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{{Short description| | {{Short description|Brief appearance in performing art}} | ||
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A '''cameo role''', also called a '''cameo appearance''' and often shortened to just '''cameo''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|æ|m|i|oʊ}}), is a brief appearance | A '''cameo role''', also called a '''cameo appearance''' and often shortened to just '''cameo''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|æ|m|i|oʊ}}), is a brief appearance of a well-known person in a work of the [[performing arts]]. These roles are generally small, many of them non-speaking ones, and are commonly either appearances in a work in which they hold some special significance (such as actors from an original movie appearing in its remake) or renowned people making uncredited appearances. Short appearances by [[Celebrity|celebrities]], [[film director]]s, [[politician]]s, [[athlete]]s or [[musician]]s are common. A crew member of the movie or show playing a minor role can be referred to as a cameo as well, such as [[Alfred Hitchcock]]'s [[List of Alfred Hitchcock cameo appearances|frequent cameos]]. | ||
==Concept== | ==Concept== | ||
Originally, in the 1920s, "cameo role" meant "a small character part that stands out from the other minor parts". The [[Oxford English Dictionary]] connects this with the meaning "a short literary sketch or portrait", which is based on the literal meaning of "[[Cameo (carving)|cameo]]", a miniature carving on a gemstone.<ref>Oxford English Dictionary, "Cameo".</ref> More recently | Originally, in the 1920s, a "cameo role" meant "a small character part that stands out from the other minor parts". The [[Oxford English Dictionary]] connects this with the meaning "a short literary sketch or portrait", which is based on the literal meaning of "[[Cameo (carving)|cameo]]", a miniature carving on a gemstone.<ref>Oxford English Dictionary, "Cameo".</ref> More recently, in the late 20th century, a "cameo" has come to refer to any short appearance as a character, such as the examples below.<ref>{{cite web |title=Cameo in Film topic |url=http://www.ldoceonline.com/Film-topic/cameo |publisher=Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English |access-date=9 January 2017 |quote=a short appearance in a film or play by a well-known actor}}</ref> | ||
Cameos are generally not credited because of their brevity, or a perceived mismatch between the celebrity's stature and the film or television series in which they are appearing. Many are [[publicity stunt]]s. Others are acknowledgements of an actor's contribution to an earlier work, as in the case of many [[film adaptation]]s of television series, or of [[remake]]s of earlier films. Others honour artists or celebrities known for work in a particular field.{{citation needed|date=September 2016}} | Cameos are generally not credited because of their brevity, or a perceived mismatch between the celebrity's stature and the film or television series in which they are appearing. Many are [[publicity stunt]]s. Others are acknowledgements of an actor's contribution to an earlier work, as in the case of many [[film adaptation]]s of television series, or of [[remake]]s of earlier films. Others honour artists or celebrities known for work in a particular field.{{citation needed|date=September 2016}} | ||
One of the best-known series of cameos was by [[Stan Lee]], who made [[List of cameo appearances by Stan Lee|very brief appearances in most of Marvel movies]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.techinsider.io/every-stan-lee-cameo-2016-2 |title=Stan Lee has made 28 cameos in Marvel movies and shows — here they are |work=[[Tech Insider]] |access-date=18 February 2017 |date=16 February 2016 |first=Sidney |last=Fussell |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160808150333/http://www.techinsider.io/every-stan-lee-cameo-2016-2 |archive-date=8 August 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> | One of the best-known series of cameos was by [[Stan Lee]], who made [[List of cameo appearances by Stan Lee|very brief appearances in most of the Marvel movies]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.techinsider.io/every-stan-lee-cameo-2016-2 |title=Stan Lee has made 28 cameos in Marvel movies and shows — here they are |work=[[Tech Insider]] |access-date=18 February 2017 |date=16 February 2016 |first=Sidney |last=Fussell |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160808150333/http://www.techinsider.io/every-stan-lee-cameo-2016-2 |archive-date=8 August 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> | ||
