Leonard Nimoy Biography

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Leonard Nimoy was 83 years old when he died February 27, 2015. He was known for many things, but acting as Spock in the Star Trek movies was his most famous role. Nimoy decided to pursue acting at a rather young age. He was not afraid to put himself out there and he did by starring in many of his school plays. Although his acting career did not take off immediately he eventually was in many films. Some of the shows he starred in were The Twilight Zone, Sea Hunt, and Bonanza.

Leonard Nimoy’s career really took off when he was cast as Spock. That role "earned Nimoy three Emmy nominations" says Biography.com editors. After Star Wars premiered Star Trek stopped making new episodes. Nimoy moved towards directing and directed the film Three Men and a Baby. When Star Trek started producing more episodes of Star Trek again, Nimoy and his Co star had a falling out and they walked away from the show. Nimoy wrote a biography called I am Spock in 1995.
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He also revealed that he was "suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)" says Biography.com editors. This caused his death on February 27 of 2016 but he got to inspire people one last time before he died when he tweeted "A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP." on February 22.

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Leonard Nimoy’s death was a tragedy in my opinion. I loved the Star Trek movies as a kid and I love the new ones too. His entire world of Star Trek fans had to have been devastated when they heard the news of Nimoy’s death.

I liked learning a little bit about his background through writing this paper. It was interesting to see how the small little Nimoy boy, who loved acting in plays in his school, turned into a brilliant actor and director. He acted in over ten different shows! He also directed his very own film. That is a lot of incredible things to do in one

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