Adam Brett Nimoy (born August 9, 1956) is an American television director. He is the son of actors

Leonard Nimoy Leonard Simon Nimoy ( ; March 26, 1931 – February 27, 2015) was an American actor and director, famous for playing Spock in the ''Star Trek'' franchise for almost 50 years. This includes Development of Spock, originating Spock in Star Trek: T ...

and Sandra Zober.

Early life

Nimoy was born in

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, to actor

and actress Sandra Zober. He has an older sister, Julie.Heffernan, Virginia (February 27, 2015)
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''

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''. Aaron Bay-Schuck is Nimoy's stepbrother. Nimoy's family is Jewish. Nimoy obtained his

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, and his

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."Faculty: Filmmaking Department"

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. Retrieved November 6, 2015. His years at Loyola also featured summer internships served with Senator

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and Speaker of the House

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Career

Nimoy began his work in the entertainment industry as an attorney in entertainment law, specializing in music and music publishing. According to

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lead singer Kurt Harland, he was instrumental in clearing the many ''Star Trek'' samples used on the group's self-titled debut record, such as the "Pure energy!" snippet used in the number-three US hit " What's On Your Mind? (Pure Energy)". Nimoy was a business-affairs executive for

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and

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before becoming a TV director.McNary, Dave (March 27, 2015)
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'' Variety'' His credits include episodes of ''

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'', '' Nash Bridges'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'', ''

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'', '' The Outer Limits'', in which he directed his father in the episode "

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", and '' Sliders''.

''For the Love of Spock''

After his father's death in 2015, Nimoy revealed a documentary project the two of them had been working on about the elder Nimoy's famous ''

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'' character which the younger Nimoy planned to direct. Nimoy stated that with his father's passing, the project would now take on a stronger focus on the life and career of Leonard Nimoy, as well as the character of

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. In March 2015, Nimoy announced plans to crowd-fund the project's $600,000 budget and provide credit and other perks to the fans who contributed. By that June, the project successfully completed funding through Kickstarter.com, raising $621,721, ahead of its July 1 deadline. The documentary, '' For the Love of Spock'', received the support of interview subjects including

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, J. J. Abrams, and

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. The film was released on April 16, 2016, at the

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. Nimoy appeared as himself in " The Spock Resonance", the November 5, 2015, episode of the CBS sitcom ''

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'', in which he interviews ''Star Trek'' fan

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(

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) for the documentary on his father (who had previously lent his voice to the 2012 episode " The Transporter Malfunction", in the series' fifth season). Nimoy has taught Thesis Film Post Production and Advanced Approaches to Directing at the

. His memoir, ''My Incredibly Wonderful, Miserable Life'', was published by

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in 2008. Special thanks are given to Adam in the liner notes of the album '' Emergency Third Rail Power Trip'' (1983, Enigma Records) by the band Rain Parade. "Spock" is also thanked.

Personal life

Nimoy was married to his first wife Nancy for 18 years. They had two children. His second wife, Martha, died of cancer. In August 2017, Nimoy announced his engagement to actress Terry Farrell, who portrayed

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on '' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine''. They married on March 26, 2018, in a

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at City Hall in San Francisco on what would have been his father's 87th birthday. According to an August 28, 2024, ''LA Times'' article, Adam Nimoy reports he and Farrell are no longer married.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nimoy, Adam 1956 births American television directors Family of Leonard Nimoy Living people Loyola Law School alumni New York Film Academy Mass media people from Los Angeles University of California, Berkeley alumni