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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Depending on who you ask, Shatner was either a prima donna who made intense rivalries with other actors, or a dedicated and loyal cast member who stood up for less well known actors when the network tried to push them around. He was probably ''both'': on multiple occasions when fellow cast members directly confronted him with how inconsiderate he'd been to them, he was [[HisOwnWorstEnemy genuinely hurt and remorseful]].

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Shatner has developed a moderately successful reputation as a writer, starting with two autobiographies about his time with ''Star Trek'' that may have started his redemption; in the books, he faithfully recounts the brutal interviews he held with his former co-stars who, one after another, lambasted him for being such an overbearing jerk, and admits to being humbled by the experience. He also got first billing on several ''Star Trek'' novels (known as the "[[Literature/StarTrekShatnerverse Shatnerverse]]" as it apparently has its own continuity separate from that of other ''Trek'' novels) that were actually largely authored by Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens, though the later books of the series have more of Shatner's influence--and it shows. In these books, [[TheKirk Kirk]] comes BackFromTheDead and becomes even more of a MartyStu. Kirk was also a MartyStu in the Shatner-directed ''Film/StarTrekVTheFinalFrontier'', which opens with an obvious stunt double climbing El Capitan and ends with him fighting {{God}} (or at least an alien impostor with nifty powers). The success of the Shatnerverse novels inspired him to create the non-''Trek'' series, ''[=TekWar=]'', with co-author Ron Goulart, and finally strike out on his own with the ''Quest For Tomorrow'' series. His latest book is an autobiography titled ''Up Till Now'', which is ActuallyPrettyFunny, partly because he spends a great deal of it mischievously poking fun at himself, but mostly because Shatner is actually an extremely good (and funny) non-fiction writer. His 1979 autobiography '' Shatner: Where No Man ... by William Shatner, Sondra Marshak, Myrna Culbreath '' was less well received.

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Shatner has developed a moderately successful reputation as a writer, starting with two autobiographies about his time with ''Star Trek'' that may have started his redemption; in the books, he faithfully recounts the brutal interviews he held with his former co-stars who, one after another, lambasted him for being such an overbearing jerk, and admits to being humbled by the experience. He also got first billing on several ''Star Trek'' novels (known as the "[[Literature/StarTrekShatnerverse Shatnerverse]]" as it apparently has its own continuity separate from that of other ''Trek'' novels) that were actually largely authored by Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens, though the later books of the series have more of Shatner's influence--and it shows. In these books, [[TheKirk Kirk]] comes BackFromTheDead and becomes even more of a MartyStu. Kirk was also a MartyStu in the Shatner-directed ''Film/StarTrekVTheFinalFrontier'', which opens with an obvious stunt double climbing El Capitan and ends with him fighting {{God}} (or at least an alien impostor with nifty powers). The success of the Shatnerverse novels inspired him to create the non-''Trek'' series, ''[=TekWar=]'', ''Series/TekWar'', with co-author Ron Goulart, and finally strike out on his own with the ''Quest For Tomorrow'' series. His latest book is an autobiography titled ''Up Till Now'', which is ActuallyPrettyFunny, partly because he spends a great deal of it mischievously poking fun at himself, but mostly because Shatner is actually an extremely good (and funny) non-fiction writer. His 1979 autobiography '' Shatner: Where No Man ... by William Shatner, Sondra Marshak, Myrna Culbreath '' was less well received.


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William Shatner [[UsefulNotes/KnightFever OC]] (born March 22, 1931 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian[[note]]although he has lived and worked in the US since TheFifties -- moving to New York City in 1954 -- he has never sought American citizenship[[/note]] actor and one of the [[NarmCharm most charming]] [[LargeHam largest hams]] of all time. Most well-known for his portrayal of [[Characters/StarTrekTheOriginalSeriesJamesTiberiusKirk Captain James T. Kirk]] in ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'', he has offered an assortment of [[ChewingTheScenery impossibly intense, emotive performances]], [[PunctuatedForEmphasis often...including! oddly-placed...emphasis and...pauses!]] His recitation of the Preamble to the US Constitution in the episode "The Omega Glory" is legendary: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3b56e0u0EgQ "WEEEEE . . . the PEEEE-ple!"]]

