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| First Appearance = "Amok Time" (''TOS'') }} Pavel Andreievich Chekov ((ロシア語:Павел Андреевич Чехов)) is a fictional character in the ''Star Trek'' universe. Walter Koenig portrayed Chekov in the second and third seasons of the original ''Star Trek'' series and first seven ''Star Trek'' films; Anton Yelchin portrayed the character in both the 2009 film ''Star Trek'', and its sequels, ''Star Trek Into Darkness'' and ''Star Trek Beyond''. ==Origin== ''Star Trek'' creator Gene Roddenberry wanted to include a younger cast member, to appeal to teenage audiences. With a second season of ''Star Trek'' to be produced, Roddenberry interviewed Walter Koenig on the recommendation of director Joseph Pevney. After casting Koenig, Roddenberry wrote a letter to Mikhail Zimyanin, editor of ''Pravda'',〔 informing him of the introduction of a Russian character, and an NBC press release announcing the character at the time stated that it was in response to a ''Pravda'' article. Koenig always denied the "Russian origin" story and said the character was added in response to the popularity of The Monkees' Davy Jones, and the character's hairstyle and appearance are a direct reference to this.〔Source: The Making of Star Trek, by Stephen E. Whitfield and Gene Roddenberry, (c) 1968 Ballantine Books, pps 249-250〕〔''TV Guide'', September 4–10, 1993 p 20〕 Roddenberry had previously mentioned, in a memo to his casting director, a desire to have someone reminiscent of one of the Beatles or Monkees on the show.〔 After Paramount Television signed Koenig to a contract because of the number of fan letters he received as Chekov, Roddenberry wrote in another memo "Kirk and Spock and the others actually seem rather 'middle aged' to the large youthful segment of our audience. We badly need a young man aboard the Enterprise -- we need youthful attitudes and perspectives. Chekov can be used potently here". In actuality, Koenig is only five years younger than co-stars Leonard Nimoy and William Shatner. The episode "Amok Time", which was the first episode aired during the second season, was Chekov's first television appearance. ("Catspaw", the first episode shot with the Chekov character, would be aired a month later to roughly coincide with Halloween.) Because of budgetary constraints the character did not appear in the animated ''Star Trek''.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pavel Chekov」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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