Actor Leonard Nimoy, the actor known and loved by ‘Star Trek’ fans as the pointy-eared, purely logical science officer Mr. Spock, has died at the age of 83.
He was famous for playing the role of logical science officer Mr Spock in the long-running sci-fi series.
Last year, the actor revealed he was suffering chronic lung disease COPD, despite stop smoking 30 years ago. Nimoy died Friday of end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at his Los Angeles home, with family at his side, said his son, Adam Nimoy. He was 83, media reported.
According to foreign media reports, Nimoy was born on 26 March 1931 in Boston, Massachusetts to Orthodox Jewish Ukrainian immigrants. He appeared in local theatrical productions as a child artist as well as the actor found his big break as ‘Spock’ in TV series ‘Star Trek’, which ran from 1966 to 1969. After the cult series ended in 1969, he immediately joined the adventure show ‘Mission Impossible’ as the master of disguise, Paris. Nimoy also turned his talents to director, including the two of the ‘Star Trek’ features, and the 1987 hit comedy ‘Three Men and a Baby’.
He posted his final tweet on 23 February, “A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory”.
Nimoy is survived by his wife, their children Adam and Julie Nimoy, six grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
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