伦纳德·尼莫伊出生于波士顿,他的父母是从俄罗斯移民到美国的母语为意第绪语的犹太人。他的母亲是一名家庭主妇,他的父亲开了一家理发馆。他从八岁左右开始表演,17岁时获得了一个主角。他在洛杉矶加利福尼亚大学学摄影,但是没有结束他的学业。1953年他在波士顿学院(BOSTONCOLLEGE)获得了教育艺术硕士的学位,又在俄亥俄州的安提俄克大学获得了一个荣誉博士学位。他早年在许多b级片和电视剧里担任小角色。他回忆说他参加打牌比赛和医学试验来交付跳舞班的学费。从他的口音中可以听得出他是在波士顿长大的。
他在美国陆军预备队中服役,1955年11月最后以中士的军衔退役。据美国国家档案管理局的报道尼莫伊在美国陆军的服役记录在1973年国家人事档案中心的大火中被毁。
尼莫伊两次结婚,第一次1954年结婚,1987年离婚,有两个孩子,儿子亚当是一名导演。1988年他再婚。
尼莫伊发明了瓦肯人神经指法作为一种非暴力的选择,此外他还发明了瓦肯式的敬礼:举起手,掌心朝向对方,中指和无名指之间分开。这个敬礼是从犹太赐福的仪式中引变出来的。在原来的犹太仪式中使用双手,拇指向对。它代表希伯来字母?,这个字母常被用来代表上帝的名字。尼莫伊使用的瓦肯人的敬礼祝福“多福多寿”(Livelongandprosper)也是从一句犹太赞美诗中导引出来的。在《文明IV》中尼莫伊说了原来的犹太赞美诗中的句子。
尼莫伊是一名自由主义者,在2008年美国总统大选中他向巴拉克·奥巴马捐献了最多2300美元。[3-4]
2015年2月27日,因患慢性阻塞性肺疾病,于美国时间周五早上在洛杉矶的家中去世,享年83岁。
2015年2月23日,尼莫伊在推特上写下了最后的文字:“人生就像一座花园。完美时刻曾经有过,却无法长存,除非留在记忆之中。LLAP”LLAP是“LiveLongandProsper”的缩写,这是尼莫伊发推特的习惯。
一生获得9项大奖,包括:美国科幻、奇幻及恐怖电影学院(AcademyofScienceFiction,Fantasy&HorrorFilms,USA)的2010年土星奖(SaturnAward),2009年终身成就奖,1987年生涯奖等。
以下就是具体获奖及提名记录 :
PrimetimeEmmyAwards
1982
Nominated
PrimetimeEmmy
OutstandingSupportingActorinaLimitedSeriesoraSpecial
AWomanCalledGolda(1982)
Forplaying:"MorrisMeyerson".
1969
Nominated
PrimetimeEmmy
OutstandingContinuedPerformancebyanActorinaSupportingRoleinaSeries
StarTrek(1966)
Forplaying:"Spock".
1968
Nominated
PrimetimeEmmy
OutstandingPerformancebyanActorinaSupportingRoleinaDrama
StarTrek(1966)
Forplaying:"Spock".
1967
Nominated
PrimetimeEmmy
OutstandingPerformancebyanActorinaSupportingRoleinaDrama
StarTrek(1966)
AcademyofScienceFiction,Fantasy&HorrorFilms,USA
2010
Won
SaturnAward
BestGuestStarringRoleonTelevision
Fringe(2008)
2009
Won
LifetimeAchievementAward
1987
Won
LifeCareerAward
Nominated
SaturnAward
BestActor
StarTrekIV:TheVoyageHome(1986)
BestDirector
StarTrekIV:TheVoyageHome(1986)
1985
Nominated
SaturnAward
BestDirector
StarTrekIII:TheSearchforSpock(1984)
1980
Nominated
SaturnAward
BestSupportingActor
StarTrek:TheMotionPicture(1979)
1979
Nominated
SaturnAward
BestSupportingActor
InvasionoftheBodySnatchers(1978)
AnnieAwards
2001
Nominated
Annie
OutstandingIndividualAchievementforVoiceActingbyaMalePerformerinanAnimatedFeatureProduction
Atlantis:TheLostEmpire(2001)
-Asthevoiceof"KingofAtlantis".
