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''.[1]

Contents
Career
''Star Trek''
Contributions to the ''Star Trek'' universe
Other work
References
External links

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. [2] 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,[3] 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 of Jean-Luc Picard for all seven years of ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'', was named for him, as was the starship ''USS Livingston'' and Starfleet Vice Admiral David Livingston, who was listed on the dedication plaques of the USS 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 starring Matthew Baer, Patricia Tallman and ''Star Trek: Voyager'''s Robert Picardo.
In 2004, Livingston opened a photography exhibition entitled "The Sign," featuring original photography of the Hollywood Sign.[4]. In 2005, he opened another exhibition entitled "Slice of Life" which featured some of Livingston's experimental photography.

References


1. IMDB: David Livingston
2. Director David Livingston Unveils Photography Exhibit
3. Star Trek.com Biography: David Livingston
4. Interview: Veteran David Livingston Directs "The Sign", Talks ENT Season 4

External links



David Livingston at StarTrek.com, the official Star Trek site



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