Leonard Nimoy

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As son of Jewish immigrants from the U.S.S.R., Leonard Nimoy was born in Boston on March 26th1931. His first stage appearance was in "Hansel and Gretel" at age eight. After a short stint at Boston College, he came to California in search of an acting career.

After his discharge from the Army, Nimoy enrolled in the Pasadena Playhouse in California. He worked as a soda jerk, movie usher and cab driver to pay the bills while he studied acting. Eventually he left the playhouse, his sights on a film career, rather than theater.

Nimoy ran a drama studio in North Hollywood for three years and taught for a year at Synanon; by now he had two children, Adam and Julie. His film debut was in the movie, "Queen for a Day", in 1951. It was a theatrical film based on the popular television series of the early fifties. Next he did "Rhubarb", where he played one of the baseball players whose team is inherited by a cat.

In the '60s, Leonard Nimoy began to break into television. He made guest appearances on many series, including, "Rawhide", "Dr. Kildare", and "Outer Limits". The first meeting with Gene Roddenberry came when he guest starred in an episode of "The Lieutenant".

Finally came his big break in 1966 when he began his role as the Vulcan officer Spock on "Star Trek". His first promotional trip for that show was when he was Grand Marshall of Medford, Oregon's annual Pear Blossom Festival. It was the first sign that he'd finally made it. This idea was confirmed after the Pear Blossom Parade when Nimoy signed autographs for a crowd of fans so large officials had to "rescue" him from the well-meaning autograph seekers. Then, when TV Guide featured his picture and article in their March 4, 1967 issue, he was sure of it.

In 1978, work began on the first Star Trek feature film. With some reluctance, Nimoy returned as Spock. The film was released on December 7th 1979. Nimoy went on to co-star in the next five Star Trek films, as well as a two-part episode of "Star Trek: The Next Generation", entitled, "Unification.".

Nimoy's first experiences with directing a feature film came with "Star Trek III: The Search for Spock" and "Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home". That was only the beginning. Since then, he has gone on to direct "Three Men and a Baby", in 1987, "The Good Mother", in 1988, and "Funny About Love".

One of his hobbies is black and white photography. Utilizing this talent, Nimoy published several volumes of poetry, illustrated with his photos. The first of these books was called, "Why Not You and I ?".

In 1991, Nimoy starred in and produced the film, "Never Forget", for the Turner Network, which deals with a true case of a Holocaust survivor suing a neo-Nazi organization who claimed the extermination of Jews in World War II was a myth.

Filmography: Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978), Star Trek (2008), Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, Star Trek: The Motion Picture,

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