Leonard Simon Nimoy was born on March 26th, 1931 and is perhaps best known for his role as Spock in the TV series Star Trek, its spin-off movies and successor, Star Trek: the Next Generation. However Leonard Nimoy has already appeared in over 50 TV shows and movies before the short lived Star Trek series (1966-1969) and following the show's cancellation, Nimoy immediately joined the cast of the spy series Mission: Impossible. Nimoy was cast as an IMF agent who was an ex-magician/ make-up expert, "The Great Paris." He played the role from 1969 to 1971.