{"id":11619,"date":"2015-02-27T14:53:59","date_gmt":"2015-02-27T19:53:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/?p=11619"},"modified":"2015-02-27T14:53:59","modified_gmt":"2015-02-27T19:53:59","slug":"breaking-news-actor-director-leonard-nimoy-passes-away-at-83","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/?p=11619","title":{"rendered":"Breaking News: Actor, Director Leonard Nimoy Passes Away at 83"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">It is always said to sad to have to report when someone p<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Leonard-Nimoy-and-cat.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-11620\" style=\"width: 329px;\" alt=\"Leonard-Nimoy and cat\" src=\"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Leonard-Nimoy-and-cat.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"498\" \/><\/a><\/span>asses. This morning actor, director, photographer and icon to millions, Leonard Nimoy passed away following a brief hospital stay finally succumbing to the effects of COPD. <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">His career spanned 6 decades but his fame came from the iconic role of the half Vulcan\/half human first officer of the famed Starship Enterprise. As the character Mr. Spock on the 1960\u2019s series Star Trek he soon became a fan favorite.<!--more--><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Born in 1931 to Ukrainian immigrants Nimoy began his acting career in small roles including the Sci-Fi \u201cclassic\u201d Zombies from the Stratosphere where he portrayed an alien. Though the role of Spock made him famous there was a brief period where he tried to distance himself from the fictional character. Nimoy wrote a book titled, \u201cI am Not Spock\u201d then years later he embraced the connection between him and his on screen persona writing, \u201cI am Spock.\u201d Whether Nimoy liked the association or not, to fans across the globe, he was and ever will be Mr. Spock. Eventually, he not only embraced it but went on to portray the pointed eared alien again and again.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Fans have taken to social media to express their feelings, share stories and remember the man and his famous character. The hastag #LLAP is currently trending on Twitter. As one of the many fans who are \u201cemotionally compromised\u201d by his passing I can say that he will be missed. 2016 will be Star Trek\u2019s 50<\/span><sup><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: medium;\">th<\/span><\/sup><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> anniversary and should bring us a new film; sadly the first of the new timeline without Spock-Prime.<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman;\">\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">To quote Captain Kirk (William Shatner) from Star Trek II, \u201cOf all the souls I have encountered, in my travels, his was the most\u2026human.\u201d Rest in peace Mr. Nimoy.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is always said to sad to have to report when someone passes. 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