Gabriel Köerner
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Gabriel Charles 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 (2004),[1] and went on to make guest appearances on The Drew Carey Show,[2] as the "Star Trek Geek" on Beat the Geeks,[citation needed] and as an aficionado of Star Trek memorabilia in season 5 of Storage Wars.[3]
June 14, 1982
Gabriel Köerner | |
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| Born | Gabriel Charles Koerner June 14, 1982 Waterbury, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Occupations | Visual effects artist, actor |
| Known for | Trekkies |
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[citation needed] and a 2005 Emmy Award nomination for modeling work on the Sci-Fi Channel remake of Battlestar Galactica (2004).[4] He also worked on the live-action film Speed Racer (2008).
Various scenes in Trekkies that feature Köerner were filmed in the town he lived in at the time, Bakersfield, California.[5]
