David Livingston is an American television producer and director. He is mostly known for his involvement in the writing and production of the various modern Star Trek franchises.
Livingston also has production credits on several episodes of Seven Days and Threshold as well as a 2002 television remake of Carrie.
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
line producer in 1992 for
Next Generation and the subsequent
Trek series.
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, for a total of 62 episodes.
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
A
Pterois volitans in the
aquarium of
Jean-Luc Picard's ready room for all seven years of
Star Trek: The Next Generation was named Livingston after him, by art director Herman F. Zimmerman.
Also named after him were the Starship USS
Livingston and
Starfleet Vice Admiral David Livingston, who was listed on the dedication plaques of the , , USS
Pasteur, and .
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.
Filmography
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