Celebrities Mourn Leonard Nimoy After News Of His Death

Celebrities Mourn Leonard Nimoy After News Of His Death
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HOLLYWOOD, CA - MAY 14: Actor Leonard Nimoy arrives at the Premiere of Paramount Pictures' 'Star Trek Into Darkness' at Dolby Theatre on May 14, 2013 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Paramount Pictures)

When Leonard Nimoy died on Friday after living a long and prosperous life, the news of his death hit Hollywood hard. Friends, former co-stars and others who just found the 83-year-old actor to be an inspiration took to social media to express their grief over the loss of a beloved man.

This, too pic.twitter.com/6ycS6YMF0V

— Joss Whedon (@josswhedon) February 27, 2015

George Takei, Nimoy's friend and former co-star, called into "Andrea Mitchell Reports" on MSNBC to say:

You know, the word extraordinary is often overused, but I think it's really appropriate for Leonard. He was an extraordinarily talented man, but he was also a very decent human being. His talent embraced directing, as well as acting and photography. He was a very sensitive man. And we feel his passing very much, he had been ill for a long, long time. And we miss him very much. He'd been there for a long, long time, and we miss him very much.

#LeonardNimoy illustr8d th blessing of Th High Priest on Star Trek-every1 who watched th show received his loving intentions thru his hands.

— Roseanne Barr (@therealroseanne) February 27, 2015

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