The Original Star Trek Cast:

Where Are They Now?

2009, May, 12th

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Leonard Nimoy (Mr. Spock):
RECENT WORK: 2008's The Full Body Project, a book of his nude photography; the new Star Trek film.

NEXT UP: A recurring role on J.J. Abrams' Fox series Fringe; a photo exhibit at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Arts in 2010.

BACK IN THE ACT: Nimoy announced his retirement from acting in 2003, but returned to Star Trek after J.J. Abrams reawakened his passion and "reminded me what it really could be." Still, the 78-year-old actor admits that even after putting the ears back on, "it took a little while for me to get my bearings. What I enjoyed hearing later was that the young people were all intimidated by me. I said to them, 'Look, when I was your age and at your stage in the business, and the older guy came on the set that had been around for 30 or 40 or 50 years, I was intimidated. Now it's their turn!'"

He remains very close with co-star Shatner ("We finish each other's sentences") but despite their past, oft-maligned musical efforts, don't expect a duet. "I don't think I'd record an album with him," he says. "I don't think that either of us should record any more albums!"

ON THE NEWBIE: "Zachary Quinto and I watched some episodes. We wanted to get a sense of the flavor of what it was we were doing in the '60s. But he's found his own way to play Spock. I think he does it extremely well."