Leonard Simon Nimoy was born on March 26, 1931, in the West End of Boston, Massachusetts, the son of Jewish immigrants from Iziaslav, Ukraine. In September 2016, For the Love of Spock, a feature-film documentary that covered his life and career, was released. In 2015 an asteroid was named 4864 Nimoy in his honor. Nimoy’s public profile as Spock was so strong that both of his autobiographies, I Am Not Spock (1975) and I Am Spock (1995), were written from the viewpoint of sharing his existence with the character. He also had a recurring role in the science fiction series Fringe. After the original Star Trek series, Nimoy starred in Mission: Impossible for two seasons, hosted the documentary series In Search of., narrated Civilization IV, and made several well-received stage appearances. The character has had a significant cultural impact and garnered Nimoy three Emmy Award nominations TV Guide named Spock one of the 50 greatest TV characters.
In December 1964, he made his first appearance in the rejected Star Trek pilot “The Cage”, and went on to play the character of Spock until the end of the production run in early 1969, followed by eight feature films and guest slots in the various spin-off series. Foreshadowing his fame as a semi-alien, he played Narab, one of three Martian invaders, in the 1952 movie serial Zombies of the Stratosphere. Nimoy began his career in his early twenties, teaching acting classes in Hollywood and making minor film and television appearances through the 1950s, as well as playing the title role in Kid Monk Baroni. He was known for his role as Spock of the Star Trek franchise, a character he portrayed in television and film from a pilot episode shot in late 1964 to his final film performance released in 2013.
Leonard Simon Nimoy (/ˈniːmɔɪ/ March 26, 1931– February 27, 2015) was an American actor, film director, photographer, author, singer and songwriter.
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