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We are sorry to report the passing of Star Trek Picard’s Borg Queen, the talented Annie Wersching. Her publicist has confirmed that she died of cancer today.
Kai Winn Adami was that character that we loved to hate, played brilliantly by Academy Award winner Louise Fletcher. Her contribution to Star Trek on DS9 cannot be overstated. RIP
Remembering the great Leonard Nimoy on his birthday. From originating and helping create and shape
#Spock
with such heart, to directing, writing, or producing
#StarTrek
movies, and then moving from Prime to Kelvin, he is, and always shall be, our friend.
On his birthday, we remember the great René Auberjonois, who was Odo for all 7 seasons of
#StarTrekDS9
, guest starred on
#Enterprise
, and played Colonel West in an eventually deleted scene from Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country. He is very missed.
Happy birthday to Jeffrey Combs, who's played so many roles on
#StarTrek
we couldn't squeeze them all into one photo (although we gave it a go). He's been on Deep Space Nine, Voyager, Enterprise, and Lower Decks—and in one episode of DS9, he played both Brunt and Weyoun 8.
Remembering the great Leonard Nimoy on his birthday. From originating and helping create and shape
#Spock
with such heart, to directing, writing, or producing
#StarTrek
movies, and then moving from Prime to Kelvin, he is, and always shall be, our friend.
On his birthday, we remember the great René Auberjonois, who was Odo for all 7 seasons of
#StarTrekDS9
, guest starred on
#Enterprise
, and played Colonel West in an eventually deleted scene from Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country. He is very missed.
Happy birthday to Wallace Shawn, best known to
#StarTrek
fans as Grand Nagus Zek on
#StarTrekDS9
. In addition to being a playwright, he's also known for iconic roles like Vizzini in The Princess Bride and Rex in the
#ToyStory
movies—and dozens more.
#inconceivable
Happy birthday to Andrew Robinson, who played Garak on
#StarTrekDS9
. He also directed one DS9 episode and two episodes of
#Voyager
, and wrote the novel A Stitch in Time, which tells the story of Garak's past.
On his birthday, we remember the great Paul Winfield, who played Captain Terrell in
#StarTrek
II: The Wrath of Khan and Captain Dathon in the classic
#StarTrekTNG
episode "Darmok."
On his birthday, we remember the great René Auberjonois, who was Odo for all 7 seasons of
#StarTrek
#DS9
, guest starred on
#Enterprise
, and Colonel West in an eventually deleted scene from Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country. He is very missed.
On his birthday, we remember the great Aron Eisenberg, who played Nog on all 7 seasons of
#StarTrekDS9
and guest starred in
#StarTrekVOY
's "Initiations." Gone far too soon, and very much missed.
#StarTrek
Happy birthday to Wallace Shawn, best known to
#StarTrek
fans as Grand Nagus Zek on
#StarTrekDS9
. In addition to being a playwright, he's also known for iconic roles like Vizzini in The Princess Bride and Rex in the
#ToyStory
movies -- and dozens more.
#inconceivable
Happy 93rd birthday to the powerhouse actor/author/host/horseman/astronaut/documentarian/documentary subject that is William Shatner, James T. Kirk on the original
#StarTrek
& TAS and in 7 Trek movies. He also directed & co-wrote the story for Star Trek V: The Final Frontier.
We wish a very happy birthday to Avery Brooks, who played Commander/Captain/Emissary Benjamin Sisko for all 7 seasons of
#StarTrekDS9
, and is the only actor to appear in every single episode of the series. He also directed nine episodes.
#SpenserForHire
#AManCalledHawk
#StarTrek
Happy birthday to Lycia Naff, who played Ensign Sonya Gomez in two episodes of
#StarTrekTNG
and CAPTAIN Sonya Gomez (32 years later) in
#StarTrekLowerDecks
' "First First Contact."
Remembering actor, musician, and photographer Anton Yelchin on his birthday. He won our hearts as Chekov in the three J.J. Abrams
#StarTrek
movies, and was gone much too soon. He would have turned 35 today.
On his birthday, we remember the great Aron Eisenberg, who played Nog on all 7 seasons of
#StarTrekDS9
and guest starred in
#StarTrekVoyager
's "Initiations." Gone far too soon, and very much missed.
#StarTrek
Wishing a happy birthday to Diana Muldaur, who played three different doctors on
#StarTrek
: Dr. Ann Mulhall & Dr. Miranda Jones on
#StarTrekTOS
and Dr. Katherine Pulaski in season two of
#StarTrekTNG
.
#LALaw
Happy birthday to
@KimCattrall
! Yeah yeah, we know there are SOME people who think of her as Samantha from some other show, but we will always think of her as the duplicitous Valeris in the movie
#StarTrek
VI: The Undiscovered Country.
