Shatner

William (Bill) Shatner (born March 22, 1931) is a Canadian actor, singer, author, producer, director, spokesman, and comedian. He gained worldwide fame and became a cultural icon for his portrayal of James T. Kirk, Captain of the USS Enterprise, in the science fiction television series Star Trek (1966’69), Star Trek: The Animated Series (1973–74), and in seven of the subsequent Star Trek feature films (1979’94). 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. Shatner also played the eponymous veteran police sergeant in T. J. Hooker (1982’86). Afterwards, he hosted the reality-based television series Rescue 911 (1989’96), 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. He also memorably starred as attorney Denny Crane in the television dramas The Practice (2004) and its spin-off Boston Legal (2004’08), for which he won two Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award.