Cameos also occur in [[novel]]s and other literary works. "Literary cameos" usually involve an established character from another work who makes a brief appearance to establish a [[shared universe]] setting, to make a point, or to offer [[Homage (arts)|homage]]. [[Balzac]] often employed this practice, as in his ''[[La Comédie humaine|Comédie humaine]]''. Sometimes a cameo features a historical person who "drops in" on fictional characters in a [[historical novel]], as when [[Benjamin Franklin]] shares a [[beer]] with Phillipe Charboneau in ''[[The Bastard (novel)|The Bastard]]'' by [[John Jakes]].{{citation needed|date=September 2016}} | Cameos also occur in [[novel]]s and other literary works. "Literary cameos" usually involve an established character from another work who makes a brief appearance to establish a [[shared universe]] setting, to make a point, or to offer [[Homage (arts)|homage]]. [[Balzac]] often employed this practice, as in his ''[[La Comédie humaine|Comédie humaine]]''. Sometimes a cameo features a historical person who "drops in" on fictional characters in a [[historical novel]], as when [[Benjamin Franklin]] shares a [[beer]] with Phillipe Charboneau in ''[[The Bastard (novel)|The Bastard]]'' by [[John Jakes]].{{citation needed|date=September 2016}} | ||
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[[Alfred Hitchcock]] is known for [[List of Alfred Hitchcock cameo appearances|his frequent cameos in his movies]], as early as in his third film [[The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog|''The Lodger'']] (1927). In ''[[Lifeboat (1944 film)|Lifeboat]]'', as the action was restricted to the titular lifeboat, Hitchcock appeared in a newspaper ad. | [[Alfred Hitchcock]] is known for [[List of Alfred Hitchcock cameo appearances|his frequent cameos in his movies]], as early as in his third film [[The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog|''The Lodger'']] (1927). In ''[[Lifeboat (1944 film)|Lifeboat]]'', as the action was restricted to the titular lifeboat, Hitchcock appeared in a newspaper ad. | ||
[[ | [[Orson Welles]] also makes a couple of appearances in his own films from 1939-1948. Welles performed in many of his own films while nearly directing six hundred separate scenes. During this time, not many directors were seen performing in their own films. Welles had his under-study take his place at the time, and then repeated the scene with himself.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Frankfurt|first=John|date=2006|title=Walking Shadows: Orson Welles, William Randolph Hearst, and Citizen Kane|url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1525/fq.2006.60.2.79.5|journal=Film Quarterly|volume=60|issue=2|pages=81–82|doi=10.1525/fq.2006.60.2.79.5|issn=0015-1386}}</ref> His cameos included directing and acting in ''First Person Singular'', the voice narration of ''A Mercury Production of Orson Welles'', and lead role in ''Citizen Kane''.<ref>{{Citation|title=20.The Battle over Orson Welles|date=2019-12-31|url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1525/9780520940710-022|work=Discovering Orson Welles|pages=236–247|publisher=University of California Press|doi=10.1525/9780520940710-022|isbn=9780520940710|s2cid=226772062|access-date=2021-10-21}}</ref> | ||
