Leonard Nimoy

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Leonard Nimoy is the actor who portrayed Spock on Star Trek: The Original Series.

He was born on March 26, 1931, in Boston, Massachussets. He is of Russian Jewish ancestry. (His surname means "an outsider who can't speak Russian" in Russian.) Like his character Mr. Spock, Leonard Nimoy is a vegetarian.

He entered Boston University on a dramatic scholarship but dropped out and headed for the West Coast knowing there he would find more lucrative opportunities in the acting business. In 1954 he married Sandi Zober, with whom he had two children - Adam and Julie.

Leonard appeared in various television guest shots and in 1965 he landed a guest role in "The Lieutenant", a series created by Gene Roddenberry. Roddenberry was also developing a science fiction series at the time and thought Nimoy would be perfect for it. Nimoy accepted the role as a half alien/half human Vulcan named Spock, which would forever change his life.

Nimoy is also known for being the host or a mid-70's program called "In search of", a documentory program dealing with topics such as Bigfoot and other monsters, Atlantis, stonehenge, Jack the Ripper, and other unsolved mysteries. It can still be seen from time to time on the Sci-Fi Channel.

Among many TV appearances, he was a regular on the original Mission: Impossible, he once guested on T.J. Hooker with program star William Shatner and was the voice of the mysterious Mr. Moundshroud in the 1993 animated special "The Halloween Tree".

In 1996, Nimoy co-founded Alien Voices with John de Lancie and writer-producer Nat Segaloff. The audio production company/troupe produced several sci-fi audio productions (including the two "Spock Vs. Q" audios) and a few televised specials for the Sci-Fi Channel.

In December 2002, Leonard Nimoy announced his retirement from acting. He plans to spend his retirement as a photographer. Mr. Nimoy can still be seen with William Shatner in several Priceline.com commercials.

Leonard is a prolific photographer and enjoys a new career in his senior years as a professional photographer showing his prints all over the country and world. His work has been highly applauded as fresh and uniquely gifted.

His wife, Susan Bay, starred in two episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, as Admiral Rollman in "Past Prologue" and "Whispers".

Acting credits

Spock in:

Star Trek: The Original Series (every episode)
Star Trek: The Animated Series (voice only, every episode)
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
TNG: "Unification Parts I and II"

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Directing credits

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Writing credits

Star Trek: The Motion Picture (uncredited)
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (uncredited)
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (story)
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (story)

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Music Discography

Leonard Nimoy Presents Mr. Spock's Music From Outer Space (Dot Records), (1967).
The Two Sides of Leonard Nimoy (Dot Records), (1968).
The Way I Feel (Dot Records), (1968).
The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins (1968)
The Touch of Leonard Nimoy (Dot Records), (1969).
The New World of Leonard Nimoy (Dot Records), (1970)

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