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US actor Leonard Nimoy, who played Mr Spock in the cult sci-fi series Star Trek, has died at the age of 83 in Los Angeles, his family has said.<\/p>\n
His son, Adam, said he died of end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease on Friday morning.<\/p>\n
Nimoy had a long career as both an actor and director.<\/p>\n
However he was best known for his portrayal of the half-human, half-Vulcan character in both the TV franchise and series of films.<\/p>\n
Last year, the actor revealed he was suffering chronic lung disease COPD, despite stopping smoking 30 years ago.<\/p>\n
It was reported earlier this week he had been taken to hospital on 19 February after suffering from chest pains.<\/p>\n
He later tweeted: “A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory.”<\/p>\n
He signed off what was to be his final tweet with “LLAP” – a reference to his character’s famous catchphrase, “Live long and prosper”.<\/p>\n
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The same Twitter account was used by his granddaughter to confirm that he died at home on Friday in Bel-Air, California.<\/p>\n
Dani Nimoy said her grandfather was an “extraordinary man, husband, grandfather, brother, actor, author – the list goes on – and friend.”<\/p>\n
She added that special merchandise was being added to Nimoy’s website, with all proceeds going to the COPD foundation.<\/p>\nLeonard Nimoy, cast member of the new film “Star Trek Into Darkness”, poses as he arrives at the film’s premiere in Hollywood REUTERS\/Fred Prouser<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
George Takei, who played Hikaru Sulu on Star Trek and was a friend of Nimoy’s, paid tribute to the actor.<\/p>\n
“The word extraordinary is often overused but I think it’s really appropriate for Leonard”, Mr Takei told US broadcaster MSNBC.<\/p>\n
“He was an extraordinarily talented man but he was also a very decent human being.”<\/p>\n
Among the torrent of tributes on Twitter was a message from Nasa crediting Nimoy and Star Trek as an inspiration.<\/p>\n
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Thousands took to Twitter to pay tribute after Nimoy’s death was announced, including Star Trek actors past and present.<\/p>\n
William Shatner, who as Captain Kirk acted alongside Nimoy for years in Star Trek, said he loved the actor “like a brother”.<\/p>\n
“We will all miss his humor, his talent, and his capacity to love,” Mr Shatner said on Twitter.<\/p>\n
Leonard Nimoy often gave Spock’s famous salute<\/div>\n
Wil Wheaton, who played Wesley Crusher in Star Trek: The Next Generation, said: “We stood on your shoulders, and wouldn’t have had a galaxy to explore if you hadn’t been there, first. Thank you, Leonard, Rest in peace.”<\/p>\n
More than a Vulcan<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n
It was Nimoy’s casting as Spock in 1966 that made him in a star and, in many ways, defined his acting career.<\/p>\n
He played the character in all three of the original series of the programme and later in several big-screen spin offs.<\/p>\n
Nimoy had an ambivalent relationship with Spock, seeming to both cherish and resent his close association with the role.<\/p>\n
His two volumes of autobiography – “I Am Not Spock” in 1975 and “I Am Spock” two decades later – seemed to epitomise his mixed feelings.<\/p>\n
Nimoy did have success outside of his Spock costume, in both acting and directing, and he pursued music, painting, and photography.<\/p>\n
After the end of Star Trek’s initial run, he played master of disguise Paris in the hit adventure series Mission Impossible.<\/p>\n
Later he directed two of the Star Trek films, The Search for Spock and The Voyage Home, and in 1987 helmed the hit comedy Three Men and a Baby, one of the highest-grossing films of that year.<\/p>\n
Nimoy announced that he was suffering from COPD last year, writing: “I quit smoking 30 years ago. Not soon enough. Grandpa says, quit now!!”<\/p>\n
COPD is an umbrella term for several lung diseases including chronic bronchitis, emphysema and some forms of bronchiectasis.<\/p>\n
Sufferers experience increasing breathlessness during the advanced stages of the disease but it can be symptomless for a long time as it develops.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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