Matthew Star - Deposed prince from the planet Quadris exiled to Earth until the day he could regain control of his world that was overthrown by extraterrestrial tyrants. Disguised as a teenage student from Crestridge High School, Matthew Starr (Peter Barton) developed an arsenal of strange powers which included telepathy, telekinesis, transmutation and astral projection. With his guardian, Walt Shepherd (Louis Gossett, Jr.) Matthew struggled with the responsibilities of growing up and with the occasional threats from outer space assassins on the sci-fi series THE POWERS OF MATTHEW STAR/NBC/1982-83.