Star Trek

American actress Gates McFadden is best known for playing the chief medical officer -- and hot redhead -- Dr. Beverly Crusher in the long-running sci-fi show "Star Trek: The Next Generation" ... back in 1987.

While you're here, can you solve the "Star Trek" trivia below:

McFadden was part of an ensemble cast, including Jonathan Frakes, Patrick Stewart and Michael Dorn.

7:50 AM PT -- William Shatner confirmed that he had a medical episode with the explanation that he "over indulged" ... and poked fun at our (accurate) reporting.

William Shatner -- who played the iconic role of Captain Kirk on "Star Trek" -- was rushed to the hospital Wednesday after suffering a medical emergency, TMZ has learned.

Harry Gold, Shatner's agent, told TMZ ... The legendary actor experienced an issue with his blood sugar while at his home in Los Angeles late Wednesday afternoon and was checked out.

We're told Shatner called emergency medical service workers for help as a precaution and paramedics showed up in an LAFD ambulance.

Nick Carter was being a total 'Star Trek' fanboy in Las Vegas while recently hanging with a pair of Captain Kirks -- William Shatner and Paul Wesley.

The Backstreet Boys star dropped by Creation Entertainment’s STLV: Trek to Vegas 2025 Convention last week ... where he snapped pics with the two sci-fi stars.

Sources familiar with the situation tells TMZ ... the trio chopped it up for about 20 minutes and were very interested in one another’s work -- and a lot of support was shared between the actors and musician.

Connor Tomlinson had an out-of-this-world experience with Captain James T. Kirk ... or at least an A.I. William Shatner -- who had a ton of nice stuff to say about the star.

The "Love on the Spectrum" star stopped by Howie Mandel's studio in Los Angeles to get up close and personal with Proto Hologram earlier this week ... and, he was clearly awestruck by meeting Will -- even just this faux version of him.

The group peppered Holo Will with questions about 'LotS' ... including what he loves about Connor and what his favorite moment from the show is.

"Star Trek" star LeVar Burton is shutting down speculation there were not enough safety precautions in place for the mission that left astronauts Sunita "Suni" Williams and Barry "Butch" Wilmore stuck in space ... clarifying these pros knew the risks.

We caught up with the "Reading Rainbow" host in Los Angeles Thursday, and LeVar explained space exploration is inherently risky ... and every potential problem can't be anticipated, and things often don't go according to plan.

The astronauts are now stuck on the International Space Station until 2025 after technical issues shut down their return flight.

Comic-Con is in full swing in San Diego, and the cosplay game is on fire! From "Diablo 4"'s Lilith to Orin the Red ... attendees are bringing their A-game with their epic looks.

Check out the pics ... we've got everything from Elphaba from "Wicked" and Professor Garlick from "Harry Potter" to Springtrap from "Five Nights at Freddy’s."

Whoever said playing dress-up can't be glamorous was clearly wrong -- because these mega fans look great! Check out this fem Captain America outfit ... definitely a super-powered dose of style, not to mention the other costumes.

Bill Maher tackled one of the most burning questions in the history of "Star Trek" Friday ... and thanks to William Shatner, we now have our answer!

The 'Real Time' host interviewed Shatner on his HBO show – and, at one point during their convo, Bill asked about the famous interracial kiss between Admiral James T. Kirk (white) and Lt. Nyota Uhura (Black).

Shatner, as Kirk, planted the lip smacker on Nichelle Nichols, as Uhura, in the 1968 Star Trek episode titled, "Plato's Stepchildren." The moment was very controversial because NBC – which aired "Star Trek" – was afraid of turning off their conservative Southern audience.

LeVar Burton is officially in on the game ... 'cause after lengthy contract negotiations he's sealed the deal on his gig with "Trivial Pursuit," TMZ has learned.

Network sources tell us LeVar has officially locked in the deal to host and executive produce the revived version of the game show for The CW -- this after he and his team had been in negotiations with the network since last fall.

We're told LB will be in New York Thursday at the Nexstar/CW upfronts where the news will become official to the world.

El 2002 fue el año cumbre en la carrera del actor estadounidense Anson Mount, a sus 28 años cosechó un gran éxito en la gran pantalla junto a los grandes de Hollywood, como Britney Spears en "Crossroads" y Robert De Niro en "City By The Sea".

Del cine a la televisión, Anson interpretó a Jim Steele en la serie de la NBC "Conviction" en 2006 y protagonizó a Cullen Bohannon en la serie dramática del oeste "Hell On Wheels" en 2011.

Más recientemente, interpretó al capitán Chris Pike en la serie de Star Trek "Discovery, Short Treks" y a Black Bolt en "Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Madness".

At 28 years old, 2002 was a career high for American actor Anson Mount who found much success on the big screen with the big dogs in Hollywood like Britney Spears in "Crossroads" and Robert De Niro in "City By The Sea".

From movies to TV shows, Anson portrayed Jim Steele on the NBC series "Conviction" back in 2006 and starred as Cullen Bohannon on the western drama series "Hell On Wheels" in 2011.

Most recently, he played Captain Chris Pike on Star Trek's "Discovery, Short Treks" and Black Bolt in "Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Madness".

Gary Graham -- famous from 'Star Trek: Enterprise' -- has died ... according to his loved ones.

The veteran TV actor passed away Monday -- an announcement that was delivered by his ex-wife, Susan Lavelle, who didn't offer a cause of death or any other details about the circumstances. She did, however, have a touching remembrance for her husband.

She noted his current wife, Becky, was by his side and added -- "Gary was funny, sarcastic sense of humor but kind, fought for what he believed in, a devout Christian and was so proud of his daughter, Haylee. This was sudden so please pray for our daughter as she navigates through this thing called grief. Fly high into the heavens Gar!"

