Star Trek 101 provides two performs: succinctly initiate Star Trek outsiders to the basic groundworks and components of the right and refresh the recollections of longtime Trek devotees. We’re gathering our records from the book Star Trek 101: A Practical Guide to Who, What, Where, And Why, written by Terry J. Erdmann& Paula M. Block and are presented in 2008 by Pocket Books. An precious rich, it includes Star Trek: The Original Series, Star Trek: The Animated Series, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Voyager and Star Trek: Project, as well as the first 10 Trek feature films.

Today, we share Star Trek 101 ‘s file on Zek.

Zek( Wallace Shawn)

Zek (Wallace Shawn)

Grand Nagus of Ferenginar

A master of commerce known as the Grand Nagus conventions the Ferengi homeworld. That stance is held by Zek, an older, utterly magnificent profiteer. Think Donald Trump, Alan Greenspan, and Scrooge McDuck all rolled into one diminutive wrinkled body.

( Editor’s tones: Rom supplanted Zek as Grand Nagus in 2375. And to learn even more, check out our StarTrek.com interview with Wallace Shawn HERE .)

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