<Tr> <Th> Occupation </Th> <Td> Actor, producer </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Years active </Th> <Td> 2000--present </Td> </Tr> <P> Zachary John Quinto (/ ˈkwɪntoʊ /; born June 2, 1977) is an American actor and film producer . He is best known for his roles as Sylar on the science fiction drama series Heroes (2006--2010), Spock in the reboot Star Trek (2009) and its sequels Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) and Star Trek Beyond (2016), as well as his Emmy nominated performance in American Horror Story: Asylum . He also appeared in smaller roles on television series such as So NoTORIous, The Slap, and 24 . </P> <P> Quinto was born in Pittsburgh, and grew up in the suburb of Green Tree, Pennsylvania . He attended Saints Simon and Jude Catholic School (closed 2010). His mother, Margaret J. "Margo" (née McArdle), worked at an investment firm and later at a magistrate's office . His father, Joseph John "Joe" Quinto, a barber, died of cancer when Quinto was seven years old . Quinto and his brother, Joe, were subsequently raised by their mother . He grew up Catholic . His father was of Italian descent, while his mother is of Irish ancestry . Quinto graduated from Central Catholic High School in 1995, where he participated in their musicals and won the Gene Kelly Award for Best Supporting Actor, and then attended Carnegie Mellon University's School of Drama, from which he graduated in 1999 . </P>

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