Larry Nemecek (born January 18, 1959) is an American who has worked in various capacities on the ''

Star Trek ''Star Trek'' is an American science fiction media franchise created by Gene Roddenberry, which began with the eponymous 1960s television series and quickly became a worldwide pop-culture phenomenon. The franchise has expanded into vario ...

'' franchise.

Professional career

He has portrayed Dr. McCoy in the Star Trek Continues web series episodes "

Pilgrim of Eternity "Pilgrim of Eternity" is a fan-produced ''Star Trek'' episode released in 2013, the first in the web series ''Star Trek Continues'', which aims to continue the episodes of '' Star Trek: The Original Series'' replicating their visual and storytell ...

" and "

Lolani "Lolani" is a fan-produced ''Star Trek'' episode released in 2014, the second in the web series ''Star Trek Continues'', which aims to continue the episodes of '' Star Trek: The Original Series'' while replicating their visual and storytelling sty ...

" and served as the series' Creative Consultant. Nemecek has acted in and produced a number of different Star Trek related media products, both in a professional capacity and as an enthusiast.

Personal life

Nemecek holds a theatre and communications BA from

East Central University East Central University (ECU or East Central) is a public university in Ada, Oklahoma. It is part of Oklahoma's Regional University System. Beyond its flagship campus in Ada, the university has courses available in McAlester, Shawnee, and Duran ...

in Ada, Oklahoma, and an MA in theatre/directing from the

University of Kansas The University of Kansas (KU) is a public research university with its main campus in Lawrence, Kansas, United States, and several satellite campuses, research and educational centers, medical centers, and classes across the state of Kansas. Tw ...

. He is married to Janet Nemecek. Nemecek was a founding committee member for the non-profit

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charity sci-fi fan convention in 1986 after graduate school, and founded the Trek-focused non-profit ThunderCon media fan convention in 1991.

Bibliography

* 1988: ''TNG-1: A Concordance and Episode Guide'' - Author * 1989: ** ''TNG-1: A Concordance and Episode Guide'' (updated) - Author ** ''TNG-2: A Concordance and Episode Guide'' - Author * 1990: ''TNG-3: A Concordance and Episode Guide'' - Author * 1992: ** ''TNG-4: A Concordance and Episode Guide'' - Author * 1993: ** ''TNG-5: A Concordance'' - Author ** ''Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion'' - Author * 1994: ** ''DS9-1: A Concordance and Episode Guide'' - Author **''Star Trek: Voyager'' Episode "Prophecy" - Writer (story; with J. Kelley Burke) * 1995: ''Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion'' (updated) - Author * 1996: ** ''DS9-2: A Concordance and Episode Guide'' - Author ** ''The Making of Star Trek: First Contact'' - Author (with

Lou Anders Lou Anders is the author of the ''Thrones & Bones'' series of middle grade fantasy novels. Anders is a Hugo Award-winning American editor, a Chesley Award-winning art director, an author and a journalist. Early life Lou Anders is originally f ...

and Ian Spelling) ** ''Star Trek Magazine'' - Contributor (columnist, interviewer/feature writer) * 1997: ''Star Trek Fact Files'' - Contributor (author, photo editor and researcher) * 1998: ''Star Trek Communicator'' - Managing editor, contributor * 1999: **''Star Trek: The Magazine'' - Contributor (author, photo editor, researcher and interviews) **''Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion'' (CD version) - Author * 2002: ''Star Trek: Star Charts'' - Contributor (Chapter introductions, research) * 2003: ''Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion'' (updated) - Author * 2005: ''Star Trek: The Collector's Edition'' - Contributor (episode notes) * 2011: ''The Official Star Trek The Next Generation: Build the USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D'' - Contributor (interviews) * 2013: ''Stellar Cartography: The Starfleet Reference Library'' - Author * 2018: ''Stellar Cartography: The Starfleet Reference Library: Updated Edition'' - Author

