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| Born | Adam Brett Nimoy (1956-08-09)August 9, 1956 (age 68) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley Loyola Law School |
| Occupation | Television director |
| Years active | 1992–present |
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| Children | 3 (includingJonah) |
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| Relatives | Julie Nimoy (sister) Aaron Bay-Schuck (stepbrother) |
Adam Brett Nimoy[1] (born August 9, 1956)[2] is an American television director. He is the son of actorsLeonard Nimoy and Sandra Zober.
Nimoy was born inLos Angeles, California,[3] to actorLeonard Nimoy and actressSandra Zober. He has an older sister,Julie.[4]Aaron Bay-Schuck is Nimoy's stepbrother.[5] Nimoy's family is Jewish.
Nimoy obtained hisBachelor of Science atUniversity of California, Berkeley, and hisjuris doctor atLoyola Law School.[6] His years at Loyola also featured summer internships served with SenatorGary Hart and Speaker of the HouseTip O'Neill.[1][7]
Nimoy began his work in the entertainment industry as an attorney in entertainment law, specializing in music and music publishing. According toInformation Society lead singer Kurt Harland, he was instrumental in clearing the manyStar 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 forEMI America Records andEnigma Records before becoming a TV director.[8] His credits include episodes ofNYPD Blue,Nash Bridges,The Practice,Ally McBeal,Gilmore Girls,Star Trek: The Next Generation,Babylon 5,The Outer Limits, in which he directed his father in the episode "I, Robot", andSliders.
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 famousStar Trek character which the younger Nimoy planned to direct.[8] 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 ofSpock. 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 includingWilliam Shatner,George Takei,Walter Koenig,[9][10]J. J. Abrams, andSeth MacFarlane.[11] The film was released on April 16, 2016, at theTribeca Film Festival.[9][12]
Nimoy appeared as himself in "The Spock Resonance", the November 5, 2015, episode of the CBS sitcomThe Big Bang Theory, in which he interviewsStar Trek fanSheldon Cooper (Jim Parsons) for the documentary on his father (who had previously lent his voice to the 2012 episode "The Transporter Malfunction", in the series' fifth season).[13]
Nimoy has taught Thesis Film Post Production and Advanced Approaches to Directing at theNew York Film Academy.[6]
His memoir,My Incredibly Wonderful, Miserable Life, was published byPocket Books in 2008.[8]
Special thanks are given to Adam in the liner notes of the albumEmergency Third Rail Power Trip (1983, Enigma Records) by the bandRain Parade. "Spock" is also thanked.
Nimoy was married to his first wife Nancy for 18 years. They had two children. His second wife, Martha, died of cancer.[14][15][16]
In August 2017, Nimoy announced his engagement to actressTerry Farrell, who portrayedJadzia Dax onStar Trek: Deep Space Nine. They married on March 26, 2018, in acivil ceremony atCity Hall in San Francisco on what would have been his father's 87th birthday.[17] According to an August 28, 2024,LA Times article, Adam Nimoy reports he and Farrell are no longer married.[18]
Miss Nancy Lee Plotkin and Adam Brett Nimoy exchanged marriage vows in the Grand Ballroom of the Beverly Wilshire Hotel. [...] The bridegroom is the son of actor Leonard Nimoy and Mrs. Nimoy, a writer. [...] [H]e previously served as a summer intern to Sen. Gary Hart (D-Col.) and Speaker of the House Thomas P. (Tip) O'Neill Jr. (D-Mass.).
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