Leonard Nimoy, who played Spock in the original "Star Trek" TV series, has died at the age of 83. Spock was the human-Vulcan science officer in the science fiction franchise, which J.J. Abrams revived in the 2009 film "Star Trek."
The cause of Nimoy's death was Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease." He passed away on Friday. Nimoy had certainly lived the customary greeting of Spock, "Live long and prosper."
Last year Nimoy announced that he had acquired the disease. He noted that the cause of the disease was several years of smoking, even though he had ended the habit three decades ago, according to NY Times.
Spock was definitely one of the most unforgettable characteristics of the 1900s. He was a unique logical, steadfast, pointy-eared character from the United Federal of Planets.
Although the Spock character made Nimoy world-famous, interestingly the title of his 1975 autobiography was "I Am Not Spock." However, he later cherished the iconic role, entitling the follow-up book "I Am Spock" two decades later.
Born in Boston, Massachusetts, the Spock character was only one part of Nimoy's life. In fact, he worked regularly as an actor before and after he had the Star Trek role.
In the 1980s Nimoy also directed two film installments for the Star Trek franchise, "The Search for Spock" (1984), and "The Voyage Home" (1986), according to Yahoo.
It is ironic that Star Trek was only aired for three years. Today it has a cult-like following from Trekkies, who have been fans of the franchise since it was syndicated.
As an actor on and off the TV and movie screen, Nimoy seemed to agree with the Postmodernist world view of Star Trek, whose socially progressive perspective was ahead of its time. In fact, as a photographer Nimoy's work included naked photos of plus-size and overweight women.