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William Shatner [[UsefulNotes/KnightFever OC]] (born March 22, 1931 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian[[note]]although he has lived and worked in the US since TheFifties -- moving to New York City in 1954 -- he has never sought American citizenship[[/note]] actor and one of the [[NarmCharm most charming]] [[LargeHam largest hams]] of all time. Most well-known for his portrayal of [[Characters/StarTrekTheOriginalSeriesJamesTiberiusKirk Captain James T. Kirk]] in ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'', he has offered an assortment of [[ChewingTheScenery impossibly intense, emotive performances]], [[PunctuatedForEmphasis often...including! oddly-placed...emphasis and...pauses!]] His recitation of the Preamble to the US Constitution in the episode [[Recap/StarTrekS2E23TheOmegaGlory "The Omega Glory" Glory"]] is legendary: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3b56e0u0EgQ "WEEEEE . . . the PEEEE-ple!"]]
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* DramaticPause: Some have...criticized him He has...been accused of...overusing this.overusing...this trope.


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* MoneyDearBoy: The decade between the end of the original ''Star Trek'' series and the beginning of the film franchise saw him grab any work he could find. He did MadeForTVMovie roles, guest shots on TV shows, B-movies for the likes of Creator/RogerCorman, low-budget made-in-Canada features, and the notorious ''Impulse'', a cheesy [[Creator/AlfredHitchcock Hitchcock-wannabe]] tale with him as a [[TheBluebeard Bluebeard]], shot in 15 days in and around Tampa, Florida.
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I know a lot of people in their 60s and every one of them loos significantly younger than Shatner, he does look younger than he is though so I chaneddthe wording to be more accurate and still allow for different impressions of his age


* OlderThanTheyLook: He looks like he's in his sixties despite being in his ''nineties''. Really he's somewhat been like this most of his life, he was already in his mid thirties when he was first cast as Captain Kirk, and in his fifties through his sixties for most of the Star Trek movies but always looked a few years to eventually a decade or more younger. Though the hair piece probably helped significantly.

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* OlderThanTheyLook: He looks like he's in his sixties despite much younger than being in his ''nineties''. Really he's somewhat been like this most of his life, he was already in his mid thirties when he was first cast as Captain Kirk, and in his fifties through his sixties for most of the Star Trek movies but always looked a few years to eventually a decade or more so younger. Though the hair piece probably helped significantly.

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* {{Shakespearian Actor|s}}: Seriously, he performed both on TV and in Canada's Stratford Shakespeare Festival, one of ''the'' classiest theater venues in the nation. Like with Avery Brooks, the years of reciting the Bard's lines in their specific cadences is thought to have played a large part in his ''Star Trek''-era acting style.
** He once claimed in ''Get a Life!'' that he developed the style when acting in some minor theater, to keep the audience awake.

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* {{Shakespearian Actor|s}}: Seriously, he performed both on TV and in Canada's Stratford Shakespeare Festival, one of ''the'' classiest theater venues in the nation. Like with Avery Brooks, the years of reciting the Bard's lines in their specific cadences is thought to have played a large part in his ''Star Trek''-era acting style.
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style. He once claimed in ''Get a Life!'' that he developed the style when acting in some minor theater, to keep the audience awake.

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* CanadaEh[=/=]FakeAmerican: He was born and raised in UsefulNotes/{{Montreal}}, attending college at [=McGill=].


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* Again in theater, he would playing to a small audience and when some of the few people remaining got up to leave, he so desperately wanted them to stay he would play up the lines in a unique way to catch their attention. And it worked, people were so caught off-guard by it they would sit back down expecting something big to happen.

