
Leonard Nimoy
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Biography
Leonard Nimoy was an American actor, film director, poet, musician and photographer. Nimoy's most famous role is that of Spock in the original Star Trek series 1966–1969, multiple films, television and video game sequels.
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. In 1953, he served in the United States Army. In 1965, he made his first appearance in the rejected Star Trek pilot, "The Cage", and would go on to play the character of Mr. Spock until 1969, followed by seven further films and a number of guest slots in various sequels. His character of Spock generated a significant cultural impact and three Emmy Award nominations; TV Guide named Spock one of the 50 greatest TV characters. Nimoy also had a recurring role in Mission: Impossible and a narrating role in Civilization IV, as well as several well-received stage appearances. Nimoy's fame as Spock is such that both his autobiographies, I Am Not Spock (1977) and I Am Spock (1995) detail his existence as being shared between the character and himself.
Nimoy was born to Yiddish-speaking Orthodox Jewish immigrants from Iziaslav, Ukraine. His father, Max Nimoy, owned a barbershop in the Mattapan section of the city. His mother, Dora Nimoy (née Spinner), was a homemaker. Nimoy began acting at the age of eight in children's and neighborhood theater. His parents wanted him to attend college and pursue a stable career, or even learn to play the accordion—which, his father advised, Nimoy could always make a living with—but his grandfather encouraged him to become an actor. His first major role was at 17, as Ralphie in an amateur production of Clifford Odets' Awake and Sing!. Nimoy took Drama classes at Boston College in 1953 but failed to complete his studies, and in the 1970s studied photography at the University of California, Los Angeles. He has an MA in Education and an honorary doctorate from Antioch University in Ohio. Nimoy served as a sergeant in the U.S. Army from 1953 through 1955, alongside fellow actor Ken Berry and architect Frank Gehry.
Known For

Gunsmoke

The Virginian

Perry Mason

Saturday Night Live

The Daily Show

Golden Globe Awards

Daniel Boone

The Big Bang Theory

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Dr. Kildare

Wagon Train

The Twilight Zone

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

Bonanza

Get Smart

Columbo

The Simpsons

The Outer Limits

Cain's Hundred

Sam Benedict

Dragnet

Rawhide

Comedy Central Roasts

87th Precinct

Night Gallery

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

Marco Polo

Profiles in Courage

T. J. Hooker

MTV Movie & TV Awards

The Shannara Chronicles

Becker

West Point

Star Trek: Discovery

Futurama

The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show

The Tall Man

The Carol Burnett Show

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

Faerie Tale Theatre

Star Trek: Prodigy

You Don't Say!

Elvis

Rhubarb

Land of the Lost

Star Trek III: The Search for Spock

Star Trek Into Darkness

Fringe

Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond

Mission: Impossible

Atlantis: The Lost Empire

The Sun Also Rises

The Lieutenant

Transformers: Dark of the Moon

The Transformers: The Movie

Assault on the Wayne

Star Trek

Star Trek

Kraft Suspense Theatre

Star Trek: A Captain's Log

Billy Blackburn's Treasure Chest: Rare Home Movies and Special Memories

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country

Star Trek V: The Final Frontier

Star Trek: The Motion Picture

Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special

William Shatner's Star Trek Memories

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

A Woman Called Golda

William Shatner: Captain's Log

Haunted Lives: True Ghost Stories

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

Star Trek

Leonard Nimoy: Star Trek Memories

Seizure: The Story of Kathy Morris

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