Leonard Nimoy's Biography
(Thanks to the IMDB)
Birth date: March 26, 1931
Birth place: Boston Massachusetts
Height: 6' 1
Mini Biography:
Raised in a Boston tenement, acting in community theaters since age eight, Leonard Nimoy didn't make his Hollywood debut till age twenty, a bit part in Queen for a Day (1951) and another as a ballplayer in the perennial Rhubarb (1951). The minor role of Narab, a Martian finally friendly to earth in the closing scene in the corny Republic serial Zombies of the Stratosphere (1952), hardly foreshadowed the role which, after two years in the Army and still more minor parts, e.g., an uncredited telex operator in Them! (1954) -- Spock, the half-human and half-Vulcan science officer of "Star Trek" (1966) one of TV's all time most successful series. The role won him three Emmy nominations and launched his career as a writer and director, notably of Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986), the story of a humpback whale rescue which proved the most successful of the Star Trek movies. Stage credits have included "Fiddler on the Roof," "Oliver," "Camelot," and "Equus." He has hosted the well-known TV series, "In Search of" and "Ancient Mysteries"; authored several volumes of poetry; and guest-starred on two episodes of The Simpsons. He recently played Mustafa Mond in NBC's telling of "Brave New World." |
