‘Star Trek’ legend Leonard Nimoy dead at 83

WASHINGTON — He told us to live long and prosper with his Vulcan salute.

Now, “Star Trek” legend Leonard Nimoy has died in Los Angeles of end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, according to his son Adam. He was 83.

Although Nimoy followed his 1966-69 “Star Trek” run with a notable career as both an actor and director, in the public’s mind he would always be Spock.

His half-human, half-Vulcan character was the calm counterpoint to William Shatner’s often-emotional Captain Kirk on one of television and film’s most revered cult series.

Nimoy reprised his role for J.J. Abrams’ reboot “Star Trek” in 2009.

He had been in and out of hospitals a number of times over the last few months.

Nimoy’s been in and out of hospitals multiple times in the last few months. Read more: http://www.tmz.com/2015/02/23/leonard-nimoy-hospitalized-chest-pains-rushed-hospital/#ixzz3SfXFvxmA
Jason Fraley

Hailed by The Washington Post for “his savantlike ability to name every Best Picture winner in history," Jason Fraley began at WTOP as Morning Drive Writer in 2008, film critic in 2011 and Entertainment Editor in 2014, providing daily arts coverage on-air and online.

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