William Alan Shatner (born on March 22, 1931) is a double Emmy-, Golden Globe-, and Saturn Award-winning Canadian actor who gained fame for playing Captain James Tiberius Kirk, captain of the starship USS Enterprise, in the television show Star Trek from 1966 to 1969 and in seven of the subsequent movies. Shatner has written a series of books chronicling his experiences playing James T. Kirk and being a part of Star Trek. He also played the title role as veteran police sergeant T.J. Hooker, from 1982 to 1986. He has since worked as a musician, bestselling author, producer, director, and celebrity pitchman, most notably for Priceline.com. He currently co-stars as attorney Denny Crane on the television drama Boston Legal, for which he has won an Emmy and a Golden Globe Award.

William Shatner (born March 22, 1931) is a Canadian actor, writer and musical performer and director who gained fame for his starring role as Captain James T. Kirk of the USS Enterprise in the television show Star Trek: The Original Series from 1966 to 1969 and in seven of the subsequent movies. Shatner has written three books chronicling his experiences playing James T. Kirk and being a part of the Star Trek franchise. He has since worked as a writer, producer, director, musician, bestselling a