Yesterday the entire science fiction community was shocked and saddened to learn of the death of a true legend Leonard Nimoy, best know for his role as Spock in Star Trek. Fans of all franchises came together to acknowledge the passing of a true legend. Many celebrities involved in Star Wars were among those sharing their sadness at Nimoy's passing. Below you'll find what many of them had to say,
Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca),
Our world is diminished today. Much respect from across the stars. #StarTrek#LeonardNimoy#LiveLongAndProsperpic.twitter.com/Pt8G5vndm9
— Peter Mayhew (@TheWookieeRoars) February 27, 2015Ashley Eckstein (Ahsoka Tano on The Clone Wars),
JJ Abrams (director of The Force Awakens),
LLAP pic.twitter.com/9ZbT67JKUZ
— Bad Robot (@bad_robot) February 27, 2015Daniel Logan (Boba Fett in Episode II and The Clone Wars),
Sad news today. @TheRealNimoy passed away. He was a giant in film, TV, pop culture & sci-fi. He will be missed. RIP pic.twitter.com/ZjgB3CKWFc
— Daniel Logan (@Daniel_Logan) February 27, 2015Sam Witwer (Darth Maul on The Clone Wars, Starkiller in The Force Unleashed),
You made the world a more fascinating place. @TheRealNimoy#LLAP
— Sam Witwer (@SamWitwer) February 27, 2015Seth Green (Executive producer on Star Wars Detours, voice actor on The Clone Wars),
Jay Laga'aia (Captain Typho in Episodes II and III),
Live long and Prosper Leonard Nimoy! You will be missed!
— Jay Laga'aia (@JayLagaaia) February 27, 2015John Jackson Miller (author of Star Wars: A New Dawn),
Heartsick over the passing of Leonard Nimoy. #remember
— John Jackson Miller (@jjmfaraway) February 27, 2015Nimoy was the soul of Star Trek. He took it seriously, so we took it seriously.
— John Jackson Miller (@jjmfaraway) February 27, 2015Ahmed Best (Jar Jar Binks),
Am I the only one watching the end of wrath of khan In tears right now? #RIPLeonardNimoy
— Ahmed BEst (@ahmedbest) February 27, 2015Jon Favreau (Pre Vizla on The Clone Wars),
#LLAP
— Jon Favreau (@Jon_Favreau) February 27, 2015Christie Golden (author of Star Wars: Dark Disciple),
Logged on to share a bad pun. Discovered @TheRealNimoy is gone. Heartbroken. Our universe is a little less bright today.
— Christie Golden (@ChristieGolden) February 27, 20152016 Stand Alone film writer Gary Whitta went above and beyond, collecting pics of fans doing the Vulcan salute in honor of Nimoy,
All in one image: #SaluteNimoypic.twitter.com/kBbXRAwSgP
— Gary Whitta (@garywhitta) February 28, 2015Dee Bradley Baker (voice of The Clones on The Clone Wars),
Farewell Mr Nimoy.
— Dee Bradley Baker (@deebradleybaker) February 27, 2015#LiveLongAndProsper
— Dee Bradley Baker (@deebradleybaker) February 27, 2015David Accord (sound designer on Rebels and The Clone Wars),
A sad farewell to one of the greats. I had the great honor of working with him a long time ago. #LLAPpic.twitter.com/WpUceqc3rd
— David Acord (@DaveAcord) February 27, 2015Jaime King (Aurra Sing and The Force Priestesses on The Clone Wars),
Steve Blum (Zeb on Star Wars Rebels),
Thank you @TheRealNimoy, for blazing a trail into space with love, compassion and integrity. See you on the other side.#LiveLongAndProsper
— Steve Blum (@blumspew) February 28, 2015Tasia Valenza (Shaak Ti on The Clone Wars),
I loved Leonard Nimoy, both for his talent and his great humanity. Even though I never got to work with him I felt connected to his spirit!
— Tasia Valenza (@TasiaValenza) February 27, 2015Kyle Newman (director of Fanboys, Star Wars: Smuggler's Gambit, and Return of Return of the Jedi),
I GROK SPOCK. RIP #LeonardNimoy Forever among the stars.
— Kyle Newman (@kyle_newman) February 27, 2015Andi Gutierrez (host of Rebels Recon on StarWars.com),
Being mixed race, I always identified with Spock's tension, and Nimoy conveyed it brilliantly. I learned a lot from him. Really sad day.
— Andi Gutierrez (@DeeGoots) February 27, 2015 RIP Mr Nimoy, the Force will be will you always.Follow The Star Wars Underworld on Twitter @TheSWU for more updates about this story and other breaking Star Wars news.