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* Again in theater, he would be playing to a small audience and when some of the few people remaining got up to leave, he so desperately wanted them to stay he would play up the lines in a unique way to catch their attention. And it worked, people were so caught off-guard by it they would sit back down expecting something big to happen.
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* OlderThanTheyLook: He looks like he's in his sixties despite being in his ''nineties''.

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* OlderThanTheyLook: He looks like he's in his sixties despite being in his ''nineties''. Really he's somewhat been like this most of his life, he was already in his mid thirties when he was first cast as Captain Kirk, and in his fifties through his sixties for most of the Star Trek movies but always looked a few years to eventually a decade or more younger. Though the hair piece probably helped significantly.
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William Shatner [[UsefulNotes/KnightFever OC]] (born March 22, 1931 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian[[note]]although he has lived and worked in the US since TheSixties he has never sought American citizenship[[/note]] actor and one of the [[NarmCharm most charming]] [[LargeHam largest hams]] of all time. Most well-known for his portrayal of [[Characters/StarTrekTheOriginalSeriesJamesTiberiusKirk Captain James T. Kirk]] in ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'', he has offered an assortment of [[ChewingTheScenery impossibly intense, emotive performances]], [[PunctuatedForEmphasis often...including! oddly-placed...emphasis and...pauses!]] His recitation of the Preamble to the US Constitution in the episode "The Omega Glory" is legendary: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3b56e0u0EgQ "WEEEEE . . . the PEEEE-ple!"]]

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William Shatner [[UsefulNotes/KnightFever OC]] (born March 22, 1931 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian[[note]]although he has lived and worked in the US since TheSixties TheFifties -- moving to New York City in 1954 -- he has never sought American citizenship[[/note]] actor and one of the [[NarmCharm most charming]] [[LargeHam largest hams]] of all time. Most well-known for his portrayal of [[Characters/StarTrekTheOriginalSeriesJamesTiberiusKirk Captain James T. Kirk]] in ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'', he has offered an assortment of [[ChewingTheScenery impossibly intense, emotive performances]], [[PunctuatedForEmphasis often...including! oddly-placed...emphasis and...pauses!]] His recitation of the Preamble to the US Constitution in the episode "The Omega Glory" is legendary: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3b56e0u0EgQ "WEEEEE . . . the PEEEE-ple!"]]
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Shatner himself had to tweet for Wikipedia that he doesn't have a middle name. https://twitter.com/WilliamShatner/status/1576749979003064320


William Alan Shatner [[UsefulNotes/KnightFever OC]] (born March 22, 1931 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian[[note]]although he has lived and worked in the US since TheSixties he has never sought American citizenship[[/note]] actor and one of the [[NarmCharm most charming]] [[LargeHam largest hams]] of all time. Most well-known for his portrayal of [[Characters/StarTrekTheOriginalSeriesJamesTiberiusKirk Captain James T. Kirk]] in ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'', he has offered an assortment of [[ChewingTheScenery impossibly intense, emotive performances]], [[PunctuatedForEmphasis often...including! oddly-placed...emphasis and...pauses!]] His recitation of the Preamble to the US Constitution in the episode "The Omega Glory" is legendary: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3b56e0u0EgQ "WEEEEE . . . the PEEEE-ple!"]]

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William Alan Shatner [[UsefulNotes/KnightFever OC]] (born March 22, 1931 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian[[note]]although he has lived and worked in the US since TheSixties he has never sought American citizenship[[/note]] actor and one of the [[NarmCharm most charming]] [[LargeHam largest hams]] of all time. Most well-known for his portrayal of [[Characters/StarTrekTheOriginalSeriesJamesTiberiusKirk Captain James T. Kirk]] in ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'', he has offered an assortment of [[ChewingTheScenery impossibly intense, emotive performances]], [[PunctuatedForEmphasis often...including! oddly-placed...emphasis and...pauses!]] His recitation of the Preamble to the US Constitution in the episode "The Omega Glory" is legendary: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3b56e0u0EgQ "WEEEEE . . . the PEEEE-ple!"]]
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* ''The Transformed Man'' (1968)
* ''William Shatner Live'' (1977) (live double album)
* ''Has Been'' (2004)
* ''Exodus: An Oratorio in Three Parts'' (2008)
* ''Seeking Major Tom'' (2011)
* ''Ponder the Mystery'' (2013)
* ''Why Not Me'' (2018)
* ''Shatner Claus'' (2018)
* ''The Blues'' (2020)
* ''[[SelfTitledAlbum Bill]]'' (2021)

