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Leonard Nimoy: Life Before, During And After Mr. Spock

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Leonard Nimoy: Life Before, During and After Mr. Spock Leonard Nimoy has been one of the most memorable, and predominant, actors of the 1966 original Star Trek series where he was known for playing Mr. Spock. However, there was so much more to Nimoy, both as an actor and a person, than him just playing the intelligent alien on a science fiction television show. Leonard Nimoy has been an actor, singer, photographer, poet, director, and, in more ways than one, a teacher. Leonard Nimoy has been a significant actor because he had a very simple beginning, and then worked hard to recieve any role in Hollywood television shows or movies, which eventually lead to his big break in Star Trek. Nimoy left an impact both in society and the Star Trek community because he was an example of how people who …show more content…

Leonard Nimoy played the first, of many, commanding officers on the bridge of a Starfleet ship or subspace station who was not completely human, and he made the role a success. Nimoy through his portrayal of Mr. Spock also showed to the audience that it was alright to be different from those around them as long as the audience members knew who they were as well, and were comfortable with who they were. Even outside of the Star Trek community Leonard Nimoy made an impact as Mr. Spock, because it showed to other writers, producers, and directors of science fiction that it was possible to have a serious fictional character who does not necessarily look like a human being. Without the creation and portrayal of Mr. Spock some of the most iconic television and movie creatures would most likely never have come to fruition on the big screen, and would have been condemned to exist only as an idea in someone’s head or as a two-dimensional character found only in

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