Gary is perhaps most recognizable from his time on 'STE' ... where he played Ambassador Soval from 2001 to 2005 for a total of 12 episodes. However, another major claim to fame of his came from the late '80s show 'Alien Nation' ... on which he was the co-lead.

Other shows he's been on for a significant amount of time ... 'M.A.N.T.I.S.,' 'JAG,' 'Universal Dead' and others. He's also guest starred on 'Renegades,' 'Work Related,' 'Nip/Tuck,' 'Nash Bridges,' 'Walker, Texas Ranger,' 'The Dukes of Hazzard,' 'Ally McBeal' ... and more.

GG had some films on his resume as well -- including roles in 'The Spy Within,' 'The Last Warrior,' 'The Arrogant,' 'All the Right Moves,' 'Robot Jox,' 'Steel' and lots of others.

He's survived by his daughter, Haylee. Gary was 73.

Gary Graham, famoso por "Star Trek: Enterprise", ha muerto. Así lo confirman sus seres queridos.

El veterano actor de televisión falleció el lunes, un anuncio que fue entregado por su ex esposa, Susan Lavelle, quien no ofreció una causa de muerte o cualquier otro detalle sobre las circunstancia, sin embargo, tuvo un emotivo recuerdo para su marido.

Señaló que su actual esposa, Becky, estaba a su lado y añadió: "Gary era divertido, con un sentido del humor sarcástico pero amable, luchaba por lo que creía, era un cristiano devoto y estaba muy orgulloso de su hija, Haylee. Esto fue repentino, así que por favor recen por nuestra hija mientras navega a través de esta cosa llamada dolor. Vuela alto en los cielos Gar".

Gary es quizás más reconocible por su participación en "STE", donde interpretó al embajador Soval ente el 2001 y el 2005 en un total de 12 episodios. Sin embargo, otro de sus grandes aciertos a finales de los 80 en la serie "Alien Nation", en la que fue el co-protagonista.

Otros programas en los que ha participado durante un tiempo significativo son "M.A.N.T.I.S.", "JAG", "Universal Dead" y otros. También ha actuado como estrella invitada en "Renegades", "Work Related", "Nip/Tuck", "Nash Bridges", "Walker Texas Ranger", "The Dukes of Hazzard", "Ally McBeal" y más.

Gary también tenía algunas películas en su currículum, como "El espía infiltrado", "El último guerrero", "El arrogante", "Todos los movimientos correctos", "Robot Jox", "Acero" y muchas otras.

Le sobrevive su hija Haylee. Gary tenía 73 años.

Underneath this rounded-out photo is an Australian actor and comedian who broke out in Hollywood in the late 90s/early 2000s, and even though he's fully clothed and not "Full Frontal" in this image, he still remains quite the stud ... even when he's all mashed-up 😜!

In 2000, his native accent came in clutch when he starred in the Australian crime film "Chopper," and a decade later, he proved his strength and agility when he chased down Chris Pine in "Star Trek."

Annie Wersching -- famous for roles in a number of hit TV shows over the years -- has died.

Her publicist confirmed the news to Deadline -- and her husband, Stephen Full, issued a statement. He writes, "There is a cavernous hole in the soul of this family today. But she left us the tools to fill it. She found wonder in the simplest moment. She didn’t require music to dance. She taught us not to wait for adventure to find you. ‘Go find it. It’s everywhere.’ And find it we shall."

Full adds, "As I drove our boys, the true loves of her life, down the winding driveway and street, she would yell BYE! until we were out of earshot and into the world. I can still hear it ringing. Bye my Buddie. ‘I love you little family…’"

Wersching was diagnosed with cancer in 2020, and continued to act thereafter. It's unclear what sort of cancer she was battling ... she kept her diagnosis private for a while.

She'll perhaps be best remembered as Renee Walker on "24," for which she appeared in 35 episodes. Wersching has starred in several other TV series, though -- including "Timeless," "Runaways," "The Vampire Diaries," "Bosch," "General Hospital," "Dallas," "Extant," and more.

Other famous shows she's had guest spots on include "Charmed," "Frasier," "Angel," "Boston Legal," "Supernatural," "CSI," "NCIS," "Hawaii Five-0," "Revolution," "Blue Bloods" and others. She also voiced Tess in "The Last of Us" video game ... which just got made into a series.

More recently, she had acted in "The Rookie" and "Star Trek: Picard" -- that last show is bitter sweet, as "Star Trek: Enterprise" is noted as her first acting gig on IMDb.

She had 48 credits to her name dating back to 2002. She survived by her husband, her 3 children and extended family. A GoFundMe has been started for her loved ones.

Wersching was just 45.

Iconic comic book writer Peter David is in a hospital, recovering from a series of extremely debilitating strokes ... TMZ has learned.

Kathleen David tells us ... Peter tried getting out of bed last week, but instead he slid off because he was unable to use his legs. Kathleen was able to get him standing and take him downstairs, but after he was unable to get off the couch for 5 hours, she called 911.

We're told paramedics took him to a hospital, noting he was gray when they arrived. Kathleen says she later learned Peter had suffered a mild cardiac event and a major stroke ... followed by a few smaller ones.

Kathleen says her husband -- who's written for Marvel and DC's biggest superheroes -- is still hospitalized and undergoing tests to determine the next steps.

A couple of positive signs ... she says he's able to speak, and is already complaining about still being laid up in a hospital.

She tells us the medical bills are stackin' up pretty high for Peter ... and says a friend has started a GoFundMe for anyone looking to help them out.