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 Zachary Quinto, best known for his role on the television series Heroes and for his portrayal of Spock in the JJ Abram's film, Star Trek, was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. When he was seven-years-old, Quinto lost his father to cancer. Both he and his brother, photographer Joe Quinto, were raised by their mother, Margo, in Green Tree, Pennsylvania.
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 Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Quinto began acting as a member of the Pittsburgh CLO-Mini Stars at the age of eleven. He then went on to Central Catholic High School, where he was honored with Pittsburgh CLO's Gene Kelly Award. Following his graduation from Central Catholic in 1995, Quinto attended Carnegie Mellon University's Carnegie Mellon School of Drama, from which he graduated in 1999.
 The following year, Quinto made his television debut on the short-lived NBC series, The Others. This was followed by guest appearances on such shows as CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Touched by an Angel, Crossing Jordan, Charmed and Six Feet Under. Quinto made his film debut with a small uncredited role in the direct-to-video independent thriller, Psychic Murders. He then appeared as an angry beatnik in the 2003 romantic comedy, Down with Love. In 2003, Quinto also appeared in all but one episode of the third season of FOX's hit drama, 24, where he portrayed Adam Kaufman, a Counter Terrorist Unit Analyst. However, following the third season, his character was written off of the show without explanation. He then went on to co-star in VH1's series, So NoTORIous, where he played Tori Spelling's flamboyantly gay Persian-American friend, Sasan. The series ended after just ten episodes.
 In 2006, Quinto joined the cast of NBC's sci-fi series, Heroes, as the show's villain, Gabriel "Sylar" Gray, in the eighth episode, Seven Minutes to Midnight. The character of Sylar is one of the of the most popular of the series and is for which Quinto is most associated with.
 In the summer of 2008, Quinto confirmed that he had been chosed to portray the character of Spock, in the JJ Abrams' directed film, Star Trek. The cast also includes Chris Pine, Eric Bana, Winona Ryder, Zoe Saldana, Simon Pegg, John Cho and also a cameo by the original Spock. Leonard Nemoy. The film was released on May 8th, 2009, with select prescreenings on May 7th. The film earned high critcal praise and as of August, is the fifth-highest grossing film of 2009, making it the highest-grossing film in the Star Trek series.
More recently, Quinto launched his production company, Before the Door Pictures, alongside fellow Carnagie Mellon grads Corey Moosa and Neal Doadson. In July 2009, at the San Diego Comic Con, the team announced a three-book publishing deal with the comic book publisher Archaia. The first project is set to be a 100-page graphic novel titled MR. MURDER IS DEAD, created by writer Victor Quinaz. The second project is a comic book series titled LUCID: A Matthew Dee Adventure, written by True Blood co-star, Michael McMillan.
After four years on TV screens, bosses at America's NBC decided to officially cancel Heroes, one of the most watched show in a past few years. Quinto said that the decision hit him hard and that he's going to miss his cast mates as they shared so many beautiful and difficult things over the past four years. He writes, "As much as we have been aware of this possibility for a few weeks, it remains surreal to consider that the decision has been made. The action has been taken. And this chapter (or volume) is really over for all of us who worked on the show - and for all of you who watched it. I want to extend myself in a huge swell of gratitude to all of the fans... for investing in the stories we told... for engaging in the characters we created and for standing by us through all the ups and downs of what was at times a rocky road. Your commitment enriched the experience for all of us - and I know that we will always be grateful for your enthusiasm. It has been a true honour to share this time in my life with my amazing cast mates and our indomitable crew. I will certainly miss them most of all. The gift of working alongside such talented and inspiring people is something I will carry with me everywhere I go from here. No matter where my work and my life take me, I will forever look back on Heroes as the game changer."
Trivia:
* ZACHARY QUINTO had such a hard time training his hand to make the Vulcan salute for the new STAR TREK movie director J.J. ABRAMS had to glue his fingers together.
Quinto plays a younger version of Leonard Nimoy's original Spock in the new sci-fi movie, but couldn't train his digits to separate for the "live long and prosper" Vulcan salute.
The actor was so desperate to get the V-shaped hand gesture right he even tried binding his fingers with rubber bands - but it didn't work, forcing Abrams to reach for the glue pot.
A source tells the New York Post a fed-up Abrams "glued Zachary's fingers together during filming" to finally get the shot. |
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Star Trek
Co-starring Chris Pine, Simon Pegg, Zoe Saldana, Eric Bana, John Cho and Leonard Nimoy
* on DVD and Blu-ray November 17, 2009 *
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| Date of Birth
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| | | Hometown | | | Family | - John Quinto, father
- Margo Quinto, mother
- Joe Quinto, brother
| | Education | - Central Catholic High class of 1995
- Carnegie Mellon University's School of Drama class of 1999
| | Currently Resides | | Religious Affiliations
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| | Interesting Facts
| - Quinto is Half-Irish and Half-Italian
- the name of Quinto's production company is Before the Door Pictures
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