Where Are They Now?Marshall Jay Kaplan

Leonard Nimoy

Where Are They Now? | Marshall Jay Kaplan | January 5, 2010 at 12:01 am
nimoy-webThe former Vulcan from Star Trek is alive and well, living on planet earth and still acting.
Leonard Nimoy was born on March 26, 1931 in Boston, Massachusetts to Jewish immigrant parents. As a child, Leonard began acting at the age of eight. By the age of seventeen, he began appearing on the local stage. He studied photography in college, but headed off to California upon graduation to find acting roles.
Nimoy’s first on-screen appearance was in the 1951 film, Queen for a Day. For the next fifteen years, Nimoy appear in dozens of television shows such as Dragnet, Bonanza, Perry Mason and The Twilight Zone. He also appeared in quite a few B—movies with titles such as ‘The Brain Eaters’ (1958). But all that was about to change for Leonard.
In 1966, Leonard was cast as Spock – the half-human, half-Vulcan with the green face and pointed ears, on the sci-fi television show, Star Trek. Alongside his other co-stars on the Starship Enterprise, Spock became
the most iconic television character from the show, by the time it went off the air in 1969.
After Star Trek, Nimoy tried his best to leave Spock behind him, but his unique features and recognizable voice proved difficult for casting agents to see past, well, his past. In 1979, Leonard joined the original cast for the first Star Trek motion picture. The film proved to be a huge success, spawning five more features films and a Next Generation television show. With the success of the films, Nimoy was now embracing his Spock legacy, even directing two of these films.
Most recently, the 78-year-old appeared as Spock in the 2009 Star Trek movie.
Nimoy resides in Los Angeles where he has reconnected with his childhood hobby photography and his Judaism. “I am not Spock. I am a photographer”, he clarifies. He continues, “I am spiritual everyday, whether it be through photography or conversations with my Rabbi.”
No matter how Nimoy wishes
to be remembered, our only
hope is that he continues to
‘live long and prosper’!
Leonard Nimoy

nimoy-webThe former Vulcan from Star Trek is alive and well, living on planet earth and still acting.

Leonard Nimoy was born on March 26, 1931 in Boston, Massachusetts to Jewish immigrant parents. As a child, Leonard began acting at the age of eight. By the age of seventeen, he began appearing on the local stage. He studied photography in college, but headed off to California upon graduation to find acting roles.

Nimoy’s first on-screen appearance was in the 1951 film, Queen for a Day. For the next fifteen years, Nimoy appear in dozens of television shows such as Dragnet, Bonanza, Perry Mason and The Twilight Zone. He also appeared in quite a few B—movies with titles such as ‘The Brain Eaters’ (1958). But all that was about to change for Leonard.

In 1966, Leonard was cast as Spock – the half-human, half-Vulcan with the green face and pointed ears, on the sci-fi television show, Star Trek. Alongside his other co-stars on the Starship Enterprise, Spock became

the most iconic television character from the show, by the time it went off the air in 1969.

After Star Trek, Nimoy tried his best to leave Spock behind him, but his unique features and recognizable voice proved difficult for casting agents to see past, well, his past. In 1979, Leonard joined the original cast for the first Star Trek motion picture. The film proved to be a huge success, spawning five more features films and a Next Generation television show. With the success of the films, Nimoy was now embracing his Spock legacy, even directing two of these films.

Most recently, the 78-year-old appeared as Spock in the 2009 Star Trek movie.

Nimoy resides in Los Angeles where he has reconnected with his childhood hobby photography and his Judaism. “I am not Spock. I am a photographer”, he clarifies. He continues, “I am spiritual everyday, whether it be through photography or conversations with my Rabbi.”

No matter how Nimoy wishes to be remembered, our only hope is that he continues to ‘live long and prosper’!

About the author Marshall Jay Kaplan

Marshall Jay Kaplan has tracked down some 250 to 300 celebrities over the years, with each report accented by his own caricature of the star. He lives in Canada with his wife and three children.
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