American businessmanJeff Bezosis best known asthe founder and CEO of Amazon.
However, people might be unaware that the wealthy media tycoon is also aStar Trekcharacter.
However, he did have some specific requirements.
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I’ll be invisible, nobody will know it’s me.
BeyonddirectorJustin Linwas prepared for the task, granting Bezos the role ofa non-human Starfleet officerstationed on the Starbase Yorktown.
In his sole on-screen line, the officer tells Kalara to “Speak normally” before walking away.
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Bezos' character belongs to an alien species that is still unidentified.
So Jeff Bezos’Star Trekcharacter shares his same real-life surname.
Justin Lin Enjoyed Working With Jeff Bezos on ‘Star Trek Beyond’
Lin and producerJ.J.
Abramslater revealed Bezos' cameo during the film’s press tour.
Beam me up, Eddie!
It was really intense.
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I had no idea who he was.
But he was obviously very important."
The crew of the USS Enterprise explores the furthest reaches of uncharted space, where they encounter a new ruthless enemy, who puts them, and everything the Federation stands for, to the test.