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* Has appeared in commercials for travel website Priceline.com since 1997.
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!!His work (outside of Kirk) includes:

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* ''Film/VisitingHours'' (1982) as Gary Baylor
* ''Film/AirplaneIITheSequel'' (1982) as Commander Buck Murdock
* ''Film/MissCongeniality'' (2000) as Stan Fields
** ''Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous'' (2004) as Stan Fields
* ''Film/OsmosisJones'' (2001) as Mayor Phlemming (voice)
* ''Film/DodgeballATrueUnderdogStory'' (2004) as the Dodgeball Chancellor

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* ''Series/AlfredHitchcockPresents'' (1957, 1960) as John Crane and Jim Whitely (2 episodes)
* ''Series/TheTwilightZone'' (1960, 1963) as Bob Wilson and Don Carter (2 episodes)
* ''Series/TheOuterLimits'' (1964) as Brig. Gen. Jeff Barton (1 episode)
* ''Series/TheManFromUNCLE'' (1964) as Michael Donfield (1 episode)
* ''Series/TheFugitive'' (1965) as Tony Burrell (1 episode)
* ''Series{{Gunsmoke}}'' (1966) as Fred Bateman (1 episode)
* ''Series/MissionImpossible'' (1971, 1972) as Joe Conrad and Tommy Kroll (2 episodes)
* ''Series/HawaiiFiveO'' (1972) as Sam Tolliver (1 episode)
* ''Series/TheSixMillionDollarMan'' (1974) as Josh Lang (1 episode)
* ''Series/BarbaryCoast'' (1975-1976) as Jeff Cable
* ''Series/HowTheWestWasWon'' (1978) as Captain Harrison
* ''Series/TJHooker'' (1982-1986) as TJ Hooker
* ''Series/Rescue911'' (1989-1996) as the host
* ''Series/TheLarrySandersShow'' (1992) AsHimself
* ''Series/TheFreshPrinceOfBelAir'' (1996) AsHimself
* ''Series/ThirdRockFromTheSun'' (1999-2000) as The Big Giant Head
* ''Series/BostonLegal'' (2004-2008) as Denny Crane
** ''Series/ThePractice'' (2004) as Denny Crane
* ''Series/WeirdOrWhat'' (2010-2012) as the host
* ''Series/ShitMyDadSays'' (2010-2011) as Dr Ed Milford-Goodsen
* ''Series/{{Psych}}'' (2011, 2012) as Frank O'Hara (2 episodes)
* ''Series/TheBigBangTheory'' (2019) AsHimself
* ''Series/TheMaskedSinger'' (2022) as [[Spoiler: the Knight]].
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* SugarWiki/CrowningMomentOfAwesome: On October 14th, 2021, he became the oldest person in space, flying on Blue Origin's New Shepard NS-16. Considering the scores of people who became involved in aerospace as a result of his performances over fifty years, this short flight was well-deserved.
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An ego the size of his native UsefulNotes/{{Canada}} also did not help [[ThePrimaDonna his reputation]] among his co-stars. Details vary, but he has said that he was unaware of how arrogant he was on set. Creator/LeonardNimoy helped him understand that just being nice to them personally doesn't mean that they respected him trying to take away what little screen time they had, and most of the other cast have in the past expressed dissatisfaction with what Creator/WalterKoenig referred to as "them and us," "them" being Shatner, Nimoy, and Creator/DeForestKelley, "us" being Koenig, Creator/GeorgeTakei, Creator/NichelleNichols, and Creator/JamesDoohan. Shatner's most famous spat was with Doohan, who was one of the most distinguished character actors before his role on ''Series/{{Star Trek|The Original Series}}''; Doohan once famously said "I like Captain Kirk, but I sure don't like Bill." He outright refused an interview with Shatner during the writing of ''Star Trek Memories'', but showing genuine regret for alienating the cast allowed the two to reconcile before Doohan was incapacitated by Alzheimer's Disease. ''Memories'' also allowed Shatner to settle affairs with Nichols, with Nichols shocking him by telling him "[[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech how much I despise you]]," though after his willingness to listen to her critiques and offering his apologies, they reconciled and have remained friends. He similarly mended fences with Takei, but apparently their relationship soured again when Shatner [[SnubByOmission did not receive an invitation]] to Takei's wedding (Takei [[PoorCommunicationKills insists that he sent an invitation]] to Shatner).