[[David Cronenberg]] presented himself in his own films between the years of 1960 and 2010. Cronenberg's cameos are often referred as to as a ''cult supertext'' (a collection of moments across multiple films that help compel different ways of the authors views on the world) because he typically plays characters who are disconnected, cold, and serial killer like.<ref>{{Citation|last=Mathijs|first=Ernest|title=Cronenberg Connected: Cameo Acting, Cult Stardom and Supertexts|date=2013|url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/9781137291776_9|work=Cult Film Stardom|pages=144–162|place=London|publisher=Palgrave Macmillan UK|doi=10.1057/9781137291776_9|isbn=978-1-349-33305-9|access-date=2021-10-21}}</ref> Cronenberg's most famous cameo occurred in ''The Fly'' when he was a gynecologist. He also was Ed's supervisor in ''Into the Night'', an infected crowd member in ''Shivers'', a man at a lake in ''To Die For,'' and Max Renn in ''Videodrome.''<ref>{{Cite journal|date=2013-07-01|title=Cult film stardom: offbeat attractions and processes of cultification|url=http://dx.doi.org/10.5860/choice.50-6075|journal=Choice Reviews Online|volume=50|issue=11|pages=50–6075-50-6075|doi=10.5860/choice.50-6075|issn=0009-4978}}</ref> | |||
[[Quentin Tarantino]] provides brief cameos or [[Bit part|small role]]s in all his movies.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Vincent|first1=Alice|last2=Saunders|first2=Tristram Fane|title=Quentin Tarantino: his 10 best cameo roles|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/film/hateful-eight/quentin-tarantino-best-cameo-roles/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/film/hateful-eight/quentin-tarantino-best-cameo-roles/ |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|publisher=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|access-date=15 September 2016|date=10 December 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref> | |||
In a same way, [[Roman Polanski]] appears as a hired hoodlum in his film ''[[Chinatown (1974 film)|Chinatown]]'' (1974), slitting Jack Nicholson's nose with the blade of his clasp knife.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Clarke|first1=Roger|title=Story of the scene: 'Chinatown' Roman Polanski (1974)|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/story-of-the-scene-chinatown-roman-polanski-1974-819366.html|work=[[The Independent]]|access-date=15 September 2016|date=1 May 2008}}</ref> | Likewise, [[Peter Jackson]] has made brief cameos in all of his movies, except for his first feature-length film ''[[Bad Taste]]'' in which he plays a main character, as well as ''[[The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies|The Battle of the Five Armies]]'', though a portrait of him appears in the film. For example, he plays a peasant eating a carrot in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring|The Fellowship of the Ring]]'' and ''[[The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug|The Desolation of Smaug]]''; a Rohan warrior in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers|The Two Towers]]'' and a Corsair of Umbar boatswain in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King|The Return of the King]]''. All four were non-speaking "blink and you miss him" appearances, although in the Extended Release of ''The Return of the King'', his character was given more screen time and his reprise of the carrot eating peasant in ''The Desolation of Smaug'' was featured in the foreground in reference to ''The Fellowship of the Ring'' - last seen twelve years earlier.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Sumra|first1=Husain|date=14 December 2011|title=Did you know that Peter Jackson made cameos in the Lord of the Rings films?|url=http://www.swiftfilm.com/did-you-know-that-peter-jackson-made-cameos-in-the-lord-of-the-rings-films/|access-date=15 September 2016|publisher=Swiftfilm}}</ref> In addition, when he was directing ''Heavenly Creatures'' (1994), he appeared as a drunk person bumping into the main characters, and in the ''Frighteners'', Jackson appeared as a man with piercings with his real-life son in a bouncer.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Pryor|first=Ian|title=Peter Jackson : From Prince of Splatter to Lord of the Rings|publisher=1st U.S. ed., Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press|year=2004}}</ref> | ||
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Director [[Tim Burton]] briefly appears in his films. He makes a slight appearance as a street thug who confronts Pee-wee in the back alley in ''Pee-wee's Big Adventure,'' and a visitor at the fair in Blackpool who gets a skeleton thrown at him in ''Miss. Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children''.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Barkman|first=Adam|last2=Sanna|first2=Antonio|url=http://worldcat.org/oclc/1038627977|title=A critical companion to Tim Burton|year=2017|isbn=978-1-4985-5272-1|oclc=1038627977}}</ref> | |||
