Leonard Nimoy retires after trip to Vulcan

Best-known as Mr. Spock from Star Trek, actor Leonard Nimoy recently told the Toronto Sun that he plans to retire after 60 years in show business - "too live long and prosper," as hissignature character would say.

A guy who milked Spock, rejected Spock, and then accepted the embrace of fanboys and fangirls the world over, an actor who delivered some of the most poignant moments in the Trek movies, he can take a bow, now, for a job well done and a career which made the most of the opportunities presented to him.

He wore pointy ears long before he joined Star Trek. But he could do other things. One of his best roles, in A Woman Called Golda, was just issued on DVD. He played the man behind the Israeli prime minister Ingrid Bergman in that telefilm.

Nimoy will probably also end his appearances at sci-fi and comic conventions, closing out with the upcoming Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo, taking place April 24-25. But first he makes a stop in Vulcan, Alberta, Canada.

Let us hoping for the best regards this great actor for rest of his life.