A Twist in the Tale (1998 TV series)

William Shatner
William Shatner at the 2016 San Diego Comic-Con International
Born	(1931-03-22) March 22, 1931 (age 86) Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Residence	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Other names	Bill
Education	Westhill High School
Alma mater	McGill University
Occupation	Actor, author, producer, director
Years active	1951–present
Television	Star Trek T. J. Hooker 3rd Rock from the Sun Boston Legal "Priceline negotiator" $h*! My Dad Says Weird or What? Shatner's Raw Nerve Rescue 911 Better Late Than Never
Spouse(s)	Gloria Rand (m. 1956; div. 1969) Marcy Lafferty (m. 1973; div. 1996) Nerine Kidd (m. 1997; her death 1999) Elizabeth Martin (m. 2001)
Children	3
Awards	People's Choice Award Emmy Award Golden Globe Award
Website	williamshatner.com

William Shatner (born March 22, 1931) is a Canadian actor, author, producer, and director. In his seven decades of television, Shatner 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 written a series of science fiction novels called TekWar, which were adapted for television.

Shatner also played the eponymous veteran police sergeant in T. J. Hooker (1982–86) and hosted the reality-based television series, Rescue 911 (1989–96), which won a People's Choice Award for the Favorite New TV Dramatic Series. Shatner also appeared in the NBC series, 3rd Rock from the Sun in seasons 4 and 5 as the role of the "Big Giant Head" whom the alien characters of the Series reported to. From 2004 until 2008, he starred as attorney Denny Crane in the final season of the legal drama The Practice and its spinoff series Boston Legal, a role that earned him two Emmy Awards.

Shatner has also worked as a musician, an author, a director, and a celebrity pitchman.

Shatner was born on March 22, 1931, in the Notre-Dame-de-Grâce neighbourhood of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, the son of Anne (nee Garmaise) and Joseph Shatner, a clothing manufacturer. He has two sisters, Joy and Farla. His paternal grandfather, Wolf Schattner, anglicized the family name to "Shatner".