Director [[Martin Scorsese]] appears in the background of his films as a bystander or an [[unseen character]]. In ''[[Who's That Knocking at My Door]]'' (1967), he appears as one of the gangsters; he is a lighting crewman in ''[[After Hours (film)|After Hours]]'' (1985) and a passenger in ''[[Taxi Driver]]'' (1976). He opens up his film ''[[The Color of Money]]'' (1986) with a monologue on the art of playing pool. In addition, he appears with his wife and daughter as wealthy New Yorkers in ''[[Gangs of New York]]'', and he appears as a theatre-goer and is heard as a movie projectionist in ''[[The Aviator (2004 film)|The Aviator]]'' (2004). | |||
In a same way, [[Roman Polanski]] appears as a hired hoodlum in his film ''[[Chinatown (1974 film)|Chinatown]]'' (1974), slitting Jack Nicholson's nose with the blade of his clasp knife.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Clarke|first1=Roger|title=Story of the scene: 'Chinatown' Roman Polanski (1974)|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/story-of-the-scene-chinatown-roman-polanski-1974-819366.html|work=[[The Independent]]|access-date=15 September 2016|date=1 May 2008}}</ref><!-- NOTE: Please do not add examples here, unless they illustrate something new; everything must be cited --> | |||
===Actors and writers=== | ===Actors and writers=== | ||
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''[[Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood]]'' (1976) features cameos from dozens of actors from Hollywood's golden age. | ''[[Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood]]'' (1976) features cameos from dozens of actors from Hollywood's golden age. | ||
''[[The Player (1992 film)|The Player]]'' (1992) features cameos from 65 Hollywood actors. | |||
''[[Run for Your Wife (2012 film)|Run for Your Wife]]'' (2012) is filled with cameos from 80 of Britain's film and TV stars from the 1960s, 70s and 80s. | |||
[[Aaron Sorkin]] also had cameos in some works he wrote: as a bar customer speaking about the law in his debut film screenplay ''[[A Few Good Men]]'' (1992), as an advertising executive in ''[[The Social Network]]'' and as a guest at the inauguration of President [[Matt Santos]] in the final episode of ''[[The West Wing]]''. | [[Aaron Sorkin]] also had cameos in some works he wrote: as a bar customer speaking about the law in his debut film screenplay ''[[A Few Good Men]]'' (1992), as an advertising executive in ''[[The Social Network]]'' and as a guest at the inauguration of President [[Matt Santos]] in the final episode of ''[[The West Wing]]''. | ||
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[[Stephen King]] is famous for making short cameo appearances in almost every movie that is made based on his novels.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kaye|first=Don|date=2019-09-21|title=Every Stephen King Movie Cameo: From Creepshow to It Chapter Two|url=https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/every-stephen-king-movie-cameo/|access-date=2020-12-16|website=Den of Geek|language=en-US}}</ref> | [[Stephen King]] is famous for making short cameo appearances in almost every movie that is made based on his novels.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kaye|first=Don|date=2019-09-21|title=Every Stephen King Movie Cameo: From Creepshow to It Chapter Two|url=https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/every-stephen-king-movie-cameo/|access-date=2020-12-16|website=Den of Geek|language=en-US}}</ref> | ||
