How Stephen Hawking's set visit led to his Star Trek: The Next Generation cameo
A behind-the-scenes look at Stephen Hawking's visit to the Star Trek: The Next Generation set, which led to his iconic cameo appearance. Hawking got to sit in Captain Picard's chair and interact with the cast and crew before filming his guest role as a holographic version of himself playing poker with Data, Einstein, and Newton.
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Stephen Hawking got to visit the set and even sit in Captain Jean-Luc Picard's seat.
Before Stephen Hawking guest starred on Star Trek: The Next Generation, he got to visit the set.
Stephen Hawking's Star Trek set experience birthed his cameo.
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