#SexAndTheCity
Wishing a very happy birthday to Terry Farrell, who played Jadzia Dax on 6 seasons of
#StarTrekDS9
. We still miss you, Jadzia! Looking forward to seeing her on the Delta Flyers podcast to recap and review DS9.
#StarTrek
Wishing a happy birthday to Diana Muldaur, who played three different doctors on
#StarTrek
: Dr. Ann Mulhall & Dr. Miranda Jones on
#StarTrekTOS
and Dr. Katherine Pulaski in season two of
#StarTrekTNG
.
#LALaw
Happy birthday to Colm Meaney, who started out on
#StarTrekTNG
as just "O'Brien" and didn't get a first name until season 4. (In the TNG pilot, he was just "Battle Bridge Conn.") His character became a fan favorite and then a (beleagured) main character on
#StarTrekDS9
.
We are sad to report that Clarence Williams III has died. Most famous for The Mod Squad and Purple Rain, he played Omet'iklan on the
#StarTrekDS9
episode "To The Death." Our deepest condolences to his friends and family.
On his birthday, we remember the great DeForest Kelley, who played Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy on
#StarTrekTOS
, TAS,
#StarTrekTNG
, and in 6 films. Early in life, he had ambitions to be a doctor, but became an actor instead, appearing in many Westerns—often as a villain.
Happy birthday to Brent Spiner, Data on
#StarTrekTNG
and in 4 movies, Lore and Noonian Soong on TNG, B-4 in Nemesis (he co-wrote the story), and Arik Soong on
#Enterprise
. On
#StarTrekPicard
, he was Data, Altan Inigo Soong, & Adam Soong;and a Lore/Data combo!
Happy birthday to Wallace Shawn, best known to
#StarTrek
fans as Grand Nagus Zek on
#StarTrekDS9
. In addition to being a playwright, he's also known for iconic roles like Vizzini in The Princess Bride and Rex in the
#ToyStory
movies—and dozens more.
#inconceivable
Happy birthday to Dr. Mae Jemison, the first Black woman to travel in space, who began her communications to
#NASA
with "Hailing frequencies open"—and guest starred in
#StarTrekTNG
's "Second Chances."
Remembering actor, musician, and photographer Anton Yelchin on his birthday. He won our hearts as Chekov in the three J.J. Abrams
#StarTrek
movies, and was gone much too soon. He would have turned 31 today.
Happy birthday to Dr.
@maejemison
, the first Black woman to travel in space, who would begin her communications to
#NASA
with "Hailing frequencies open"—and guest starred in
#StarTrekTNG
's "Second Chances."
Happy birthday to Jeri Ryan, who joined the cast of
#StarTrekVoyager
at the beginning of season 4 as Seven of Nine, a human assimilated by the Borg as a child and then freed from the collective—then made her way to starship captain on
#StarTrekPicard
!
On his birthday, we remember the great René Auberjonois, who was Odo for all 7 seasons of
#StarTrek
#DS9
, guest starred on
#Enterprise
, and was Colonel West in an eventually deleted scene from Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country. He is very missed.
On his birthday, we remember the great James Doohan, who played Scotty on
#StarTrek
#TOS
,
#TAS
, and
#TNG
("Relics") and in seven Trek movies. He also provided dozens of additional voices in TOS and TAS, and created the first Klingon words.
We are sad to hear that Dean Stockwell has died at 85.
#QuantumLeap
co-stars Stockwell and Scott Bakula reunited in
#StarTrekEnterprise
's "Detained." Stockwell had an illustrious career in TV and movies, starting at age 7. Our deepest condolences to his friends and family.
Happy birthday to Jennifer Lien, who played Kes on the first three seasons of
#StarTrekVoyager
. She said her farewell over two episodes in the fourth season, and then returned in the sixth for the episode "Fury."
#StarTrek
Happy birthday to Colm Meaney, who started out on
#StarTrekTNG
as just "O'Brien" and didn't get a first name until season 4. (In the TNG pilot, he was just "Battle Bridge Conn.") His character became a fan favorite and then a (beleaguered) main character on
#StarTrekDS9
.
Happy birthday to Alexander Siddig, who played Dr. Julian Bashir on all 7 seasons of
#StarTrekDS9
(and one episode of
#StarTrekTNG
). He also directed two DS9 episodes, "Business as Usual" and "Profit and Lace." Do you have a favorite Bashir episode?
