- David Livingston (director)
David Livingston is an American
television producer and director. He is mostly known for his involvement in the writing and production of the modern "Star Trek " series.Livingston also has production credits on several episodes of "Seven Days" and "Threshold" as well as a 2002 television remake of "Carrie".cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0515237/|title=IMDB: David Livingston|accessdate=2007-03-21]
Career
"Star Trek"
Livingston began his work with "Star Trek" as a
unit production manager on "Next Generation" in 1988 before moving up the ranks to become a supervising producer in 1992 for "Next Generation" and the subsequent "Trek" series.cite web|url=http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/news/article/9225.html|title=Director David Livingston Unveils Photography Exhibit|date=2005-01-10|accessdate=2007-03-21] He served as a supervising producer on ', ' and '. He has directorial credits on two "Next Generation" episodes, 17 "Deep Space Nine" episodes, 28 "Voyager" episodes and 14 ' episodes,cite web|url=http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/library/creative/bio/11581.html|title=Star Trek.com Biography: David Livingston|accessdate=2007-03-21] for a total of 62 episodes, representing every series but the . He also has writing credits on the "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" first season episode "The Nagus ".In 1994, Livingston was nominated, along with the rest of the series' production staff, for an
Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series for "Next Generation".Contributions to the "Star Trek" universe
Livingston, the
lionfish present in the ready room ofJean-Luc Picard for all seven years of "Star Trek: The Next Generation", was named for him, as was the starship "USS Livingston" andStarfleet Vice Admiral David Livingston, who was listed on the dedication plaques of theUSS Enterprise-D ,USS Defiant , USS Pasteur,USS São Paulo and USS Voyager.Other work
Livingston has production credits on several episodes the
science fiction television series "Seven Days" and "Threshold". He also has direction credits on episodes of "Baywatch Nights ", "Seven Days", "Viper", "Sliders " and "Strong Medicine ". In 2000, Livingston wrote, directed and produced "Slice of Life", a short film starringMatthew Baer ,Patricia Tallman and "Star Trek: Voyager"' sRobert Picardo .In 2004, Livingston opened a
photography exhibition entitled "The Sign," featuring original photography of theHollywood Sign . [cite web|url=http://trekweb.com/stories.php?aid=41296d6ce4b87|title=Interview: Veteran David Livingston Directs "The Sign", Talks ENT Season 4|date=2004-08-23|accessdate=2007-03-21] In 2005, he opened another exhibition entitled "Slice of Life" which featured some of Livingston's experimental photography.References
External links
* [http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/library/creative/bio/11581.html David Livingston] at [http://www.startrek.com StarTrek.com] , the official
Star Trek site
*imdb name|0515237|David Livingston
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