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Nimoy and Murphy
Nimoy approached Beverly Hills Cop writer Daniel Petrie, Jr. to write the screenplay when a concept that executive producer Jeffrey Katzenberg described as " either the best or worst idea in the world " arose — Star Trek fan Eddie Murphy wanted a starring role.

Nimoy and acknowledged
The film's production acknowledged certain expectations from fansNimoy remarked that if Spock had not been resurrected and, instead, " Captain Kirk turn to the camera and ' Sorry, we didn't find him ,' people would throw rocks at the screen.

Nimoy and part
Nimoy was asked to read these verses as part of his narration for Civilization IV.
Wyatt commented that although she generally disliked working with actors who were directing, she found Nimoy an exception because he could concentrate on being part of the cast as well as setting up the crew.
" On learning about the scene, Kirk Thatcher, an associate producer on the film, convinced Nimoy to let him play the role ; Thatcher shaved his hair into a mohawk and bought clothes to complete the part.
On the contrary, Nimoy explains in this book that Spock has always been a part of him.
Leonard Nimoy ( Star Trek's Mr. Spock ) claims this story was part of the inspiration behind Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home.
Berry's second and final year was as a part of the Special Services Corp., under the command of Sergeant Leonard Nimoy, who would go on to become a legend himself as Star Treks Mr. Spock.
The video for " Going Down to Liverpool " features Leonard Nimoy, who plays the part of the band's chauffeur.

Nimoy and would
As the half-Vulcan, half-human Spock — a role he chose instead of one on the soap opera Peyton Place — Nimoy became a star, and the press predicted that he would " have his choice of movies or television series.
Nimoy would go on to direct the second most successful film ( critically and financially ) in the franchise after the 2009 Star Trek film, Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home ( 1986 ), and Three Men and a Baby, the highest grossing film of 1987, made him a star director.
Nimoy also played the Mermelstein role and believes: " If every project brought me the same sense of fulfillment that Never Forget did, I would truly be in paradise.
Nimoy was given casting approval over who would play the young Spock in the newest film.
Nimoy had much input into how Spock would act in certain situations, and conversely, Nimoy's contemplation of how Spock acted gave him cause to think about things in a way that he never would have thought if he had not portrayed the character.
However, Nimoy would express relief in later interviews and appearances that when he explained the concept to William Shatner, he understood it immediately, and Nimoy credits Shatner's reaction to the nerve pinch in the episode as what really sold it.
After DeForest Kelley in 1964 stated his non-interest in playing the role, Roddenberry cast Nimoy because he knew him from a guest appearance in his pilot The Lieutenant ; after Roddenberry saw Nimoy's thin face and sharp features, no other actors were considered-Kelley, on the other hand, would later be cast as Dr. McCoy, the highly emotional human who became Spock's frequent foil.
Had Nimoy turned down the role, Roddenberry would have approached Martin Landau.
Nimoy had not intended to join the cast of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, but was enticed back with the promise that his character would be given a dramatic death scene.
Nimoy reasoned that since The Wrath of Khan would be the final Star Trek film, having Spock " go out in a blaze of glory " seemed like a good way to resolve the character's fate.
Like other Star Trek actors Kelley received little of the enormous profits that the franchise generated for Paramount, until Nimoy, as executive producer, helped arrange for Kelley to be paid $ 1 million for Star Trek VI ( 1991 ) which would eventually be his final live action film appearance.
The Scott character, as conceived, would have been a semi-regular, but with fellow cast members Leonard Nimoy ( Spock ) and DeForest Kelley ( Dr. McCoy ), was elevated in importance to leads alongside William Shatner's Captain James T. Kirk.
Nimoy hit upon the idea of humpback whales after talking with a friend — their song added mystery to the story, and their size added logistical challenges the heroes would have to overcome.
He would write a few pages, show it to Nimoy and Bennett for consultation, and return to his office to write some more.
Nimoy debated whether the crew should change costumes, but after seeing how people in San Francisco are dressed, he decided they would still fit in.
Faced with producing a new film in time for Star Treks 25th anniversary, Flinn and Meyer, the director of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, wrote a script based on a suggestion from Leonard Nimoy about what would happen if " the wall came down in space ", touching on the contemporary events of the Cold War.
Nimoy's hiring of Meyer was not only beneficial because Meyer knew the material and could write fast ( having produced The Wrath of Khans screenplay in twelve days ), but if Meyer was to direct it would offset any acrimony from Shatner, whose ire would have been aroused if Nimoy returned to direct his third Star Trek feature after The Search for Spock and The Voyage Home.
Shatner, Nimoy, and Kelley's salaries were cut with the understanding that they would share in box office profits.
Designer Michael Okuda had finished a schematic of the Enterprises decks when Nimoy pointed out he had misspelled " reclamation "; while Okuda was fairly certain no one else would notice the single spelling error on the print, he had to fix it.
The cast was split on the possibility of a sequel ; Shatner, Nimoy and Kelley said that the film would be their last, while the supporting cast strongly lobbied for another film.
Landau's replacement is former Star Trek actor Leonard Nimoy, while a permanent replacement for Bain would not be chosen until the 1970 – 71 season.

