Leonard Nimoy, born March 26, 1931 - died February 27, 2015

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Leonard Nimoy, best known for playing the role of Mr. Spock in "Star Trek" has died at age 83, his rep confirmed to FOX411.

Nimoy was taken to the hospital earlier this week and treated for lung disease.

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Live long and prosper :rip:

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Anyone have him on the list? I dont recall seeing him on there

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Me and Oofty did

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[Hikari Kisugi]

Sad, shatner was on my list, not Nimoy. Shame

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I am sad now, my wife is also sad to hear that Spock is dead, we had our four year old doing the finger pose and saying Live Long and Prosper just today

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Damn :(

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LOS ANGELES — Leonard Nimoy, whose portrayal of “Star Trek’s” logic-driven, half-human science officer Mr. Spock made him an iconic figure to generations, died Friday. He was 83.

The Los Angeles Times and New York Times confirmed his death with his wife, Susan Bay Nimoy.

The cause of death was chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, she told the New York Times.

On Tuesday, Nimoy posted what turned out to be his final tweet.

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Nimoy’s career in show business spanned more than six decades and included stints as a stage actor, television guest star, series regular and movie veteran. He also directed a handful of films, including the box-office hit “Three Men and a Baby” in 1987. He was a singer (of sorts), a published poet and an accomplished photographer.

But his lasting claim to fame remains Spock, a native of the planet Vulcan whose pointed ears, unemotional manner and frequently uttered “fascinating” endeared him to millions.

He felt a close connection to the character.

“Spock is definitely one of my best friends. When I put on those ears, it’s not like just another day. When I become Spock, that day becomes something special,” he told Starlog in 1989.

Still, as an actor, he wrestled with the typecasting that came with his close association with Spock. He titled a 1975 memoir “I Am Not Spock.” Though the book was less a rejection of the character than what he went through to develop him, fans took umbrage.

Twenty years later, he called another memoir “I Am Spock.”

He maintained a sense of humor about being confused with a 23rd-century space voyager.

“I had an embarrassing experience once, many years ago,” he told The New York Times in 2009. “I was invited to go to Caltech and was introduced to a number of very brilliant young people who were working on interesting projects. … And they’d say to me, ‘What do you think?’ Expecting me to have some very sound advice. And I would nod very quietly and very sagely I would say, ‘You’re on the right track.’ ”

To the stars

Leonard Simon Nimoy was actually born in Boston, far from Vulcan, on March 26, 1931. (His longtime “Trek” colleague, William Shatner, was born four days earlier in Montreal.) His parents were Russian immigrants, and he was raised in an Orthodox Jewish family.

He incorporated some of his religious heritage into the “Star Trek” character, most notably the hand gesticulation accompanied by the phrase “Live long and prosper.” It was adopted from a blessing given by a Jewish priestly class called the kohanim. Nimoy credited writer Theodore Sturgeon for the phrase “Live long and prosper,” a variation of a spoken blessing.

Nimoy continued to use the phrase long after his “Star Trek” days: On Twitter, he would close his tweets with the abbreviation “LLAP.”

Upon graduating from high school, Nimoy acted in small productions. After encouragement from other actors, he applied to the Pasadena Playhouse in California and was accepted. He moved to the West Coast when he was 18.

His early years were bumpy; he found the Playhouse “disappointing” and left after a few months and, in between roles, served in the military and took jobs such as driving a cab.

Nimoy eventually gained steady work as a character actor, taking parts on such series as “Bonanza,” “The Twilight Zone” and “Dragnet.” It was a 1964 appearance on a show about Marines, “The Lieutenant,” that brought him to the attention of Gene Roddenberry, the show’s producer.

Roddenberry had pitched a science-fiction series as ” ‘Wagon Train’ to the stars” and liked the idea of casting Nimoy as the series’ science officer, an alien originally with red-tinted skin. Nimoy got the part in the show, which was called “Star Trek.” (Roddenberry drew several other “Trek” performers from “The Lieutenant,” including Nichelle Nichols, Majel Barrett and future “Trek” guest star Gary Lockwood.)

“Star Trek” was never a major hit during its original broadcast run. It lasted just three seasons and got the third partly because of an intense viewer lobbying campaign. But the characters became indelible: Shatner’s gung-ho Capt. James T. Kirk; DeForest Kelley’s wisecracking doctor, “Bones” McCoy; James Doohan’s chief engineer, Montgomery “Scotty” Scott; and all the rest of a diverse and — with the exception of the half-Vulcan Spock — all-too-human crew.

