Before he was hosting luxury yacht foam parties and tying the knot in a designer-filled Italian wedding, Jeff Bezos was living out one of his childhood dreams—and you probably didn’t even notice it.
Back in 2016, Bezos slipped into one of the most unrecognizable roles of his life: a fully costumed alien in Star Trek Beyond.
That’s right—the billionaire founder of Amazon didn’t just watch the sci-fi classic growing up, he found a way to get himself into the actual universe.
Star Trek Superfan Lands His Dream Cameo
As a kid, Bezos was hooked on Star Trek. He once said that in fourth grade, he’d watch every episode and re-watch them so often that they became part of his routine.
His childhood was filled with imaginary space adventures alongside friends Dean and Kyle down the street.
So it’s no surprise that, once he had the influence to pull it off, Bezos started calling up Paramount with one very specific request: Let me be in a Star Trek movie.
It took some convincing, but he finally got his wish—complete with full prosthetics, a scaly blue face, a pointed chin, creepy contact lenses, and a misshapen alien skull.
“You wouldn’t recognize me,” he admitted at Seattle’s Museum of Flight during the 2016 Pathfinder Awards.
The Alien with Two Words and a Bucket List Moment
Bezos made one condition clear: he wanted a speaking part and a role important enough not to end up on the cutting room floor.
In the final cut, his alien character says just two words: “Speak normally.”
“Don’t blink or you’ll miss me,” he joked.
Still, the moment meant the world to him.
It was a true bucket list achievement—and it came with the full Hollywood treatment.
From Sci-Fi Extra to Star-Studded Husband
Fast forward to 2025, and Bezos’ life couldn’t be more different.
In late June, he married Lauren Sánchez in a lavish multi-day celebration in Venice, Italy.
Think A-listers, private yachts, and designer everything.
Sánchez, a former journalist and now media powerhouse in her own right, marked the big moment with a full Vogue cover story.
Wearing a custom Dolce & Gabbana dress that took over 900 hours to create, she posed in lace, pearls, and a high-neck gown with a radiant smile.
Jet-Setting Newlyweds Take Their Love Global
Since the wedding, the couple hasn’t slowed down.
Sánchez made an appearance at Paris Haute Couture Week, while both attended the Allen & Co. leadership retreat in Sun Valley—aka “billionaire summer camp.”
They’ve been spotted out and about, most recently dining in Miami at AVIV, a high-end Israeli restaurant known for modern twists on traditional flavors.
Life After the Wedding Glow
While Bezos is no stranger to headlines—whether it’s for his career, his space ambitions, or that $500 million yacht—it’s clear his personal life is now sharing the spotlight.
And he seems more relaxed, more in love, and yes, even more human.
As Sánchez said in her Vogue interview, “I’m just happy I get to spend my life with someone who truly sees me.”
And judging by the way they’ve been photographed lately—arm in arm, glowing, laughing—it looks like the feeling’s mutual.