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William Shatner
| Full Name: |
William
Shatner |
| Born: |
March 22, 1931
Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Occupation: |
Actor, spokesman, singer, author, producer, director, comedian |
| Nationality: |
Canadian |
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Biography
William "Bill" Shatner (born March 22, 1931) is a Canadian actor, singer, author, producer, director, spokesman, and comedian. He became a cultural icon 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.
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 starred as attorney Denny Crane in the television dramas The Practice (2004) and its spin-off Boston Legal (2004-8), for which he won two Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award.
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