''[[An Adventure in Space and Time]]'', a drama about how ''[[Doctor Who]]'' began, features many [[An Adventure in Space and Time#Cast|actors from the show's past]], including two past companions in a party scene, another as a mother calling her children in for dinner and a fourth in a car park at the BBC.<ref>{{cite news |last=Wilson |first=Dan |title=Doctor Who: 17 things for Who fans to spot in An Adventure in Space and Time by Mark Gatiss |url=http://metro.co.uk/2013/11/21/doctor-who-17-things-for-who-fans-to-spot-in-an-adventure-in-space-and-time-by-mark-gatiss-4191651/ |newspaper=[[Metro (British newspaper)|Metro]] |access-date=15 September 2016 |date=21 November 2013}}</ref> | ''[[An Adventure in Space and Time]]'', a drama about how ''[[Doctor Who]]'' began, features many [[An Adventure in Space and Time#Cast|actors from the show's past]], including two past companions in a party scene, another as a mother calling her children in for dinner and a fourth in a car park at the BBC as a guard.<ref>{{cite news |last=Wilson |first=Dan |title=Doctor Who: 17 things for Who fans to spot in An Adventure in Space and Time by Mark Gatiss |url=http://metro.co.uk/2013/11/21/doctor-who-17-things-for-who-fans-to-spot-in-an-adventure-in-space-and-time-by-mark-gatiss-4191651/ |newspaper=[[Metro (British newspaper)|Metro]] |access-date=15 September 2016 |date=21 November 2013}}</ref> | ||
In the movie adaptation of ''[[Les Misérables (2012 film)|Les Miserables]]'', [[Colm Wilkinson]], who originated the role of Jean Valjean in the West End and on Broadway, made a cameo as the [[Bishop Myriel|Bishop of Digne]].<ref name="lati">{{cite news |last1=Ng |first1=David |title=Colm Wilkinson, original Jean Valjean, on 'Les Miserables' movie |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/la-xpm-2012-dec-31-la-et-cm-colm-wilkinson-original-jean-valjean-on-les-miserables-movie-20121230-story.html |access-date=28 July 2020 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=2012-12-31}}</ref> | In the movie adaptation of ''[[Les Misérables (2012 film)|Les Miserables]]'', [[Colm Wilkinson]], who originated the role of Jean Valjean in the West End and on Broadway, made a cameo as the [[Bishop Myriel|Bishop of Digne]].<ref name="lati">{{cite news |last1=Ng |first1=David |title=Colm Wilkinson, original Jean Valjean, on 'Les Miserables' movie |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/la-xpm-2012-dec-31-la-et-cm-colm-wilkinson-original-jean-valjean-on-les-miserables-movie-20121230-story.html |access-date=28 July 2020 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=2012-12-31}}</ref> | ||
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In the | In the Soviet film [[Moscow Does not Believe in Tears]] famous actor [[Innokenty Smoktunovsky]] appears for a minute as himself. | ||
===Other=== | ===Other=== | ||
Films based on actual events occasionally include cameo [[guest appearance]]s by the people portrayed in them. In ''[[The Pursuit of Happyness]]'', [[Chris Gardner]] makes a cameo at the end. ''[[24 Hour Party People]]'', a film about [[Tony Wilson]], has a cameo by the real Tony Wilson and many other notable people. In the film ''[[Apollo 13 (film)|Apollo 13]]'', [[Jim Lovell|James Lovell]] (the real commander of that flight) and his wife Marilyn appear next to the actors playing them ([[Tom Hanks]] and [[Kathleen Quinlan]] respectively). [[Domino Harvey]] makes a short appearance in the credits of ''[[Domino (2005 film)|Domino]]'', while the real [[Erin Brockovich]] has a cameo appearance as a waitress named Julia in the [[Erin Brockovich (film)|eponymous movie]] (where her role is played by the actress [[Julia Roberts]]).{{citation needed|date=September 2016}} [[Sophie Wilson]] has a cameo as a barmaid in ''[[Micro Men]]'', which shows her work for [[Acorn Computers]]. In a [[Flashback (narrative)|flashback]] sequence in ''[[Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (film)|Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas]]'', Raoul Duke (played by [[Johnny Depp]]) runs into the real-life [[Hunter S. Thompson]], upon whom the character of Duke is based, leading him to remark "There I was...mother of God, there I am! Holy fuck." | Films based on actual events occasionally include cameo [[guest appearance]]s by the people portrayed in them. In ''[[The Pursuit of Happyness]]'', [[Chris Gardner]] makes a cameo at the end. ''[[24 Hour Party People]]'', a film about [[Tony Wilson]], has a cameo by the real Tony Wilson and many other notable people. In the film ''[[Apollo 13 (film)|Apollo 13]]'', [[Jim Lovell|James Lovell]] (the real commander of that flight) and his wife Marilyn appear next to the actors playing them ([[Tom Hanks]] and [[Kathleen Quinlan]] respectively). [[Domino Harvey]] makes a short appearance in the credits of ''[[Domino (2005 film)|Domino]]'', while the real [[Erin Brockovich]] has a cameo appearance as a waitress named Julia in the [[Erin Brockovich (film)|eponymous movie]] (where her role is played by the actress [[Julia Roberts]]).