Star Trek Beyond: 25 Easter Eggs, References & In-Jokes

21. Jeff Bezos' Cameo

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You won't recognise him in the film, but Amazon founder and self-confessed Star Trek superfan Jeff Bezos has a cameo as a Starfleet alien under heavy prosthetics.

He posted a video of himself on Vine in costume...

Alien meal: Amazon founder Jeff Bezos shared a Vine of himself as a Star Trek Beyond extra eating dinner during filming

It's not a big role (it's hard to even remember seeing the alien actually), but there was clearly a lot of work went into preparing him for the performance.

Chris Pine wins the best reaction to his appearance:

"I was there for the bit with his like nine bodyguards and three limos. It was really intense. I had no idea who he was. Not a clue. But he was obviously very important."
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