President Barack Obama joined Leonard Nimoy’s co-stars from “Star Trek” to bid adieu to the actor who delighted sci-fi fans worldwide with his iconic turn as the pointy-eared half-human, half-Vulcan Mr Spock in the “Star Trek” television series and films.
“Long before being nerdy was cool, there was Leonard Nimoy,” said Obama, who recalled meeting the Boston-born Nimoy with the Vulcan salute in 2007.
More than a household name, Nimoy was a “lifelong lover of the arts and humanities, a supporter of the sciences, generous with his talent and his time,” the president added.
“I loved Spock,” said Obama.
Nimoy, who suffered from chronic …read more
Source: Pakistan Today
