.myspace.com/star_trek_fans_space |
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Dec 31 2004, 04:14 AM
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I remember Kevin Newman who did a short stint as host of Good Morning America was a trekkie (I don't know what happened to him - I think he has gone back to Canada)
And, I don't see Richard Dean Anderson on the list, Anderson, star and executive producer of Stargate SG1, thinks it would be cool for the SG1 team to go to another world and find an "away team" on the planet. 
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Dec 31 2004, 04:45 AM
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You should add Christian Slayter. He played the extra who woke Sulu up in The Undiscovered Country.
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Dec 31 2004, 10:26 AM
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Gold! Group: Starfleet Command Posts: 2881 Joined: 27-April 03 From: Cambridge, Ontario Member No.: 185 Country: My Mood: Blank
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I'm pretty sure Drew Carey is a trek fan.
I would suspect that Weird Al Yankovic and Eric McCormack (Will and Grace) are as well. McCormack starred in 'Free Enterprise' and Will and Grace makes occassional nods to Star Trek using McCormack's character. -------------------- In 8 Days and one television movie, Jack Bauer killed 266 people. Learn the wisdom of Fake Busey: http://twitter.com/FakeBuseySays (Warning: Occasional explicit language) |
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Dec 31 2004, 10:29 AM
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QUOTE(TheUnicornHunter @ Dec 31 2004, 04:14 AM) I remember Kevin Newman who did a short stint as host of Good Morning America was a trekkie (I don't know what happened to him - I think he has gone back to Canada) Kevin Newman is the lead anchor for Global National (Global TV's national news cast) in Canada. -------------------- In 8 Days and one television movie, Jack Bauer killed 266 people. Learn the wisdom of Fake Busey: http://twitter.com/FakeBuseySays (Warning: Occasional explicit language) |
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Dec 31 2004, 02:35 PM
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QUOTE(Jack_Bauer @ Dec 31 2004, 11:29 AM) QUOTE(TheUnicornHunter @ Dec 31 2004, 04:14 AM) I remember Kevin Newman who did a short stint as host of Good Morning America was a trekkie (I don't know what happened to him - I think he has gone back to Canada) Kevin Newman is the lead anchor for Global National (Global TV's national news cast) in Canada. [right][snapback]293745[/snapback][/right] Good, I'm glad he's still around. Thanks for the info. I really enjoyed him on GMA. -------------------- All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing. ... Edmund Burke
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