Lived Long, Prospered
... Dies from COPD
breaking news
Leonard Nimoy, who famously played Dr. Spock, died at home Friday morning in Bel Air... after battling chronic pulmonary disease.
The "Stark Trek" star announced last year that he was battling the disease and atrributed it to years and years of smoking. He had given up the habit 30 years ago.
TMZ broke the story ... Nimoy checked into UCLA Medical Center last week for intense chest pains -- but was eventually released.
Nimoy started playing in 1966 ... and continued in the role through several movies.
He was 83.