Adam Nimoy

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Adam Nimoy
Nimoy in 2016
Born
Adam B. Nimoy

(1956-08-09) August 9, 1956 (age 67)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of California, Berkeley
Loyola Law School
OccupationTelevision director
Years active1992–present
Spouses
  • Nancy Nimoy
    ​
    ​
    (m. 1985; div. 2006)​
  • Martha Nimoy
    ​
    ​
    (m. 2008; died 2009)​
  • ​
    (m. 2018)​
Children3
Parent
RelativesJulie Nimoy (sister)
Aaron Bay-Schuck (stepbrother)

Adam B. Nimoy (born August 9, 1956) is an American television director. He is the son of actors Leonard Nimoy and Sandra Zober.

Early life

Nimoy was born in

Los Angeles, California,[1] to actor Leonard Nimoy and actress Sandra Zober. He has an older sister, Julie.[2] Aaron Bay-Schuck is Nimoy's stepbrother.[3]

Nimoy obtained his Bachelor of Science at University of California, Berkeley, and his juris doctor at Loyola Law School.[4]

Career

Adam Nimoy began his work in the entertainment industry as an attorney in entertainment law, specializing in music and music publishing. According to lead singer Kurt Harland, Adam was instrumental in clearing the many Star Trek samples used on

What's On Your Mind? (Pure Energy)
".

He was a business-affairs executive for

I, Robot", and Sliders
.

For the Love of Spock

Main article: 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

Tribeca Film Festival.[6][9]

Nimoy appeared as himself in "

The Transporter Malfunction", in the series' fifth season).[10]

Nimoy has taught Thesis Film Post Production and Advanced Approaches to Directing at the New York Film Academy.[4]

His memoir, My Incredibly Wonderful, Miserable Life, was published by Pocket Books in 2008.[5]

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.[11][12]

In August 2017, Nimoy announced his engagement to actress Terry Farrell, who portrayed Jadzia Dax on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. They married on March 26, 2018, in a civil ceremony at City Hall in San Francisco on what would have been his father's 87th birthday.[13]

References

  1. ^ "Adam Nimoy Biography (1956-)". Film Reference. Retrieved November 6, 2015.
  2. ^ Heffernan, Virginia (February 27, 2015). "Leonard Nimoy, Spock of 'Star Trek,' Dies at 83". The New York Times.
  3. ^ "Nimoy laid to rest in private ceremony". Irish Examiner. March 2, 2015. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Faculty: Filmmaking Department". New York Film Academy. Retrieved November 6, 2015.
  5. ^ a b c McNary, Dave (March 27, 2015). "Leonard Nimoy's Son Plans Spock Documentary". Variety
  6. ^ a b "Adam Nimoy's 'For The Love Of Spock' To Premiere At Tribeca Film Festival". March 16, 2016. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
  7. ^ Ulanoff, Lance (June 18, 2015). "Leonard Nimoy's son beams up 'Mr. Spock' documentary". Mashable.
  8. Nola.com
    . July 3, 2015.
  9. ^ "Tribeca 2016 Announces the Festival's First-Ever Tribeca Tune In Program, Dedicated to TV". Archived from the original on April 26, 2016. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
  10. ^ (October 26, 2015). "Adam Nimoy, Wil Wheaton To Appear On New Episode Of The Big Bang Theory". CBS.
  11. ^ "Adam nimoy wife death". Archived from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
  12. ^ "I absolutely adored Spock. Loving Dad was much more complicated. - the Boston Globe". The Boston Globe.
  13. ^ Mizoguchi, Karen (March 27, 2018). "Leonard Nimoy's Son Adam Marries Star Trek Actress Terry Farrell on His Late Father's Birthday". People. United States: Meredith Corporation. Retrieved September 11, 2019.

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