{{citation needed|date=September 2016}} [[Sophie Wilson]] has a cameo as a barmaid in ''[[Micro Men]]'', which shows her work for [[Acorn Computers]]. In a [[Flashback (narrative)|flashback]] sequence in ''[[Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (film)|Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas]]'', Raoul Duke (played by [[Johnny Depp]]) runs into the real-life [[Hunter S. Thompson]], upon whom the character of Duke is based, leading him to remark "There I was...mother of God, there I am! Holy fuck." | ||
[[Maria Von Trapp]] made an uncredited brief cameo appearance in the film version of her life, [[The Sound of Music]]. She appears in the background during the song "I Have Confidence" with her daughter Rosmarie and stepson Werner Von Trapp. | |||
[[Tom Morello]], American guitarist and musician, makes an appearance in the Marvel film ''[[Iron Man (2008 film)|Iron Man]]'' (2008), in which he also participated in the [[Iron Man (soundtrack)|soundtrack]]. | [[Tom Morello]], American guitarist and musician, makes an appearance in the Marvel film ''[[Iron Man (2008 film)|Iron Man]]'' (2008), in which he also participated in the [[Iron Man (soundtrack)|soundtrack]]. | ||
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[[Alan Bennett]] makes a cameo appearance at the end of his film ''[[The Lady in the Van]]''. | [[Alan Bennett]] makes a cameo appearance at the end of his film ''[[The Lady in the Van]]''. | ||
Boxer [[Roberto Duran]] and his wife Felicidad made a cameo appearance towards the end of the ''[[Hands of Stone]]'' film, about Duran's life. The pair were played by [[Edgar Ramirez]] and [[Ana de Armas]], respectively.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/hands_of_stone |title=Hands of Stone |access-date=10 July 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref> | Boxer [[Roberto Duran]] and his wife Felicidad made a cameo appearance towards the end of the ''[[Hands of Stone]]'' film, about Duran's life. The pair were played by [[Edgar Ramirez]] and [[Ana de Armas]], respectively.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/hands_of_stone |title=Hands of Stone |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |access-date=10 July 2021 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160407185230/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/hands_of_stone |archive-date=7 April 2016 }}</ref> | ||
An unusual example of a famous non-actor being given a small but speaking fictional role occurred in the ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' episode "[[Second Chances (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|Second Chances]]." Dr. [[Mae Jemison]], an [[astronaut]], the first Black woman in space, and a long-time fan of ''Star Trek'', was offered the opportunity to appear on the show. She was given the role of a Starfleet crewmember and a few lines, becoming the first real-life astronaut to appear on ''Star Trek''.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Nemecek |first1=Larry |title=Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion |date=1995 |publisher=Pocket Books |pages=249–250 |edition=2nd}}</ref> | An unusual example of a famous non-actor being given a small but speaking fictional role occurred in the ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' episode "[[Second Chances (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|Second Chances]]." Dr. [[Mae Jemison]], an [[astronaut]], the first Black woman in space, and a long-time fan of ''Star Trek'', was offered the opportunity to appear on the show. She was given the role of a Starfleet crewmember and a few lines, becoming the first real-life astronaut to appear on ''Star Trek''.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Nemecek |first1=Larry |title=Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion |date=1995 |publisher=Pocket Books |pages=249–250 |edition=2nd}}</ref> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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* [[Allusion]] | * [[Allusion]] | ||
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