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An ego the size of his native UsefulNotes/{{Canada}} also did not help [[ThePrimaDonna his reputation]] among his co-stars. Details vary, but he has said that he was unaware of how arrogant he was on set. Creator/LeonardNimoy helped him understand that just being nice to them personally doesn't mean that they respected him trying to take away what little screen time they had, and most of the other cast have in the past expressed dissatisfaction with what Creator/WalterKoenig referred to as "them and us," "them" being Shatner, Nimoy, and Creator/DeForestKelley, "us" being Koenig, Creator/GeorgeTakei, Creator/NichelleNichols, and Creator/JamesDoohan. Shatner's most famous spat was with Doohan, who was one of the most distinguished character actors before his role on ''Series/{{Star Trek|The Original Series}}''; Doohan once famously said "I like Captain Kirk, but I sure don't like Bill." He outright refused an interview with Shatner during the writing of ''Star Trek Memories'', but showing genuine regret for alienating the cast allowed the two to reconcile before Doohan was incapacitated by Alzheimer's Disease. ''Memories'' also allowed Shatner to settle affairs with Nichols, with Nichols shocking him by telling him "[[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech how much I despise you]]," though after his willingness to listen to her critiques and offering his apologies, they reconciled and have remained friends. He similarly mended fences with Takei, but apparently their relationship soured again when Shatner [[SnubByOmission did not receive an invitation]] to Takei's wedding (Takei [[PoorCommunicationKills insists that he sent an invitation]] to Shatner).
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William Shatner [[UsefulNotes/KnightFever OC]] (born March 22, 1931 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian[[note]]although he has lived and worked in the US since TheSixties he has never sought American citizenship[[/note]] actor and one of the [[NarmCharm most charming]] [[LargeHam largest hams]] of all time. Most well-known for his portrayal of [[Characters/StarTrekTheOriginalSeriesJamesTiberiusKirk Captain James T. Kirk]] in ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'', he has offered an assortment of [[ChewingTheScenery impossibly intense, emotive performances]], [[PunctuatedForEmphasis often...including! oddly-placed...emphasis and...pauses!]] His recitation of the Preamble to the US Constitution in the episode "The Omega Glory" is legendary: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3b56e0u0EgQ "WEEEEE . . . the PEEEE-ple!"]]

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William Alan Shatner [[UsefulNotes/KnightFever OC]] (born March 22, 1931 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian[[note]]although he has lived and worked in the US since TheSixties he has never sought American citizenship[[/note]] actor and one of the [[NarmCharm most charming]] [[LargeHam largest hams]] of all time. Most well-known for his portrayal of [[Characters/StarTrekTheOriginalSeriesJamesTiberiusKirk Captain James T. Kirk]] in ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'', he has offered an assortment of [[ChewingTheScenery impossibly intense, emotive performances]], [[PunctuatedForEmphasis often...including! oddly-placed...emphasis and...pauses!]] His recitation of the Preamble to the US Constitution in the episode "The Omega Glory" is legendary: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3b56e0u0EgQ "WEEEEE . . . the PEEEE-ple!"]]

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