Leonard Nimoy Biography

Fast Facts

• The Space Foundation presented him with the 2010 Douglas S․ Morrow Public Outreach Award for being a positive role model that inspired people to learn about the universe
• In 2009, November 14th was designated as Leonard Nimoy Day in his childhood hometown, Boston
• From 1953 to 1955, he served in the United States Army as a sergeant
• Quote: "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․"
• His best known role was Mr․ Spock from the "Star Trek" franchise, a logically-minded half alien, half human who began the series as a science officer aboard the starship Enterprise
• His distinctive baritone voice appeared in many television episodes, documentaries and video games
• Borrowed the "Star Trek" hand gesture that accompanied his famous "Live long and prosper" line from a Jewish ceremony
• In addition to his autobiographies, he wrote "A Lifetime of Love: Poems on the Passages of Life," a collection of poetry published in 2002
• A J․R․R․ Tolkien fan, one of several recordings he made was of a song called "The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins" in 1967 about the main character in the novel "The Hobbit․"
• Was an accomplished photographer who got his start developing photos in the bathroom in his family's apartment in Boston and later received an artist in residence appointment at the American Academy in Rome