Rick Sternbach

Quick Facts

Full Name	Rick Sternbach
Occupation	Illustrator
Date Of Birth	Jul 6, 1951(1951-07-06)
Age	73
Country	United States
Birth City	Bridgeport
Horoscope	Cancer

Rick Sternbach Biography

Rick Sternbach is one of the most popular and richest Illustrator who was born on July 6, 1951 in Bridgeport, United States. Sternbach was instrumental in defining the appearance of the 24th Century that would be used in The Next Generation as well as the series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and Star Trek: Voyager. His designs were the basis for many props like the phasers, tricorders and PADDs as well as the communicator badge.

He helped to found the Association of Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists in 1976, to provide legal advice to science-fiction and fantasy artists regarding contracts and copyrights.

In 1977, inspired by the story of artist Ralph McQuarrie’s move from working in the aerospace industry to working for George Lucas on Star Wars, Sternbach moved to California to seek illustration work in the film and television industry.

After some work for Disney and PBS, in April 1978, Sternbach was offered an illustrator position on Star Trek: The Motion Picture. As a member of the art department, working alongside Mike Minor, Sternbach designed control panel layouts and signage for the starship sets. He also helped to create the animated asteroid wormhole sequence and helped source material from NASA/JPL that was used in the design of V’ger.

He created several original pieces of art during 1974-76 for the Gengras Planetarium. It is part of the Children’s Museum of West Hartford in Connecticut. These works included airbrush paintings depicting the Earth as a primordial planet. These works may still be in the possession of CMWH (the original owner and client Sternbach).

Rick Sternbach Net Worth

Rick Sternbach is one of the richest Illustrator from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Rick Sternbach 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Richard Michael Sternbach, a Bridgeport, Connecticut-born illustrator, is most well-known for his space illustrations as well as his work on Star Trek.

Sternbach, who was originally an artist, enrolled in the University of Connecticut in 1969. However, he switched to marine biology after a few years. Sternbach became an illustrator for magazines and books after he graduated from the University. His first cover illustration was published in Analog’s October 1973 issue.

From 1977 to 1980, Sternbach worked as an Assistant Art Director and Visual Effects Artist on Carl Sagan’s Cosmos: A Personal Voyage series, where he designed sets and storyboard sequences during pre-production and then worked on visual effects scenes during production. For his work on the episode The Shores of the Cosmic Ocean he won the 1980-1981 Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Creative Technical Craft.

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When Voyager finished its seventh year in 2001, the producers decided they wanted a different look for the prequel series Star Trek: Enterprise that was set in the 22nd century, so Sternbach did not transfer over to the Enterprise art department, concluding his fourteen-year employment at Paramount Studios.

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Rick Ranked on the list of most popular Illustrator. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Rick Sternbach celebrates birthday on July 6 of every year.

As of 2015, he is also a member of the board of advisers for the Hollywood Science Fiction Museum.