André Bormanis
American television producer and writer
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::summary American television producer and writer ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| image | Andre Bormanis by Gage Skidmore.jpg |
| caption | Bormanis in 2025 |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Chicago, Illinois |
| occupation | Television writer and producer |
| nationality | Latvian / German |
| citizenship | USA |
| education | Physics (B.S.) |
| Science, Technology, | |
| and Public Policy (M.A.) | |
| alma_mater | University of Arizona |
| George Washington University | |
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| image = Andre Bormanis by Gage Skidmore.jpg | alt = | caption = Bormanis in 2025 | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = Chicago, Illinois | occupation = Television writer and producer | nationality = Latvian / German | ethnicity = | citizenship = USA | education = Physics (B.S.) Science, Technology, and Public Policy (M.A.) | alma_mater = University of Arizona George Washington University Andre Bormanis (born February 13, 1959) is an American television producer, screenwriter, and author of the book Star Trek: Science Logs. Bormanis is most notable for his involvement in the long-running Star Trek franchise, and was the science consultant on Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager and Star Trek: Enterprise. He also wrote a number of episodes of the Star Trek: Voyager series and became a writer and producer on the Enterprise series, as well as acting as a science and technical advisor on two of the Next Generation films.
He was also a writer and producer of the CBS science fiction drama Threshold; the CBS drama series Eleventh Hour; a writer for Tron: Uprising; and the director of scientific research for Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey. In 2017, Bormanis became a science consultant and a writer-producer on The Orville.
Television and film career
''Star Trek''
Bormanis became the science consultant for Star Trek: The Next Generation and went on to work in that capacity for Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Star Trek: Voyager. Whilst working on Voyager, he co-wrote the episode "Nightingale". He has also been a writer of several episodes of Star Trek: Enterprise, such as "Silent Enemy", "Extinction", and "The Communicator". He has since written the book Star Trek: Science Logs.
Other work
Following his work on Enterprise, he joined fellow Star Trek alumnus Brannon Braga on his new series Threshold on CBS. It was cancelled after thirteen episodes.
He has set up a production company called Sky by Night Productions. His most recent work has been writing for the television series The Orville. He serves on the board of directors of the Griffith Observatory Foundation.
Personal life
Bormanis received a degree in physics from the University of Arizona in 1981. In 1994, following a NASA Space Grant Fellowship from the District of Columbia Space Grant Consortium, he gained a master's degree in science, technology and public policy from George Washington University. In addition to his television work, he has worked as a consultant to the San Juan Institute and the Planetary Society in Pasadena, California.
References
References
- "Interviews {{!}} Andre Bormanis {{!}} What Do You Do, Then?". BBC Cult.
- Nogueira, Salvador. (November 12, 2002). "André Bormanis". TrekNation.
- (May 1, 2007). "Star Trek Science Consultant / Producer Andre Bormanis Speaks to SebRT.com". Seb's Web Archive.
- "Bormanis, Andre". Star Trek.com.
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