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American actor Leonard Nimoy passes away aged 83




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The actor best known for portraying Mr. Spock in the Star Trek series, Leonard Nimoy, sadly passed away this morning.

Although best remembered as the half-human, half-Vulcan character in the space series, Mr. Nimoy also enjoyed a successful career as director, singer, and photographer.

He built up a Twitter following of 1.1 million people. He finished every tweet with ‘LLAP’ (‘Live long and prosper’), his signature Vulcan blessing. He sent his last tweet on Monday.

Mr. Nimoy passed away peacefully at his Bel-Air home in Los Angeles. The cause of death was chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

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