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William Shatner, OC (born March 22, 1931) is a Canadian actor. In a career spanning seven decades, he is best known for his portrayal of James T. Kirk in the Star Trek franchise, from his 1966 debut as the captain of the starship Enterprise in the second pilot of the first Star Trek television series to his final appearance as Captain Kirk in the seventh Star Trek feature film, Star Trek Generations (1994). Shatner began his screen acting career in Canadian films and television productions before moving into guest-starring roles in various American television shows. He appeared as James Kirk in all the episodes of Star Trek: The Original Series, 21 of the 22 episodes of Star Trek: The Animated Series, and the first seven Star Trek movies. He has written a series of books chronicling his experiences before, during and after his time in a Starfleet uniform. He has also co-written several novels set in the Star Trek universe and a series of science fiction novels, the TekWar sequence, that were adapted for television. Outside Star Trek, Shatner played the eponymous veteran police sergeant in T. J. Hooker (1982–1986), hosted the reality-based television series Rescue 911 (1989–1996), guest starred on the detective series Columbo, and acted in the comedy film Miss Congeniality (2000). After his last appearance as Captain Kirk, Shatner's television career has embraced comedy, drama and reality shows. In seasons 4 and 5 of the NBC series 3rd Rock from the Sun, he played the alien "Big Giant Head", to which the main characters reported. From 2004 until 2008, he starred as attorney Denny Crane in the final season of the legal show The Practice and in its spinoff Boston Legal, a role that earned him two Emmy Awards, one for his contribution to each series. In 2016, 2017 and 2018, he starred in both seasons of NBC's Better Late Than Never, a comical travel series in which a band of elderly celebrities toured East Asia and Europe. Aside from acting, Shatner has had a career as a recording artist, beginning in 1968 with his album The Transformed Man. His cover versions of songs are dramatic recitations of their lyrics rather than musical performances: the most notable are his versions of the Beatles' "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds", Bob Dylan's "Mr. Tambourine Man", and Elton John's "Rocket Man". His most successful album was his third, Seeking Major Tom (2011), which includes covers of Pink Floyd's "Learning to Fly", David Bowie's "Space Oddity" and Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody". In 2021, Shatner flew into space aboard Blue Origin NS-18, a Blue Origin sub-orbital capsule. At age 90, he became the oldest person to fly in space and one of the first 600 to do so. Minutes after the flight, he described experiencing the overview effect. Description above from the Wikipedia article William Shatner, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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William Shatner, OC (born March 22, 1931) is a Canadian actor. In a career spanning seven decades, he is best known for his portrayal of James T. Kirk in the Star Trek franchise, from his 1966 debut as the captain of the starship Enterprise in the second pilot of the first Star Trek television series to his final appearance as Captain Kirk in the seventh Star Trek feature film, Star Trek Generations (1994). Shatner began his screen acting career in Canadian films and television productions before moving into guest-starring roles in various American television shows. He appeared as James Kirk in all the episodes of Star Trek: The Original Series, 21 of the 22 episodes of Star Trek: The Animated Series, and the first seven Star Trek movies. He has written a series of books chronicling his experiences before, during and after his time in a Starfleet uniform. He has also co-written several novels set in the Star Trek universe and a series of science fiction novels, the TekWar sequence, that were adapted for television. Outside Star Trek, Shatner played the eponymous veteran police sergeant in T. J. Hooker (1982–1986), hosted the reality-based television series Rescue 911 (1989–1996), guest starred on the detective series Columbo, and acted in the comedy film Miss Congeniality (2000). After his last appearance as Captain Kirk, Shatner's television career has embraced comedy, drama and reality shows. In seasons 4 and 5 of the NBC series 3rd Rock from the Sun, he played the alien "Big Giant Head", to which the main characters reported. From 2004 until 2008, he starred as attorney Denny Crane in the final season of the legal show The Practice and in its spinoff Boston Legal, a role that earned him two Emmy Awards, one for his contribution to each series. In 2016, 2017 and 2018, he starred in both seasons of NBC's Better Late Than Never, a comical travel series in which a band of elderly celebrities toured East Asia and Europe. Aside from acting, Shatner has had a career as a recording artist, beginning in 1968 with his album The Transformed Man. His cover versions of songs are dramatic recitations of their lyrics rather than musical performances: the most notable are his versions of the Beatles' "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds", Bob Dylan's "Mr. Tambourine Man", and Elton John's "Rocket Man". His most successful album was his third, Seeking Major Tom (2011), which includes covers of Pink Floyd's "Learning to Fly", David Bowie's "Space Oddity" and Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody". In 2021, Shatner flew into space aboard Blue Origin NS-18, a Blue Origin sub-orbital capsule. At age 90, he became the oldest person to fly in space and one of the first 600 to do so. Minutes after the flight, he described experiencing the overview effect. Description above from the Wikipedia article William Shatner, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Twilight Zone
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Mannix
Gunsmoke
The Oscars
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Real Time with Bill Maher
The Merv Griffin Show
The Practice
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Dr. Kildare
Studio One
Golden Globe Awards
Psych
Haven
Ironside
The F.B.I.
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Dream On
E! True Hollywood Story
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Saturday Night Live
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Climax!
Private Eyes
Police Story
Police Woman
Honest Trailers
The Masked Singer
Rookie Blue
The Big Bang Theory
The Fugitive
Hot in Cleveland
The Defenders
Mission: Impossible
Raw
Omnibus
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
The Rookies
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
Hell's Kitchen
My Life Is Murder
The Colbert Report
Kung Fu
Comedy Central Roasts
Hawaii Five-O
Outlaws
The Six Million Dollar Man
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
Kraft Television Theatre
CBS Playhouse
Route 66
Suspicion
Murdoch Mysteries
3rd Rock from the Sun
The Shannara Chronicles
Columbo
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Star Trek: Short Treks
The Larry Sanders Show
The Ray Bradbury Theater
The Virginian
seaQuest DSV
Perversions of Science
Lamp Unto My Feet
The Ed Sullivan Show
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Futurama
Comic Book Men
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
The Oregon Trail
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Million Dollar Password
WWE Backstage
Little Women
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
The Real History of Science Fiction
The Talk
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
Masters of the Universe: Revolution
Judgment at Nuremberg
The Horror at 37,000 Feet
Merry F#%$in' Christmas
The Magician
The Wild
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
Petrocelli
Over the Hedge
Miss Congeniality
Thriller
Comedy Central Roast of Charlie Sheen
Reporter
Better Late Than Never
Showtime
Prime Times
Fireheart
Billy Blackburn's Treasure Chest: Rare Home Movies and Special Memories
Batman vs. Two-Face
American Psycho II: All American Girl
The Prisoner of Zenda, Inc.
Insight
For the People
Star Trek
Mars Rising
Shadow Game
Everest
Dead Man's Island
Boston Legal
A Town Has Turned to Dust
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
The UnXplained
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
$#*! My Dad Says
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
Star Trek: A Captain's Log
William Shatner: Captain's Log
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
Star Trek
765874: Unification
Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner
T. J. Hooker
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
Rescue 911
William Shatner's Star Trek Memories
Production Credits
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
765874: Unification
The UnXplained
T. J. Hooker
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins
Rescue 911
Squidbillies
Perversions of Science
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