Leonard appeared in a TV commercial for Aleve during the Super Bowl in 2006.
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Leonard released his book of poetry, Come Be With Me in 1978.
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In the 1980s, Leonard released a book of his poetry called: ... and You and I.
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In 1974, Leonard released a book of poetry entitled: Will I Think of You?
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In 1977, Leonard released a book of his poems and photographs titled: We Are All Searching For Love: A Collection of Poems & Photographs.
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Leonard released a book of poetry titled These Words Are For You in the 1970s.
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Leonard was a voice actor/narrator for the game Civilization IV. You'll hear his voice at the beginning of all new games and every time you research a new technology.
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Leonard was born only four days after his Star Trek (1966) co-star William Shatner.
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Leonard was the only actor to appear in both pilots of the original Star Trek (1966) series.
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When Richard Widmark left, Leonard became the Friday night host for The Mutual Radio Theater on Mutual Radio (1980).
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Leonard has played two characters whose boss is named 'Jim': Captain James T. 'Jim' Kirk in Star Trek (1966) and Jim Phelps in Mission: Impossible (1966).
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Leonard's father had a barbershop in Boston, where one of the more popular haircuts given was the "Spock cut."
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Leonard released his poetry book Warmed By Love in 1983.
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Leonard is the creator of the Primortals comic book series.
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Leonard released his book: Vincent in 1995. (It's on Vincent Van Gogh)
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In 1993, Leonard recorded William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy Read Four Science Fiction Classics featuring stories by Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury, Henry Kuttner, and Robert A. Heinlein.
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In 1977, Leonard played Martin Dysart in the play Equus, on the New York stage.
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In 1991, Leonard starred in and produced the film, Never Forget, for the Turner Network, which deals with a true case of a Holocaust survivor suing a neo-Nazi organization who claimed the extermination of Jews in World War II was a myth.
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In 1971, Leonard starred in Fiddler on the Roof, and then third billing in Catlow, the same year.
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Leonard also made five narrative albums in the 1970s, including readings from War of the Worlds and The Martian Chronicles.
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In 1967, Leonard released his first record album, based on the Star Trek character of 'Mr. Spock.' It was called Leonard Nimoy Presents Mr. Spock's Music from Outer Space, the album produced a hit single, "Visit to a Sad Planet."
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Leonard's first starring film role was in 1952 as Kid Monk Baroni, a youth with a deformed face who becomes a champion boxer.
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Leonard ran a drama studio in North Hollywood for three years and taught for a year at Synanon.
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Leonard worked as a soda jerk, movie usher and cab driver to pay the bills while he studied acting.
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While in the Army, Leonard spent 18 months serving in Georgia, at Ft. McPhearson. He also wrote, narrated and emceed GI shows for the Army's Special Services branch.
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Leonard's first stage appearance was in Hansel and Gretel at the age of 8.
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Leonard directed the 1984 Bangles video: "Going Down To Liverpool," also appeared in the video as the taxicab driver.
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Leonard was William Shatner's Best Man at his third wedding to Nerine Kidd.
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Leonard owned a pet store in Canoga Park, CA during the 1960s.
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Leonard has two children, Adam and Julie. Both were by first wife Sandra Zober.
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Leonard's surname, Nimoy, means "an outsider who can't speak Russian" in Russian.
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Leonard is of Russian Jewish ancestry.
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Leonard it the father of director Adam Nimoy.
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In his immediate post-Star Trek years, Leonard wrote a biography titled, I Am Not Spock, hoping to distance himself from the character. He followed up years later, embracing his past, with a book titled, I Am Spock.
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Leonard has appeared in episodes of five different television series with William Shatner: The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Star Trek, Star Trek: The Animated Series, T.J. Hooker and Futurama.
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As of December 2002, Leonard announced that he will probably no longer appear in films. But it has also been mentioned that he would possibly consider doing it once more if offered a more substantial role in another Trek film.
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Leonard is an avid writer of poetry.
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Leonard is considered a highly accomplished photographer.
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Leonard is a vegetarian.
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Leonard received an Honorable Discharge in the rank of Sergeant when he left the military.
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Leonard stated at a 1993 convention in Canada that he has contracted out his signature, and can only sign items the company he has a contact with authorizes, and therefore does not sign for fans, otherwise he could be sued for breach of contract.
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Leonard is one of only 31 actors or actresses to have worked on both the original Star Trek (up to and including Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country) and then in at least one of the spin-offs.
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The "Vulcan nerve pinch" concept in Star Trek was invented by Leonard when he and the show's writers were trying to figure out how an unarmed Spock could overpower an adversary without resorting to violence.
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Leonard created the famous Vulcan hand greeting for Star Trek. In reality the hand gesture is used by a Rabbi (both hands with thumbs touching) during the Hebraic benediction, which includes the phrase "Live long and prosper."
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He first met James Doohan over ten years before they starred in "Star Trek" together.
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Nimoy along with fellow co-star George Takei, were interviewed on the Comedy Central's The Daily Show with Jon Stewart concerning a C-SPAN clip of Congressman David Wu speaking to the House of Representatives. Daily Show: Faux Klingons 1-17-2007
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Leonard hosted the History Channel documentary Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier on Feb. 19, 2007.
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Nimoy was featured in the 12 hour Symphony Space's Free Stravinsky Marathon along side fellow actor Richard Thomas in the music-theater piece of Histoire du soldat (3-06-2006).
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