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William Shatner
William "Bill" Shatner, OC (born March 22, 1931), is a Canadian actor, author, producer, director, and singer best known for his portrayal of James T. Kirk, Captain of the USS Enterprise, in the Star Trek franchise. He has written a series of books chronicling his experiences playing Captain Kirk and being a part of Star Trek, and has co-written several novels set in the Star Trek universe. He has also written a series of science fiction novels called TekWar which was adapted for television.
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[edit]- Jason [Alexander] says he was inspired by me. Why is everyone who's inspired by me such a fat, fucking loser? You know, I look back on this amazing evening and I can't help but think to myself, "Who the hell are you people?" What right do you have to make fun of me; what have you ever done?"
- Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner (2006)
- You know who I am?! I'm William Tiberius Shatner!
- Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner (2006)
- I'm not a Starfleet commander, or T. J. Hooker. I don't live on Starship NCC-170... [some audience members say "1"], or own a phaser. I don't know anybody named Bones, Sulu, or Spock [picture of Dr. Benjamin Spock is shown on screen behind him]. And no, I've never had green alien sex,
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William Shatner
William ShatnerOC (born March 22, 1931) is a Canadian actor, author, director, producer, screenwriter, singer and space tourist. He became famous for playing James Tiberius Kirk of the USS Enterprise in the television show Star Trek from 1966 to 1969 and in seven more movies.
Shatner has written a series of books telling his experiences playing James T. Kirk and being a part of Star Trek. He also played the role as veteran policesergeantT.J. Hooker, from 1982 to 1986. He has since worked as a musician, bestselling author, producer, director, and celebrity pitchman, most notably for Priceline.com.
He played attorneyDenny Crane on the television drama Boston Legal, for which he has won an Emmy and a Golden Globe Award.
Shatner is of Jewish descent.
On October 13, 2021, Shatner became the oldest person to go into space, at age 90, on board the Blue OriginNS-18.[1][2] He went beyond the Kármán line.[3]
Early work
[change | change source]He trained as a Shakespearean actor and appeared in many plays. Before Star Trek, Shatner appeared in other TV shows such The Outlaws, 1960's The Outer Limits, The Twilight Zone, and movies. His first movie was in 1951. He starred in the movie Incubus that was filmed onl