Gerald "Jerry" R. Fleck (November 4, 1947 â€" September 14, 2003) was
an American assistant director best known for his work on the Star
Trek franchise across eleven years.Fleck was born in 1947 in Chicago,
Illinois to Ed and Joan Fleck. The family moved to Santa Barbara,
California in 1955. During his school years, he became Student
Government President and within the Boy Scouts of America, he became
an Eagle Scout. He performed in school productions, and later joined
the Santa Barbara Youth Theater. While at Santa Barbara City College,
he won a scholarship to attend the American Academy of Dramatic Art in
New York City.Following graduation he appeared in several theatrical
productions on the East Coast. He joined the production team of Sunn
Classic Pictures, working on series such as The Life and Times of
Grizzly Adams. While on that show, he worked with James L. Conway, who
he would later work with on the pilot of Star Trek: Enterprise,
"Broken Bow". Working as an assistant director, he worked on
television series for other production companies such as Hardcastle
and McCormick, The A-Team and Hunter as well as feature films
including Tim Burton's Edward Scissorhands and Beetlejuice. He joined
Star Trek: The Next Generation as first assistant director, marking
the start of eleven and a half years with the franchise. He continued
his work with the series Star Trek: Voyager and Enterprise as well as
the Jonathan Frakes directed films Star Trek: First Contact and Star
Trek: Insurrection.Fleck died at his home on September 14, 2003. He
was working on pre-production for the Enterprise episode "North Star".
Once news broke, production was shut down on Enterprise on September
15 out of respect. The episode "Extinction", which aired 10 days after
his death, was dedicated to his memory.
an American assistant director best known for his work on the Star
Trek franchise across eleven years.Fleck was born in 1947 in Chicago,
Illinois to Ed and Joan Fleck. The family moved to Santa Barbara,
California in 1955. During his school years, he became Student
Government President and within the Boy Scouts of America, he became
an Eagle Scout. He performed in school productions, and later joined
the Santa Barbara Youth Theater. While at Santa Barbara City College,
he won a scholarship to attend the American Academy of Dramatic Art in
New York City.Following graduation he appeared in several theatrical
productions on the East Coast. He joined the production team of Sunn
Classic Pictures, working on series such as The Life and Times of
Grizzly Adams. While on that show, he worked with James L. Conway, who
he would later work with on the pilot of Star Trek: Enterprise,
"Broken Bow". Working as an assistant director, he worked on
television series for other production companies such as Hardcastle
and McCormick, The A-Team and Hunter as well as feature films
including Tim Burton's Edward Scissorhands and Beetlejuice. He joined
Star Trek: The Next Generation as first assistant director, marking
the start of eleven and a half years with the franchise. He continued
his work with the series Star Trek: Voyager and Enterprise as well as
the Jonathan Frakes directed films Star Trek: First Contact and Star
Trek: Insurrection.Fleck died at his home on September 14, 2003. He
was working on pre-production for the Enterprise episode "North Star".
Once news broke, production was shut down on Enterprise on September
15 out of respect. The episode "Extinction", which aired 10 days after
his death, was dedicated to his memory.
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