William Shatner Calls On Star Trek Fans To Help Pay Tribute To Leonard Nimoy

William Shatner is asking for your help to pay tribute to his life-long friend and colleague [...]

William Shatner is asking for your help to pay tribute to his life-long friend and colleague Leonard Nimoy, who passed away in February at the age of 83.

He needs Star Trek fans to take a selfie doing the iconic Vulcan salute, which has become the universal sign for 'Live long and prosper' (LLAP).

"I need everyone's help," Shatner tweeted. "Take a selfie of you doing the LLAP sign and email the photo to NIMOYTribute@gmail.com."

The salute was devised by Nimoy and first appeared in 1967 in the first episode of season two of the original Star Trek television series. Nimoy said that the gesture was inspired by Churchill's victory sign and on the Priestly Blessing performed by Jewish Kohanim, which he witnessed at his grandfather's synagogue as a child.

Check out Shatner's tweet below.

Star Trek Beyond is scheduled for release on July 8, 2016.

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