![]() "Leonard was a lifelong lover of the arts and humanities, a supporter of the sciences, generous with his talent and his time. "Long before being nerdy was cool, there was Leonard Nimoy," the president said in a statement. ![]() Shatner, that's a reference to you).Įven President Obama, who is sometimes called Spock by some pundits for his own distant cool in a crisis, gave props to the actor who created his sometimes namesake. Spock - a brilliant, capable officer from a race of aliens who suppress their emotions - would eventually be validated by the world's embrace of geek cool.Īnd he was the guy whose eventual acceptance of Star Trek would make him the fan-friendly yin to the yang of Trek actors who seemed to have a tougher time embracing the show's legacy (yes, Mr. He was the guy whose status as the half-human, half-Vulcan Mr. He was a serious actor whose journey to accept his unique fame mirrored many fans' personal struggles for acceptance - particularly back when science fiction and fantasy weren't quite so cool. ![]() ![]() Spock in the Star Trek episode "Plato's Stepchildren" in 1968.įor this Star Trek fan, Leonard Nimoy was more than the guy who played one of the most popular characters in the most popular science-fiction franchise on American TV. ![]()
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