Actor william shatner on star trek
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William Shatner
Canadian actor (born 1931)
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| Born | (1931-03-22) March 22, 1931 (age 93) Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Education | McGill University (BComm) |
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| Years active | 1951–present |
| Works | Filmography |
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| Children | 3, including Melanie |
| Relatives | Joel Gretsch (son-in-law) |
| Awards | Full list |
| Honours | Officer, Order of Canada |
| Website | williamshatner.com |
William Shatner[1][2]OC (born March 22, 1931) is a Canadian actor. In a career
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James T. Kirk
Character in the Star Trek media franchise
"James Kirk" redirects here. For other uses, see James Kirk (disambiguation).
Fictional character
James Tiberius Kirk, often known as Captain Kirk, is a fictional character in the Star Trek media franchise. Originally played by Canadian actor William Shatner, Kirk first appeared in Star Trek serving aboard the starship USS Enterprise as captain. Kirk leads his crew as they explore new worlds and "boldly go where no man has gone before". Often, the characters of Spock and Leonard "Bones" McCoy act as his logisk and emotional sounding boards, respectively. Kirk has also been portrayed in numerous films, books, comics, webisodes, and film games.
Kirk first appears in the Star Trek episode "The Man Trap", broadcast on September 8, 1966, although the first episode recorded featuring Shatner was "Where No Man Has Gone Before". Shatner continued in the role for the show's three seasons, and he later provided the
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William Shatner on His Biggest ‘Star Trek’ Regret – and Why He Cried With Bezos
When writing about a legend who’s still working as a nonagenarian, it’s almost obligatory to include a line about how they are seemingly busier than ever. William Shatner, 92, may no longer be on set 12 hours a day for the roles that made him the first Comic-Con celebrity (Star Trek), or that transformed him into a late-career regular at the Emmys podium (The Practice, Boston Legal), but it’s difficult not to marvel at the pace at which he lives his life.
The actor, who looks and speaks much like he did 20 years ago, maintains a healthy travel schedule that includes appearances at a dozen or so fan conventions every year. Always popping up in new projects (he hosted the extraterrestrial base camp-simulating reality contest Stars on Mars that aired on Fox over the summer), in 2021, he became the oldest person to travel to space, pouring that experience into a mus