According to the Internet Movie Database, Nimoy made $1,250 an episode for “Trek’s” first season.

Though always popular with audiences — Shatner remembered being disappointed that Nimoy got more fan mail than he did — Spock wasn’t a hit with network executives, at least at first. His pointed ears made him look satanic, the executives said, and his character was dry and logical, as opposed to the energetic Kirk.

But Nimoy brought a much-needed humor to the character, with selectively raised eyebrows and deadpan delivery, and he quickly became a favorite of “Trek” fans. Nimoy even put out a few albums of songs.

The character has entered the culture as an archetype of an unemotional intellectual; when New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd wants to criticize President Obama as being distant, she refers to him as Spock.

Into the movies

After three years, “Star Trek” went off the air. Nimoy quickly rebounded by joining the cast of “Mission: Impossible” as Paris, part of Peter Graves’ secret-agent team.

In the ’70s, he made a few movies — the most notable being the 1978 remake of “Invasion of the Body Snatchers” — and a handful of TV guest appearances. He also hosted the syndicated show “In Search of …” and appeared in a number of stage plays.

But Spock was never far away.

Despite its short original run, “Trek’s” 79 episodes had become rerun gold after the show’s cancellation, creating hardcore fans nicknamed “Trekkies” and bringing the voyages of the starship Enterprise to a new generation. The show was revived for a cartoon series in the mid-1970s.

Then Hollywood came calling with a theatrical feature, 1979’s “Star Trek: The Motion Picture,” which reunited the original cast. Though the film garnered mixed reviews, it was a box-office success and led to a series of sequels, under the “Trek” banner, that continue to this day.

The “Trek” movie series also gave Nimoy a chance to direct. He helmed both the third and fourth films, 1984’s “The Search for Spock” (which takes place after the Spock character dies in the second film, though he’s eventually revived) and 1986’s “The Voyage Home.”

Following “The Voyage Home,” Nimoy directed the biggest box-office hit of 1987, “Three Men and a Baby.” As a director, his other films include 1988’s “The Good Mother” and 1990’s “Funny About Love.”

Though Spock kept Nimoy busy and well-employed, he found plenty of time for other endeavors. He received an Emmy nomination for the TV movie “A Woman Called Golda,” where he appeared with Ingrid Bergman. He lent his voice and appearance to one of the best-loved “Simpsons” episodes, “Marge and the Monorail,” in 1993 (and later was in 1997’s “The Springfield Files”).

He narrated documentaries, provided voice-over for video games and sent up his image in some commercials, including Priceline ads with his old friend Shatner and an Audi commercial with his movie successor as Spock, Zachary Quinto.

He also took roles in a few other TV series, notably in the paranormal series “Fringe” as Dr. William Bell. He lent his voice to Sentinel Prime in 2011’s “Transformers: Dark of the Moon.”

And he immersed himself in photography, a hobby he’d taken up as a teenager. His works include “Shekhina,” a controversial series of female nudes, and “The Full Body Project.”

‘I would choose Spock’

For all that, Nimoy knew how he’d be remembered. He hadn’t left Spock behind, after all: He acted in the first two of the rebooted “Trek” movies, playing Spock Prime in 2009’s “Star Trek” and 2012’s “Star Trek Into Darkness.”

He and the character were now on very good terms.

“I am not Spock,” he wrote. “But given the choice, if I had to be someone else, I would be Spock. If someone said, ‘You can have the choice of being any other TV character ever played,’ I would choose Spock. I like him. I admire him. I respect him.”

Nimoy married his wife, Susan Bay, in 1989. She survives him, as do his two children by his first wife, Sandra Zober.

Here is a look at Nimoy’s life:

Personal

Birth date: March 26, 1931Birth place: Boston, Massachusetts

Birth name: Leonard Simon Nimoy

Father: Max Nimoy, barbershop owner

Mother: Dora (Spinner) Nimoy

Marriages: Susan Bay (1989-present); Sandra Zober (1954-1987, divorced)

Children: with Sandra Zober: Adam, August 9, 1956; Julie, March 21, 1955

Education: Attended Boston College; Attended University of California, Los Angeles; Antioch University, M.A.

Military: U.S. Army Reserve, 1953-1955, Sergeant

Other Facts

*Has been nominated for four Emmy awards.

*Is the author of seven books of poetry.

*Nimoy chose the Vulcan hand salute, which is based on a hand gesture used by Hebrew high priests when blessing the congregation.

*Directed the 1987 film, “Three Men and a Baby.”

