Rick Berman
Rick Berman | |
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Born | Richard Keith Berman December 25, 1945 New York City, U.S. |
Education | University of Wisconsin, Madison |
Occupation(s) | Television producer, writer |
Years active | 1977–2005 |
Known for | Star Trek |
Spouse |
Elizabeth Berman (m. 1980) |
Children | 3 |
Richard Keith Berman (born December 25, 1945) is an American
Early life and work
Berman was born to a Jewish family[1][2] and raised in New York City. He attended college at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, receiving a degree in English and film production in 1967.[3] He first considered acting as a career, but decided not to pursue it because of the high degree of difficulty in gaining success. Starting a career as an independent film producer, director, and writer, he made documentaries and industrial films. Among his clients were the United Nations and the United States Information Agency. By 1977, he had traveled to over 90 countries making films for these organizations.[4]
From 1977 to 1982, he was the senior producer of
Star Trek
In 1987,
During The Next Generation's penultimate season, Berman co-created
In reviewing Nemesis,
In 2005, Berman was involved in developing an eleventh Star Trek movie based on a script written by Erik Jendresen. However, when Gail Berman (no relation) took over as president of Paramount Pictures, Jendresen's script was shelved.[22] In subsequent months, Berman began hinting that his involvement with Star Trek was drawing to a close, stating in November that "when they re-energise the franchise it's going to be the result of someone fresh, someone who has not been extensively involved with Star Trek."[23] In mid-2006, Berman stated he would no longer be involved in producing Star Trek.[24] Since his departure, Berman has indicated he is still involved in television production, as well as projects "not connected to the television business."[25] He also stated an interest in writing a memoir of his experiences on Star Trek.[25]
See also
References
- ISBN 9781458397683.
- ^ "My Jewish Trek" Jewish Journal by Sheldon Teitelbaum. March 18, 2015
- ^ Spelling, Ian (December 1991). "Leader of the Next Generation". Starlog (173): 39–43, 65.
- ^ Tobenkin, David (1994-05-02). "Rick Berman". Broadcasting & Cable. 124 (18): 65.
- ^ "Rick Berman". Retrieved 2009-04-11.
- ^ Hontz, Jenny (1997-03-18). "Berman inks big Par pact". Daily Variety. p. 1.
- ^ ISBN 0-7434-5798-6.
- ISBN 978-0-671-50106-8.
- ^ "Dispatch: Berman Celebrates Milestone". 2000-05-22. Retrieved 2009-04-11.
- ^ Tremeer, Eleanor (April 25, 2019). "How Queer Is Star Trek?". Gizmodo. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
- ISBN 9781134926145.
- ^ Cronin, Brian (September 14, 2019). "Was Lt. Hawk in Star Trek: First Contact Originally Going to be Gay?". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
- ^ Diaz, Eric (July 13, 2021). "How Star Trek Struggled To Get LGBT Characters". Nerdist. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
- Startrek.com. Paramount Global. March 2, 2011. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
- ISBN 9781315516486.
- ^ Oliver, Glen (2002-12-12). "Review of Star Trek Nemesis". IGN. Retrieved 2009-04-12.
- ^ Ryan, Maureen (April 2005). "A Season 1 'Battlestar' chat with Weddle and Thompson". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2009-05-03.
- ^ Soundtrack Express (1998). "Next Generation Music". Archived from the original on March 3, 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-03.
- ^ "Ron Jones Interview". Star Trek Soundtracks. 2002-12-19. Archived from the original on 2013-01-31.
- ^ Anthony Pascale (December 10, 2008). "Spiner Comes To The Defense Of Rick Berman (and JJ Abrams)". TrekMovie.com.
- ^ Wilonsky, Robert (1999-10-29). "The trouble with 'Trek'". Salon.com. p. 3. Retrieved 2009-04-12.
- ^ Hinman, Michael (2006-04-12). "Star Trek XI Is Down, But It Is Not Out". Airlock Alpha. Archived from the original on April 26, 2022. Retrieved 2009-04-12.
- ^ Sloan, Sam (2005-11-19). "A New Team Will Produce New Trek TV Show Says Berman". Slice of SciFi. Retrieved 2009-04-12.
- ^ "Rick Berman on Leaving the Star Trek Franchise". TrekWeb. October 13, 2006. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011.
- ^ a b Pascale, Anthony (2007-04-20). "Berman To Write Book On Trek Experience". TrekMovie.com. Retrieved 2009-04-12.
External links
- Rick Berman at IMDb
- Rick Berman at AllMovie
- Rick Berman – profile at startrek.com
- Rick Berman at The Interviews: An Oral History of Television