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Captain James Kirk’s space adventures kicked off on television in 1966, as he led his aides to defend the United Federation of Planets inStar Trek: The Original Series.In 2023, the sci-fi franchise is still going strong, having made the headlines with the third season ofStar Trek: Picard, which sees Jean-Luc Picard meet a mysterious young woman who holds the key to the secrets of his past.
In between the two series, the Gene Roddenberry-created franchise has captured the hearts and minds of countless fans and strongly influenced popular culture across five decades. As a result, it also holds a special place in the lives of many famous individuals of our time. Some of them have been lucky to venture into space to explore the Milky Way for a brief moment through cameo appearances in the engrossing shared universe. Here are five such unexpectedStar Trekcameo appearances.
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Mick Fleetwood – Star Trek: The Next Generation (1989)
The 76-year-old musician is revered all around the world for being the drummer and one of the founding members of the iconic band Fleetwood Mac. As such, there’s little doubt about his popularity.
However, manyStar Trekas well as Fleetwood Mac fans missed his appearance in the second season ofStar Trek: The Next Generationin 1989 because he wore a prosthetic head during his small cameo. He portrayed an Antedean and posed as a delegate in an attempt to bomb a conference.
The fact Fleetwood didn’t utter a single dialogue also made recognizing him virtually impossible. Nevertheless, he did get a credit at the end of the episode and permanently etched his name inStar Trekhistory books.
Tom Morello – Star Trek: Voyager (2000)
Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello is perhaps the biggest Trekkie in this list and he was so keen to make an appearance in his beloved franchise that he got in touch with producer Rick Berman to explore the possibility. Berman, whose son was a big Rage fan, handed Morello the chance to feature inStar Trek: Insurrection.He played a Son’s officer in the movie.
His experience was so good that he took another dive into the universe ofStar Trek– this time as crewman Mitchell in the sixth season ofStar Trek: Voyager.He even got the chance to speak to Captain Janeway in the episodeGood Shepherd.
Bill Hader – Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)
Saturday Night LivestarBill Hader‘s entry into the franchise was more dramatic than his cameo, which sees him voice the computer of the USS Vengeance inStar Trek Into Darkness.
His voice was recorded at the eleventh hour after J.J. Abrams got in touch with him in a panic and requested he needed his assistance with an additional voice. Hader agreed and made his voice immortal in theStar Trekuniverse by raining down on Benedict Cumberbatch’s Khan Noonien Singh.
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Adam Scott – Star Trek: First Contact (1996)
Adam Scott, who is mostly known for his light-hearted performance as state auditor Ben Wyatt in the sitcomParks and Recreation,portrayed a much more serious character inStar Trek: First Contact,which also proved to be one of his very early stints on the big screen.
He played the unnamed USS Defiant’s conn officer, who reports that the Defiant has sustained heavy damage to Lt. Commander Worf. Interestingly, theBig Little Liesstar also auditioned for the part of Lieutenant Hawk in the same film but had to settle for a cameo appearance.
Jeff Bezos – Star Trek Beyond (2016)
Jeff Bezos is one of the most successful entrepreneurs of our time, having founded and led Amazon to unimaginable heights. While everyone is aware of his love for computers and books, what many don’t know is that he’s also a hugeStar Trekfan, so much so that when actorWilliam Shatnerflew to space, the business mogul asked him to take some of his Star Trek drawings he made when he was 9 years old.
He also made a blink-and-you-miss appearance as an alien Starfleet official in the 2016 movieStar Trek Beyond.Bezos wasn’t bothered about how unrecognizable he was in the sequence (he wore prosthetics and green makeup) but he was adamant to include a speaking part to ensure his bit isn’t dumped from the final cut.
In his eight-second-long performance, he advised a spacefarer to“speak normally”and proceeded to walk off-screen.
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Vishal Singh is a Content Writer at FandomWire. Having spent more than half a decade in the digital media space, Vishal specializes in crafting engaging entertainment- and sports-focused stories. He graduated from university with an honors degree in English Literature.
