Leonard Nimoy – Live Long and Prosper

Leonard Nimoy died on February 27th at the age of 83 in his home in Bel Air, from complications of a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. He was best known for playing the Star Trek character Spock. So much so that his first autobiographical book was titled I am not Spock. The second autobiographical book was titled I am Spock. But he was much more than that. He was a man of many talents, and he will be missed. We will remember him here by mentioning some things that you might not have known.

Leonard Nimoy wrote poetry

You and I have Learned

– Leonard Nimoy

You and I
have learned
The song of love,

and we sing it well

The song is ageless
Passed on

Heart to heart
By those
Who have seen
What we see
And known
What we know
And lovers who have
Sung before
Our love is ours
To have
And
To share

The miracle is this
The more we share…
The more
We have

Leonard Nimoy was a director

He directed a Star Trek fan favorite Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, but he also directed a comedy called Three Men and a Baby.

Leonard Nimoy was a recording artist

He recorded a song about Bilbo Baggins

Leonard Nimoy was sexy

He was named one of PETA’s sexiest vegetarians alive.

Leonard Nimoy was a narrator

He has narrated the 1999 cult video game called Seamen.

Leonard Nimoy was on the Simpsons

He was actually in two episodes of the Simpsons and two episodes of Futurama. He was also uncredited as the voice of the Spock action figure in Big Bang Theory.

Leonard Nimoy made a cameo on Saturday Night Live

…and in an alternate video for Bruno Mars’ Lazy Song

“To this day, I sense Vulcan speech patterns, Vulcan social attitudes and even Vulcan patterns of logic and emotional suppression in my behavior,”

But that wasn’t such a bad thing, he decided. “Given the choice,” he wrote, “if I had to be someone else, I would be Spock.”

You will be missed …