Mar 26, 1931

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Raised in a Boston tenement, acting in community theaters since age eight, Leonard
Nimoy didn't make his Hollywood debut he was 20, a bit part in Queen for a Day
(1951) and another as a ballplayer in the perennial Rhubarb (1951). After two years
in army he was still getting small, often uncredited parts - an army telex operator
in Them! (1954), for example - but his part as Narab, a Martian finally friendly to
Earth, in the closing scene in the corny Republic serial Zombies of the Stratosph... ... (read more...) ere
(1952), somewhat foreshadowed the role which would make him a household name--Mr.
Spock, the half-human/half-Vulcan science officer of "Star Trek" (1966) one of TV's
all-time most successful series. His performance 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 that 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..." (1976) and "Ancient Mysteries" (1996), authored several volumes of poetry
and guest-starred on two episodes of "The Simpsons" (1989). He recently played
Mustafa Mond in NBC's telling of Brave New World (1998) (TV).