Nimoy and Trek
For Star Trek III: The Search for Spock ( 1984 ) director Leonard Nimoy and writer-producer Harve Bennett wanted the Klingons to speak a proper language instead of made-up gibberish and so commissioned Okrand to develop the phrases Doohan had come up with into a full language.
Star Trek is an American science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry that follows the adventures of the starship and its crew, led by Captain James T. Kirk ( William Shatner ), first officer Spock ( Leonard Nimoy ), and chief medical officer Dr. Leonard McCoy ( DeForest Kelley ), in the 23rd century.
According to Shatner, early Star Trek reviews called his performance " wooden ", with most of the show's acting praise and media interest going to Nimoy.
According to the DVD commentary of the film, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, actors Leonard Nimoy and Kirstie Alley, portraying Spock and Saavik respectively, spoke their lines in English, and later dubbed in alien dialogue ( at least partially designed by linguist Marc Okrand ) that corresponded with the movements of their mouths in the scene.
As reported by editor Ruth Berman ( issue # 1, Inside Star Trek, July 1968, pp. 15 – 16 ), " ardent rock hound and amateur lapidary " Roddenberry came up with the Vulcan philosophy after he presented Leonard Nimoy with a unique " hand-crafted piece of jewelry ," a " pendent " ( sic ) of polished yellow gold ( circle ) and florentined white gold ( triangle ), with a stone of brilliant white fabulite — an artificial gem " developed by the laser industry and used in space mechanisms for its optical qualities ," and thus well-suited as a gift for an actor in a science fiction show.
) On numerous occasions, for example in the 1983 TV special Star Trek Memories ( which is often syndicated along with The Original Series ), Nimoy recounts how as a child, he peeked during the blessing and witnessed the gesture, although the congregation are supposed to put hands over eyes or turn away at this moment in acknowledgement of the presence of the Almighty.
After the original Star Trek series, Nimoy starred in Mission: Impossible for two seasons, hosted the documentary series In Search of ..., and narrated Civilization IV, as well as making several well-received stage appearances.
On the stage, Nimoy played the lead-role in a short run of Gore Vidal's Visit to a Small Planet in 1968, shortly before the end of the Star Trek series.
The six Star Trek movies feature the original Star Trek cast including Nimoy, who also directed one of the films.
Following Star Trek in 1969, Nimoy immediately joined the cast of the spy series Mission: Impossible, which was seeking a replacement for Martin Landau.
Nimoy signing autographs at a Star Trek convention, c. 1980
When a new Star Trek series was planned in the late 1970s, Nimoy was to be in only two out of eleven episodes, but when the show was elevated to a feature film, he agreed to reprise his role.
At a press conference promoting the 2009 Star Trek movie, Nimoy made it clear that he had no further plans or ambition to direct:
Together with John De Lancie, another ex-actor from the Star Trek series, Nimoy created Alien Voices, an audio-production venture that specializes in audio dramatizations.
In an interview published on the official Star Trek website, Nimoy said that Alien Voices was discontinued because the series didn't sell well enough to recoup costs.
Nimoy has also provided voiceovers for the Star Trek Online massively multiplayer online game, released in February 2010, as well as Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep as Master Xehanort, the series ' leading villain.
His photography studies at UCLA occurred after Star Trek and Mission: Impossible, when Nimoy seriously considered changing careers.
During and following Star Trek, Nimoy also released five albums of vocal recordings on Dot Records, including Trek-related songs such as " Highly Illogical ", and cover versions of popular tunes, such as " Proud Mary ".
In a 2001 DVD, Nimoy revealed that he became an alcoholic while working on Star Trek and ended up in rehab.
Nimoy also introduced the Vulcan nerve pinch in an early Star Trek episode " The Enemy Within ".
First portrayed by Leonard Nimoy in the original Star Trek series, Spock also appears in the animated Star Trek series, two episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation, seven of the Star Trek feature films, and numerous Star Trek books, comics, and video games.

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