RIP Or Should I Say Live Long And Prosper?

Sad news for all you Trekkies out there. Leoanrd Nimoy, who played Spock, has died.

He played the Vulcan crew member throughout the show's network run, as well as the animated spinoff, and most of the theatrical movies.

Post-Trek, he played Paris on "Mission: Impossible," and later hosted the series "In Search Of," which was devoted to unsolved mysteries.

RIP, Mr. Nimoy. You'll be missed by Trekkies and non-Trekkies alike.

Curiously, Leonard Nimoy wrote the book "I Am Not Spock" about being pigeonholed into the role on Star Trek. He and others from the show had difficulty finding other acting work as a result. Later, Nimoy would pen "Maybe I Am Spock" when the reaction from fans and entertainment pundits savaged his first book. It was pointed out that William Shatner, as Captain Kirk, had embraced his alternate identity, and routinely exploited it for fan works or parodies. As a result, Nimoy was tapped as director for some of the Star Trek-based motion pictures.

Nimoy also made an appearance on the television series Columbo, as a murderous surgeon determined not to be discredited in his field. Clearly an effort to break away from type.

I'm not a Trekkie but I am sad to hear of his passing. RIP Mr. Nimoy.