Filmography

* 2002: "Starfleet Moments & Memories Year Seven" ("A Unique Family"), TNG Season 7 DVD special feature - interviewed on March 20, 2002 * 2003: ''After They Were Famous: Star Trek'' - Consultant * 2004: ''Star Trek: New Voyages'': ''Come What May'' - portrayed Cal Strickland * 2005: ''Star Trek: Enterprise'' Episode "These Are the Voyages..." - cameoed as a Unnamed Human ceremony attendee * 2006: ''Star Trek: New Voyages'': ''To Serve All My Days'' - portrayed Esterion Captain * 2009: ''Trek Roundtable: First Contact'' (Star Trek: First Contact (2009 DVD) special feature) - Host * 2009: '' Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country'' Star Trek: Original Motion Picture Collection Blu-ray (special feature) - Audio commentary * 2010: ''The Captains of The Final Frontier'' - Consultant, Guest * 2011: ''Star Trek: New Voyages'': ''No-Win Scenario'' (Vignette Episode) - portrayed

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Grolst '' OTE: This episode was originally filmed in 2005, but was not released until 2011.' * 2011: ''G4's Proving Ground'': ''"Star Trek"'' - portrayed Star Trek Guest Consultant * 2011: ''Trek Nation'' - Guest * 2013: ''Star Trek Continues'': ''

'' - portrayed

Leonard McCoy Dr. Leonard H. McCoy, known as "Bones", is a character in the American science-fiction franchise ''Star Trek''. McCoy was played by actor DeForest Kelley in the original ''Star Trek'' series from 1966 to 1969, and he also appears in the anim ...

'' * 2014: ''Star Trek Continues:

'' - portrayed

, Creative Consultant * 2014: ''Star Trek Continues:

Fairest of Them All "Fairest of Them All" is a fan-produced ''Star Trek'' episode released in 2014, the third in the web series ''Star Trek Continues'', which aims to continue the episodes of '' Star Trek: The Original Series'' replicating their visual and storyte ...

'' - Creative Consultant * 2014:
The Green Girl
' - Guest * 2015: ''Star Trek Continues:

Divided We Stand "Divided We Stand" was the 25th episode of the M*A*S*H television series, and the premiere entry for season 2. The episode aired on September 13, 1973. Plot Brigadier General Clayton briefs Captain Hildebrand, ( Anthony Holland) a psychiatr ...

'' - Creative Consultant * 2015: ''Star Trek Continues:

The White Iris "The White Iris" is a fan-produced ''Star Trek'' episode released in 2015, the fourth in the web series ''Star Trek Continues'', which aims to continue the episodes of ''Star Trek: The Original Series'' replicating their visual and storytelling st ...

'' - Creative Consultant * 2015: ''Our Star Trek: The Fifty-Year Mission'' - Creative Consultant, Guest * 2016: ''Star Trek Continues:

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'' - Creative Consultant * 2016:
Red Shirt Diaries: Operation: Annihilate
' - Dr. McCoy * 2016: ''Star Trek Continues:

Embracing The Winds Embrace may refer to: * A hug, a form of physical intimacy * Acceptance Music Bands * Embrace (American band), a post-hardcore band from Washington, D.C. * Embrace (English band), a post-Britpop band from West Yorkshire * Embrace (duo), a Da ...

'' - Creative Consultant * 2017: ''Star Trek Continues:

Still Treads the Shadow A still is an apparatus used to distill liquid mixtures by heating to selectively boil and then cooling to condense the vapor. A still uses the same concepts as a basic distillation apparatus, but on a much larger scale. Stills have been used ...

'' - Creative Consultant * 2017: ''Star Trek Continues:

What Ships Are For What or WHAT may refer to: * What, an interrogative pronoun and adverb * "What?", one of the Five Ws used in journalism Film and television * ''What!'' (film) or ''The Whip and the Body'', a 1963 Italian film directed by Mario Bava * '' What ...

'' - Creative Consultant * 2017: ''Star Trek Continues: To Boldly Go: Part I'' - Creative Consultant * 2017: ''Star Trek Continues: To Boldly Go: Part II'' - Creative Consultant

References

External links

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Larry Nemecek's official archives and website

THE TREK FILES podcast from Roddenberry Podcast Network

TREKLAND TUESDAYS LIVE talkback show on Facebook

Larry Nemecek's TREKLAND blog and vidblog

"The Con of Wrath" documentary project

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