# Dan Curry > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Dan_Curry > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Dan_Curry.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Curry > Source revision: 1355511626 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) American visual effects producer For other people with similar names, see [Dan Currie (disambiguation)](/source/Dan_Currie_(disambiguation)). **Daniel Curry** is a [visual effects](/source/Visual_effects) [producer and supervisor](/source/Visual_effects_supervisor), as well as a [main title designer](/source/Main_title_designer) in the [film](/source/Film_industry) and [television industry](/source/Television_industry). Curry attended [Middlebury College](/source/Middlebury_College) in [Vermont](/source/Vermont) and [graduate school](/source/Graduate_school) at [California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt](/source/Humboldt_State_University) in [California](/source/California).[1] He is best known for his work on *[Star Trek: The Next Generation](/source/Star_Trek%3A_The_Next_Generation)*, *[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine](/source/Star_Trek%3A_Deep_Space_Nine)*, *[Star Trek: Voyager](/source/Star_Trek%3A_Voyager)*, and *[Star Trek: Enterprise](/source/Star_Trek%3A_Enterprise)*.[2] His work on these series earned him fifteen [Emmy Award](/source/Emmy_Award) nominations and seven Emmy awards wins.[3] As Visual Effects supervisor, Curry frequently served as a [second unit](/source/Second_unit) director. He directed an episode himself on only one occasion, the *Star Trek: The Next Generation* episode "[Birthright, Part II](/source/Birthright_(Star_Trek%3A_The_Next_Generation))".[4] Starting on *TNG*, Curry used his experience as a [martial artist](/source/Martial_artist) to develop a [fighting style](/source/Fighting_style) for the fictional [alien race](/source/Alien_race) known as the [Klingons](/source/Klingon). He designed several Klingon [hand-to-hand combat](/source/Hand-to-hand_combat) [weapons](/source/Weapons), including the [Sword](/source/Sword) of [Kahless](/source/Kahless), the *[mek'leth](/source/Mek'leth)*, and—most notably—the *[bat'leth](/source/Bat'leth)*.[3][2][5] In addition to designing the [title sequence](/source/Title_sequence) for *Star Trek Voyager*, Curry has designed many memorable title sequences for [feature films](/source/Feature_films), including *[Top Gun](/source/Top_Gun),* *[Big Trouble in Little China](/source/Big_Trouble_in_Little_China)*, and *[Three Amigos](/source/Three_Amigos).* He has also worked as visual effects supervisor on the television series *[Chuck](/source/Chuck_(TV_series))*. As of 2015, Curry sits on the [board of directors](/source/Board_of_directors) for the Hollywood Science Fiction Museum.[6] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-bio1_1-0)** [Vesage By Daniel Wade, Visual Effects Society](https://books.google.com/books?id=QRKIuTEddJ0C&pg=PA34) (2005) 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-bbc-curry_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-bbc-curry_2-1) ["Interview - Dan Curry"](https://web.archive.org/web/20030721075015/http://www0.bbc.co.uk/cult/st/interviews/curry/printpage.html). *BBC Online - Cult - Star Trek*. BBC. Archived from [the original](https://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/st/interviews/curry/index.shtml) on 2003-07-21. Retrieved 2020-04-20. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-startrek-curry_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-startrek-curry_3-1) ["Curry"](https://web.archive.org/web/20210729004914/https://www.startrek.com/database_article/curry). *StarTrek.com*. Archived from [the original](https://www.startrek.com/database_article/curry) on 2021-07-29. Retrieved 2021-07-29. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [DeCandido, Keith R. A.](/source/Keith_R._A._DeCandido) (13 November 2012). ["Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: "Birthright, Part II""](https://www.tor.com/2012/11/13/star-trek-the-next-generation-rewatch-birthright-part-ii/). *[Tor.com](/source/Tor.com)*. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Star Trek Visual Effects Master Dan Curry Auctions Private Collection"](https://scoop.previewsworld.com/Home/4/1/73/1012?articleID=210668). *scoop.previewsworld.com*. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** TrekMovie com Staff (2017-03-14). ["Campaign Launched To Restore Star Trek Wax Figures For Part Of New Exhibition"](https://trekmovie.com/2017/03/14/campaign-launched-to-restore-star-trek-wax-figures-for-part-of-new-exhibition/). *TrekMovie.com*. a number of Star Trek vets including Dan Curry, Doug Drexler, David Gerrold, Ronald D. Moore and Andrew Probert to sit on the board ## External links - [Dan Curry's Official Website](https://web.archive.org/web/20061017201402/http://www.dancurrygallery.com/) - [Biography of Dan Curry](http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/series/ENT/creative/105691.html) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20060518115317/http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/series/ENT/creative/105691.html) 2006-05-18 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) - [Art of Dan Curry](https://www.startrek.com/gallery/exclusive-first-look-at-the-artistry-of-dan-curry) - [Dan Curry](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0193062/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier)) - [Interview with Dan Curry (Aug 2006)](http://tektrekgamer.wordpress.com/2006/08/28/dan-curry-interview/) Authority control databases: Artists Emmy Awards This Star Trek article is a stub. 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