BehindtheVoiceActorsAwards
2013
Won
BTVAVideoGameVoiceActingAward
BestVocalEnsembleinaVideoGame
Kingudamuhatsu3D:Dor?mudoroppudisutansu(2012)
Sharedwith:
HaleyJoelOsment
DavidGallagher
BenDiskin
BretIwan
TonyAnselmo
BillFarmer
CoreyBurton
JimCummings
RussiTaylor
QuintonFlynn
JesseMcCartney
JesseDavidCorti
RichardEpcar
PaulSt.Peter
2012
Nominated
BTVAFeatureFilmVoiceActingAward
BestMaleVocalPerformanceinaFeatureFilm
Transformers:DarkoftheMoon(2011)
Asthevoiceof"SentinelPrime".
BestVocalEnsembleinaFeatureFilm
Transformers:DarkoftheMoon(2011)
Sharedwith:
PeterCullen
FrankWelker
HugoWeaving
JessHarnell
CharlesAdler
RobertFoxworth
TomKenny
GeorgeCoe
RenoWilson
BostonSocietyofFilmCriticsAwards
2009
Won
BSFCAward
BestEnsembleCast
StarTrek(2009)
Sharedwith:
ChrisPine
ZacharyQuinto
ZoeSaldana
KarlUrban
JohnCho
SimonPegg
AntonYelchin
BenCross
EricBana
CliftonCollinsJr.
BruceGreenwood
JenniferMorrison
ChrisHemsworth
WinonaRyder
TylerPerry
FaranTahir
TiedwithGaboureySidibe,Mo'Nique,PaulaPatton,'SherriSheperd',MariahCarey,LennyKravitz,...More
BravoOtto
1972
3rdplace
BravoOttoGermany
BestMaleTVStar(TV-Starm)
DenverFilmCriticsSociety
2009
Won
DFCSAward
BestActingEnsemble
StarTrek(2009)
Sharedwith:
ChrisPine
ZacharyQuinto
ZoeSaldana
EricBana
KarlUrban
SimonPegg
JohnCho
AntonYelchin
BruceGreenwood
BenCross
WinonaRyder
CliftonCollinsJr.
ChrisHemsworth
JenniferMorrison
FaranTahir
JonnyRees
TylerPerry
GoldDerbyAwards
2010
Nominated
GoldDerbyAward
EnsembleCast
StarTrek(2009)
Sharedwith:
EricBana
JohnCho
BruceGreenwood
SimonPegg
ChrisPine
ZacharyQuinto
ZoeSaldana
KarlUrban
AntonYelchin
HugoAwards
1992
Nominated
Hugo
BestDramaticPresentation
StarTrekVI:TheUndiscoveredCountry(1991)
Sharedwith:
NicholasMeyer(screenplay/director)
DennyMartinFlinn(screenplay)
LawrenceKonner(story)
MarkRosenthal(story)
1987
Nominated
Hugo
BestDramaticPresentation
StarTrekIV:TheVoyageHome(1986)
Sharedwith:
SteveMeerson(screenplay)
PeterKrikes(screenplay)
HarveBennett(story/screenplay)
NicholasMeyer(screenplay)
1985
Nominated
Hugo
BestDramaticPresentation
StarTrekIII:TheSearchforSpock(1984)
Sharedwith:
HarveBennett(writtenby)
Sci-FiUniverseMagazine,USA
1995
Won
Editor'sChoiceAwardforLifetimeAchievement
ScreamAwards
2009
Nominated
ScreamAward
BestSupportingActor
StarTrek(2009)
ShoWestConvention,USA
1987
Won
ShoWestAward
DirectoroftheYear
WalkofFame
1985
Won
StarontheWalkofFame
MotionPicture
On16January1985.At6651HollywoodBlvd.