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Leonard Nimoy

Facts of Leonard Nimoy

Date of Birth: 1931 , March-26
Date of Death: 2015 , February-27
Birth Nation: United States
Height: 6 Feet

Quick Timeline of Leonard Nimoy

1931 Born in West End, Massachusetts
1953 Joined United States Army Reserve
1977 Graduated from Antioch College
1979 Appeared in the movie, Star Trek: The Motion Picture
1954 Married to Sandra Zober
1989 Married to Susan Bay
1955 First child, Julie Nimoy
1956 Second child, Adam Nimoy
1987 Won Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror
2013 Won Behind the Voice Actors Awards
2015 He died

Detail Timeline of Leonard Nimoy

March 26 , 1931

Born in West End, Massachusetts

Leonard Nimoy, who had the deep baritone voice, was born as Leonard Simon Nimoy in West End, Massachusetts, United States of America to Dora and Max Nimoy. He was an American and was of Ukrainian Jewish descent.

1953

Joined United States Army Reserve

He also worked at an ice cream parlor. In 1953, he joined United States Army Reserve and served them till 1955. During his departure from United States Army Reserve, he was ranked a sergeant. He was at Army Special Services. 

1977

Graduated from Antioch College

With the completion of his high school education, he joined joined Boston College to study acting. In the mid 1970s, he also joined Antioch College. As a part time student, he finally completed his MA in Education from there in 1977.

1979

Appeared in the movie, Star Trek: The Motion Picture

Leonard Nimoy was an actor, film director and photographer from United States. His breakthrough role came in 1979 after he portrayed the role of Spock in the science fiction film Star Trek: The Motion Picture. For his role in the TV series Star Trek, he earned the salary of $1,250 /episode.

February 21 , 1954

Married to Sandra Zober

On 21st of February 1954, Leonard got married to Sandra Zober. Sandra Zober was also an actress. As his loving wife, she gave birth to two children. Though they were married for about three decades, they got divorced in 1987.

January 1 , 1989

Married to Susan Bay

Leonard remained singe for few months and began his romantic love affairs with Susan Bay. Susan Bay is an actress from United States. After being in love for several months, they got married on 1st of January 1989.

1955

First child, Julie Nimoy

He became father for the first time in his life in 1955. He and his ex wife, actress Sandra Zober welcomed their first child together that year and that time it was a daughter and they named her Julie Nimoy. 

August 9 , 1956

Second child, Adam Nimoy

TV director, Adam Nimoy is his second child. Adam Nimoy was born from Leonard first wife, Sandra Zober. Adam Nimoy was born on 9th of August 1956. He was born in Los Angeles, California, United States of America.

1987

Won Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror

He got nominated in Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA for the first time in his life in 1979. However, he won this award for the first time in 1987. He also won this award in 2010 for Best Guest Starring Role on Television.

2013

Won Behind the Voice Actors Awards

In 2012, he was nominated in Behind the Voice Actors Awards for the first time in his life for Best Vocal Ensemble in a Feature Film. He won this award the following year for Best Vocal Ensemble in a Video Game. 

February 27 , 2015

He died

In the early 2014, he was diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. He suffered from this disease because of his smoking habit. He went of medication for several times but he lost his life on 27th of February 2015.

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On 21st of February 1954, Leonard got married to Sandra Zober. Sandra Zober was also an actress. As his loving wife, she gave birth to two children. Though they were married for about three decades, they got divorced in 1987.

Leonard remained single for a few months and began his romantic love affair with Susan Bay. Susan Bay is an actress from the United States. After being in love for several months, they got married on the 1st of January 1989.

Leonard began his acting career when he was 8. At a young age, he began performing in children’s and Neighborhood Theater. Though both of his parents wanted him to study hard in college, he began pursuing his acting career and he finally made his professional acting debut in 1948 by starring the role of Ralphie in the drama series, Awake and Sing!. He also joined Boston College to study acting. He also worked at an ice cream parlor. In 1953, he joined the United States Army Reserve and served till 1955. During his departure from the United States Army Reserve, he was ranked a sergeant. In 1951, he appeared in the movie Queen for a Day where he played the role of Queen for a Day. During the mid-1950s, he also starred in TV series like Dragnet, The West Point Story, Highway Patrol, and many more. His breakthrough role came in 1979 after he portrayed the role of Spock in the science fiction film Star Trek: The Motion Picture. For his role in the TV series Star Trek, he earned a salary of $1,250 /episode. His net worth was said to be around $45 million at the time of his death.