# Chip Chalmers

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{{Short description|Theater and television director}}
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'''Chip Chalmers''' is a [theater](/source/theater) and [television director](/source/television_director).

==Biography==
In 1979, "Chip Chalmers" became the [production coordinator](/source/production_coordinator) of [20th Century Fox Television](/source/20th_Century_Fox_Television) in Los Angeles. In 1981, Chalmers entered the [Directors Guild of America](/source/Directors_Guild_of_America) and worked as an [assistant director](/source/assistant_director) till 1993. Chalmers was first assistant director for episodes of [Melrose Place](/source/Melrose_Place), [The A-Team](/source/The_A-Team), [Star Trek: The Next Generation](/source/Star_Trek%3A_The_Next_Generation) and [Miami Vice](/source/Miami_Vice).<ref>"Chip Chalmers - IMDb." The Internet Movie Database (IMDb). Web. 15 Dec. 2010. <https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0150024/>.</ref> Chalmers describes the ordeal as a "trial by fire."<ref>Chalmers, Chip. "Biography." Weblog comment. The Official Site of Chip Chalmers. Web. 15 Dec. 2010. <http://www.chipchalmers.com/biography-white.htm>.</ref> His directing debut was in 1989 with the [Miami Vice](/source/Miami_Vice) episode "the Lost Madonna." Chalmers would go on to direct [Star Trek: The Next Generation](/source/Star_Trek%3A_The_Next_Generation), [Star Trek: Deep Space Nine](/source/Star_Trek%3A_Deep_Space_Nine), [Mortal Kombat: Konquest](/source/Mortal_Kombat%3A_Konquest) and [7th Heaven](/source/7th_Heaven_(TV_series)). Chalmers Directed over 15 episodes of [Beverly Hills, 90210](/source/Beverly_Hills%2C_90210) and 27 episodes of [Melrose Place](/source/Melrose_Place).<ref>"Chip Chalmers - IMDb." The Internet Movie Database (IMDb). Web. 15 Dec. 2010. <https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0150024/>.</ref> The character "Captain Chip Chalmers" was featured in [Star Trek: The Next Generation](/source/Star_Trek%3A_The_Next_Generation) episode "[The Wounded](/source/The_Wounded_(Star_Trek%3A_The_Next_Generation))" to honor Chalmers' work in the series. In recent years, Chalmers worked in the film department at [Florida State University](/source/Florida_State_University).<ref>"Chip Chalmers / Faculty / Faculty & Administration." Film School / FSU - College of Motion Picture Arts. Web. 15 Dec. 2010. <http://film.fsu.edu/Faculty-Administration/Faculty/Chip-Chalmers {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719195023/http://film.fsu.edu/Faculty-Administration/Faculty/Chip-Chalmers |date=2011-07-19 }}>.</ref> Chalmers is also a skilled magician and a member of [The Academy of Magical Arts at Magic Castle](/source/Magic_Castle) in [Hollywood](/source/Hollywood%2C_Los_Angeles).<ref>"Chip Chalmers / Faculty / Faculty & Administration." Film School / FSU - College of Motion Picture Arts. Web. 15 Dec. 2010. <http://film.fsu.edu/Faculty-Administration/Faculty/Chip-Chalmers {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719195023/http://film.fsu.edu/Faculty-Administration/Faculty/Chip-Chalmers |date=2011-07-19 }}>.</ref>

==Directorial credits==
[Star Trek: The Next Generation](/source/Star_Trek%3A_The_Next_Generation)
* "[Ethics](/source/Ethics_(Star_Trek%3A_The_Next_Generation))"
* "[The Wounded](/source/The_Wounded_(Star_Trek%3A_The_Next_Generation))"
* "[The Loss](/source/The_Loss)"
* "[Captain's Holiday](/source/Captain's_Holiday)"
[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine](/source/Star_Trek%3A_Deep_Space_Nine)
* "[Take Me Out to the Holosuite](/source/Take_Me_Out_to_the_Holosuite)"
* "[The Magnificent Ferengi](/source/The_Magnificent_Ferengi)"
[Mortal Kombat: Konquest](/source/Mortal_Kombat%3A_Konquest)
* "Twisted Truths"
[Miami Vice](/source/Miami_Vice)
*"The Lost Madonna"
[7th Heaven](/source/7th_Heaven_(TV_series))
*"Virgin"
*"Gossip"

== References ==
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==External links==
*{{official website|http://www.chipchalmers.com/index.htm}}
*{{IMDb name|0150024}}

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