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  • George Takei gives a live long and prosper gesture as he stands next to Klingon from ‘Star Trek The Next Generation’ in the transporter room in the Tech Museum in San Jose, Calif. on October 20, 2009
  • Kathy Griffin as Kate Gosselin, catches George Takei as Jon, in an embrace with a cheerleader on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live,’ Sept. 2009
  • Kathy Griffin and actor George Takei and his husband Brad Altman attend the Prop 8 Rally on May 26, 2009 in West Hollywood
  • Original series star George Takei arrives at the premiere of ‘Star Trek’ in Hollywood
  • George Takei and husband Brad Altman arrive to the premiere of ‘Star Trek’ in Hollywood
  • Brad Altman and husband George Takei arrive at the 20th Annual GLAAD Media Awards in LA
  • Actor George Takei (R) and partner Brad Altman (L) pose following their wedding June 17, 2008 in West Hollywood, California. Takei, 71, is known to millions of fans as Mr. Sulu from ‘Star Trek.’
  • George Takei and William Shatner
  • Nichelle Nicols, Brad Altman, George Takei and Walter Koenig the wedding of Altman and Takei
  • George Takei and Brad Altman are the first to get their marriage license on June 17, 2008

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    George Takei gives a live long and prosper gesture as he stands next to Klingon from ‘Star Trek The Next Generation’ in the transporter room in the Tech Museum in San Jose, Calif. on October 20, 2009

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    Kathy Griffin as Kate Gosselin, catches George Takei as Jon, in an embrace with a cheerleader on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live,’ Sept. 2009

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    Kathy Griffin and actor George Takei and his husband Brad Altman attend the Prop 8 Rally on May 26, 2009 in West Hollywood

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    Original series star George Takei arrives at the premiere of ‘Star Trek’ in Hollywood

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    George Takei and husband Brad Altman arrive to the premiere of ‘Star Trek’ in Hollywood

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    Brad Altman and husband George Takei arrive at the 20th Annual GLAAD Media Awards in LA

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    Actor George Takei (R) and partner Brad Altman (L) pose following their wedding June 17, 2008 in West Hollywood, California. Takei, 71, is known to millions of fans as Mr. Sulu from ‘Star Trek.’

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    George Takei and William Shatner

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    Nichelle Nicols, Brad Altman, George Takei and Walter Koenig the wedding of Altman and Takei

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    George Takei and Brad Altman are the first to get their marriage license on June 17, 2008