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Originally from Houston, Texas, Star Trek: The Next Generation star Brent Spiner got his start in the biz in New York City in the early 1970s in plays such as The Three Musketeers, A History of the American Film, and Sunday in the Park with George. He appeared in Stardust Memories and an episode of The Paper Chase before moving to Los Angeles in the mid-80s and landing a recurring role in Night Court as well as appearances in various television shows.

Brent started his 15-year stint as Lieutenant Commander Data in 1987’s debut of Star Trek: The Next Generation as well as appearing in the four Next Gen motion pictures.  With his appearance in Star Trek: Nemesis, Brent helped co-develop the story of the film and received a “Story by” credit. He also appeared in three Star Trek: Enterprise episodes in 2004 as an ancestor of Data’s creator, Dr. Soong, and has most recently appeared Star Trek: Picard.

Outside of Star Trek, Brent played the popular scientist character Dr. Brackish Okun in Independence Day (released the same year as the highly successful Star Trek: First Contact) and its sequel and remained quite busy in other productions.  He has appeared as himself in The Big Bang Theory, in the Friends spin-off Joey, and voicing himself in Family Guy, and says of these experiences, “I’ve never been very good at playing myself…. It’s one of the most difficult characters to play…. It’s just a person who happens to be named Brent Spiner, who was on Star Trek.”  How’s that for modesty – and Brent will be playing himself again in 2023’s edition of Trekonderoga – here’s your second chance to meet the actor who gave life to Data, this time appearing on board the original Enterprise!

Welcome to Jack Crusher played by Ed Speleers!! He will be joining us for our annual Trekonderoga event here at STAR TREK TOUR this August!

Ed can be seen on this season of Star Trek: Picard as Jack Crusher, son of Jean Luc Picard and Beverly Crusher!
He is also known for his portrayal of villain ‘Stephen Bonnet’ in the Starz! series Outlander as well as playing ‘Footman Jimmy’ for two seasons on the SAG Award-winning (for Best Ensemble) Downton Abbey. Other television credits include starring as ‘Slean’ in Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands for ITV, as ‘Edward Seymour’ in the critically acclaimed Golden Globe- and Bafta-winning Wolf Hall alongside Mark Rylance and Damien Lewis, and Agatha Christie’s Partners in Crime. While starring as Jack Crusher on Picard, Ed can also be seen as ‘Rhys Montrose’ during the ongoing fourth season of the Netflix series You.

Ed’s feature credits include Breathe opposite Andrew Garfield and Claire Foy, Disney’s fantasy film Alice Through the Looking Glass, and Lars von Trier’s The House that Jack Built opposite Uma Thurman and Matt Dillon. Ed made his film debut as the titular role in the 20th Century Fox action fantasy film Eragon. He was selected by director Stefen Fangmeier from a worldwide casting search.

Come and meet Ed on board the original Starship Enterprise at this year’s event – don’t miss your chance to meet one of the newest stars of Star Trek and hear tales from his experiences filming Star Trek: Picard!

A big, big, big Star Trek fan of Treksphere and Parlons Trek.

A big, big, big Star Trek fan, and owner of “Heroes in Action” “Your SciFi and Superheroes Superstore!”

Seriously Nerdy Comedy is a group of East Coast stand-up comedians dedicated to telling the nerdiest jokes at all the nerdiest places. Dave McOwen is a professional museum nerd, DC-based comedian, and retired US Air Force flight medic. He has performed at the DC Improv, at an assortment of comic/sci-fi conventions across the country (including New York Comic Con), and online (with Myq Kaplan and Aparna Nancherla). In his spare time he teaches stand up to veterans and military family members for the Armed Services Arts Partnership, takes too much Motrin, and is the social media manager for a variety of woodland creatures. You can find him at davemcowencomedy.com

Dani Riedel is an NYC based comedian and author. She performs as Seven of Nine at conventions all along the east coast and as herself all over NYC and beyond. Her novel, Smile and Walk Away, is published by Champagne Books and available everywhere books are sold online.

A true Star Trek fan and afficionado! 

George Takei is best known for his portrayal of Mr. Sulu in the acclaimed television and film series Star Trek. He’s an actor, social justice activist, social media mega-power, New York Times bestselling author, originated the role of Sam Kimura and Ojii-Chan in the Broadway musical Allegiance, and subject of To Be Takei, a documentary on his life and career.

Takei’s acting career has spanned five decades, with more than 40 feature films and hundreds of television guest-starring roles to his credit. He is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, Actors’ Equity Association and Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists.

With the outbreak of World War II, Los Angeles, California-born Takei and his family were placed behind the barbed-wire enclosures of United States internment camps along with 120,000 other Japanese Americans. He spent most of his childhood at Camp Rohwer in the swamps of Arkansas and at wind-swept Camp Tule Lake in northern California. At the end of the war, Takei’s family returned to their native Los Angeles.

Inspired by this difficult chapter of American history, Takei developed the Broadway musical Allegiance, an epic story of love, family and heroism in which he starred alongside Tony Award winner Lea Salonga. Allegiance’s record-breaking world premiere, at the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego in 2012, won multiple awards, and was followed by a Broadway run in 2015-2016.

Now a community activist, Takei serves as chair of the council of governors of East West Players, the nation’s foremost Asian Pacific American theater. He is also a member of the Human Rights Campaign, the largest national lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender political organization. Takei is Chairman Emeritus of the Japanese American National Museum’s Board of Trustees; a member of the US-Japan Bridging Foundation Board of Directors; and served on the Board of the Japan-United States Friendship Commission under President Bill Clinton. In recognition of his contribution to the Japan-United States relationship, in 2004, Takei was conferred with the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette, by His Majesty, the Emperor of Japan.

2021’s edition of Trekonderoga is his first appearance in Ti – what an opportunity to meet a fascinating member of the original bridge crew! Be there when he returns to where it all started, on the bridge of the Enterprise, in various photo opportunities and chats!

Dani Riedel is an NYC based comedian and author. She performs as Seven of Nine at conventions all along the east coast and as herself all over NYC and beyond. Her novel, Smile and Walk Away, is published by Champagne Books and available everywhere books are sold online.