*Is an accomplished photographer, whose work is displayed in several museums.

Timeline

1951: Film debut in “Queen for a Day.”

1966-1969: Plays Mr. Spock on the television series “Star Trek.”

1969-1971: Plays Paris, a spy, on the television series “Mission: Impossible.”

1975: Nimoy’s autobiography, “I Am Not Spock,” is published.

1976-1980: Hosts the television show, “In Search Of…”

1979: Appears as Mr. Spock in the film “Star Trek: The Motion Picture.”

1982: Appears as Mr. Spock in the film “Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.”

1982: Appears in the television film “A Woman Called Golda,” and is nominated for an Emmy.

1984: Directs and stars in the film, “Star Trek III: The Search for Spock.”

1985: Receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

1986: Directs and stars in the film, “Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home.”

1989: Stars in the film, “Star Trek V: The Final Frontier.

1991: Appears as Mr. Spock in the film, “Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country.”

1995: Nimoy’s memoir, “I Am Spock,” is published.

1996: Directs the Broadway play “The Apple Doesn’t Fall…”

2009-2012: Recurring character on the Fox series, “Fringe.”

Jan. 29, 2014: Announces on Twitter that he has COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease).

Feb. 27, 2015: Died in Los Angeles

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such a large part of our culture and life....thanks Leonard

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[Noilly Pratt]

:( :-k I wonder how many kids he inspired to go into the science field with his portrayal of Mr. Spock.

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classic...I was actually scared when he first touched the Horta :shock:

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didn't like some of the time travel stuff in the newer Star Trek movies, but always got a thrill seeing Nimoy up there as old Spock...even when he met his younger Spock self

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By Daniel Kreps - Rolling Stone Magazine


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Following the death of actor Leonard Nimoy, who portrayed Mr. Spock on Star Trek, countless tributes have poured in for the man who popularized the phrase "Live, long and prosper." Among those remembering Nimoy's legacy are astronauts, scientists, writers, sci-fi fans, fellow actors and directors and even President Barack Obama, who wrote in a statement from the White House, "I loved Spock."

"Long before being nerdy was cool, there was Leonard Nimoy. Leonard was a lifelong lover of the arts and humanities, a supporter of the sciences, generous with his talent and his time. And of course, Leonard was Spock. Cool, logical, big-eared and level-headed, the center of Star Trek's optimistic, inclusive vision of humanity's future," Obama wrote. "In 2007, I had the chance to meet Leonard in person. It was only logical to greet him with the Vulcan salute, the universal sign for 'Live long and prosper.' And after 83 years on this planet – and on his visits to many others – it's clear Leonard Nimoy did just that. Michelle and I join his family, friends, and countless fans who miss him so dearly today."

Zachary Quinto, who took over the role of Spock in the Star Trek reboot and acted alongside Nimoy in two films thanks to the films' time-twisting plot lines, shared on his Instagram, "My heart is broken. I love you profoundly my dear friend. And I will miss you everyday. May flights of angels sing thee to thy rest."

Nimoy passed away Friday at his home in Los Angeles after a long battle with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. He was 83. In a handwritten note, Star Trek director J.J. Abrams penned, "Dearest Leonard. What a man you were. What a life you lived. As funny and thoughtful and generous and loving as you were talented. You taught us all, at every encounter. We will miss and love you forever."

A trio of Star Trek captains also remembered their fallen comrade. "It is with sadness that I heard of Leonard Nimoy's death. I was lucky to spend many happy, inspiring hours with him. He won't be forgotten," tweeted Patrick Stewart, who played Jean-Luc Picard on the TV spin-off Star Trek: The Next Generation. Following news of Nimoy's death, his longtime co-star William Shatner wrote, "I loved him like a brother. We will all miss his humor, his talent, and his capacity to love." Chris Pine, who portrays Captain Kirk in the Star Trek cinematic reboot, tweeted simply, "The world has become a darker place."

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[Goofy]

:( :-k I wonder how many kids he inspired to go into the science field with his portrayal of Mr. Spock.

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The full tweet with photo:

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And more...

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I'm gonna go download The Wrath of Khan :thumbsup:

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Apparently there is a "star trek: deepthroat 9" video :lol:

[Noilly Pratt]

Some Nimoy videos that may have escaped your notice...


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kirk, uhura, and sulu left? :( ToS was one of my favorites growing up.

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Astronaut Terry Virts captured this photo from the International Space Station flying over Boston, where Leonard Nimoy was born."
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Just one more...


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