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Leonard Nimoy marked the history of science fiction films playing the half-human and half-vulcan commander, Spock, member of the spaceship ‘Enterprise’ in the famous series ‘Star Trek, as well as in his subsequent films.
Nimoy passed away at his home in Bel Air, Los Angeles, at 83 years, after suffering from chronic lung disease, of which the actor had spoken months before and which he attributed to his addiction to tobacco.
In the decade of 1931, was chosen in the casting to play the alien, who along with other characters, would travel to explore new worlds, discovering new forms of life and new civilizations.
His pointed ears, a character based on logic, a way of greeting with the hand that is vo He became world famous and his intimate relationship with Captain James T. Kirk and Dr. Leonard McCoy are landmarks of popular culture.
The actor claimed that during the recording of this character he felt a mystical connection
with this, that is why over the years he wrote two books: ‘I am not Spock’ and ‘I am Spock’.
Nimboy was born on 26 March 1931 in Boston; In addition to this role, devoted himself to poetry and photography, including directing chapters and movies of ‘Star Trek’.
Outside the ship ‘Enterprise’, he directed the comedy ‘Three Men and a Baby’ and narrated from 1960 to 2003 the series ‘Ancient Mysteries’ on the History Channel. In addition, his voice appeared in movies such as ‘Transformers: The Movie’, ‘The Guardian of Words’ and ‘Atlantis: The Los Empire’.
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