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Dinner’s on Me with Jesse Tyler Ferguson

Zachary Quinto

Dinner’s on Me with Jesse Tyler Ferguson

Sony Music

Comedy, Society & Culture

4.7753 Ratings

🗓️ 15 August 2023

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

“Star Trek” and “Margin Call” star Zachary Quinto joins the show. Over Greek chop salad and crispy artichokes, Jesse and Zachary reminisce on hitting the bars in Silver Lake as single men. Plus, Zachary recalls his experience coming out publicly, and his special relationship with the original Spock, Leonard Nimoy. This episode was recorded at American Bar in Greenwich Village, NYC. Want next week’s episode now? Subscribe to Dinner’s on Me PLUS. As a subscriber, not only do you get access to new episodes one week early, but you’ll also be able to listen completely ad-free! Just click “Try Free” at the top of the Dinner’s on Me show page on Apple Podcasts to start your free trial today. A Sony Music Entertainment & A Kid Named Beckett production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

The other day I was making lemonade with my sons, Beckett and Sully, and Beckett is a little bit of a perfectionist.

0:08.3

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1:00.6

This episode of Dinner's On Me was recorded on June 12, 2023.

1:07.1

Hi, it's Jesse.

1:10.5

Today on the show, the star of Star Trek and The Boys in the Band, my dear friend Zachary Quinto.

1:17.4

We'll talk about how his mom's passing changed his perspective on life, our early days hitting up the Silver Lake Gay Bars, and his special relationship with the original Spock, Leonard Nimoy.

1:29.2

He was just a great cheerleader and a great support.

1:31.7

And the thing that I would never have anticipated from my experiences was just how close we

1:37.0

would be.

1:37.4

There was something very paternal about the relationship that I shared with Leonard.

1:42.2

This is Dinner's On Me, and I'm your host, Jesse Tyler Ferguson.

1:50.8

I met Zach Quinto about, gosh, 20 years ago after a solo cabaret show I was performing at Joe's Pub in New York City.

2:00.0

The show was called Audios Pantelones,

2:02.6

if anyone is curious. He had come to the show with a mutual friend of ours, who I think was trying

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