Richard Keith "Rick" Berman (born December 25, 1945 in
New York, New York,
United States) is an
American television producer. He is most famous for his work as the
executive producer of several
Star Trek series and movies, and succeeding
Gene Roddenberry as head of the franchise until the cancellation of
Star Trek: Enterprise in 2005.
Early work
From 1977 to 1982, he was the senior producer of
PBS'
The Big Blue Marble, which won an
Emmy for Outstanding Children's Series.
Between 1982 and 1984, he was an independent producer, working on projects that included
HBO's
What on Earth and PBS'
The Primal Mind.
In 1984, Berman joined
Paramount as the director of current programming, overseeing shows such as
Cheers,
MacGyver, and
Webster.
He soon became executive director of dramatic programming, and in 1986 became Paramount Television Networks' vice president for longform and special projects.