Happy birthday to Colm Meaney, who started out on
#StarTrek
TNG as just "O'Brien" and didn't get a first name until season 4. (In the TNG pilot, he was just "Battle Bridge Conn.") His character became a fan favorite and then a (beleagured) main character on
#StarTrekDS9
.
Happy birthday to Anson Mount, who stars as the legendary Captain Pike in
#StarTrekStrangeNewWorlds
, which is currently in production on season 3. (And follow
@TheWellPod
to check out his podcast with Branan Edgens about creative inspiration.)
Wishing a very happy birthday to Wil Wheaton, Wesley Crusher on
#StarTrekTNG
, in
#StarTrek
Nemesis, and on
#StarTrekPicard
. He's an actor, a writer, an activist, a show host (The Ready Room!), and a comic book writer, among other things. Happy birthday!
On his birthday, we remember the great James Doohan, who played Scotty in
#StarTrek
, The Animated Series,
#StarTrekTNG
("Relics"), and seven Trek movies. He also provided dozens of additional voices in TOS and TAS, and created the first Klingon words.
We wish a very happy birthday to Jolene Blalock, who played T'Pol on
#StarTrekEnterprise
—as well as her second foremother, T'Mir, in the episode "Carbon Creek." LLAP!
Happy birthday to Michelle Forbes, best known to
#StarTrek
fans as Ensign Ro Laren in 8 episodes of
#StarTrekTNG
and Dara in "Half a Life.") She returned to the franchise as Ro in 2023 on
#StarTrekPicard
.
Join us in wishing a happy birthday to
@NanaVisitor
, aka Major-then-Colonel Kira Nerys on
#StarTrekDS9
and
#StarTrekLowerDecks
. She's been working on a book about women in
#StarTrek
and we can't wait to read it. Celebrate with some hasperat (or a birthday cake and meditation)!
On his birthday, we remember the great Aron Eisenberg, who played Nog on all 7 seasons of
#StarTrekDS9
and guest starred in
#StarTrekVoyager
's "Initiations." Gone far too soon, and very much missed.
#StarTrek
31 years ago today was the first day of principal photography on
#StarTrekDS9
, all on Paramount Stage 4. Avery Brooks, Colm Meaney, Nana Visitor, and guest actor Gene Armor (as a Bajoran bureaucrat) filmed scenes that day.
#StarTrek
#history
We are sad to report that actress Camille Saviola has died at age 71. A Broadway, TV, and movie star who was the lead singer of a rock band called the Margo Lewis Explosion in the 1970s, Saviola played Kai Opaka on
#StarTrekDS9
. Our deepest condolences to her friends and family.
On her birthday, remembering the great Nichelle Nichols, Lt. Uhura on
#StarTrekTOS
,
#TAS
(where she voiced multiple characters), and in 6 movies. She worked with
@NASA
on recruitment. but started her career as a singer with Duke Ellington & Lionel Hampton.
#inspirational
Happy birthday to Dwight Schultz, aka Lt. Reginald Barclay—or Lt. Broccoli—on
#StarTrekTNG
,
#StarTrekVoyager
, and in the movie Star Trek: First Contact. Schultz was a longtime Trek fan, and pal Whoopi Goldberg was instrumental in getting him on the show.
#TheATeam
Wishing a very happy birthday to Wil Wheaton, Wesley Crusher in
#StarTrekTNG
, in
#StarTrek
Nemesis, and season 2 of
#StarTrekPicard
. He's an actor, a writer, an activist, a show host (The Ready Room!), and a comic book writer, among other things. Happy birthday!
Oh myyy! Happy birthday to George Takei, who played Hikaru Sulu on
#StarTrekTOS
, The Animated Series,
#StarTrekVoyager
,
#StarTrekLowerDecks
& Very Short Treks, and in six Star Trek films. He's also a director, author, voiceover artist, activist, and social media giant.
We wish a very happy birthday to Jolene Blalock, who played T'Pol on
#StarTrek
#Enterprise
—as well as her second foremother, T'Mir, in the episode "Carbon Creek." LLAP!
We wish a very happy 90th birthday to Bjo Trimble, one of the leaders behind the letter-writing campaign that got the original
#StarTrek
a third season, as well as the campaign to make
#Enterprise
the name of the first space shuttle.
#StarTrekConcordance
Remembering actor, musician, and photographer Anton Yelchin on his birthday. He won our hearts as Chekov in the three J.J. Abrams
#StarTrek
movies, and was gone much too soon. He would have turned 34 today.
Happy birthday to Robert Beltran, who played Starfleet-officer-turned-Maquis-rebel-turned-Stafleet-first-officer on
#StarTrekVoyager
and is playing him again on
#StarTrekProdigy
. What are your favorite Chakotay episodes?
#StarTrek