Spock’s Son Adam Nimoy On Reconciling with His Papa

TREK TO A MEETING –

Aug. 28, 2024 – Even when the pointy ears came off, Leonard Nimoy had trouble expressing emotion. A highly repressed, high-functioning alcoholic, Nimoy connected with the character of Spock on “Star Trek” better than he could with his adoring young son, as Adam Nimoy writes in his new memoir, “The Most Human: Reconciling With My Father, Leonard Nimoy.”

It wasn’t until Leonard and later, Adam, who smoked pot daily for 30 years, both entered 12-step programs and got clean that they eventually found a tentative path back toward each other. But Adam Nimoy has never stopped celebrating his father and his work, including in his 2016 documentary “For the Love of Spock.”

On Saturday, Adam Nimoy will be at the Super 70mm Star Trek 60th Anniversary Series at the Fine Arts Theatre Beverly Hills, where he will present his documentary and then discuss “Star Trek II: The Wrath of Kahn” with its director, Nicholas Meyer. He then returns to a tour of 20-plus cities to promote “The Most Human,” including many stops at Jewish community centers and temples “because there’s this whole Judaic element to Leonard Nimoy and our story,” Adam Nimoy said recently while speaking by video from his Los Angeles home about the book and his father.

This interview has been edited for length and clarity.

Are you looking forward to presenting your documentary again for an audience of avid fans?

As I travel around promoting my book, I’m just amazed at how much love and devotion there still is for Leonard. There’s been so much produced on “Star Trek,” so my film is just a small chapter. I’m just honoring my dad and what he accomplished in life, coming as a poor kid from Boston to Hollywood and having a breakthrough that would have an impact on millions of people all over the world.