Gabriel Köerner

Gabriel Köerner (born June 14, 1982 in Waterbury, Connecticut) is a visual effects artist and well-known Star Trek fan ("Trekkie"). Köerner appeared as a profilee in the documentary Trekkies (1997)[1] and its sequel Trekkies 2 (2003),[1] and went on to make guest appearances on The Drew Carey Show and as the "Star Trek Geek" on Beat the Geeks. As a VFX artist, he fulfilled his lifelong Star Trek dream by working on the series finale of Star Trek: Enterprise. He was a member of the teams that earned a Visual Effects Society Award nomination for Outstanding Models and Miniatures and an Emmy Award nomination for modeling work on the Sci-Fi Channel remake of Battlestar Galactica (2004). He also worked on the live-action film Speed Racer (2008).

Gabriel Köerner
Born
Gabriel Köerner

(1982-06-14) June 14, 1982
Waterbury, Connecticut
OccupationVisual effects artist, actor

Various scenes in Trekkies that feature Köerner were filmed in his then hometown of Bakersfield, California.

References
  1. "Trekkies 2". The New York Times.


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