Leonard Nimoy Add to My Celebs Age 81 Birthday Mar. 26th, 1931 Born in Boston, Massachusetts, USA Height 6' 1"

Leonard Nimoy's Main TV Roles Show Character(s) Fringe William Bell Star Trek: The Next Generation Ambassador … Star Trek: The Original Series Mr. Spock (… Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier Leonard Nim… Mission: Impossible (1966) Paris Star Trek: The Animated Series Mister Spock Spock's Old… Aged Mister… Malibu U. Leonard Nimoy The Silent Service Sonarman

Main Movie Roles 2009 - Star Trek 2009 - Land of the Lost 2001 - Atlantis: The Lost Empire 1997 - A Life Apart: Hasidism in America 1997 - Trekkies 1994 - The Pagemaster 1994 - Destiny in Space 1991 - Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country 1989 - Star Trek V: The Final Frontier 1986 - Transformers: The Movie 1986 - Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home 1984 - Star Trek III: The Search for Spock 1979 - Star Trek: The Motion Picture 1978 - Invasion of the Body Snatchers 1964 - Seven Days in May 1951 - Rhubarb

NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB


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:

• Is the only actor to appear in both pilots of the original _"Star Trek" (1966)_ (qv) series.
• Had a pet store in Canoga Park, CA, during the 1960s.
• Hit #121 on the Billboard Singles Chart in 1967 with "Visit to a Sad Planet" (Dot 17038)
• Due to their similar deep voices, it was rumoured for years that Nimoy actually recorded the bulk of 'Orson Welles' (qv) Unicron dialogue in _The Transformers: The Movie (1986)_ (qv). Welles died before the film's release, but voice actress 'Susan Blu' (qv) has gone on record saying that Welles recorded all his lines before his death.
• 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.
• Opened exotic pet shop in 1970 after Trek's cancellation.
• Along with 'Majel Barrett' (qv), he is one of only two actors to appear in both the first and last episodes of the original _"Star Trek" (1966)_ (qv) series.
• 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).

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