William Shatner
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William Shatner (born March 22, 1931) is a Canadian actor, musician, singer, author, film director, spokesman and comedian. He gained worldwide fame and became a cultural icon for his portrayal of Captain James Tiberius Kirk, commander of the Federation starship USS Enterprise, in the science fiction television series Star Trek, from 1966 to 1969; Star Trek: The Animated Series from 1973 to 1974, and in seven of the subsequent Star Trek feature films from 1979 to 1994. 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 authored a series of science fiction novels called TekWar that were adapted for television. Shatner also played the eponymous veteran police sergeant in T. J. Hooker from 1982 to 1986. Afterwards, he hosted the reality-based television series Rescue 911 from 1989 to 1996, which won a People's Choice Award for Favorite New TV Dramatic Series. He has since worked as a musician, author, director and celebrity pitchman. From 2004 to 2008, he starred as attorney Denny Crane in the television dramas The Practice and its spin-off Boston Legal, for which he won two Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award.
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William Shatner (born March 22, 1931) is a Canadian actor, musician, singer, author, film director, spokesman and comedian. He gained worldwide fame and became a cultural icon for his portrayal of Captain James Tiberius Kirk, commander of the Federation starship USS Enterprise, in the science fiction television series Star Trek, from 1966 to 1969; Star Trek: The Animated Series from 1973 to 1974, and in seven of the subsequent Star Trek feature films from 1979 to 1994. 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 authored a series of science fiction novels called TekWar that were adapted for television. Shatner also played the eponymous veteran police sergeant in T. J. Hooker from 1982 to 1986. Afterwards, he hosted the reality-based television series Rescue 911 from 1989 to 1996, which won a People's Choice Award for Favorite New TV Dramatic Series. He has since worked as a musician, author, director and celebrity pitchman. From 2004 to 2008, he starred as attorney Denny Crane in the television dramas The Practice and its spin-off Boston Legal, for which he won two Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award.
Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Gunsmoke
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Real Time with Bill Maher
The Practice
Studio One
The Oscars
Psych
Haven
The F.B.I.
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Ironside
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Dream On
E! True Hollywood Story
Saturday Night Live
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Climax!
Police Woman
Private Eyes
Thriller
Rookie Blue
The Big Bang Theory
The Fugitive
Hot in Cleveland
Mission: Impossible
Raw
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
The Rookies
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
Mannix
The Defenders
Golden Globe Awards
Hell's Kitchen
My Life Is Murder
Petrocelli
The Colbert Report
Kung Fu
Comedy Central Roasts
Hawaii Five-O
Outlaws
The Masked Singer
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
Kraft Television Theatre
CBS Playhouse
Route 66
Suspicion
3rd Rock from the Sun
The Shannara Chronicles
Columbo
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
The Larry Sanders Show
Star Trek: Short Treks
The Ray Bradbury Theater
The Virginian
seaQuest DSV
Perversions of Science
The Ed Sullivan Show
Lamp Unto My Feet
Comic Book Men
Futurama
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
The Oregon Trail
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Million Dollar Password
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
Little Women
The Real History of Science Fiction
The Talk
The Twilight Zone
Omnibus
The Dick Powell Show
Late Night with David Letterman
The Name of the Game
Amy Prentiss
Elvis
Miss USA
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic
Boomerang
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
Vanished
Airplane II: The Sequel
Atomic Betty
Star Trek: Generations
Judgment at Nuremberg
Masters of the Universe: Revolution
Merry F#%$in' Christmas
The Horror at 37,000 Feet
The Wild
The Magician
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
Over the Hedge
Miss Congeniality
Reporter
Better Late Than Never
Prime Times
Comedy Central Roast of Charlie Sheen
Dr. Kildare
Billy Blackburn's Treasure Chest: Rare Home Movies and Special Memories
Batman vs. Two-Face
Fireheart
The Prisoner of Zenda, Inc.
Dead Man's Island
Mars Rising
American Psycho II: All American Girl
Star Trek
A Town Has Turned to Dust
For the People
Shadow Game
Boston Legal
Insight
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner
Star Trek: A Captain's Log
Star Trek
William Shatner: Captain's Log
The UnXplained
William Shatner's Star Trek Memories
$#*! My Dad Says
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
T. J. Hooker
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
Rescue 911
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
765874: Unification
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