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Leonard Nimoy
Age: 78
Height: 6' 1"
Birth Place: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Born: Mar. 26th, 1931
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BIOGRAPHY: Raised in a Boston tenement, acting in community theaters since age eight, Leonard Nimoy didn't make his Hollywood debut he was 20, a bit part in Queen for a Day (1951) and another as a ballplayer in the perennial Rhubarb (1951). After two years in army he was still getting small, often uncredited parts - an army telex operator in Them! (1954), for example - but his part as Narab, a Martian finally friendly to Earth, in the closing scene in the corny Republic serial Zombies of the Stratosphere (1952), somewhat foreshadowed the role which would make him a household name--Mr. Spock, the half-human/half-Vulcan science officer of "Star Trek" (1966) one of TV's all-time most successful series. His performance won him three Emmy nominations and launched his career as a writer and director, notably of Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986), the story of a humpback whale rescue that proved the most successful of the Star Trek movies. Stage credits have included "Fiddler on the Roof," "Oliver," "Camelot," and "Equus." He has hosted the well-known TV series "In Search of..." (1976) and "Ancient Mysteries" (1996), authored several volumes of poetry and guest-starred on two episodes of "The Simpsons" (1989). He recently played Mustafa Mond in NBC's telling of Brave New World (1998) (TV).
TRIVIA:
- Because of his schedule, part two of the two-part _"Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987)_ (qv) episode "Unification" was filmed before part one.
- Had a pet store in Canoga Park, CA, during the 1960s.
- Has played two characters whose boss is named 'Jim': Captain James T. 'Jim' Kirk in _"Star Trek" (1966)_ (qv) and Jim Phelps in _"Mission: Impossible" (1966)_ (qv).
- In books over the years the "unpronouncable" full name of his Star Trek character is S'chn-T' Gaii Spock, son of S'chn-T' Gaii Sarek (of Skon and Solkar) of Vulcan.
- Got his famous role of "Spock" in _"Star Trek" (1966)_ (qv) in part because discussions among writers and producers of the show about the character of Spock led them to put out the word that they were looking for "a tall, thin guy" to play the part of an alien crew member. Casting director 'Joseph D'Agosta' (qv) remembered Nimoy from his work in an earlier WWII series, _"The Lieutenant" (1963)_ (qv) and gave him a call about this role. And so was born his most famous role and start as a pop-cult icon.
- Has two roles in common with voice actor 'Frank Welker' (qv). Welker provided the screams for the young Spock in _Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)_ (qv). Welker also provided the voice of Galvatron in the third and fourth seasons of _"Transformers" (1984)_ (qv), a role which Nimoy had voiced in the film _The Transformers: The Movie (1986)_ (qv).
- As a non-commissioned officer in the army, Nimoy was in charge of a platoon that included a 'Ken Berry (I)' (qv). Berry later said in an interview that he confided to Nimoy his ambitions to be a dancer and performer and Nimoy encouraged him to go to California at the end of his enlistment.
- At 6' 1", he was the tallest member of the cast of the original _"Star Trek" (1966)_ (qv) series.
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