Photo courtesy Pasadena Senior Center
Leonard Nimoy, successful television and film actor best known for playing the logical, emotionless Mr. Spock on the original ‘Star Trek’ television series, was a husband and a father who could be equally as stoic in real life. Now his son Adam Nimoy, a successful television director and film producer, has written “The Most Human: Reconciling with My Father Leonard Nimoy” a poignant memoir detailing their complicated relationship and parallel paths from addiction to recovery.
Adam Nimoy will share his experiences and explore his journey in a special Cultural Thursday Event, “Star Trek, the Road to Recovery, and Reconciling with my Father,” on Thursday, December 5 at 2 p.m. at the Pasadena Senior Center, 85 E. Holly St.
The event is free for members, and $5 for non-members. Registration is suggested, and can be made by going to PasadenaSeniorCenter.org and clicking on Lectures & Classes, then Cultural Thursdays, or calling 626-795-4331.
The elder Nimoy was a highly-repressed, high-functioning alcoholic who could identify with the dispassionate Mr. Spock character better than he could his own family. Adam Nimoy was a life-long pot smoker and drinker. It wasn’t until they both entered and completed their own 12-step programs that they found a way to a healthy relationship in the latter years of Leonard’s life.
Adam Nimoy is a graduate of UC Berkeley and Loyola Law School. He practiced entertainment law for seven years before changing careers to become a television director. He directed more than 45 hours of network television including episodes of Ally McBeal, NYPD Blue and Gilmore Girls. His television directing career ending in part due to addiction issues, he segued into teaching filmmaking at the New York Film Academy in Burbank, California. In 2004 he began his program of 12-step recovery and has been sober ever since. In 2016, he directed the documentary film For The Love Of Spock.
The Pasadena Senior Center’s mission is to improve the lives of older adults through caring service with opportunities for social interaction, fitness programs, basic support and needs services, education, volunteerism and community activism. With 10,000 Americans per day becoming older adults, the center is a leader in addressing issues of aging and provides innovative, cutting-edge, nationally recognized programs for this population group.
As a donor-supported nonprofit, the center operates without any local, state or federal funding and provides more services to older adults than any other organization in the San Gabriel Valley. Hours of operation are Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon. To learn more visit www.pasadenaseniorcenter.org or call 626-794-4331.
