Obama leads tributes to Star Trek actor

"I loved Spock," said Mr Obama.
 Nimoy died in Los Angeles on Friday. His son Adam said he died of end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, which is often caused by smoking. His career took in acting, directing, writing and photography, but he was best known for portraying the half-human, half-Vulcan character Spock.
 Obama said in a statement: "Long before being nerdy was cool, there was Leonard Nimoy."

  "Leonard was a lifelong lover of the arts and humanities, a supporter of the sciences, generous with his time and talents. "And of course, Leonard was Spock. Cool, logical, big-eared and level-headed, the centre of Star Trek's optimistic, inclusive vision of humanity's future." via