Robert Richard Blackman (born 1943) is an American

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most known for his work on the ''Star Trek'' franchise since '' Star Trek: The Next Generation''s

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opener, "

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" and '' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine''.

''Star Trek''

Blackman had been working on the sitcom '' Day by Day'', which was being filmed on the Paramount lot. He met Bob Harris in the wardrobe department, who was looking for people to interview to replace Durinda Rice Wood on '' Star Trek: The Next Generation''. Harris wanted Blackman to interview for the post, but he refused, saying that he wasn't interested in working on a futuristic project. Two days later, he agreed to attend an interview after Harris begged him. Blackman later recalled that he took the interview with

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very casually, saying "but by the time the interview was over I had my feet propped up on his desk and I was just gabbing about theory and design and stuff". He was offered the post, and agreed to take it for a year. He became head of costume design for all ''Star Trek'' series, working on '' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'', '' Star Trek: Voyager'', '' Star Trek: Enterprise'' and the feature films ''

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'' and Star Trek: First Contact.

Awards

He has received 10 Emmy nominations for his work on ''Star Trek'',"Star Trek: The Next Generation"
Emmys.com. Retrieved 2012-12-19 winning twice for ''The Next Generation's'' episodes "

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" and " Time's Arrow, Part II". He also won an Emmy in 2009 for his work on the ''

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'' episode "Bzzzzzzzzz!". In 2006, he was awarded with a Career Achievement Award from the

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,"Winners for the 8th Annual Costume Designers Guild. Awards - Career Achievement Award: Bob Blackman"
The Ocean Group Inc. Retrieved 2012-12-19. and their Spotlight Award.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Blackman, Robert American costume designers Living people 1943 births