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Another key player was John Chambers, the makeup artist who gave the world Spock’s ears on “Star Trek” and won an honorary Oscar for his trailblazing simian work on “Planet of the Apes.”

Marlene, who works in marketing, lives with her partner Mark and their springer spaniels Spock and Cheese.

As Quinto plays him, he’s a warmer version of his big-screen Spock — his best friend, seemingly, is a plant — and much humor is mined from Wolf’s utter unfamiliarity with popular culture.

Do you think this book will change people’s perspective of your father and their connection to Spock?

Amid his “Hill Street Blues” tenure, Sikking also enjoyed a busy film career, including “Ordinary People,” “Star Trek III: The Search for Spock” and “Morons From Outer Space.”