William Alan Shatner (born March 22, 1931) is a Canadian actor and novelist. He gained worldwide fame and became a cultural icon for his portrayal of James T. Kirk, captain of the starship USS
Enterprise, in the television series
Star Trek from 1966 to 1969,
Star Trek: The Animated Series and in seven of the subsequent
Star Trek feature films. He has written a series of books chronicling his experiences playing Captain Kirk and being a part of
Star Trek as well as several co-written 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 title veteran police sergeant in
T.J. Hooker from 1982 to 1986. He has since worked as a musician, bestselling author, producer, director, and celebrity pitchman. From 2004 to 2008, he starred as attorney Denny Crane on the television drama
Boston Legal, for which he has won three Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award. As of 2009, Shatner stars as the voice of Don Salmonella Gavone on the animated series "The Gavones."
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