We will all miss his humor, his talent, and his capacity to love,” Shatner said in a statement. Shatner and Nimoy sometimes had a professional rivalry but maintained a long friendship. Kirk, Spock helped make “Star Trek” a cultural phenomenon. Alongside William Shatner, who played Captain James T.

“Star Trek” followed the Enterprise’s crew as they explored other worlds and encountered aliens. Nimoy signed off his tweets with “LLAP,” an abbreviation of “live long and prosper.” He came up with the “Vulcan nerve grip” that rendered foes unconscious, as well as the split-fingered Vulcan “live long and prosper” salute, which he said was inspired by a gesture he had seen worshippers make in his synagogue when he was a boy. Nimoy had often confronted “Star Trek” creators during the original series over their conception of Spock, and his input was responsible for many aspects of the character. Still, he wrote that if given the choice of being any other television character, he would choose Spock. Spock and ‘Star Trek’ were very much alive and there wasn’t anything that I could do to change that.” I realize now that I really had no choice in the matter. Spock or to fight the onslaught of public interest.

“I went through a definite identity crisis. “I was involved in something of a crusade to develop a reputation as an actor with some range,” Nimoy wrote in “I Am Not Spock.” His feelings were summed up in the titles of his memoirs: “I Am Not Spock” in 1975 and “I Am Spock” two decades later. Here, Nimoy shared the true story behind his perceived reticence to re-create the role and wrote frankly about how his portrayal defined an icon.For years, Nimoy resented that Spock defined him but ultimately came to accept that his life would be intertwined with the alien, who inspired a fervent fan following. I AM SPOCK gives us Nimoy’s unique perspective on the beginnings of the Star Trek phenomenon, on his relationship with his costars, and particularly on the reaction of the pointed-eared alien that Nimoy knew best. He had been closer to the phenomenon of Star Trek than anyone, having played the pivotal role of Spock in the original series, in six motion pictures, and in a special two-part episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation. Spock, is one of the most recognizable, loved, and pervasive characterizations in popular culture. Leonard Nimoy’s portrayal of the ever-logical Vulcan, Mr. First time in trade paperback: the memoir by the late Leonard Nimoy, best remembered for his portrayal as everyone’s favorite Vulcan, Spock, in Star Trek, the TV series and films.

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