Gabriel Köerner, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Gabriel Köerner

Star Trek Fan And VFX Artist

Date of Birth: 14-Jun-1982

Place of Birth: Waterbury, Connecticut, United States

Profession: artist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Gabriel 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) and its sequel Trekkies 2 (2003), and went on to make guest appearances on The Drew Carey Show and as the "Star Trek Geek" on Beat the Geeks.
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 and an Emmy Award nomination for modeling work on the Sci-Fi Channel remake of Battlestar Galactica (2004).
He also worked on the live-action film Speed Racer (2008). Various scenes in Trekkies that feature Köerner were filmed in his then hometown of Bakersfield, California.