Leonard Nimoy

Leonard Nimoy was born on March 26, 1931. He spent his early years in a tenement neighborhood in Boston, Massachusetts, where he performed on stage from the age of eight through his teens, in various amateur productions. In 1949 he set out for Hollywood, where he took acting classes, lived in a rooming house, and worked odd jobs to support himself. Beginning in 1951, small roles in obscure films and serials were a valuable training ground. In 1952, he had his… (plus)