Jeff Nimoy
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Julie Nimoy (second cousin twice removed)
Adam Nimoy (second cousin twice removed)
Jeff Nimoy | |
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 Nimoy (right) with Quinton Flynn in 2007 | |
| Born | Jeffrey Nimoy |
| Occupations | Voice actor, director, producer, writer |
| Relatives | Leonard Nimoy (second cousin once removed) Julie Nimoy (second cousin twice removed) Adam Nimoy (second cousin twice removed) |
Jeffrey Nimoy is an American voice actor and writer best known as the voice of Nicholas D. Wolfwood from Trigun,[1][2] and Tentomon (and his higher Digivolution forms) from the Digimon series.[3] Nimoy has reprised his roles of Tentomon and Gennai in the Digimon tri. film series.[4][5][6][7][8][9]
Nimoy wrote, directed, and served as story editor for the English adaptation of the Digimon: Digital Monsters anime (1999–2001 series and the franchise films Digimon: The Movie and Digimon 02: Revenge of Diaboromon). He also served as an executive producer and writer on numerous other Fox Kids series. Prior to that, he was nominated for three Emmy Awards in four years, winning once, for his comedic work as a writer and producer for NFL Films Presents on ESPN and Fox.[10] He also co-wrote the Showtime movie Big Brother Trouble (2000), and the animated series Pecola. He is the second cousin once removed of Leonard Nimoy.[11][12][13] Nimoy also co-directed the English version of Robodz[14] and the Stitch! anime series.[15]
Nimoy has also starred in the online webisode series Adventures in Anime with Quinton Flynn.[16]
Nimoy also directed and starred in Fame-ish, a movie about a fictional version of himself.
