Updated Mar 12, 2010 - 11:13 am
Spock beaming in for ComiCon
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The Emerald City ComicCon is this weekend in Seattle and the original Spock, Leonard Nimoy, is scheduled to beam-in.
He acted in 50 movies and TV shows but Leonard Nimoy's career really took off when he landed the role of Spock on Star Trek.
When he joined the cast of Star Trek in the mid 60's. He says the setting was science-fiction action but it was the great stories that kept the series alive.
"That's why it's lasted so long. It's not just about ships, and chasing, and guns, and explosions. I mean we have our share of that, but there's also some very interesting ideas behind all of the episodes and they're good stories.
When asked why he titled his first book I am not Spock, seemingly drawing a line between himself and his famous character, Nimoy says that title was a mistake.
"What I was trying to do was help an audience, help a reader, understand what is the difference between an actor and a character the actor plays."
Nimoy later came to embrace his character with his second autobiography I am Spock.
Nimoy now shares the role of Spock with actor Zachary Quinto who plays a younger version of the character in the new Star Trek film series. Nimoy says he's pleased with the work Quinto did with the famous character.
"It made me very proud that the character was strong enough that it could be passed onto someone else so successfully. I'm very proud of him. I'm very proud of the movie."
Nimoy will appear among hundreds of exhibitors, animators, artists and top comic book publishers at Emerald City ComiCon this Saturday and Sunday at the Washington State Convention Center.
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