Actor Leonard Nimoy, best known for the role of Spock on “Star Trek,” died on Friday, according to his family.
Several days before his death, Nimoy — who announced last year that he had chronic obstructive pulmonary disease — shared these words with his million-plus Twitter followers:
The beloved actor almost always ended his tweets with “LLAP,” shorthand for “live long and prosper,” the Vulcan aphorism that became Spock’s — and, thus, Nimoy’s own — catchphrase.
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Fittingly, after the New York Times first reported news of Nimoy’s death, both #LLAP and #livelongandprosper began trending.
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You can see more reactions — along with select Nimoy video clips — here.
Read The Post’s full obituary here.
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[This post has been updated.]